Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Nicholas William Beecroft and Sarah Elizabeth Pepper

Husband Nicholas William Beecroft [15336] 

           Born: Jan 1865 - Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1937 - Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GDWD-1X8


         Father: Edwin Beecroft [6724] (1833-1867)
         Mother: Jane Simon [15333] (1835-1885)


       Marriage: Jul 1890 - Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Events

• He was born in 1865 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. Nicholas William Beecroft
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
Name:Nicholas William Beecroft
Event Type:Birth Registration
Event Place:Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Registration Quarter:Jan-Feb-Mar
County:Nottinghamshire
Registration Year:1865
Registration District:Southwell
Volume:7B
Affiliate Line Number:158.

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Nicholas W Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1871
Event Place:Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Lowdham, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England
Sub-District:Southwell
Enumeration District:12
Sex:Male
Age:6
Occupation:Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Son
Affiliate Image Identifier:GBC/1871/3533/0092

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Jane BeecroftHeadFemale34Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Mary E BeecroftDaughterFemale11Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Nicholas W BeecroftSonMale6Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Edwin BeecroftSonMale3Lowdham, Nottinghamshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Nicholas W Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1891
Event Place:Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):St Peter, Derbyshire, England
Event Place Note:Cockpit Hill
County:Derbyshire
Parish:St Peter
Ecclesiastical Parish:ST PETERS
Enumeration District:1
Registration District:Derby
Sex:Male
Age:26
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:Blacksmith
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Nottinghamshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Page Number:22
Registration Number:RG12
Piece/Folio:2727/ 14
Affiliate Record Type:Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:GBC/1891/2727/0029&parentid=GBC/1891/0018642762

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Nicholas W BeecroftHeadMale26Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah E BeecroftWifeFemale26Nottinghamshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Nicholson W Beetcroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:31 Mar 1901
Event Place:Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Derby, Derbyshire, England
Event Place Note:Whitecross Street
County:Derbyshire
Civil Parish:Derby
Ecclesiastical Parish:St Anne
Sub-District:Derby
Registration District:Derby
Sex:Male
Age:36
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:SHOEING GENERAL SMITH
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Schedule Type:63
Page Number:9
Piece/Folio:89

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Nicholson W BeetcroftHeadMale36Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Sarah E BeetcroftWifeFemale36Newark, Nottinghamshire
Kathleen A BeetcroftDaughterFemale6Mackworth, Derbyshire
Violet BeetcroftDaughterFemale4Derby, Derbyshire
Elsie H BeetcroftDaughterFemale1Derby, Derbyshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Nicholas William Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1911
Event Place:Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Derby, Derby, Derbyshire, England
County:Derbyshire
Parish:Derby
Sub-District:Derby
Sub-District Number:2
District Number:435
Enumeration District:54
Registration District:Derby
Sex:Male
Age:46
Marital Status:Married
Marital Status (Original):MARRIED
Occupation:BLACKSMITH
Industry:WHEELWRIGHT AND GENERAL
Number in Family:5
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):HEAD
Document Type:3
Schedule Type:154
Page Number:1
Registration Number:RG14
Piece/Folio:307
Affiliate Record Identifier:GBC/1911/RG14/20925/0307/1

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Nicholas William BeecroftHeadMale46Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Sarah Elizabeth BeecroftWifeFemale46Newark, Nottinghamshire
Violet BeecroftDaughterFemale14Derby
Elsie Harriett BeecroftDaughterFemale11Derby
Edith Mary BeecroftDaughterFemale7Derby.

• He died in 1937 in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Nicholas W Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
Name:Nicholas W Beecroft
Event Type:Death
Event Date:1937
Event Place:Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Derbyshire
Age:72
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Volume:7B
Affiliate Line Number:51.


