Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Gervas Beecroft and Ann Hopkins

Husband Gervas Beecroft [14763] 

           Born: 22 Dec 1779 - Tythby, Nottinghamshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 May 1853 - Camden Town, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
         Buried: 6 May 1853 - St. Martin-in-the-Fields Churchyard, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England 1
FamilySearch ID: 9NGK-YT4
Find A Grave ID: 256871095


         Father: Gervas Beecroft [8138] (1755-1835)
         Mother: Sarah Smith [14762] (1758-1813)


       Marriage: 1807 - Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Events

• He was born on 22 Dec 1779 in Cripplegate, London, England. Gervis Beecroft
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977

Name:Gervis Beecroft
Event Type:Birth
Birth Date:22 Dec 1779
Birthplace:Cripplegate, London
Father's Name:Gervis Beecroft
Mother's Name:Sarah Beecroft.

• He was born on 22 Dec 1779 in Tythby with Cropwell Butler, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Gervis Beecroft
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:Gervis Beecroft
Event Type:Birth
Event Date:22 Dec 1779
Event Place:Tythby with Cropwell Butler, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Tythby, Nottingham, England
Sex:Male
Father's Name:Gervis Beecroft
Mother's Name:Sarah Smith
Maternal Grandfather's Name:Henry Smith.

• He was born on 22 Dec 1779 in Tythby, Nottinghamshire, England. Gervis Beecroft
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977

Name:Gervis Beecroft
Event Type:Birth
Birth Date:22 Dec 1779
Birthplace:-, Tythby, Nottinghamshire
Father's Name:Gervis Beecroft
Mother's Name:Sarah Beecroft.

• He appeared on the England census in 1841 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. Name:Garvis Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1841
Event Place:Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Bermondsey, Surrey, England
County:Surrey
Parish:Bermondsey
Residence Note:Long Lane
Sex:Male
Age:60
Age (Original):60
Birth Year (Estimated):1781
Page Number:18
Registration Number:HO107
Piece/Folio:1047/33
Affiliate Record Type:Institution
Affiliate Image Identifier:GBC/1841/1047/0096&parentid=GBC/1841/0006092261

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Garvis BeecroftMale60
Ann BeecroftFemale50
William BeecroftMale30
James BeecroftMale17
Ebenezer BeecroftMale13.

• He appeared on the England census in 1851 in Saint Pancras, London, England. Name:Gervase Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1851
Event Place:Saint Pancras, Middlesex, England
Registration District:Saint Pancras
Residence Note:Queen Street
Sex:Male
Age:76
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:Retired Fish Dealer
Birth Year (Estimated):1775
Birthplace:Crondall, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Page Number:45
Registration Number:HO107
Piece/Folio:1497 / 98
Affiliate Record Type:Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4303512/00200&parentid=GBC/1851/0003584664

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Gervase BeecroftHeadMale76Crondall, Nottinghamshire
Ann BeecroftWifeFemale64St Mary, Nottinghamshire
William BeecroftSonMale40St Mary,
Mary Ann BeecroftDaughterFemale35Bermondsey.

• He died on 6 May 1853 in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. Gervas Beecroft
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Name:Gervas Beecroft
Event Type:Burial
Event Date:6 May 1853
Event Place:Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):St. Martin, Middlesex, England
Sex:Unknown
Age:73
Birth Year (Estimated):1780
Spouse's Sex:Unknown.


Wife Ann Hopkins [14764] 

           Born: 1791 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jan 1875 - Camberwell, London, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - Camberwell Old Cemetery, Camberwell, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England 1
FamilySearch ID: 9NGK-YT5
Find A Grave ID: 218288225


         Father: Richard Hopkins [15808] (1760-      )
         Mother: Ann Elizabeth [15809] (1760-      )


Children
1 F Rebecca Beecroft [14785] 

           Born: 15 Mar 1809 - Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov 1828 - Bermondsey, Surrey, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MQTY-NF6






2  M  William Beecroft [14786]





           Born: 24 Mar 1811 - Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 19 Jul 1814 - Saint Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
           Died: 11 Oct 1851 - Southall, London Borough of Ealing, Greater London, England
         Buried:  - St. Martin-in-the-Fields Churchyard, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
FamilySearch ID: MQRL-XJS
Find A Grave ID: 256872314








3  M  John Beecroft [4935]





           Born: 24 Jan 1813 - London, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 15 Oct 1830 - S. Sepulchre, Middlesex, England
           Died: 19 Nov 1871 - Caradoc Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada 2
         Buried:  - Cook's United Cemetery, Strathroy-Caradoc, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada 1 2
FamilySearch ID: KJL6-JVX
Find A Grave ID: 183631804



         Spouse: Eliza Ann Mills [4940] (1819-1875)
           Marr: 8 Jul 1839 - St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada






4  F  Mary Beecroft [15762]





           Born: 
     Christened: 11 Mar 1813 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MQPZ-XPM








5  M  George Beecroft [15763]





           Born: 1815
     Christened: 29 May 1815 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 26 Jun 1874 - Riddings, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England
         Buried: 29 Jun 1874 - St. James' Churchyard, Riddings, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England
FamilySearch ID: MQ5Q-2MX
Find A Grave ID: 256869985



         Spouse: Rosanna "Hannah" Henstock [15764] (1810-1887)
           Marr: 18 Oct 1837 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom






6  F  Sarah Beecroft [14783]





           Born: 15 Oct 1815 - Bermondsey, Surrey, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 1886 - England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9NGK-YTS



         Spouse: Joseph Lundy [14784] (1818-1891)






7  M  Gervas Beecroft [15789]





           Born: 
     Christened: 29 Jun 1818 - Saint Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
           Died: 8 Apr 1819
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MQTY-H3P








8  F  Mary Ann Beecroft [15790]





           Born: 1 Jul 1819 - Bermondsey, Surrey, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9NGK-Y1Q








9  F  Ann Beecroft [15791]





           Born: 
     Christened: 29 May 1820 - Saint Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MQVM-YWP








10  M  James Beecroft [15792]





           Born: 11 Oct 1823 - London, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Dec 1897 - Camberwell, London, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 1 Jan 1898 - Camberwell Old Cemetery, Camberwell, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
FamilySearch ID: LBKV-B2Z
Find A Grave ID: 218310827



         Spouse: Louisa Hines [15798] (1827-1905)






11  M  Ebenezer Beecroft [15793]





           Born: 5 Nov 1827 - London, Bermondsey, Surrey, England
     Christened: 15 Oct 1830 - London, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 4 Jan 1868 - Saint George, Southwark, London, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LBKK-WTC



         Spouse: Sarah Cooper [15794] (1834-      )









Burial Notes: Wife - Ann Hopkins



Square 7, Grave 4486


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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 John Beecroft, person ID KJL6-JVX. 







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