Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Arthur Beacroft and Emmy

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Husband Arthur Beacroft [7929]

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           Born: 6 Nov 1902
     Christened: 30 Nov 1902 - Redbourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 1974 - New Zealand
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G729-HDP

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         Father: James William Beacroft [7923] (1864-1953) 2
         Mother: Emily Soulby [7924] (1876-      ) 2

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       Marriage: 15 Aug 1928 - Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom 1

   Marr. Status: Divorced

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Wife Emmy [7983]

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FamilySearch ID: G729-J5Z

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Children

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1 F Heather Rosalie Beacroft [7985] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GNV1-N13

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2 M Gordon Beacroft [7986] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GNV1-RP8

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General Notes: Husband - Arthur Beacroft

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Arthur was a Regular in the army. He joined the Lincolnshire Regiment as a drummer boy in 1917. He was a small arms instructor at Netheravon on Salisbury Plain prior to WW2. Was commissioned during the war, divorced his first wife and emigrated to New Zealand with his second wife, Vera where he ran his own poultry farm.

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 Arthur Beacroft, person ID G729-HDP.

2 Syd Beacroft, Mr.