Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Harold Leslie Becroft and Nancy Hilda Vipond

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Husband Harold Leslie Becroft [10263]

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           Born: 10 Sep 1886 - Port Albert, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jul 1958 - Wellsford, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand 1

         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZD6-VVV

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         Father: Peter Becroft [10266] (1854-1913)
         Mother: Emily Utting [10267] (1854-1921)

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       Marriage: 30 Nov 1911 - Matakana, Auckland, New Zealand 1

Events

• He worked as a farmer.

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Wife Nancy Hilda Vipond [10264]

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           Born: 22 Oct 1899 - Matakana, Rodney, North Island, New Zealand 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1977 - North Island, New Zealand 2
         Buried:  - Port Albert Cemetery, Port Albert, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand 2
FamilySearch ID: KCRZ-82G

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Children

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1 M James Malcolm Becroft [10265] ¹

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           Born: 19 Nov 1912 - Auckland, New Zealand 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Nov 1941 - Sidi Rezegh, Libya 1
 Cause of Death: killed in action, WW II

         Buried:  - Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya
FamilySearch ID: KCMR-1WS
Find A Grave ID: 56595315

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Gweneth Margaret Becroft [16901]

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           Born: 9 Jun 1914 - Port Albert, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Aug 2015 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GM71-QX3

         Spouse: Noel Albert Edwin Blackburn [16902] (1914-1969)
           Marr: 1938 - New Zealand

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3 F Audrey Phyliss Becroft [10326] ¹

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           Born: 6 Nov 1919 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Oct 1977 1
         Buried:  - Port Albert Cemetery, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
FamilySearch ID: LZD6-PFW

         Spouse: Percy Hilton Bell 1 [10327] (1914-1979)
           Marr: 5 Aug 1943 - Wellsford, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand

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Sources

1 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Nancy Hilda Vipond, person ID KCRZ-82G.