Purley Belmore Australia Beecroft and Eda Willis
Husband Purley Belmore Australia Beecroft [9235] 1
Born: 10 Jan 1870 - Dunheved, NSW, Australia 1 2 Christened: Died: 3 Jun 1957 - Eastwood, , Australia 1 3 Buried: Jun 1957 - Penrith General Cemetery, Kingswood, Penrith City, New South Wales, Australia 4 5 FamilySearch ID: LWN4-KMQ Find A Grave ID: 220215711
Father: John James Beecroft [9046] (1833-1898) 6 Mother: Elizabeth Cupitt [9109] (1831-1909) 7
Marriage: 15 Oct 1891 - Springwood, New South Wales, Australia 1 8Events
• He worked as a farmer.
• His obituary was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 5 Jun 1957. Purley Belmore Australia Becroft, Death Notice, 3 Jun 1957, age 87, late of Eastwood.
Wife Eda Willis [9242] 1
Born: 24 Dec 1872 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 1 9 Christened: Died: 12 Jun 1914 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 Buried: 13 Jun 1914 - Penrith General Cemetery, Kingswood, Penrith City, New South Wales, Australia 4 FamilySearch ID: LC5F-TL1 Find A Grave ID: 220215624Events
• Memoriam: The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 Jun 1915. BEECROFT. - In loving memory of my dear sister, Eda Beecroft, who departed this life June 12, 1914, at Sydney, aged 42 years. Inserted by her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Price Jones, Bowral.
Children
1 F Eda Ann Elizabeth Beecroft [9243] 1
Born: 19 Oct 1892 - Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 1 2 10 Christened: Died: 3 Jul 1983 - Mangrove Mtn, , Australia 1 10 Buried: 1983 - Point Clare, NSW, Australia 1 FamilySearch ID: K817-V4RSpouse: Norton Septimus "John" Small 1 [9298] (1891-1956) Marr: 19 Feb 1923 - Ryde, NSW, Australia 1 10 11
2 F Emily Kezia Beecroft [9244] 1
Born: 30 Aug 1894 - Castlereagh, Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 12 Christened: Died: 12 Mar 1973 - Greenpark, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand 1 12 Buried: Mar 1973 - Springston, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand 1 FamilySearch ID: L618-1W2Spouse: John Edward Burnett Wix 1 [9297] (1896-1971) Marr: 5 Feb 1924 - New Zealand 1
3 M Albert Richard Willis Beecroft [9245] 1
Born: 27 Jan 1897 - Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 1 2 Christened: Died: 24 Mar 1971 - Blacktown, NSW, Australia 1 3 Buried: 1971 - Pine Grove Memorial Park, Eastern Creek, , Australia 1 FamilySearch ID: LC5F-Y6MSpouse: Mary Elizabeth Masters 1 [9286] (1897-1970) Marr: 1924 - Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 1 13
4 M Arthur James Cupitt Beecroft [9246] 1
Born: 21 Jul 1898 - Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 1 2 Christened: Died: 8 Dec 1959 - Footscray, Victoria, Australia 1 Buried: 10 Dec 1959 - Williamstown, Victoria, Australia 1 FamilySearch ID: GJP1-CR2 Find A Grave ID: 153396010Spouse: Emily Louise Richards 1 [9277] (1902-1988) Marr: 24 Mar 1923 1
5 F Eulalie Probert Beecroft [9247] 1
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Born: 26 Jul 1899 - Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 1 2 Christened: Died: 1979 1 Buried: FamilySearch ID: LC5F-Y6HSpouse: Lewis Albert Plowman 1 [9274] (1899-1919) Marr: 3 Nov 1917 - Ashfield, NSW, Australia 1 14Spouse: William Joseph Ditton [9275] (1900- ) Marr: 2 Sep 1920 1Spouse: William "Wal" Carroll [9276] (1900- ) Marr: 4 Aug 1953 - Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 1
6 M John Christian Beecroft [9248] 1
Born: 10 Aug 1901 - Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 Christened: Died: 12 Jan 1979 - Uminia, NSW, Australia 1 3 Cremated: 1979 - Palmdale Memorial Park, Ourimbah, NSW, Australia 1 FamilySearch ID: LC5F-Y61 Find A Grave ID: 135139583Spouse: Amelia Winifred Rook 1 [9268] (1905-1976) Marr: 12 Jan 1926 - Katoomba, NSW, Australia 1 15
7 F Lauretta Pearl Beecroft [9249]
