Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Edward Beecher Beecroft

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Husband Edward Beecher Beecroft [14531]

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           Born: 16 Mar 1893 - Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 1978 - Sunderland, Durham, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G3R3-K46

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         Father: John Beecroft [8798] (1863-      )
         Mother: Catherine Thursby Smithson [14530] (1860-1934) 1

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Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Edward B Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County:
Durham
Civil Parish:
Hetton Le Hole
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Hetton Le Hole St Nicholas
Sub-District:
Hetton Le Hole
Registration District:
Houghton Le Spring
Gender:
Male
Age:
8
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Birth Year (Estimated):
1893
Birthplace:
Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Schedule Type:
276
Page Number:
45
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale38Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Catherine BeecroftWifeFemale41Easington Lane, Durham
Edward B BeecroftSonMale8Hetton Le Hole, Durham
William BeecroftSonMale5Hetton Le Hole, Durham.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Edward Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County:
Durham
Parish:
Hetton Le Hole
Sub-District:
Hetton Le Hole
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
553
Enumeration District:
3
Registration District:
Houghton Le Spring
Gender:
Male
Age:
18
Marital Status:
Single
Marital Status (Original):
SINGLE
Occupation:
COLLIERY BLACKSMITH
Number in Family:
6
Birth Year (Estimated):
1893
Birthplace:
Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Schedule Type:
24
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
47
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/30074/0047/3
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale47Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Catherine BeecroftWifeFemale51Easington Lane, Durham
Edward BeecroftSonMale18Hetton Le Hole, Durham
William BeecroftSonMale15Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Elsie SmithsonNieceFemale10Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Margaret SmithsonMother-in-lawFemale81Jarrow On Tyne, Durham.

• Military: World War I, 1915, Durham, England, United Kingdom. Edward Beecher Beecroft
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

Name:
Edward Beecher Beecroft
Event Type:
Military Service
Event Date:
1915
Event Year:
1915
Residence Place:
, Durham, England
Age:
21
Military Company/Regiment:
Royal Field Artillery
Military Regiment:
64059
Battalion:
No 1st Depot
Birth Date:
1894
Birth Year (Estimated):
1894
Birthplace:
Durham, Durham, England.

• He died in 1978 in Sunderland, Durham, England. Edward Beecher Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Edward Beecher Beecroft
Event Type:
Death Registration
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1978
Registration District:
Sunderland
County:
Durham
Event Place:
Sunderland, Durham, England
Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969):
16 Mar 1893
Volume:
2
Affiliate Line Number:
133.

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Wife

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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Children

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Catherine Smithson, person ID 9VQ9-P29.