Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Leonard Beecroft and Laura Holmes

Husband Leonard Beecroft [7469] 1 

           Born: 1877 - Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1922 - Stokesley, Yorkshire, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KJ2Z-GQ5


         Father: Lester Beecroft [7467] (1853-1907) 1
         Mother: Jane Ann King [7468] (1852-      )


       Marriage: 1898 - Stockton District, Yorkshire, England 1

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire North Riding, England
Registration District:
Northallerton
Residence Note:
North Street
Gender:
Male
Age:
4
Marital Status:
Single
Marital Status (Original):
Single
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
11
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4869/14
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4362204/00407&parentid=GBC/1881/0022709494
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Lester BeecroftHeadMale28Feinston, Yorkshire, England
Jane Ann BeecroftWifeFemale28Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England
Leonard BeecroftSonMale4Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England
John Wm BeecroftSonMale1Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Wales, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
OSMOTHERLY
Event Place Note:
West Side
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding)
Parish:
Osmotherly
Ecclesiastical Parish:
OSMOTHERLY
Enumeration District:
2
Registration District:
Northallerton
Gender:
Male
Age:
14
Occupation:
Grocers Apprentice
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
4
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
4026/ 10
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/4026/0020&parentid=GBC/1891/0027605880
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Lister BeecroftHeadMale38Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Jane A BeecroftWifeFemale38Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
Leonard BeecroftSonMale14Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
John Wm BeecroftSonMale11Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
Lavinia BeecroftDaughterFemale8Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
Harry L BeecroftSonMale4Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
Betsy K BeecroftDaughterFemale2Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England.

• He worked as a grocers apprentice in 1891.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England. Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Stockton upon Tees St Thomas, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County:
Durham
Civil Parish:
Stockton Upon Tees
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St James
Sub-District:
Stockton
Registration District:
Stockton
Gender:
Male
Age:
24
Occupation:
GROCERS ASSISTANT
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
210
Page Number:
39
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Leonard BeecroftHeadMale24Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Laura BeecroftWifeFemale27Stockton, Durham
Jane H BeecroftDaughterFemale2Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Lister BeecroftSonMale0Stockton, Durham
Wilkie HolmesBrother-In-LawMale22Stockton, Durham
Maria HolmesSister-In-LawFemale19Stockton, Durham.

• He worked as a grocers assistant in 1901.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England. Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County:
Durham
Parish:
Stockton On Tees
Sub-District:
Stockton
Sub-District Number:
1
District Number:
544
Enumeration District:
7
Registration District:
Stockton
Gender:
Male
Age:
34
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Occupation:
WAREHOUSEMAN
Industry:
WHOLESALE/CONFECT IONARY BOILER SWEETS
Number in Family:
7
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Schedule Type:
109
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
219
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/29553/0219/1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Leonard BeecroftHeadMale34Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Laura BeecroftWifeFemale36Stockton, Durham
Jane Nalmes BeecroftDaughterFemale12Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Lister BeecroftSonMale10Stockton, Durham
Margaretta BeecroftDaughterFemale8Stockton, Durham
William King BeecroftSonMale3Stockton, Durham
Doreen BeecroftDaughterFemale1Stockton, Durham.

• He appeared on the England census in 1916 in Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England. Leonard Beecroft
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Military Service
Event Date:
1916
Event Year:
1916
Age:
39
Military Company/Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers
Military Regiment:
30518
Birth Date:
1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England.

• Military: 1916, Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England. Leonard Beecroft
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Military Service
Event Date:
1916
Event Year:
1916
Age:
39
Military Company/Regiment:
Durham Light Infantry
Military Regiment:
54813
Battalion:
27th Battalion
Birth Date:
1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England.

• Military: 1916, Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England. Leonard Beecroft
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Military Service
Event Date:
1916
Event Year:
1916
Age:
39
Military Company/Regiment:
Durham Light Infantry
Military Regiment:
106521
Battalion:
24th Battalion
Birth Date:
1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England.

