Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Mortimer and Mary Beecroft

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Husband William Mortimer [7285] ¹

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           Born: 28 Aug 1799 - York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 3 Sep 1799 - St Sampson, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
           Died: Jul 1882
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MGC5-SBP
Find A Grave ID: 256962793

       Marriage: 30 Jan 1826 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1

Events

• Directory: General Directory of Kingston-upon-Hull and York 1851, 1851. Mortimer, William, boot and shoe maker, 45 Portland street in 1851.

• He appeared on the England census on 7 Apr 1861 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. 5 Portland St; aged 61, Commercial Traveller, b York.

• He appeared on the England census on 2 Apr 1871 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. 49 Portland St; aged 71, widower, hawker of small wares, born York.

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Wife Mary Beecroft [7273] ¹

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           Born: 13 Jan 1799 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 16 Jan 1799 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 18 Nov 1863 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
 Cause of Death: Disease of the heart
         Buried: 21 Nov 1863 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
FamilySearch ID: MG85-QKZ
Find A Grave ID: 256962580

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         Father: James Beecroft [7269] (1770-1842) 1
         Mother: Mary Whitehead [7270] (1771-1834) 1

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Events

• She was born on 13 Jan 1799 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary Beecroft
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:
Mary Beecroft
Event Type:
Birth
Event Date:
13 Jan 1799
Event Place:
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Event Place (Original):
Hull, York, England
Gender:
Female
Father's Name:
James Beecroft
Mother's Name:
Mary Beecroft.

• She was baptized on 16 Jan 1799 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary Beecroft
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977

Name:
Mary Beecroft
Event Type:
Baptism
Christening Date:
16 Jan 1799
Christening Place:
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
Father's Name:
James Beecroft
Mother's Name:
Mary Beecroft.

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Children

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Death Notes: Wife - Mary Beecroft

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3. 1863 Nov 21 Mary Mortimer, w of William Mortimer, Cordwainer, Portland At, 64, Disease of the heart. Hereinafter cited as Hull Central Monument Inscriptions.

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Burial Notes: Wife - Mary Beecroft

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East Yorkshire Family History Society, compiler, Hull Central (Spring Bank) Monumental Inscriptions (n.p.: n.pub.), Also, Mary the beloved wife of William Mortimer who died November 18th 1863 age 64 years. Them also which sleep in Jesus. Will God bring them to him.

Sources

1 andycoates99@hotmail.com, andy coates genealogy (ancestry.com).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for William Mortimer, person ID MGC5-SBP.