Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Joseph Becroft and Sarah Ann Coupland

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Husband Joseph Becroft [10323]

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           Born: 2 Mar 1845 - West Hackney, Middlesex, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jul 1907 - Port Albert, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
         Buried:  - Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: L8R4-8PS
Find A Grave ID: 233899505

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         Father: John Thomas Becroft [10268] (1814-1892)
         Mother: Mary Anne Jefferys [10269] (1821-1859)

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       Marriage: 19 Feb 1867 - Port Albert, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand 2

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Wife Sarah Ann Coupland [10324]

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           Born: 27 Jul 1848 - Utterby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Sep 1923 - Grey Lynn, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
         Buried:  - Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: KDMT-GCS
Find A Grave ID: 204451566

Events

• Her obituary was published. BECROFT.\emdash On September 20. at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Whitmore, 33. Murdoch Road. Grey Lynn. Sarah Ann Becroft, relict of the late Joseph Becroft; aged 75 years. , Funeral will leave the above address tor Waikumete Cemetery to-day (Saturday), at 3 . NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LX, ISSUE 18511, 22 SEPTEMBER 1923
aged 75.

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Children

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1 M James Alfred Becroft [12070]

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           Born: 1867 - Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 1868
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LDLL-PR2

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Emma Elizabeth Becroft [12071]

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           Born: 1869 - Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 1949 - New Zealand
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L81G-Q2N

         Spouse: Hugo Charles Whitmore [12081] (1867-1936)
           Marr: 11 Jan 1899 - Auckland, New Zealand

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3 M John Coupland Becroft [12072]

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           Born: 1871 - Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jun 1927 - New Zealand
         Buried:  - Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: LDLL-5MP
Find A Grave ID: 233899219

         Spouse: Lois Florence Poulter [14847] (1868-1934)
           Marr: 1898 - New Zealand

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4 M Walter Henry Becroft [12073]

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           Born: 1874 - Albertland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 1876 - New Zealand
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LDLL-5SP

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M George Edward Becroft [14848]

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           Born: 1876 - New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 1952 - New Zealand
         Buried:  - Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: 2WXB-HCN
Find A Grave ID: 253581407

         Spouse: Alice Sheldon [14849] (1879-1957)
           Marr: 1905 - New Zealand

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6 M Edwin Brewer Becroft [12074]

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           Born: 1878 - Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 1879 - New Zealand
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 2WXB-H83

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M Walter Kenneth Becroft [12075]

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           Born: 21 Jan 1881 - Albertland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LVYQ-X4H

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8 F Muriel Genevieve M Becroft [12076]

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           Born: 1882 - Whangarei, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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Burial Notes: Husband - Joseph Becroft

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Nonconformist Division B, Row 3, Plot 25A

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Burial Notes: Wife - Sarah Ann Coupland

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Nonconformist Division B, Row 3, Plot 25A

Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah Ann Coupland, person ID KDMT-GCS.