• Military: 1916, Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England. Leonard Beecroft
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Military Service
Event Date:
1916
Event Year:
1916
Age:
39
Military Company/Regiment:
Army Cyclist Corps
Military Regiment:
366998
Battalion:
Northern Cyclist Battalion
Birth Date:
1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England.

• Military: 1919, Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England. Leonard Beecroft
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Military Service
Event Date:
1919
Event Year:
1919
Age:
42
Military Company/Regiment:
Yorkshire Regiment
Military Regiment:
63747
Battalion:
13th (Service) Battalian
Birth Date:
1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England.

• He died in 1922 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England. Leonard Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Leonard Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1922
Registration District:
Stokesley
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Stokesley, Yorkshire, England
Age:
45
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Volume:
9D
Affiliate Line Number:
107.


Wife Laura Holmes [7475] 1 

           Born: 29 Mar 1874 - Stockton, Durham, England, United Kingdom 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KJ2Z-GQR

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1901 in Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England. Name:
Laura Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Stockton upon Tees St Thomas, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County:
Durham
Civil Parish:
Stockton Upon Tees
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St James
Sub-District:
Stockton
Registration District:
Stockton
Gender:
Female
Age:
27
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1874
Birthplace:
Stockton, Durham
Schedule Type:
210
Page Number:
39
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Leonard BeecroftHeadMale24Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Laura BeecroftWifeFemale27Stockton, Durham
Jane H BeecroftDaughterFemale2Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Lister BeecroftSonMale0Stockton, Durham
Wilkie HolmesBrother-In-LawMale22Stockton, Durham
Maria HolmesSister-In-LawFemale19Stockton, Durham.

• She worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties on an unknown date.

• She appeared on the England census in 1911 in Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England. Name:
Laura Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County:
Durham
Parish:
Stockton On Tees
Sub-District:
Stockton
Sub-District Number:
1
District Number:
544
Enumeration District:
7
Registration District:
Stockton
Gender:
Female
Age:
36
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Number in Family:
7
Birth Year (Estimated):
1875
Birthplace:
Stockton, Durham
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Schedule Type:
109
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
219
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/29553/0219/2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Leonard BeecroftHeadMale34Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Laura BeecroftWifeFemale36Stockton, Durham
Jane Nalmes BeecroftDaughterFemale12Osmotherley, Yorkshire
Lister BeecroftSonMale10Stockton, Durham
Margaretta BeecroftDaughterFemale8Stockton, Durham
William King BeecroftSonMale3Stockton, Durham
Doreen BeecroftDaughterFemale1Stockton, Durham.

Children
1 F Jane Nalmes Beecroft [7476] 1 

           Born: 1899 - Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G2FS-KYX






2  M  Lister Beecroft [7477] 1





           Born: 8 May 1900 - Stockton, Durham, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 27 May 1900 - Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England
           Died: 1992 - Central Cleveland, Durham, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KJ2Z-GQP



         Spouse: Olga Elizabeth Dennison 3 [17712] (1902-      )
           Marr: Sep 1926 - Stockton, Durham, England, United Kingdom 3






3  F  Margaretta Beecroft [14536]





           Born: 26 May 1902 4
     Christened: 19 Jun 1902 - St. James, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England 4
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L26B-1BF








4  M  William King Beecroft [14537]





           Born: 16 Jun 1907 - Stockton, Durham, England, United Kingdom 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Feb 1943 - Durham, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G2FS-KYN








5  F  Doreen Beecroft [14538]





           Born: 1910 - Stockton, Durham, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G2FS-5CC











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Sources




1
jehood@sympatico.ca, Hood Family (ancestry.com).

2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Laura Holmes, person ID KJ2Z-GQR. 

3
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Lister Beecroft, person ID KJ2Z-GQP. 

4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Margaretta Beecroft, person ID L26B-1BF. 

5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for William King Beecroft, person ID G2FS-KYN. 







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