Born: 3 Mar 1906 - Frogmore, NSW, Australia 2 Christened: Died: 21 Jan 1968 - Concord, New Zealand Buried: Jan 1968 - Andersons Bay, New Zealand FamilySearch ID: LC5F-YX9Spouse: Reginald Baird [9267] (1907-1971)
8 F Ilma Louisa Beecroft [9250] 1
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Born: 17 Aug 1907 - Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 10 Christened: Died: 26 Mar 1983 1 10 Buried: - Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia 10 FamilySearch ID: KCBX-RQ2Spouse: Wilfred Roy Oxenbridge 1 10 [9266] (1899-1975) Marr: 15 Nov 1927 - Gosford, NSW, Australia 1 10 16
9 M Edwin Henry Beecroft [9251] 1
Born: 20 Apr 1909 - Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 Christened: Died: 15 Jun 1992 1 Buried: FamilySearch ID: LC5F-YXKSpouse: Thelma Mable Wenham [9264] (living)
10 M William George Belmore Beecroft [9252] 1
Born: 23 Oct 1910 - Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia 1 Christened: Died: 11 Jul 1983 - Kiama, New South Wales, Australia 1![]()
Buried: Jul 1983 - Kiama General Cemetery, Princes Highway, Bombo, New South Wales, Australia 1 5 17 FamilySearch ID: LC5F-YX2 Find A Grave ID: 48912932Spouse: Lila May Tuckwell [9259] (1913- ) Marr: 1932 - Katoomba, NSW, Australia 18
11 M Norman Ernest Beecroft [9253] 1
Born: 19 Nov 1911 - Blackheath, NSW, Australia 1 19 Christened: Died: 10 Jul 1980 - Toukley, NSW, Australia 1 Buried: FamilySearch ID: LC5F-YX5Spouse: Edna E Seddon [9258] (1912- ) Marr: 27 Jun 1931 - Wyong, , New Sout Wales, Australia 20
Death Notes: Husband - Purley Belmore Australia Beecroft
Lidcombe State Hospital
Burial Notes: Husband - Purley Belmore Australia Beecroft
GENERAL (INDEPENDENT) SECTION-ROW A-01
Death Notes: Wife - Eda Willis
Crown St, Womens Hospital
Burial Notes: Wife - Eda Willis
GENERAL (INDEPENDENT) SECTION-ROW A-01
Inscription
In Loving Memory of
OUR DEAR MOTHER
Eda Becroft
DIED 12_6_1913_
OUR DEAR FATHER
P_B_A _ Becroft
DIED 3_6_1957_
Gravesite Details
The death date engraved on the headstone is incorrect; it reads 1913, Eda passed away in 1914 (NSW Death Reg# 5004/1914).The funeral was held on the 13thJun 1914.
1 graemedavidwilson@yahoo.com, Mr. Graeme WIlson (ancestry.com).
2 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm).
3
THE RYERSON INDEX
to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers (http://www.ryersonindex.org/).
4 graemedavidwilson@yahoo.com, Mr. Graeme WIlson (ancestry.com), Kingswood Cemetery, Kingswood, NSW, Australia.
5 Findagrave.com.
6 marycotter001@gmail.com, Cotters, Ruths, Kealys, Clancys, Lyalls, etc (http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=marycotter&id=I95300757&ti=5544).
7 dftgen60@gmail.com, None (rootsweb.com).
8 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Springwood district, 7190/1891.
9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Eda Willis, person ID LC5F-TL1.
10 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).
11 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Ryde district, 3425/1923.
12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Emily Kezia Beecroft, person ID L618-1W2.
13 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Parramatta district, 8268/1924.
14 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Ashfield district, 10833/1917.
15 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Katoomba district, 17567/1926.
16 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), 18069/1927.
17 Australian Cemeteries Index (http://austcemindex.com/).
18 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Katoomba district, 16335/1932.
19 World War II Nominal Roll (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/).
20
Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Wyong district, 11060/1931.
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