Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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William Evered Wigg and Amelia Beecroft

Husband William Evered Wigg [14508] 

           Born: 22 Sep 1833 - Barnby, Suffolk, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Mar 1915 - Barnby, Suffolk, England
         Buried:  - Saint John the Baptist Churchyard, Barnby, Waveney District, Suffolk, England

       Marriage:

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
William Everett Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Barnby, Suffolk, England
Sub-District:
Kessingland
Enumeration District:
1c
Gender:
Male
Age:
37
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Agricultural Implement Maker
Birth Year (Estimated):
1834
Birthplace:
Barnby, Suffolk
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/1778/0019
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William Everett WiggHeadMale37Barnby, Suffolk
Amelia WiggWifeFemale29Lowestoft, Suffolk
Edith Rebecca WiggDaughterFemale11Barnby, Suffolk
Maud Mary WiggDaughterFemale9Barnby, Suffolk.

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
William E Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England
Registration District:
Mutford
Residence Note:
Beccles Rd
Gender:
Male
Age:
47
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
Married
Occupation:
Agricultural Engineer (23 Men & Boys) (? 10/1?)
Birth Year (Estimated):
1834
Birthplace:
Barnby, Suffolk, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
5
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
1900/6
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4307728/00736&parentid=GBC/1881/0008759920
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William E WiggHeadMale47Barnby, Suffolk, England
Amelia WiggWifeFemale39Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Maud M WiggDaughterFemale19Barnby, Suffolk, England
Annie R WiggDaughterFemale18Barnby, Suffolk, England
Alice M WiggDaughterFemale15Barnby, Suffolk, England
Lottie WiggDaughterFemale13Barnby, Suffolk, England
William W WiggSonMale7Barnby, Suffolk, England
Bertha WiggDaughterFemale6Barnby, Suffolk, England
George Edwd WiggSonMale2Barnby, Suffolk, England
Paul E WiggSonMale1Barnby, Suffolk, England
Margaret PirieVisitorFemale27Cullen, Banff, Scotland.

• He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
William E Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Barnby, Suffolk, England
Event Place Note:
Beccles Road
County:
Suffolk
Parish:
Barnby
Ecclesiastical Parish:
BARNBY
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Mutford
Gender:
Male
Age:
56
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Agricultural Engineer & Founder Wheelwright Smith & Local Preacher
Birth Year (Estimated):
1835
Birthplace:
Suffolk, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
19
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
1490/ 13
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/1490/0026&parentid=GBC/1891/0010887928
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William E WiggHeadMale56Suffolk, England
Amelia WiggWifeFemale49Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Alice Marion WiggDaughterFemale25Barnby, Suffolk, England
Lottie WiggDaughterFemale23Suffolk, England
William W WiggSonMale17Suffolk, England
Bertha WiggDaughterFemale16Suffolk, England
George E WiggSonMale12Suffolk, England
Paul E WiggSonMale10Suffolk, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
William Evered Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
County:
Suffolk
Civil Parish:
Barnby
Sub-District:
Kessingland
Registration District:
Mutford
Gender:
Male
Age:
67
Occupation:
IRONFOUNDER
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1834
Birthplace:
Barnby, Suffolk
Schedule Type:
7
Page Number:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William Evered WiggHeadMale67Barnby, Suffolk
Amelia WiggWifeFemale59Lowestoft, Suffolk
Maud Mary WiggDaughterFemale39Barnby, Suffolk
William Welborne WiggSonMale27Barnby, Suffolk
Bertha WiggDaughterFemale26Barnby, Suffolk.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
William Evered Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
County:
Suffolk
Parish:
Barnby Mutford
Sub-District:
Oulton Broad
Sub-District Number:
1
District Number:
218
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Mutford
Gender:
Male
Age:
77
Marital Status:
Widowed
Marital Status (Original):
WIDOWER
Occupation:
IRON FOUNDER AND IMPLEMENT MAKER
Number in Family:
4
Birth Year (Estimated):
1834
Birthplace:
Barnby, Suffolk
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Schedule Type:
10
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
19
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/11024/0019/1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William Evered WiggHeadMale77Barnby, Suffolk
Edith Rebecca WiggDaughterFemale51Barnby, Suffolk
Maud Mary WiggDaughterFemale49Barnby, Suffolk
Bertha WiggDaughterFemale36Barnby, Suffolk.


