Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Binks Beecroft and Ruth Dixon

Husband Binks Beecroft [12510] 

           Born: 1852 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 1924 - Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K22X-J4T


         Father: Beecroft [14423] (      -Bef 1861)
         Mother: Mary [12515] (1815-      )


       Marriage: 27 Jun 1874 - Leeds Minster, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1861 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Banks Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Wortley Leeds
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Johns
Registration District:
Hunslet
Residence Note:
Little London
Gender:
Male
Age:
9
Occupation:
Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
Page Number:
52
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3349 / 29
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3349/00294A&parentid=GBC/1861/0017424188
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Mary BeecroftHeadFemale46Leeds, Yorkshire
Banks BeecroftSonMale9Leeds, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Binks Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Wortley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Sub-District:
Wortley
Enumeration District:
1
Gender:
Male
Age:
19
Marital Status:
Unknown
Occupation:
Packer In Woollen Warehouse
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Birthplace:
Wortley, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4530/0011
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Mary BeecroftHeadFemale56Armley, Yorkshire
Binks BeecroftSonMale19Wortley, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name: Binks Beecroft
Age (Original): 29
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1852
Birthplace: Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Cloth Warehouseman
Address: 6 Grace Ter
Event Place: Wortley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
GS Film number: 1342080
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 4503 / 111
Page Number: 15
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Binks Beecroft M 29 Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Wife Ruth Beecroft F 34 Otterington, Yorkshire, England
Daughter Mary A Beecroft F 6 Wortley, Yorkshire, England
Daughter Annie Beecroft F 5 Wortley, Yorkshire, England
Son William Beecroft M 2 Wortley, Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Binks Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Armley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Armley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Place Note:
Cedar Mount
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Armley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
ST BARTHOLOMEW
Enumeration District:
40
Registration District:
Bramley
Gender:
Male
Age:
39
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Woolen Warehouseman
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
20
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3681/ 159
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3681/0319&parentid=GBC/1891/0025421726
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale39Yorkshire, England
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale44Yorkshire, England
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale16Yorkshire, England
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale15Yorkshire, England
William BeecroftSonMale12Yorkshire, England
Edith BeecroftDaughterFemale9Yorkshire, England
Ethel BeecroftDaughterFemale7Yorkshire, England
Florence BeecroftDaughterFemale3Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Binks Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Wortley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Wortley De Leeds St John
Sub-District:
Wortley
Registration District:
Bramley
Gender:
Male
Age:
49
Occupation:
WOOLLEN WAREHOUSEMAN
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
273
Page Number:
41
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale49Leeds, Yorkshire
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale54Northallerton, Yorkshire
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale26Leeds, Yorkshire
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale25Leeds, Yorkshire
William BeecroftSonMale22Leeds, Yorkshire
Edith BeecroftDaughterFemale19Leeds, Yorkshire
Ethel BeecroftDaughterFemale16Leeds, Yorkshire
Florence BeecroftDaughterFemale13Leeds, Yorkshire
Mary BeecroftMotherFemale86Leeds, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Binks Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Armley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Armley And Bramley
Sub-District:
Wortley
Sub-District Number:
3
District Number:
499
Enumeration District:
5
Registration District:
Bramley
Gender:
Male
Age:
59
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Occupation:
WAREHOUSEMAN MAN
Industry:
WHOLESALE CLOTHING
Number in Family:
5
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Birthplace:
Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Schedule Type:
188
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
375
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/26875/0375/1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale59Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale64Thornton Moor Kirk, Yorkshire
Mary Alice BeecroftDaughterFemale36Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale35Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire
Florence BeecroftDaughterFemale23Armley Leeds, Yorkshire.

• He died in 1924 in Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Binks Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Binks Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year:
1924
Registration District:
Bramley
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Bramley, Yorkshire, England
Age:
72
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Volume:
9B
Affiliate Line Number:
33.


