Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Thomas Beecroft and Emma Frances

Husband Thomas Beecroft [14693] 

           Born: 1832 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 1 Jan 1832 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 13 Jul 1879 - Horsforth, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
         Buried:  - Holbeck Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: G1ZW-J7J
Find A Grave ID: 195007011


         Father: Abraham Beecroft [4936] (1811-1885)
         Mother: Hannah Blackburn [14692] (1813-1866) 1


       Marriage:

Events

• He was baptized on 1 Jan 1832 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Beecroft
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Event Type:
Christening
Event Date:
1 Jan 1832
Event Place:
Leeds Minster, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Saint Peter, Leeds, York, England
Gender:
Male
Father's Name:
Abraham Beecroft
Mother's Name:
Hannah.

• He appeared on the England census in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1841
Event Place:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
County:
Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding
Parish:
Leeds
Registration District:
Leeds
Residence Note:
Holbeck Lane End
Gender:
Male
Age:
9
Age (Original):
9
Birth Year (Estimated):
1832
Birthplace:
Yorkshire
Page Number:
17
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
1344/27
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1841/1344/0257&parentid=GBC/1841/0010312011
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Abraham BeecroftMale28Yorkshire
Hannah BeecroftFemale30Yorkshire
Thomas BeecroftMale9Yorkshire
Esther BeecroftFemale8Yorkshire
Sarah BeecroftFemale6Yorkshire
Caroline BeecroftFemale3Yorkshire
Clementina BeecroftFemale2Yorkshire
Abraham BeecroftMale0Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1851 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1851
Event Place:
Holbeck, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Registration District:
Hunslet
Residence Note:
Green Mount Place
Gender:
Male
Age:
19
Marital Status:
Unmarried
Occupation:
Machine Maker
Birth Year (Estimated):
1832
Birthplace:
Holbeck, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
3
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
2317 / 177
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4301788/00343&parentid=GBC/1851/0014674134
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Abraham BeecroftHeadMale38Wortley, Yorkshire
Hannah BeecroftWifeFemale40Leeds, Yorkshire
Thomas BeecroftSonMale19Holbeck, Yorkshire
Esther BeecroftDaughterFemale17Holbeck, Yorkshire
Sarah Ann BeecroftDaughterFemale16Holbeck, Yorkshire
Caroline BeecroftDaughterFemale13Holbeck, Yorkshire
Clementina BeecroftDaughterFemale12Holbeck, Yorkshire
Abraham BeecroftSonMale10Holbeck, Yorkshire
Alfred BeecroftSonMale2France British Subject.

• He appeared on the England census in 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Leeds
Registration District:
Leeds
Residence Note:
Neville Street
Gender:
Male
Age:
29
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Machine Maker Employes 6 Men 3 Boys
Birth Year (Estimated):
1832
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Page Number:
9
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3396 / 96
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3396/00039A&parentid=GBC/1861/0017657927
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Thomas BeecroftHeadMale29Leeds, Yorkshire
Emma F BeecroftWifeFemale30Leeds, Yorkshire
James H BeecroftSonMale9Leeds, Yorkshire
Lavinia BeecroftDaughterFemale6Leeds, Yorkshire
Walter BeecroftSonMale4Leeds, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Horsforth, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Sub-District:
Horsforth
Enumeration District:
1
Gender:
Male
Age:
39
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Sewing Machine Maker'
Birth Year (Estimated):
1832
Birthplace:
Holbeck, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4298/0014
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Thomas BeecroftHeadMale39Holbeck, Yorkshire
Emma F BeecroftWifeFemale41Holbeck, Yorkshire
James Henry BeecroftSonMale19Holbeck, Yorkshire
Lavinia BeecroftDaughterFemale16Holbeck, Yorkshire
Walter BeecroftSonMale14Hunslet, Yorkshire
Thomas BeecroftSonMale3Hunslet, Yorkshire
Ada F BeecroftDaughterFemale0Horsforth, Yorkshire.

• He died in 1879 in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year:
1879
Registration District:
Wharfedale
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England
Age:
47
Birth Year (Estimated):
1832
Volume:
9A
Affiliate Line Number:
321.


Wife Emma Frances [14703] 

           Born: 1830 - Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jan 1892 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - Holbeck Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: PWP7-DYJ
Find A Grave ID: 195007016