Wife Amelia Beecroft [14507] 

           Born: 1842 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Oct 1906 - Barnby, Suffolk, England
         Buried:  - Saint John the Baptist Churchyard, Barnby, Waveney District, Suffolk, England


         Father: William Beecroft [8191] (1805-1848) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Wilbourne [8192] (Abt 1809-1891) 1 2

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1851 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Amelia Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1851
Event Place:
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Registration District:
Mutford
Residence Note:
High Street
Gender:
Female
Age:
9
Marital Status:
Unmarried
Occupation:
Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):
1842
Birthplace:
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Relationship to Head of Household:
Daughter
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
1805 / 252
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4294503/00493&parentid=GBC/1851/0008435460
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Eliza BeecroftHeadFemale44Aberdeen Scotland British Subject
Henry BeecroftSonMale13Lowestoft, Suffolk
Joseph J BeecroftSonMale12Lowestoft, Suffolk
Anne S BeecroftDaughterFemale10Lowestoft, Suffolk
Amelia BeecroftDaughterFemale9Lowestoft, Suffolk
William A BeecroftSonMale7Lowestoft, Suffolk
Charles E BeecroftSonMale5Lowestoft, Suffolk
George H BeecroftSonMale4Lowestoft, Suffolk
Elizabeth A StannardAssistantFemale27Lowestoft, Suffolk.

• She appeared on the England census in 1861 in Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire East Riding, England. Name:
Amelia Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire (East Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (East Riding)
Parish:
Burton Pidsea
Registration District:
Patrington
Gender:
Female
Age:
19
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation:
Teacher
Birth Year (Estimated):
1842
Birthplace:
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Relationship to Head of Household:
Boarder
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Boarder
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3600 / 77
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3600/00564A&parentid=GBC/1861/0018580650
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Wm Carr ThompsonHeadMale49Settrington, Yorkshire
Maria Sarah ThompsonWifeFemale41Pointon, Lincolnshire
Fanny Maria ThompsonDaughterFemale12Ganstead, Yorkshire
William ThompsonSonMale9Ganstead, Yorkshire
Frank Carr ThompsonSonMale7Heyingham, Yorkshire
William ThompsonSonMale4Heyingham, Yorkshire
Arthur ThompsonSonMale2Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire
Caroline ThompsonDaughterFemale0Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire
Amelia BeecroftBoarderFemale19Lowestoft, Suffolk
George HeadServantMale22..., Lincolnshire
John CouglinServantMale17Thorngumbald, Yorkshire
John ThompsonServantMale14Hull, Yorkshire
Thomas JarettServantMale13Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire
Hannah CaleyServantFemale20..., Yorkshire
Mary GrindallServantFemale17Balkholme, Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1871 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
Amelia Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Barnby, Suffolk, England
Sub-District:
Kessingland
Enumeration District:
1c
Gender:
Female
Age:
29
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1842
Birthplace:
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/1778/0019
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William Everett WiggHeadMale37Barnby, Suffolk
Amelia WiggWifeFemale29Lowestoft, Suffolk
Edith Rebecca WiggDaughterFemale11Barnby, Suffolk
Maud Mary WiggDaughterFemale9Barnby, Suffolk.

• She appeared on the England census in 1881 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
Amelia Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England
Registration District:
Mutford
Residence Note:
Beccles Rd
Gender:
Female
Age:
39
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1842
Birthplace:
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
5
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
1900/6
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4307728/00736&parentid=GBC/1881/0008759921
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William E WiggHeadMale47Barnby, Suffolk, England
Amelia WiggWifeFemale39Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Maud M WiggDaughterFemale19Barnby, Suffolk, England
Annie R WiggDaughterFemale18Barnby, Suffolk, England
Alice M WiggDaughterFemale15Barnby, Suffolk, England
Lottie WiggDaughterFemale13Barnby, Suffolk, England
William W WiggSonMale7Barnby, Suffolk, England
Bertha WiggDaughterFemale6Barnby, Suffolk, England
George Edwd WiggSonMale2Barnby, Suffolk, England
Paul E WiggSonMale1Barnby, Suffolk, England
Margaret PirieVisitorFemale27Cullen, Banff, Scotland.

• She appeared on the England census in 1891 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
Amelia Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Barnby, Suffolk, England
Event Place Note:
Beccles Road
County:
Suffolk
Parish:
Barnby
Ecclesiastical Parish:
BARNBY
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Mutford
Gender:
Female
Age:
49
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1842
Birthplace:
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
19
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
1490/ 13
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/1490/0026&parentid=GBC/1891/0010887929
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William E WiggHeadMale56Suffolk, England
Amelia WiggWifeFemale49Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Alice Marion WiggDaughterFemale25Barnby, Suffolk, England
Lottie WiggDaughterFemale23Suffolk, England
William W WiggSonMale17Suffolk, England
Bertha WiggDaughterFemale16Suffolk, England
George E WiggSonMale12Suffolk, England
Paul E WiggSonMale10Suffolk, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1901 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. Name:
Amelia Wigg
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Barnby, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
County:
Suffolk
Civil Parish:
Barnby
Sub-District:
Kessingland
Registration District:
Mutford
Gender:
Female
Age:
59
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1842
Birthplace:
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Schedule Type:
7
Page Number:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William Evered WiggHeadMale67Barnby, Suffolk
Amelia WiggWifeFemale59Lowestoft, Suffolk
Maud Mary WiggDaughterFemale39Barnby, Suffolk
William Welborne WiggSonMale27Barnby, Suffolk
Bertha WiggDaughterFemale26Barnby, Suffolk.

Children
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Sources

1 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

2 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org), 1810, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.

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