Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Edward Beecroft and Mary Hood



Husband Edward Beecroft [4755] 1

           Born: 24 Mar 1818 - Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 2
     Christened: 17 May 1818 - Saint Bartholomew Churchyard, Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 2
           Died: 26 Aug 1906 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
         Buried: 1906 - Batteau Hill Cemetery, Duntroon, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 2 3
FamilySearch ID: LZPL-VYR
Find A Grave ID: 71574435


         Father: Colonel George Baycroft [4749] (1783-1858) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Abigail Nash [4750] (1785-1855) 1


       Marriage: 24 Dec 1844 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Events

• He resided at L19, C8, Nottawasaga Twp. in 1845.

• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1861 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. BEECROFT 1861 census 385 page 051 line 25
@ca.on.simcoe.nottawasaga_township section 2 film C1073 lds0349321
25 BEECROFT Edward m 43 married
26 BEECROFT {?} Mary f 35 married
27 BEECROFT Margaret f 17
28 BEECROFT Elizabeth f 14
29 BEECROFT Isabella f 12
30 BEECROFT George m 10
31 BEECROFT James m 8
32 BEECROFT Thomas H. m 6
33 BEECROFT John m 4
34 BEECROFT Edw’d. m 2
more in OGS Simcoe County Branch 1861 Census Transcriptions ( 21 columns of data per name ).

• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1861 in Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. Appears Edward and his son George were also recorded at his brother's.
1861 census 391 page 011 line 05
@ca.on.simcoe.tosorontio_township film C1073 lds0349322 <http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/6/6.htm>
5 BAYCROFT Henry m 34 married
6 BAYCROFT {?} Helen f 31 married
7 BAYCROFT William John m 11
8 BAYCROFT George Edward m 10
9 BAYCROFT Mary Ann f 8
10 BAYCROFT Elisabeth f 6
11 BAYCROFT Helen f 3
12 BAYCROFT Edward m 40 married
13 BAYCROFT George m 10
14 BLAKEMORE Elisabeth f 21
15 BELAMY William m 21
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• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1881 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Edward Becraft, born England, age 68, farmer; Mary, (scottish), born Ontario, age 52; James, age 28, born Ontario, farmer; Thomas, age 25, born Ontario, farmer; John, age 23, born Ontario, farmer; Edward, age 20, born Ontario, farmer; Alfred, age 19, born Ontario, farmer; William, age 14, born Ontario, farmer; Robert, age 12, born Ontario; Benjamin, age 9, born Ontario.

• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1891 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Nottawasaga, dist. E-2, page 3
Beacroft Edward ---- c.1816, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 16
Beacroft Mary ---- c.1825,, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 17
Beacroft James ---- c.1855, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 18
Beacroft Thomas ---- c.1857, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 19
Beacroft Richard ---- c.1869, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 20
Beacroft Robert ---- c.1871, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 21
Beacroft Bengaman ---- c.1873, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 22.

• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1901 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Nottawasaga, Simcoe North, E-8, page 5
Becroft, Edward, m, head, m, March 24, 1818, age 83, b: England
Becroft, Mary, f, wife, m, October 30, 1827, age 73, b: Ontario
Becroft, Thomas H., m, son, s, February 25, 1855, age 46, b: Ontario
Becroft, Robert M., son, s, August 16, 1869, age 30, b: Ontario.

• He died on 26 Aug 1906. Ontario Archive death record:
Reel 935-127, #026877-06
Edward Beacroft
Male, d: August 26, 1906, Lot 19, con. 8, Nottawasaga, age 88 years, married
b: England, farmer
Cause: Old Age
Informant: Dr. Shaw
August 30, 1906.




