Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Joseph George Beecroft and Catherine Sophia Byrnes

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Husband Joseph George Beecroft [9052] ¹

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           Born: 24 May 1848 - St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 3 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 May 1911 - Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 2 4 5 6
         Buried:  - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 4 6
FamilySearch ID: MMHF-LNR

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         Father: Edward Beecroft [7264] (1799-1857) 7
         Mother: Corah Terry Maskey [7268] (1809-1881) 7

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       Marriage: 18 Jun 1874 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2 8

Events

• Event: The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Jan 1891. LAW REPORT
PARRAMATTA QUARTER SESSIONS.
Saturday, January 17.
(Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge McFarland.)
Joseph George Beacroft, charged with stealling a mare, the property of George E. Beacroft, of King's Bush, was sentenced to three months in Parramatta goal.

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Wife Catherine Sophia Byrnes [9114] ²

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           Born: 1840 - New South Wales, Australia 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Apr 1919 4 5
         Buried:  - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 4
FamilySearch ID: L8QL-J4M

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Children

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1 M George Edwin Beecroft [9192] ⁶

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           Born: 6 Oct 1876 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jul 1946 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 4 5 6
         Buried: 6 Jul 1946 - St Mary Magdalene Anglican Churchyard, Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 4 9
FamilySearch ID: LVXG-8NV

         Spouse: Lucy Alice Andrews 3 6 [9194] (1878-1974)
           Marr: 28 May 1898 - St Marys, New South Wales, Australia 3 6 10

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2 M William Henry Beecroft [9193] ⁶

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           Born: 1 Apr 1878 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jun 1906 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 5 6
 Cause of Death: of Phthisis
         Buried:  - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 4

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Death Notes: Husband - Joseph George Beecroft

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Mental Hospital

Sources

1 marycotter001@gmail.com, Cotters, Ruths, Kealys, Clancys, Lyalls, etc (http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=marycotter&id=I95300757&ti=5544).

2 dftgen60@gmail.com, None (rootsweb.com).

3 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

4 (http://www.stmarysregisters.com.au/stmarymagdalenechurch.htm).

5 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm).

6 graemedavidwilson@yahoo.com, Mr. Graeme WIlson (ancestry.com).

7 kaycwenborn@grapevine.net.au, Sait Cranston (ancestry.com).

8 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Penrith district, 3624/1874.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for George Edwin Beecroft, person ID LVXG-8NV.

10 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), St Marys district; 4132/1898.