Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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John Beecroft and Hannah Dobby

Husband John Beecroft [12461] 

           Born: 1853 - Dacre Bank, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jul 1914 - Dacre Bank, Yorkshire, England



         Buried:  - Providence United Reformed Churchyard, Dacre, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: GD2H-MX3


         Father: Charles Beecroft [2219] (1821-1875)
         Mother: Anna [12460] (1830/1831-      )


       Marriage: 1883 - Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1861 in Dacre Bank, Yorkshire, England. Name:
John Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Dacre, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Dacre
Registration District:
Pateley Bridge
Residence Note:
Hill Top
Gender:
Male
Age:
8
Occupation:
Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):
1853
Birthplace:
Dacre, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
Page Number:
10
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3195 / 6
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3195/00368A&parentid=GBC/1861/0016728580
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Charles BeecroftHeadMale39Dacre, Yorkshire
Ann BeecroftWifeFemale29Borough Bridge, Yorkshire
Sarah BeecroftDaughterFemale9Dacre, Yorkshire
John BeecroftSonMale8Dacre, Yorkshire
Mary BeecroftDaughterFemale4Dacre Banks, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Dacre Bank, Yorkshire, England. Name:
John Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Dacre, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Pateley Bridge
Gender:
Male
Age:
28
Marital Status:
Single
Marital Status (Original):
Single
Occupation:
Farm Labourer
Birth Year (Estimated):
1853
Birthplace:
Dacre, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Brother In Law
Page Number:
13
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4316/10
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361719/00029&parentid=GBC/1881/0019927674
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William HaxbyHeadMale29Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England
Sarah HaxbyWifeFemale29Dacre, Yorkshire, England
John C HaxbySonMale3Norwood, Yorkshire, England
John BeecroftBrother In LawMale28Dacre, Yorkshire, England
Joseph BeecroftBrother In LawMale12Dacre, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth A BeecroftSister In LawFemale8Dacre, Yorkshire, Engla.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
John Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Dacre
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Dacre Holy Trinity
Sub-District:
Dacre Banks
Registration District:
Pateley Bridge
Gender:
Male
Age:
47
Occupation:
STONE QUARRYMAN
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1854
Birthplace:
Dacre, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
4
Page Number:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale47Dacre, Yorkshire
Hannah BeecroftWifeFemale43Dacre, Yorkshire
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale20Dacre, Yorkshire
Alice BeecroftDaughterFemale20Dacre, Yorkshire
Jane E BeecroftDaughterFemale16Dacre, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
John Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Dacre
Sub-District:
Dacre Banks
Sub-District Number:
4
District Number:
486
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Pateley Bridge
Gender:
Male
Age:
57
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Occupation:
QUARRYMAN STONE
Number in Family:
5
Birth Year (Estimated):
1854
Birthplace:
Dacre, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Schedule Type:
33
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
65
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/25836/0065/1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale57Dacre, Yorkshire
Hannah BeecroftWifeFemale52Dacre, Yorkshire
Mary Ann BeecroftDaughterFemale30Dacre, Yorkshire
Jane Elizabeth BeecroftDaughterFemale26Dacre, Yorkshire
George Robert LloydBoarderMale33Hummanbing, Yorkshire.

• He died in 1914 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. John Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
John Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year:
1914
Registration District:
Pateley Bridge
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Age:
61
Birth Year (Estimated):
1853
Volume:
9A
Affiliate Line Number:
143.


Wife Hannah Dobby [13384] 

           Born: 1858 - Heyshaw, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 8 Feb 1859 - Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
           Died: 10 Oct 1935 - Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom



         Buried:  - Providence United Reformed Churchyard, Dacre, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: LYMM-21Q


         Father: Thomas Dobby [14250] (1823-1899)
         Mother: Mary Ann Downs [14251] (1833-1903)


Children
1 F Alice Beecroft [12466] 

           Born: 1880 - Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LYM4-25Z

         Spouse: Charles Henry Johnson [14249] (1881-      )

2 F Mary Ann Beecroft [12462] 

           Born: Sep 1880
     Christened: 
           Died: 1961
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LT1W-D5Q

         Spouse: Henry "Harry" Newbould [12463] (1883-1965)
           Marr: 1912 - Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

3 F Jane Elizabeth Beecroft [12465] 

           Born: 1885 - Dacre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LYM4-63G









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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 29 Nov 2025), entry for Hannah Dobby, person ID LYMM-21Q. 







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