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Emma F Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Leeds, Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Leeds
Registration District:
Leeds
Residence Note:
Neville Street
Gender:
Female
Age:
30
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1831
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Page Number:
9
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3396 / 96
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3396/00039A&parentid=GBC/1861/0017657928
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Thomas BeecroftHeadMale29Leeds, Yorkshire
Emma F BeecroftWifeFemale30Leeds, Yorkshire
James H BeecroftSonMale9Leeds, Yorkshire
Lavinia BeecroftDaughterFemale6Leeds, Yorkshire
Walter BeecroftSonMale4Leeds, Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1871 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Emma F Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Horsforth, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Sub-District:
Horsforth
Enumeration District:
1
Gender:
Female
Age:
41
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1830
Birthplace:
Holbeck, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4298/0014
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Thomas BeecroftHeadMale39Holbeck, Yorkshire
Emma F BeecroftWifeFemale41Holbeck, Yorkshire
James Henry BeecroftSonMale19Holbeck, Yorkshire
Lavinia BeecroftDaughterFemale16Holbeck, Yorkshire
Walter BeecroftSonMale14Hunslet, Yorkshire
Thomas BeecroftSonMale3Hunslet, Yorkshire
Ada F BeecroftDaughterFemale0Horsforth, Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1881 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Emma F Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Horsforth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Residence Note:
Fern Villa
Gender:
Female
Age:
51
Marital Status:
Widow
Marital Status (Original):
Widow
Occupation:
Income From Money & Property
Birth Year (Estimated):
1830
Birthplace:
Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
9
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4333/8
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361724/00023&parentid=GBC/1881/0019997479
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Emma F BeecroftHeadFemale51Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
James H BeecroftSonMale29Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Lavinia BeecroftDaughterFemale26Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Thomas BeecroftSonMale13Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
Ada F BeecroftDaughterFemale10Horsforth, Yorkshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1891 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Emma F Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
HORSFORTH
Event Place Note:
Newlay Wood
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Horsforth
Ecclesiastical Parish:
GUISELEY
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Female
Age:
61
Marital Status:
Widowed
Occupation:
Living On Her Own Means
Birth Year (Estimated):
1830
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
10
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3524/ 8
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3524/0017&parentid=GBC/1891/0024294984
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Emma F BeecroftHeadFemale61Yorkshire, England
James Hy BeecroftSonMale39Yorkshire, England
Lavinia BeecroftDaughterFemale36Yorkshire, England
Ada F BeecroftDaughterFemale20Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Edmund BeecroftSonMale17Yorkshire, England.

• She died in 1892 in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Emma Frances Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Emma Frances Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1892
Registration District:
Wharfedale
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England
Age:
61
Birth Year (Estimated):
1831
Volume:
9A
Affiliate Line Number:
202.

• Her obituary was published in the Leeds Mercury on 14 Jan 1892. Emma Frances Beecroft, Widow
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices

Name:
Emma Frances Beecroft, Widow
Event Type:
Obituary
Event Date:
14 Jan 1892
Event Place:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Event Place Note:
899-1899
Gender:
Female
Age:
61
Birth Year (Estimated):
1831
Spouse's Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Newspaper:
Leeds Mercury
Page Number:
8
Publication Date:
14 Jan 1892.

• Her obituary was published in the Leeds Mercury on 15 Jan 1892 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Emma Frances Beecroft, Widow
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices

Name:
Emma Frances Beecroft, Widow
Event Type:
Obituary
Event Date:
15 Jan 1892
Event Place:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Event Place Note:
899-1899
Gender:
Female
Age:
61
Birth Year (Estimated):
1831
Spouse's Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Newspaper:
Leeds Mercury
Page Number:
8
Publication Date:
15 Jan 1892.

• Her obituary was published in the Leeds Mercury on 16 Jan 1892 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Emma Frances Beecroft
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices

Name:
Emma Frances Beecroft
Event Type:
Obituary
Event Date:
16 Jan 1892
Event Place:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Event Place Note:
899-1899
Gender:
Female
Age:
61
Birth Year (Estimated):
1831
Spouse's Name:
Thomas Beecroft
Newspaper:
Leeds Mercury
Page Number:
19
Publication Date:
16 Jan 1892.

Children
1 M James Henry Beecroft [14704] 

           Born: 1852 - Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 1904 - Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PWT6-8DM

         Spouse: Marie A [14712] (1851-      )

2 F Lavinia Beecroft [14705] 

           Born: 1855 - Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PWT6-HK3






3  M  Walter Beecroft [14706]





           Born: 1857 - Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Mar 1909 - Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
         Buried:  - Holbeck Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: PWT6-3QN
Find A Grave ID: 219556488








4  M  Thomas Beecroft [14707]





           Born: 1868 - Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PWT6-9FQ








5  F  Ada Francis Beecroft [14708]





           Born: 1871 - Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 May 1939 - Bath, Somerset, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GNZ4-XMV



         Spouse: Thomas Clough [14713] (1869-      )
           Marr: 7 Sep 1895 - York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom






6  M  Edmund Beecroft [14709]





           Born: 27 May 1875 - Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Jan 1945 - Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - St. James Woodside Churchyard, Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: GQJB-39C



         Spouse: Mabel Pinder [14710] (1880-1949)
           Marr: 6 Dec 1907 - Bombay, Bombay, India 2









Burial Notes: Husband - Thomas Beecroft



Plot 1324

Inscription
Sewing Machine Maker of Leeds

Gravesite Details
Age: 47 years, Abode Place: Newlay, Description: machine maker, Grave Type: Unconsecrated, Death date listed may be the interment date


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Sources




1
Findagrave.com.

2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Mabel Pinder, person ID 9KLB-FM5. 







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