Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Hedley Shimmin and Doris Beacroft

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Husband Hedley Shimmin [14748]

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           Born: 22 Mar 1900 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Dec 1977 - Blackpool, Lancashire, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G42N-4GM

       Marriage: 1928 - Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 1

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Wife Doris Beacroft [10905]

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           Born: 3 Jun 1900 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 18 Jun 1900 - Kirkdale, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 2 Nov 1991 - Burton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHSX-RY1

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         Father: George Frederick Beacroft [7557] (1859-1930)
         Mother: Louisa Mears [7558] (1867-      )

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Events

• She was baptized on 18 Jun 1900 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Doris Beacroft
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:Doris Beacroft
Name Note:17 Hamilton St
Event Type:Christening
Event Date:18 Jun 1900
Event Place:Kirkdale Saint Mary, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):St. Mary's Ch., Walton-On-The-Hill, Lancaster
Gender:Unknown
Birth Date:3 Jun 1900
Father's Name:George Frederick Beacroft
Mother's Name: Louisa Beacroft.

• She worked as an Unpaid Domestic Dutie on an unknown date.

• She appeared on the England census in 1901 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Doris Beacroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Lancashire
Civil Parish:
Walton On The Hill
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Mary'S
Sub-District:
Walton
Registration District:
West Derby
Gender:
Female
Age:
0
Relationship to Head of Household:
Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated):
1901
Birthplace:
Liverpool, Lancashire
Schedule Type:
278
Page Number:
49
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
George F BeacroftHeadMale41Derby
Louisa BeacroftWifeFemale33Apethorp, Northamptonshire
Frank BeacroftSonMale13Liverpool, Lancashire
Percy BeacroftSonMale10Liverpool, Lancashire
Edith BeacroftDaughterFemale8Liverpool, Lancashire
Louise BeacroftDaughterFemale2Liverpool, Lancashire
Doris BeacroftDaughterFemale0Liverpool, Lancashire
Maggie SharpeServantFemale17Manchester, Lancashire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1911 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Doris Beacroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Walton, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Lancashire
Parish:
Walton On The Hill
Sub-District:
Walton
Sub-District Number:
4
District Number:
455
Enumeration District:
28
Registration District:
West Derby
Gender:
Female
Age:
10
Occupation:
SCHOOL
Number in Family:
7
Birth Year (Estimated):
1901
Birthplace:
Liverpool, Lancashire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Daughter
Schedule Type:
174
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
347
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/22384/0347/7
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
George F BeacroftHeadMale52Derby Derby, Derbyshire
Louisa BeacroftWifeFemale43Peterborough, Huntingdonshire
Frank BeacroftSonMale23Liverpool, Lancashire
Percy BeacroftSonMale20Liverpool, Lancashire
Edith BeacroftDaughterFemale18Liverpool, Lancashire
Louie BeacroftDaughterFemale12Liverpool, Lancashire
Doris BeacroftDaughterFemale10Liverpool, Lancashire.

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Children

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Christening Notes: Wife - Doris Beacroft

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Name: Doris Beacroft
Gender: Unknown
Baptism/Christening Date: 18 Jun 1900
Baptism/Christening Place: St. Mary's Ch., Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancaster
Birth Date: 03 Jun 1900
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note: 17 Hamilton St
Race:
Father's Name: George Frederick Beacroft
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Louisa Beacroft
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02054-9
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1655553
Reference Number: It.2,Pg238,2092

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Doris Beacroft, person ID LHSX-RY1.