Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

George Beecroft and unknown

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Husband George Beecroft [12541]

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           Born: 
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FamilySearch ID: M5X4-89X

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Wife unknown [7375]

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           Born: 
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           Died: Jul 1779 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 4R6W-LLX

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Children

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1 F Mary Beecroft [19338] ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 2 May 1737 - Goldsborough By Knaresborough, York, England 2
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M5X4-WWG

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2 M George Beecroft [5822]

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           Born: 1739 - England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 22 Aug 1739 - Otley, Yorkshire, England
           Died: 8 Feb 1820 - England, United Kingdom

         Buried: 13 Feb 1820 - All Saints Churchyard, Otley, Yorkshire, England 3
FamilySearch ID: LB6N-H6F
Find A Grave ID: 80336511

         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betty" Skirrow [5823] (1748-1812)
           Marr: 25 Mar 1775 - Saint Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England 1 4

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3 F Jane Beecroft [12540]

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           Born: 1749
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: MV7Z-D21

         Spouse: John Butler [12538] (1738-1826)
           Marr: 17 Apr 1772 - Church of Leeds, York, England

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Death Notes: Wife - unknown

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Beecroft, George York
1779, July His mother d. He was of the firm of Beecroft and Butler Ironworks Kirkstall - forge nr. Leeds.

Sources

1 Rochester Wills - Reg III (Located in London at the Society of Genealogists Library
fo:158d (Som:Horesc)).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 1 Dec 2025), entry for George Beecroft, person ID M5X4-89X.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).