Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Abraham Beecroft and Hannah Blackburn

Husband Abraham Beecroft [4936] 

           Born: 31 Mar 1811 - Lane Particular Baptist, Bramley by Leeds, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jun 1885 - York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - Holbeck Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: MRKD-4DH
Find A Grave ID: 219559791


         Father: George Beecroft [4932] (1776-1851) 2
         Mother: Sarah Rogers [4933] (1778-1867) 2


       Marriage: 23 Apr 1831 - Leeds Minster, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

• He appeared on the England census in 1851 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Abraham 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:
38
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Flax Spinning Mill Manger
Birth Year (Estimated):
1813
Birthplace:
Wortley, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
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/1851/0014674132
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 Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Abraham Beacroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Kimberworth, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Kimberworth
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Rotherham
Registration District:
Rotherham
Residence Note:
Albert Street
Gender:
Male
Age:
48
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Flax Spinner
Birth Year (Estimated):
1813
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Page Number:
19
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3506 / 71
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3506/00040A&parentid=GBC/1861/0018185193
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Abraham BeacroftHeadMale48Leeds, Yorkshire
Hannah BeacroftWifeFemale50Leeds, Yorkshire
Esther BeacroftDaughterFemale27Leeds, Yorkshire
Clementine BeacroftDaughterFemale22Leeds, Yorkshire
Abraham BeacroftSonMale20Leeds, Yorkshire
Alfred BeacroftSonMale13France Normandy British Subject.

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Abraham Beacroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Masbro, Kimberworth, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Sub-District:
Kimberworth
Enumeration District:
7
Gender:
Male
Age:
58
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Commercial Clerk
Birth Year (Estimated):
1813
Birthplace:
Wortley, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4706/0027
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Abraham BeacroftHeadMale58Wortley, Yorkshire
Esther BeacroftDaughterFemale37Holbeck, Yorkshire
Clementina BeacroftDaughterFemale32Holbeck, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Abraham Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Kimberworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Rotherham
Residence Note:
Albert St
Gender:
Male
Age:
68
Marital Status:
Widower
Marital Status (Original):
Widower
Occupation:
Agent In Linen Yarn Business
Birth Year (Estimated):
1813
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
17
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4676/84
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4362158/00416&parentid=GBC/1881/0021892019
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Abraham BeecroftHeadMale68Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Esther BeecroftDaughterFemale47Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

• He died in 1885 in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Abraham Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Abraham Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year:
1885
Registration District:
Hunslet
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
Age:
72
Birth Year (Estimated):
1813
Volume:
9B
Affiliate Line Number:
93.

• His obituary was published on 20 Jun 1885 in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Mr Abraham Beecroft
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices

Name:
Mr Abraham Beecroft
Event Type:
Obituary
Event Date:
20 Jun 1885
Event Place:
York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
York, Yorkshire, England
Event Place Note:
1437-1932
Gender:
Male
Age:
72
Birth Year (Estimated):
1813
Newspaper:
Yorkshire Gazette
Page Number:
4
Publication Date:
20 Jun 1885
Affiliate Record Type:
Death.

• He had an estate probated on 30 Jun 1885 in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Abraham Beecroft
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957

Name:
Abraham Beecroft
Event Type:
Probate
Event Date:
30 Jun 1885
Event Place:
Ireland
Residence Place:
York
Death Date:
13 Jun 1885.


Wife Hannah Blackburn [14692] 1 

           Born: 1813 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Dec 1866
         Buried:  - Holbeck Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: L5KL-DP7
Find A Grave ID: 226528059

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Hannah 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:
Female
Age:
30
Age (Original):
30
Birth Year (Estimated):
1807-1811
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/1841/0010312010
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Abraham BeecroftMale28Yorkshire
Hannah BeecroftFemale30Yorkshire
Thomas BeecroftMale9Yorkshire
Esther BeecroftFemale8Yorkshire
Sarah BeecroftFemale6Yorkshire
Caroline BeecroftFemale3Yorkshire
Clementina BeecroftFemale2Yorkshire
Abraham BeecroftMale0Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1851 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Hannah Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1851
Event Place:
Holbeck, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Registration District:
Hunslet
Residence Note:
Green Mount Place
Gender:
Female
Age:
40
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1811
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
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/1851/0014674133
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.

• She appeared on the England census in 1861 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Hannah Beacroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Kimberworth, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Kimberworth
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Rotherham
Registration District:
Rotherham
Residence Note:
Albert Street
Gender:
Female
Age:
50
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1811
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Page Number:
19
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3506 / 71
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3506/00040A&parentid=GBC/1861/0018185194
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Abraham BeacroftHeadMale48Leeds, Yorkshire
Hannah BeacroftWifeFemale50Leeds, Yorkshire
Esther BeacroftDaughterFemale27Leeds, Yorkshire
Clementine BeacroftDaughterFemale22Leeds, Yorkshire
Abraham BeacroftSonMale20Leeds, Yorkshire
Alfred BeacroftSonMale13France Normandy British Subject
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Marriage Events

• Marriage: 23 Apr 1831, Leeds Minster, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Abraham Beecroft
England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

Name:
Abraham Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
23 Apr 1831
Event Place:
Leeds Minster, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Saint Peter, Leeds, York, England
Gender:
Male
Spouse's Name:
Hannah Blackburn
Spouse's Gender:
Female.

Children
1 M 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

         Spouse: Emma Frances [14703] (1830-1892)

2 F Esther Beecroft [14694] 

           Born: 1833 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 May 1883
         Buried:  - Holbeck Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: KGPP-XS4
Find A Grave ID: 226537610






3  F  Sarah Ann Beecroft [14695]





           Born: 1835 - Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 29 Jun 1834 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MR83-VLD








4  F  Clementina Beecroft [14698]





           Born: 1839 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 1911 - Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L5KL-FX3



         Spouse: William George Gregory 3 [19339] (1841-      )






5  F  Caroline Beecroft [14696]





           Born: 1837 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 4
     Christened: 17 Jul 1837 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 4
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MRDN-PLT



         Spouse: George Watterton Walton [14697] (1829-1899)
           Marr: 24 Sep 1859 - Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 5






6  M  Abraham Beecroft [14699]





           Born: 1841 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jun 1864
         Buried: 19 Jun 1864 - Holbeck Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: L5KL-XDB
Find A Grave ID: 226526639








7  M  Alfred Beecroft [14700]





           Born: 1849 - France
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L1VZ-HB8



         Spouse: Gertrude Drinkwater [14701] (1862-      )
           Marr: 27 Aug 1901 - Hulme, Lancashire, England









Burial Notes: Wife - Hannah Blackburn



Plot 1323

Gravesite Details
Age: 56 years, Abode Place: Mosbro, Grave Type: Unconsecrated, Death date listed may be the interment date


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Sources




1
Findagrave.com.

2
mbh99@comcast.com.

3
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 1 Dec 2025), entry for Clementina Beecroft, person ID L5KL-FX3. 

4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Caroline Beecroft, person ID MRDN-PLT. 

5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for George Watterton Walton, person ID L1VC-BX3. 







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