Husband Edward Beecroft [7264] 1
Born: 12 May 1799 - Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom 1 2
Christened: 9 Jun 1799 - Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom 3
Died: 21 Jan 1857 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 4
Buried: 23 Jan 1857 - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 2 3 5
FamilySearch ID: MMM7-BDC
Find A Grave ID: 161232789
Father: John Beecroft [7254] (1771- ) 1
Mother: Sarah Randall [7256] (1761- ) 1
Marriage: 18 Aug 1823 - Church of England, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 1 3 6
Events
• He worked as a farmer.
• Prison. He was tried and convicted along with Thomas SMITH for stealing a sheep. Sentenced to death. This was commuted to Life in the Penal colony of NSW, Australia.
• He was baptized on 9 Jun 1799 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. • Transported: Prince Regent, 17 Sep 1819. Edward Bearcroft, one of 160 convicts transported on the ship 'Prince Regent', 17 September 1819. • Arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 26 Jan 1820 as a convict in the "Prince Regeant".
• Biography: 7 Nov 1833. Edward was convicted of stealing sheep an received a sentence of 14 years transportation to New South Wales. He was granted a Certificate of Freedom on 7 November 1833.
Buried with the Lowndes family
Edward Becroft came to Australia as a convict on the ship "Prince Regent" on 27/1/1820, he was convicted of sheep stealing and sentenced to 14 years. Edward married Corah Maskey in 1823 and they lived on the "Werrington Estate" as tenant farmer for Charles Lethbridge Esq. In the 1828 census he had nine acres of land and received his Certificate of Freedom on 7/11/1833. Edward's parents were John Becroft and Sarah (Nee: Randall or Prodgen) who married in Hertfordshire, England on 5/12/1790. Corah came to Australia on the "Duke of Portland" in 1807. She married William Mizen on 30/9/1858 after Edward Becroft died. In 1828 Census Edward Beecroft (sic)- had two servants who married each other on 8/4/1842 - James Richards aged 40, Widower, Came 1826 for 14 years (convict) - Elizabeth Johnson aged 36, Spinster, came 1837 for 7 years (convict) - Both couldn't read or write.
Buried with the Lowndes family
born out of wedlock
Edward Beecroft
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Sentence details: Convicted at Hertford Assizes for a term of life.
Vessel: Prince Regent.
Date of Departure: 17 September 1819.
Place of Arrival: New South Wales.
Wife Corah Terry Maskey [7268] 1
Born: 16 Mar 1809 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 1 2
Christened: 9 Apr 1814 - Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 3 7
Died: 1 Jun 1881 - Werrington, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 7
Buried: 3 Jun 1881 - St Mary Magdalene Anglican Churchyard, St Marys, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 7
FamilySearch ID: 9HNT-DW9
Find A Grave ID: 161232905
Other Spouse: William Minzen [9407] (Cir 1816-Cir 1871) - 30 Sep 1858 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Children
1 M Edward Beecroft [9043] 8
Born: 30 May 1827 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 6 8
Christened: 15 Jul 1827 - Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 8
Died: 8 May 1880 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 4 6 8
Buried: May 1880 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 9 10
FamilySearch ID: K1VG-8SN
Find A Grave ID: 155623125
Spouse: Mary Bushell 8 [9056] (1829-1904)
Marr: 3 Jun 1846 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 6 8 11
2 F Corah Beecroft [9048] 8
Born: 13 Apr 1839 (or 1829) - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 6 8
Christened:
Died: 22 Jan 1865 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 6 8
Buried: 23 Jan 1865 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 12
FamilySearch ID: 27DM-B77
Find A Grave ID: 155623184
Spouse: Paul Bushell [9055] (1832-1911)
Marr: 13 Apr 1859 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 6 13
3 M William Beecroft [9044] 8
Born: 22 Mar 1829 - Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 2 6 8
Christened: 1829 - St. Phillip's
Died: 24 Jan 1900 - St Marys, New South Wales, Australia 2
Buried: - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 2 14
FamilySearch ID: LD98-TMQ
Find A Grave ID: 161179878
Spouse: Catherine Sophia Cupitt 14 [9085] (1826-1891)
Marr: 11 Jun 1848 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 6 14 15
4 M George Beecroft [9045] 8