Wife Sarah Elizabeth Pepper [15337] 

           Born: Apr 1864 - Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1933 - Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GFJM-Q2Z

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1881 in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom. Name:Sarah Elizabeth Pepper
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1881
Event Place:Kensington, London,Middlesex, England
Registration District:Kensington
Residence Note:Holland Park Terrace
Sex:Female
Age:16
Marital Status:Single
Marital Status (Original):Single
Occupation:House Parlormaid
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:Servant
Page Number:2
Registration Number:RG11
Piece/Folio:26/13

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Alice Amelia MooreHeadFemale37East Woodbury, Hampshire, England
Henry O Hara MooreSonMale5Marylebone, Middlesex, England
John O Hara MooreSonMale3Kensington, Middlesex, England
Sarah Ann CollinsServantFemale66Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Alice Harriet CoxServantFemale27Riverhead, Kent, England
Sarah Elizabeth PepperServantFemale16Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1891 in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Sarah E Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1891
Event Place:Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):St Peter, Derbyshire, England
Event Place Note:Cockpit Hill
County:Derbyshire
Parish:St Peter
Ecclesiastical Parish:ST PETERS
Enumeration District:1
Registration District:Derby
Sex:Female
Age:26
Marital Status:Married
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Nottinghamshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Page Number:22
Registration Number:RG12
Piece/Folio:2727/ 14
Affiliate Record Type:Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:GBC/1891/2727/0029&parentid=GBC/1891/0018642763

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Nicholas W BeecroftHeadMale26Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah E BeecroftWifeFemale26Nottinghamshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1901 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Sarah E Beetcroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:31 Mar 1901
Event Place:Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Derby, Derbyshire, England
Event Place Note:Whitecross Street
County:Derbyshire
Civil Parish:Derby
Ecclesiastical Parish:St Anne
Sub-District:Derby
Registration District:Derby
Sex:Female
Age:36
Marital Status:Married
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Newark, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Schedule Type:63
Page Number:9
Piece/Folio:89

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Nicholson W BeetcroftHeadMale36Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Sarah E BeetcroftWifeFemale36Newark, Nottinghamshire
Kathleen A BeetcroftDaughterFemale6Mackworth, Derbyshire
Violet BeetcroftDaughterFemale4Derby, Derbyshire
Elsie H BeetcroftDaughterFemale1Derby, Derbyshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1911 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Sarah Elizabeth Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1911
Event Place:Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Derby, Derby, Derbyshire, England
County:Derbyshire
Parish:Derby
Sub-District:Derby
Sub-District Number:2
District Number:435
Enumeration District:54
Registration District:Derby
Sex:Female
Age:46
Marital Status:Married
Marital Status (Original):MARRIED
Number in Family:5
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Newark, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):WIFE
Document Type:3
Schedule Type:154
Page Number:1
Registration Number:RG14
Piece/Folio:307
Affiliate Record Identifier:GBC/1911/RG14/20925/0307/2

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Nicholas William BeecroftHeadMale46Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Sarah Elizabeth BeecroftWifeFemale46Newark, Nottinghamshire
Violet BeecroftDaughterFemale14Derby
Elsie Harriett BeecroftDaughterFemale11Derby
Edith Mary BeecroftDaughterFemale7Derby.

Children
1 F Kathleen Annie Beecroft [15338] 

           Born: 17 Dec 1894 - Mackworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom 2
     Christened: 20 Jan 1895 - Mackworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom 2
           Died: 3 Jun 1981 - Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GFN1-514






2  F  Violet Beecroft [15339]





           Born: Oct 1896 - Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1922 - Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GFJM-M8F








3  F  Elsie Harriet Beecroft [15340]





           Born: Jan 1900 - Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1919 - Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GFJM-74F








4  F  Edith Mary Beecroft [15341]





           Born: 1904 - Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GFN1-P4J











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Sources




1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah Elizabeth Pepper, person ID GFJM-Q2Z. 

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 Kathleen Annie Beecroft, person ID GFN1-514. 







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