Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Richard Henry Thompson and Dorothy Jane Beecroft

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Husband Richard Henry Thompson [10166]

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           Born: 1865 - England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Mar 1929 - Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia 1
         Buried: 1929 - Pingelly, Pingelly Shire, Western Australia, Australia 1
FamilySearch ID: LCVB-BVS

       Marriage: 6 Feb 1901 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

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Wife Dorothy Jane Beecroft [9428] ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 30 Mar 1879 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia 2
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LCVB-B2Y

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         Father: Clement Simpson Beecroft [8355] (1846-1914)
         Mother: Jane F Moon [9422] (1850-1919) 2

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Marriage Events

• Marriage: The Western Australian (Perth, WA), 12 Feb 1901. THOMPSON-BEECROFT. - On February 6, at St. John's Church, Fremantle, by the Rev. Archdecon Watkins, Richard Henry Thompson, of Lincolnshire, England, to Dorothy Jane Beecroft, second daughter of Clement Simpson Beecroft, of Norfolk-street, Fremantle.

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Richard Henry Thompson

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He emigrated to West Australia via America and became one of the first settlers in Subiaco. He was a founding member of the Pinjarra? Trotting Club. He was the first man to put a cold storage room in a butchers shop in West Australia.

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 Richard Henry Thompson, person ID LCVB-BVS.

2 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).