Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Montague Alfred "Monty" Beecroft and Edna May Downes

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Husband Montague Alfred "Monty" Beecroft [9458] ¹

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           Born: 1910 - Hamilton, , NSW, Australia 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 May 1953 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 2
         Buried: 30 May 1953 - Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia 1 3
FamilySearch ID: GJBH-PPG
Find A Grave ID: 187092057

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         Father: Montague Edward Beecroft [9366] (1872-1938) 4
         Mother: Linda Elizabeth Isabel Trindall [9374] (1877-1951) 1 4

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Memoriam: The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Aug 1948. BEECROFT. - In loving memory of our dear dad, who passed away August 19, 1938. Inserted by his loving son, Monty, daughter-in-law Edna, grandchildren, Monty, Lance, and Shirley.

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Wife Edna May Downes [10228] ⁵

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           Born: 6 Nov 1910 - Elizabeth St, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Aug 1969 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 6
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GJBC-844

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Children

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1 M Montague William "Monty" Beecroft [10229]

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           Born: 1929 - Singleton, New South Wales, Australia 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Oct 1974 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 7
         Buried:  - Rookwood Catholic Cemeterys and Crematoria, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, NSW, Australia 8
FamilySearch ID: GJBH-1Z8

         Spouse: Merle May Mills [10417] (Abt 1932-      )
           Marr: 13 Nov 1948 - Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia 9

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2 M Lance Buckingham Beecroft [10230]

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           Born: 25 Mar 1931 - Glenisle, Ashfield, NSW, Australia 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Jun 1990 - Punchbowl, , Australia 10
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GJBC-61Q

         Spouse: Heather May [10399] (1934-1999)
           Marr: 3 Sep 1949 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 11

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3 F Shirley Beecroft [10231] (details suppressed for this person)

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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Burial Notes: Husband - Montague Alfred "Monty" Beecroft

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Zone C Anglican Section 12 Grave 3838-3839

Sources

1 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

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

3 Rookwood Anglican and General Cemeteries (http://rookwoodcemetery.com.au/).

4 jody@roylstonhouse.com.au, From Terrigal to beyond (rootsweb.com).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Edna, person ID GJBC-844.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Edna May Downes, person ID GJBC-844.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Montague William "Monty" Beecroft, person ID GJBH-1Z8.

8 Findagrave.com.

9 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Canterbury district; 25121/1948.

10 THE RYERSON INDEX

to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers (http://www.ryersonindex.org/).

11 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Lance Buckingham Beecroft, person ID GJBC-61Q.