Wife Mary Hood [4769] 1

           Born: 31 Oct 1827 - Dalhousie, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Apr 1910 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 4
         Buried:  - Batteau Hill Cemetery, Duntroon, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 3
FamilySearch ID: LZPL-KMK
Find A Grave ID: 71574645


         Father: James Hood [12135] (1775-1859) 3
         Mother: Margaret Jane Bisland [12136] (1788-1856) 3


Events

• She appeared on the Canadian census in 1861 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. BEECROFT 1861 census 385 page 051 line 25
@ca.on.simcoe.nottawasaga_township section 2 film C1073 lds0349321
25 BEECROFT Edward m 43 married
26 BEECROFT {?} Mary f 35 married
27 BEECROFT Margaret f 17
28 BEECROFT Elizabeth f 14
29 BEECROFT Isabella f 12
30 BEECROFT George m 10
31 BEECROFT James m 8
32 BEECROFT Thomas H. m 6
33 BEECROFT John m 4
34 BEECROFT Edw’d. m 2
more in OGS Simcoe County Branch 1861 Census Transcriptions ( 21 columns of data per name ).

• She appeared on the Canadian census in 1881 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Edward Becraft, born England, age 68, farmer; Mary, (scottish), born Ontario, age 52; James, age 28, born Ontario, farmer; Thomas, age 25, born Ontario, farmer; John, age 23, born Ontario, farmer; Edward, age 20, born Ontario, farmer; Alfred, age 19, born Ontario, farmer; William, age 14, born Ontario, farmer; Robert, age 12, born Ontario; Benjamin, age 9, born Ontario.

• She appeared on the Canadian census in 1891 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Nottawasaga, dist. E-2, page 3
Beacroft Edward ---- c.1816, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 16
Beacroft Mary ---- c.1825,, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 17
Beacroft James ---- c.1855, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 18
Beacroft Thomas ---- c.1857, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 19
Beacroft Richard ---- c.1869, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 20
Beacroft Robert ---- c.1871, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 21
Beacroft Bengaman ---- c.1873, Nottawasaga Dist E2 Pg 3 Line 22.

• She appeared on the Canadian census in 1901 in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Nottawasaga, Simcoe North, E-8, page 5
Becroft, Edward, m, head, m, March 24, 1818, age 83, b: England
Becroft, Mary, f, wife, m, October 30, 1827, age 73, b: Ontario
Becroft, Thomas H., m, son, s, February 25, 1855, age 46, b: Ontario
Becroft, Robert M., son, s, August 16, 1869, age 30, b: Ontario.


Children
1 F Sarah Beecroft [4771] 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1966 - Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Woodard 1 [4779] (      -      )


2 F Margaret Bislin Beecroft [4770] 1

           Born: 4 Dec 1844 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1929 - Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
         Buried:  - Trinity United Church Cemetery, Collingwood, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada
FamilySearch ID: L448-NL3
Find A Grave ID: 215968473
         Spouse: Clemend Edmond Neff 1 [4778] (1832-1925)
           Marr: 25 Dec 1861 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Canada West, British Colonial America


3 F Elizabeth Nash Beecroft [4772] 1

           Born: 12 Mar 1847 - Ontario, Canada 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jun 1929 - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 4
 Cause of Death: Carcinoma of Stomach. Metastasis in brain.//Myocarditis
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9QWS-7D2
Find A Grave ID: 183914703
         Spouse: Cook 1 [4780] (      -      )
         Spouse: Mark Woodard [8910] (1844-1908)
           Marr: 21 Oct 1874 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada


4 F Isabella J Beecroft [5487]

           Born: 8 Mar 1849 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Apr 1922 - Lambton, Ontario, Canada
         Buried:  - Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
FamilySearch ID: MVM2-FMK
Find A Grave ID: 167739609
         Spouse: William Cook [16893] (1831-      )
           Marr: 27 Sep 1868 - Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada


5 M George Edward Beecroft [4773] 1

           Born: 5 Feb 1851 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Aug 1940 - Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada


         Buried: 7 Aug 1940 - Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada 3
FamilySearch ID: LB3K-RDY
Find A Grave ID: 40781757
         Spouse: Eliza Mary McKenchnie [7084] (1851-1894)
           Marr: 20 Mar 1878 - Glenelg Township, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
         Spouse: Almena Adelaid McLean [7090] (1869-1902)
           Marr: 21 Aug 1895 - Markdale, Artemesia Township, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
         Spouse: Mary Jane Turner [16892] (1871-      )
           Marr: 28 Sep 1921 - Markdale, Artemesia Township, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada


