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, CanadaEvents
• 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
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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
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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
.• 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
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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: 215968473Spouse: 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: 183914703Spouse: 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: 167739609Spouse: 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: 40781757Spouse: Eliza Mary McKenchnie [7084] (1851-1894) Marr: 20 Mar 1878 - Glenelg Township, Grey Co, Ontario, CanadaSpouse: Almena Adelaid McLean [7090] (1869-1902) Marr: 21 Aug 1895 - Markdale, Artemesia Township, Grey Co, Ontario, CanadaSpouse: 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-2KBSpouse: 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: 214067391Spouse: 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: 76181992Spouse: 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: 96708909Spouse: 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: 96709006Spouse: 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: 97199781Spouse: 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-VHZSpouse: 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: 26286753Spouse: 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
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.
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