Born: 1830 - Cobbity (near Narellan), NSW, Australia 2 4 6 8
Christened:
Died: 19 Aug 1843 - New South Wales, Australia 2 6 8
Buried: - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 2
FamilySearch ID: MMHJ-G4C
Find A Grave ID: 160300866
Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 M John James Beecroft [9046] 8
Born: 1833 - New South Wales, Australia 2 6 8
Christened:
Died: 6 Nov 1898 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 2 12
Cause of Death: Brights disease
Buried: 7 Nov 1898 - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 2
FamilySearch ID: LC5L-FHM
Find A Grave ID: 218071206
Spouse: Elizabeth Cupitt 12 [9109] (1831-1909)
Marr: 10 Jun 1853 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 6 12 16
6 M James Beecroft [9042] 8
Born: 10 Dec 1835 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 6 8 12
Christened:
Died: 18 Feb 1911 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 4 12
Buried: - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 2 3
FamilySearch ID: MMHV-VB2
Find A Grave ID: 161672542
Spouse: Eliza Andrews 12 [9110] (1840-1902)
Marr: 31 Oct 1859 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 12 17
7 F Sarah Elizabeth Beecroft [9047] 8
Born: 26 Apr 1837 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 6 8 12
Christened: 21 May 1837 - Church of England, Narellen, NSW, Australia 3 6
Died: 13 Dec 1864 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 6 8 12
Buried: - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 3
FamilySearch ID: K1VG-8KF
Find A Grave ID: 161234271
Spouse: William Newton Masters 12 [9111] (1832-1909)
Marr: 5 Sep 1851 - St Marys, New South Wales, Australia 6 12 18
8 F Mary Beecroft [9049] 8
Born: 9 Feb 1841 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 4 6 8 19
Christened: 7 Mar 1841 - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 19
Died: 30 May 1882 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 19
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: MMVC-XYG
Find A Grave ID: 161286695
Spouse: Francis J Masters 19 [9077] (1839-1906)
Marr: 18 Jul 1859 - St Stephen's, Penrith, NSW, Australia 6 12 19 20
9 F Elizabeth Anne Beecroft [9050] 8
Born: 14 Aug 1843 - St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia 4 6 8
Christened: 1 Oct 1843 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 6
Died: 25 May 1910 - St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia 12
Buried: - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 3
FamilySearch ID: MJRT-TRJ
Find A Grave ID: 161180062
Spouse: George Honeysett 12 [9113] (1857-1936)
Marr: 1878 - Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 6 12 21
10 F Jane Beecroft [9051] 8
Born: 10 Dec 1845 - St Marys, New South Wales, Australia 2 4 6 8 12
Christened: 18 Jan 1846 - St Mary Magdalene, South Creek, NSW, Australia 6
Died: 10 Jan 1877 - St Marys, New South Wales, Australia 2 4
Buried: - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 2
FamilySearch ID: M91Q-2S3
11 M Joseph George Beecroft [9052] 8
Born: 24 May 1848 - St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia 2 4 6 8 12
Christened:
Died: 19 May 1911 - Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 4 12
Buried: - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 2 3
FamilySearch ID: MMHF-LNR
Spouse: Catherine Sophia Byrnes 12 [9114] (1840-1919)
Marr: 18 Jun 1874 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 12 22
12 M Henry Edwin Beecroft [9053] 8 19
Born: 28 Jan 1852 - St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia 4 6 8 12
Christened:
Died: 26 Oct 1935 - Lidsdale, NSW, Australia 4 12
Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris, Coronory thromobosis, Chronic Myocarditis
Buried: 27 Oct 1935 - Wallerawang General Cemetery, Wallerawang, Lithgow City, New South Wales, Australia 3 10 23
FamilySearch ID: LVFP-3J8
Find A Grave ID: 50762830
Spouse: Mary Ann Murray 12 [9115] (1855-1929)
Marr: 1 Nov 1873 - Mudgee, NSW, Australia 12 24
13 M Alfred Beecroft [9054] 8
Born: 11 Mar 1855 - Clydesdale, South Creek, NSW, Australia 4 6 8
Christened: - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia
Died: 1936
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: MMHF-LXL
Spouse: Anastasia D'arcy 12 [9116] (1857-1920)
Marr: 1876 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 12 25
Burial Notes: Husband - Edward Beecroft
General Notes: Husband - Edward Beecroft
Burial Notes: Wife - Corah Terry Maskey
General Notes: Wife - Corah Terry Maskey
Samuel TERRY may be her father or John Maskey 3