Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Herbert Beecroft and Edith Hannah Pennington

Husband Herbert Beecroft [14278] 







           Born: 8 Feb 1879 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jan 1955
         Buried:  - Fewston Cemetery, Blubberhouses, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: GNG7-95W
Find A Grave ID: 51030032







         Father: Stephen Beecroft [14275] (1845-1915)
         Mother: Sarah Annie Chapman [14276] (1851-Bef 1911)








       Marriage: 8 Jan 1908 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom



Events

•  He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Herbert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
2
Marital Status:
Single
Marital Status (Original):
Single
Occupation:
Farmers Son
Birth Year (Estimated):
1879
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
11
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4335/9
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361724/00623&parentid=GBC/1881/0020011668
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen Jr BeecroftHeadMale35Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale30Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Margaret M BeecroftDaughterFemale5Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Herbert BeecroftSonMale2Fewston, Yorkshire, England. 

•  He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Herbert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Place Note:
Toad Hole
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Fewston
Ecclesiastical Parish:
FEWSTON
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
12
Occupation:
Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):
1879
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3526/ 4
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3526/0009&parentid=GBC/1891/0024307657
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale45Yorkshire, England
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale40Yorkshire, England
Margaret M BeecroftDaughterFemale15Yorkshire, England
Herbert BeecroftSonMale12Yorkshire, England. 

•  He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Herbert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Fewston
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Fewston
Sub-District:
Fewston
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
22
Occupation:
POSTMAN
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Birth Year (Estimated):
1879
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
14
Page Number:
2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale55Fewston, Yorkshire
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale50Tadcaster, Yorkshire
Herbert BeecroftSonMale22Fewston, Yorkshire. 

•  He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Herbert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Fewston
Sub-District:
Fewston
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
491
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
32
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Occupation:
FARMER AND POSTMAN
Industry:
POST OFFICE
Number in Family:
4
Birth Year (Estimated):
1879
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Schedule Type:
1
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
1
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/25988/0001/1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Herbert BeecroftHeadMale32Fewston, Yorkshire
Edith Hannah BeecroftWifeFemale24Fewston, Yorkshire
Francis Herbert BeecroftSonMale1Fewston, Yorkshire
Florence Ann TomlinsonVisitorFemale34Ilkley, Yorkshire. 






Wife Edith Hannah Pennington [14279]











           Born: 3 Apr 1887 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Nov 1962
         Buried:  - Fewston Cemetery, Blubberhouses, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: GNGQ-5WZ
Find A Grave ID: 51030084



Events

•  She appeared on the England census in 1911 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Edith Hannah Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Fewston
Sub-District:
Fewston
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
491
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Female
Age:
24
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Number in Family:
4
Birth Year (Estimated):
1887
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Schedule Type:
1
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
1
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/25988/0001/2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Herbert BeecroftHeadMale32Fewston, Yorkshire
Edith Hannah BeecroftWifeFemale24Fewston, Yorkshire
Francis Herbert BeecroftSonMale1Fewston, Yorkshire
Florence Ann TomlinsonVisitorFemale34Ilkley, Yorkshire. 

Marriage Events

•  Marriage: 1908, Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Herbert Beecroft
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005

Name:Herbert Beecroft
Event Type:Marriage
Event Place:Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England
Registration District:Wharfedale
County:Yorkshire
Registration Quarter:Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:1908
Volume:9A
Affiliate Line Number:277
Possible Spouse:Lucy Ellen Bellwood
Possible Spouse:John William Harrison
Possible Spouse:Edith Hannah Pennington. 




Children

1  M  Francis Herbert Beecroft [14280]











           Born: 30 May 1909 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 1972 - Claro, Yorkshire, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GNGQ-5W8



         Spouse: Catherine Cecelia "Kitty" Parks [14791] (1910-      )






2  M  Stephen Pennington Beecroft [14565]





           Born: 18 Dec 1911 - Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
     Christened: 26 May 1912 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GGWQ-MSS



         Spouse: Margaret Winnifred Rayner [14566] (1920-      )
           Marr: 28 Oct 1944 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom









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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 Herbert Beecroft, person ID GNG7-95W. 

2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Stephen Pennington Beecroft, person ID GGWQ-MSS. 







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