Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Edward Beecroft and Mary Bushell

Husband Edward Beecroft [9043] 1 

           Born: 30 May 1827 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 1 2
     Christened: 15 Jul 1827 - Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 1
           Died: 8 May 1880 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 3
         Buried: May 1880 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 4 5
FamilySearch ID: K1VG-8SN
Find A Grave ID: 155623125


         Father: Edward Beecroft [7264] (1799-1857) 6
         Mother: Corah Terry Maskey [7268] (1809-1881) 6


       Marriage: 3 Jun 1846 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 7

Wife Mary Bushell [9056] 1 

           Born: 29 Dec 1829 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 1
     Christened: 7 Feb 1830 - St. John's, Wilberforce, NSW, Australia 1
           Died: 6 Mar 1904 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 1
         Buried: Mar 1904 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia
FamilySearch ID: KLGG-XPB
Find A Grave ID: 155623131

Events

• Her obituary was published in the Windsor & Richmond Gazette. http://www.gownewspaperindexes.com.au/wgaz0105.html

Obituary and Funeral Notices appeared in this paper.

Children
1 F Mary Ann Beecroft [9057] 1 8 

           Born: 11 Sep 1847 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 3 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Sep 1882 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 1 9
         Buried: 1882 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 5 9
Find A Grave ID: 155623569

         Spouse: William John (or James) Martin 1 [9058] (1840-1912)
           Marr: 23 May 1866 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 10

2 F Eliza Ellen Beecroft [9117] 9 

           Born: 23 Apr 1849 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 9
     Christened: 27 May 1849 - Church of England, , NSW, Australia 2
           Died: 1908 - St. Peters, NSW, Australia 9
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KLGG-XNN

         Spouse: Joseph Painter 9 [9118] (1849-1927)
           Marr: 11 Apr 1882 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 9 11

3 M George Horace Beecroft [9119] 

           Born: 2 Apr 1851 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 3
     Christened: 2 Apr 1851 - Church of England, Wilberforce, NSW, Australia 2
           Died: 11 May 1877 - Gunnedah, NSW, Australia



         Buried:  - Gunnedah General Cemetery, Gunnedah, NSW, Australia 12






4  M  Henry Edward Beecroft [9059] 13





           Born: 29 Jul 1853 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 9 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jul 1926 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 9 13
         Buried: Jul 1926 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 4 9
FamilySearch ID: KLGG-X62
Find A Grave ID: 155623127



         Spouse: Louisa Mills 13 [9060] (1855-1938)
           Marr: 17 May 1877 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 13 14






5  M  James Alexander Beecroft [9120] 2 9





           Born: 10 Feb 1856 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1932 - Charlestown, NSW, Australia 3 9
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KLGG-XF3



         Spouse: Edith Alice Attwood 9 [9121] (1858-      )
           Marr: 1892 - Newcastle, NSW, Australia 9 15






6  F  Sarah Beecroft [9122] 9





           Born: 14 Jul 1858 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Aug 1919 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 9
         Buried: 1919 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 5 9
FamilySearch ID: LZZL-3K7
Find A Grave ID: 155623747



         Spouse: David Salter 9 [9123] (1856-1923)
           Marr: 1877 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 9 16






7  M  Edward Lancelot Beecroft [9124] 2 9





           Born: 19 Mar 1862 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Apr 1862 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 9
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Did Not Marry






8  M  Charles Claude Beecroft [9067] 2 17





           Born: 29 Nov 1863 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 9 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jun 1924 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 9 17
         Buried: 1924 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 9
FamilySearch ID: KLGG-XV3
Find A Grave ID: 155623123



         Spouse: Clara Maria Izzard 17 [9068] (1865-1944)
           Marr: 1887 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 9 17 18






9  M  Edward Essington Beecroft [9125] 2 9





           Born: 11 Apr 1866 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Sep 1952 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 3 9
         Buried: 21 Sep 1952 - Wilberforce Cemetery, Wilberforce, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 5 9
FamilySearch ID: KP7H-78S
Find A Grave ID: 155623134



         Spouse: Edith Alice Robinson 19 [9130] (1869-1939)
           Marr: 1889 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 2 19 20






10  F  Evelyn Isabel Beecroft [9126] 9





           Born: 14 Oct 1869 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 2 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jan 1920 - Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia 9
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KLGG-XCB



         Spouse: George Thomas Bowman 9 [9127] (1862-1938)
           Marr: 15 Jun 1889 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 2 9 21






11  M  Marshall Nay Beecroft [9128] 4 9





           Born: 18 Apr 1873 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 3 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jun 1873 - Windsor, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia 9
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Did Not Marry






12  M  Edward Clare Beecroft [9348] 4





           Born: 27 Dec 1875 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1946
         Buried: 











Burial Notes: Husband - Edward Beecroft



Inscription on headstone reads "Sacred / TO / THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD BECROFT DIED ON THE 8TH OF MAY / 1880 AGED 53 YEARS / ALSO / Mary MARTIN / DIED ON THE 30TH OF SEPT / 1882 AGED 35 YEARS / Also MARY BECROFT / Dearly beloved wife of the above / DIED March 6th 1904 / AGED 74 YEARS."


Burial Notes: Wife - Mary Bushell



Inscription on headstone reads "Sacred / TO / THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD BECROFT DIED ON THE 8TH OF MAY / 1880 AGED 53 YEARS / ALSO / Mary MARTIN / DIED ON THE 30TH OF SEPT / 1882 AGED 35 YEARS / Also MARY BECROFT / Dearly beloved wife of the above / DIED March 6th 1904 / AGED 74 YEARS."


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