Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Frederick Septimus Beecroft and Julia Porter

Husband Frederick Septimus Beecroft [6560] 

           Born: Nov 1858 - England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 22 Apr 1859 - Farnborough, Kent, England
           Died: 9 Jan 1931 - Queens, New York, United States
         Buried:  - Flushing, Queens, New York, United States 1 2
FamilySearch ID: GS1M-6YQ
Find A Grave ID: 194194283


         Father: William Henry Beecroft [6564] (1819-1877)
         Mother: Anna Matilda Chapman [8484] (1820-1893)


       Marriage: 1876 - England, United Kingdom 2

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Carshalton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. name: Frederick Beecroft
event: Census
event date: 1871
gender: Male
age: 12
relationship to head of household: Son
birthplace: Holborn, Middlesex
record type: Household
registration district: Epsom
sub-district: Carshalton
event parish: Carshalton
county: Surrey
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self William H Beecroft M 52 Keston, Kent
wife Matilda Beecroft F 51 Keston, Kent
son William Beecroft M 17 Keston, Kent
son Frederick Beecroft M 12 Holborn, Middlesex
son Howard Beecroft M 8 Kent
son Arthur Beecroft M 14 Kent.

• Immigrated: 1880.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States. Frederick Beecroft, age 23, born ENG, Clerk in Store; Julia, wife, age 25, born ENG, Keeping House; Felix W, son, age 2, born ENG; Gertrude F, dau, age 1, born ENG.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Queens, Queens Co, NY. Fredrick Becroft, head, b Nov 1858, age 41, married 24 years, born England, immigrated 1882, publisher; wife Julia, b Jan 1857,a ge 43, (5 children, 4 living), born England, immigrated 1882; son Felix, b Oct 1879, age 20, single, born England, immigrated 1882, clerk in book st; dau Gertrude, b Oct 1880, age 19, single, born England, immigrated 1882; dau Minnie, b May 1881, age 18, single, born NY; dau Florance, b April 1897, age 3, born NY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Queens, Queens Co, NY. Ward 3
Frederick Beecroft, age 52y, born England, immigrated 1880; wife Julia, age 52y, born England, immigrated 1880; dau Florena C, age 12y, born NY; Mary Malanoska, age 25y, born Russia, immigrated 1909.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Queens, New York, United States. Frederick S Beecroft, born abt 1859; wife Julia, 1859; Florence C, 1899.

• He died on 9 Jan 1931. Surname Given Name Age Month Day Year Certificate
Number County Soundex

Beecroft Frederick 72 y Jan 9 1931 354 Queens B261.

• His obituary was published in The New York Times on 10 Jan 1931. FS BEECROFT IS DEAD, EDITOR OF DICTIONARY; One of the Century Company Founders, With Firm 20 Years, Was 72 Years Old.

Frederick Septimus Beecroft, one of the founders of the Century Company and an editor of the Century Dictionary, died on Thursday at his home, ...

• His obituary was published in the New York Times on 10 Jan 1931. 11 at 11 A. M. BEECROFT-At Flushing. N. Y., on Frtday, Jan. 9. 1931, Frederick S., beloved husband of 8 and father of Mra. James P. Cooke and Miss Florence ...

• His obituary was published in the New York Times on 11 Jan 1931. Frederick S., beloved hus j band of Julia Beecroft and father of Mra. Tames P. Cootie and 3tiss Florence Beecrott, in the seventy-third year of his age. ...


Wife Julia Porter [6561] 

           Born: Jan 1857 - England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jan 1945 - Queens, New York, United States
         Buried:  - Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens Co, NY 1
FamilySearch ID: GS1M-Q2X
Find A Grave ID: 194194284

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States. Frederick Beecroft, age 23, born ENG, Clerk in Store; Julia, wife, age 25, born ENG, Keeping House; Felix W, son, age 2, born ENG; Gertrude F, dau, age 1, born ENG.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Queens, Queens Co, NY. Fredrick Becroft, head, b Nov 1858, age 41, married 24 years, born England, immigrated 1882, publisher; wife Julia, b Jan 1857,a ge 43, (5 children, 4 living), born England, immigrated 1882; son Felix, b Oct 1879, age 20, single, born England, immigrated 1882, clerk in book st; dau Gertrude, b Oct 1880, age 19, single, born England, immigrated 1882; dau Minnie, b May 1881, age 18, single, born NY; dau Florance, b April 1897, age 3, born NY.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Queens, Queens Co, NY. Ward 3
Frederick Beecroft, age 52y, born England, immigrated 1880; wife Julia, age 52y, born England, immigrated 1880; dau Florena C, age 12y, born NY; Mary Malanoska, age 25y, born Russia, immigrated 1909.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Queens, New York, United States. Frederick S Beecroft, born abt 1859; wife Julia, 1859; Florence C, 1899.

• She died on 1 Jan 1945. Surname Given Name Age Month Day Year Certificate
Number County Soundex

Beecroft Julia 85 y Jan 1 1945 97 Queens B261.

Children
1 F Gertrude Frances Beecroft [6563] 3 

           Born: 15 Oct 1878 - England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Dec 1931 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States 3
         Buried:  - Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens Co, NY 1
FamilySearch ID: GS1M-9XH
Find A Grave ID: 193012108

         Spouse: James Pennoyer Cooke Lieut. Col. [8648] (1879-1959)
           Marr: 30 Jun 1904 - Queens, New York, United States 3

2 M Felix W Beecroft [6562] 

           Born: Oct 1879 - England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Feb 1910 - Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
         Buried:  - Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens Co, NY 1
FamilySearch ID: GWM8-SFD
Find A Grave ID: 194194247






3  F  Minnie Adelaide Beecroft [10900] 4





           Born: May 1881 - Queens, New York, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GWM8-84Z



         Spouse: James Dudley Wells 5 [17568] (1875-1960)
           Marr: 22 Apr 1908 - Queens, New York, United States 5






4  F  Florance C Beecroft [8647]





           Born: 29 Apr 1897 - Flushing, Queens, New York, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1996 6
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GWMZ-5ZB



         Spouse: Drew V Trimmer [8649] (      -1954)
           Marr: 14 Jun 1924 6









Christening Notes: Husband - Frederick Septimus Beecroft



Name: Frederick Septimus Beecroft
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 22 Apr 1859
Baptism/Christening Place: FARNBOROUGH,KENT,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 
Birthplace: 
Death Date: 
Name Note: 
Race: 
Father's Name: William Henry Beecroft
Father's Birthplace: 
Father's Age: 
Mother's Name: Anna Matilda
Mother's Birthplace: 
Mother's Age: 
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C13131-2
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 992462
Reference Number:


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Sources




1
Findagrave.com.

2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Frederick Septimus Beecroft, person ID GS1M-6YQ. 

3
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Gertrude Florence Putnam Beecroft, person ID GS1M-9XH. 

4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Minnie Beecroft, person ID GWM8-84Z. 

5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Minnie Adelaide Beecroft, person ID GWM8-84Z. 

6
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Florance C Beecroft, person ID GWMZ-5ZB. 







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