6 M James Hood Beecroft [4774] 1

           Born: 1853
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9H5R-2KB
         Spouse: Agnes Hill [9013] (1857-      )
           Marr: 22 Mar 1892 - Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada


7 M Thomas Henry Beecroft [4776] 1

           Born: 25 Feb 1855 - Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 1947 - Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
         Buried:  - Trinity United Church Cemetery, Collingwood, Simcoe Co, Ontario, Canada
FamilySearch ID: L8QB-DSP
Find A Grave ID: 214067391
         Spouse: Rebecca Jane Dewsbury [12137] (1870-      )
           Marr: 11 Dec 1912 - Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada


8 M John Beecroft [6936]

           Born: 1857 - Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 1941 - Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States 5


         Buried:  - Calvary Cemetery, Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: LV89-L2H
Find A Grave ID: 76181992
         Spouse: Theresa "Tessie" Batz [6937] (1867-1953)
           Marr: 23 May 1891 - Alpena Township, Alpena, Michigan, United States 6


9 M Edward Beecroft [4921] 7

           Born: 1859 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Aug 1923 7
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L15F-9DV



10 M Alfred Beecroft [5488]

           Born: 1862 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LV89-LPK



11 F Mary Beecroft [5489]

           Born: 3 Apr 1864 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jun 1880 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
         Buried:  - Batteau Hill Cemetery, Duntroon, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 3
FamilySearch ID: L448-N5V
Find A Grave ID: 96708909
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


12 M William Richard Beecroft [5490]

           Born: 9 Sep 1866 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jan 1897
         Buried:  - Batteau Hill Cemetery, Duntroon, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 3
FamilySearch ID: MVM2-JNK
Find A Grave ID: 96709006
         Spouse: Minnie Morley [16600] (1871-1912)
           Marr: 5 Jun 1895 - Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada


13 M Robert Beslin Beecroft [4777] 1

           Born: 16 Aug 1868 - Ontario, Canada 4
     Christened: 


           Died: 15 Aug 1932 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 4
         Buried: 1932 - Batteau Hill Cemetery, Duntroon, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 3 8
FamilySearch ID: LKW9-YNF
Find A Grave ID: 97199781
         Spouse: Sarah Ann McCullough 1 [4781] (1882-1959)
           Marr: 5 Jul 1911 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada


14 M Davidson Beecroft [5491]

           Born: 1871 - Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: Oct 1871
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MVM2-VHZ
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


15 M Benjamin Franklin Beecroft [4775] 1

           Born: 1 Sep 1872 - Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Aug 1932 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 9
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 3
FamilySearch ID: KWJ4-KLG
Find A Grave ID: 26286753
         Spouse: Jessie Mary Ann Jones [10998] (1882-1943)
           Marr: 1905



Death Notes: Husband - Edward Beecroft

Ontario Archive death record:
Reel 935-127, #026877-06
Edward Beacroft
Male, d: August 26, 1906, Lot 19, con. 8, Nottawasaga, age 88 years, married
b: England, farmer
Cause: Old Age
Informant: Dr. Shaw
August 30, 1906


Notes: Marriage (Mary Hood):

Simcoe County Marriages, 1842 - 1849
from MS 248 Reel 14, Vol 62, Simcoe Co, 1842-1858
pages 25 & 26

Edward BECROFT of Tecumseth & Mary FLOOD of Tosorontio, on December 24, 1844, by Proclamation, wtn: Richard BECROF T & Henry BECROFT, by William FRASER

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Sources


1 Canadian Ged.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Edward Beecroft, person ID LZPL-VYR.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 LDS, Ontario Deaths 1869-1947.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for John Beecroft, person ID LV89-L2H.

6 LDS, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925.

7 LDS.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Robert Beslin Beecroft, person ID LKW9-YNF.

9 http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca.


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