Wife Ruth Dixon [12511] 2 

           Born: 1849 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHSL-JGT

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1881 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Ruth Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Bramley
Residence Note:
Grace Ter
Gender:
Female
Age:
34
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1847
Birthplace:
Otterington, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
15
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4503/111
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361801/00231&parentid=GBC/1881/0020901161
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale29Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale34Otterington, Yorkshire, England
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale6Wortley, Yorkshire, England
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale5Wortley, Yorkshire, England
William BeecroftSonMale2Wortley, Yorkshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1891 in Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Ruth Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Armley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Armley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Place Note:
Cedar Mount
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Armley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
ST BARTHOLOMEW
Enumeration District:
40
Registration District:
Bramley
Gender:
Female
Age:
44
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1847
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
20
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3681/ 159
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3681/0319&parentid=GBC/1891/0025421727
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale39Yorkshire, England
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale44Yorkshire, England
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale16Yorkshire, England
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale15Yorkshire, England
William BeecroftSonMale12Yorkshire, England
Edith BeecroftDaughterFemale9Yorkshire, England
Ethel BeecroftDaughterFemale7Yorkshire, England
Florence BeecroftDaughterFemale3Yorkshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1901 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Ruth Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Wortley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Wortley De Leeds St John
Sub-District:
Wortley
Registration District:
Bramley
Gender:
Female
Age:
54
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1847
Birthplace:
Northallerton, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
273
Page Number:
41
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale49Leeds, Yorkshire
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale54Northallerton, Yorkshire
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale26Leeds, Yorkshire
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale25Leeds, Yorkshire
William BeecroftSonMale22Leeds, Yorkshire
Edith BeecroftDaughterFemale19Leeds, Yorkshire
Ethel BeecroftDaughterFemale16Leeds, Yorkshire
Florence BeecroftDaughterFemale13Leeds, Yorkshire
Mary BeecroftMotherFemale86Leeds, Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1911 in Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Ruth Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Armley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Armley And Bramley
Sub-District:
Wortley
Sub-District Number:
3
District Number:
499
Enumeration District:
5
Registration District:
Bramley
Gender:
Female
Age:
64
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Number in Family:
5
Birth Year (Estimated):
1847
Birthplace:
Thornton Moor Kirk, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Schedule Type:
188
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
375
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/26875/0375/2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale59Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale64Thornton Moor Kirk, Yorkshire
Mary Alice BeecroftDaughterFemale36Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale35Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire
Florence BeecroftDaughterFemale23Armley Leeds, Yorkshire.

Children
1 F Mary Alice Beecroft [12512] 

           Born: 23 Jan 1875 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 5 Mar 1875 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 27 Apr 1938 - Leeds South, Yorkshire West Riding, England 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHSL-JLG






2  F  Annie Beecroft [12513]





           Born: 28 Mar 1876 - Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire, England 4
     Christened: 12 Sep 1880 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 13 Mar 1952 - Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom 4
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHSL-JGH








3  M  William Beecroft [12514]





           Born: 21 May 1878 - Bramley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 5
     Christened: 12 Sep 1880 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L4XW-96K



         Spouse: Maria Kate Scott 5 [18779] (1877-1941)
           Marr: 1 Apr 1907 - Chapel Allerton, St Matthew, Yorkshire, England 5






4  M  Thomas Beecroft [12517]





           Born: 21 Feb 1880 - Bramley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 6
     Christened: 26 Aug 1880 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L4XW-94G








5  F  Edith Beecroft [12518]





           Born: 31 Dec 1881 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 7
     Christened: 25 Jun 1882 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHSL-JGL








6  F  Ethel Beecroft [12519]





           Born: 18 Jul 1884 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 8
     Christened: 26 Nov 1884 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 1955 - Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LRSV-Y15



         Spouse: Benjamin Hirst Samuel 8 [18782] (1882-1941)
           Marr: 9 Mar 1909 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 8






7  F  Florence Beecroft [12516]





           Born: Jul 1887 - Armley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 9
     Christened: 5 Oct 1887 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K22X-J4R



         Spouse: Peter Merry 9 [18778] (Abt 1883-      )
           Marr: 22 Mar 1913 - Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England 9









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Sources




1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Ruth Dixon, person ID LHSL-JGT. 

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 Ruth, person ID LHSL-JGT. 

3
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Alice Beecroft, person ID LHSL-JLG. 

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 Annie Beecroft, person ID LHSL-JGH. 

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 William Beecroft, person ID L4XW-96K. 

6
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas Beecroft, person ID L4XW-94G. 

7
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Edith Beecroft, person ID LHSL-JGL. 

8
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Ethel Beecroft, person ID LRSV-Y15. 

9
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Florence Beecroft, person ID K22X-J4R. 







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