Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Arthur Dean Beecroft and Barbara Julia Wiley

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Husband Arthur Dean Beecroft [9437] ¹

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           Born: 29 Sep 1869 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1942 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L879-5SX

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         Father: William James Beecroft [9434] (1846-1901) 1
         Mother: Kate Dean [9436] (1848-1914) 1

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       Marriage: 31 Aug 1896 - Apsley, , Tasmania, Australia 1

Events

• Event: Launceston Examiner, 2 Oct 1897. A D. BEECROFT, 32 Balfour-st., veterinary. Horses treated in disease.

• Event: Launceston Examiner, 6 Apr 1899. PONY, good hack, good in harness, guaranteed sound. Beecroft, farrier.

• Event: Launceston Examiner, 11 Apr 1899. SADDLE and Harnes Hack for Sale. A. D. Beecroft, Farrier.

• Event: Lauceston Examiner, 1 Dec 1900. LOST-Liver and White Spaniel Dog; reward. A. Beecroft, 32 Balfour-st.

• Event: Examiner, 28 Mar 1901. HACK, sound, handsome, useful; saddle and harness, been ridden ,by a lady. Beecroft, Blacksmith.

• Event: The Examiner, 14 Oct 1903. FOR SALE-Saddle Bridle, Martingale, cheap. A. D. Beecroft, Tamar-st.

• Event: The Examiner, 14 May 1904. BILL's Horse is fat again. He has had his teeth regulated at A. D. Beecroft's.
(and)
FARMERS-- Have your Horse's Molars regulated by A. D. Beecroft, Tamar-st.

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• Event: The Examiner, 10 Apr 1905. FOR SALE-Good Harness Horse. A. D. Beecroft, Tamar-street.

• Event: The Examiner, 22 Apr 1905. A.D. BEECROFT, Excelsior Shoeing Forge, Vet. Established., Tamar-st.

A.D. BEECROFT - Horses Teeth regulated, Wed. and Sat. afternoons.

A.D. BEECROFT - Horses treated, town, country, shortest notice.

A.D. BEECROFT, son of the late W. Beecroft, Veterinary Surgeon, Hobart.

• Event: The Examiner, 14 Apr 1906. THURSDAY, 19th APRIL, 2 O'CLOCK.
H HERD AND CO. are instructed by Mr. A. B. Beecroft, who is leaving the state, to sell on the premises, as follows:

Sideboard (glass back), dining table, side tables, Austrian chairs, lino leum and curtains, pictures and ornaments, leather-covered couches, pram, single and double iron bed steads, wire mattresses, chests of drawers, children's cots, dresser, meat safe, dinner and tea crockery, kitchen and laundry utensils, also hack and harness horse, jinker and harness.

• Event: The Examiner, 23 Jul 1906. BEECROFT AND LITTLE, Shoeing Smiths and .Veterinary Establishment, late of A. D. Beecroft, Tamar-st., opposite Firebell, Brisbano-st. Private address, 132 Balfour-street.

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Wife Barbara Julia Wiley [9471] ¹

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           Born: 1874 - Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1917
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZKP-HYC

Marriage Events

• Marriage: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), 2 Sep 1896. BEECROFT-WYLIE - On August 31, at Apsley, by the Rev. A. Doctor, Arthur Dean Beecroft, second eldest son of H. Beecroft of Hobart, to Barbara (Julia) Wylie, third surviving daughter of David Wylie, Apsley. Melbourne papers please copy.

Appeared again on 5 Sep 1896.

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Children

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1 F Kate Audrey Beecroft [9768]

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           Born: 27 May 1897 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
     Christened: 
           Died: 1963 - Eildon, Victoria, Australia
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LRF9-MHL

         Spouse: Ernest Thomas Davis [10767] (1894-1969)
           Marr: 25 Oct 1920 - Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia 3

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2 F Alma Devina Beecroft [9769]

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           Born: 11 May 1899 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Oct 1987 - Vermont, Victoria, Australia
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L644-TVZ

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3 F Bessie Victoria Beecroft [16494]

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           Born: 17 Feb 1901 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
     Christened: 
           Died: 1987 - Vermont, Victoria, Australia
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G89L-6WL

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4 F Elizabeth Ann "Bessie" Beecroft [16495]

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           Born: 17 Feb 1901 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
     Christened: 
           Died: 1987 - Victoria, Australia
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LBL6-JBV

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5 M William James Beecroft [16496]

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           Born: 28 May 1903 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Nov 1978 - Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G6M7-7TM

         Spouse: June Trencher [16498] (1908-1977)
           Marr: 1959 - Victoria, Australia

         Spouse: Claire Corrie or Carew [16497] (1908-1958)
           Marr: 1945 - Victoria, Australia

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6 M Arthur Dean Beecroft [16499]

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           Born: 25 Jun 1905 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jan 1913 - Coburg, Victoria, Australia
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LRKH-54F

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M William Bell Beecroft [16500]

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1960
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LBL6-LWV

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8 F Ivy Beecroft [16501]

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LBL6-GPK

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9 F Julie B Beecroft [16502]

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LBL6-J1K

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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 24 Nov 2025), entry for Barbara Julia Wiley, person ID LZKP-HYC.

3 FamilySearch, Australian Marriages, 1810-1980 (FamilySearch.org).