Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Luke Beecroft and Faith Bell

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Husband Luke Beecroft [5813]

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           Born: 1767
     Christened: 4 Mar 1767 - Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 20 Dec 1835 - Menwith with Darley, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
         Buried: 23 Dec 1835 - St. Thomas Becket Churchyard, Hampsthwait, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: KNCY-KP8
Find A Grave ID: 253063637

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         Father: John Beecroft [6635] (1725-1798)
         Mother: Ann Hardcastle [6636] (1728-1802)

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       Marriage: 1 Nov 1807 - Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2

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Wife Faith Bell [17227]

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           Born: 1769 - Birstwith, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 4 Dec 1769 - Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
           Died: 5 Oct 1855 - Thornthwaite, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
         Buried:  - St. Thomas Becket Churchyard, Hampsthwait, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: GHYH-J8B
Find A Grave ID: 253063598

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Children

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1 M John Beecroft [17230]

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           Born: 8 Aug 1808 - Dacre, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 4 Sep 1808 - Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 4
           Died: 7 Jul 1832 - Menwith with Darley, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
         Buried:  - St. Thomas Becket Churchyard, Hampsthwait, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: MT7F-N33
Find A Grave ID: 253063661

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2 F Betty Beecroft [17228]

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           Born: 1811 - Dacre, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 6 Apr 1817 - Thornthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 5
           Died: 19 Aug 1882 - Thornthwaite, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
         Buried:  - St. Saviour Churchyard, Thornthwaite, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: MRXT-NSN
Find A Grave ID: 221777121

         Spouse: Robert Houseman [17229] (1806-1865)
           Marr: 8 Sep 1835 - Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Sources

1 George Edward Weddall, The Register of the Parish Church of Brantingham, East Yorkshire, 1653-1812. (http://books.google.com/books?id=jCgEAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA361&dq=Burnsall+Beecroft+OR+Beacroft+OR+Becroft+OR+Becraft+OR+Beacraft+OR+Beecraft&lr=&num=50&as_brr=1&ei=DqA4SL3PKouOywTW0pSCBQ#PRA2-PA170,M1), Luke son of John Beecroft farm. bap. March ye 4th (1767), page 266.

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 Luke Beecroft, person ID KNCY-KP8.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Faith Bell, person ID GHYH-J8B.

4 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 MT7F-N33.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Betty Beecroft, person ID MRXT-NSN.