Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Robert Beecroft and Eliza Amelia Ward

Husband Robert Beecroft [14343] 

           Born: 1865 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1955 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GM8L-4B9


         Father: John Beecroft [14329] (1838-Between 1877/1881)
         Mother: Elizabeth Harrison [14341] (1841-      ) 2


       Marriage: 21 Jul 1889 - Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Sub-District:
Barnsley
Enumeration District:
19
Gender:
Male
Age:
6
Marital Status:
Unknown
Occupation:
Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):
1865
Birthplace:
Barnsley, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4647/0061
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale33Low Harrogate, Yorkshire
Elizabeth BeecroftWifeFemale30Barnsley, Yorkshire
Thomas William BeecroftSonMale8Barnsley, Yorkshire
Robert BeecroftSonMale6Barnsley, Yorkshire
Mary Ann BeecroftDaughterFemale4Barnsley, Yorkshire
Jane Elizabeth BeecroftDaughterFemale1Barnsley, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Ardsley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Place Note:
Foxs Square
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Ardsley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
ARDSLEY
Registration District:
Barnsley
Gender:
Male
Age:
26
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Coal Miner
Birth Year (Estimated):
1865
Birthplace:
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
54
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3770/ 30
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3770/0061&parentid=GBC/1891/0026044271
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale26Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Amelia BeecroftWifeFemale20Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Barnsley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Peter
Sub-District:
Barnsley
Registration District:
Barnsley
Gender:
Male
Age:
26
Occupation:
COAL HEWER
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1875
Birthplace:
Barnsley, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
286
Page Number:
47
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale26Barnsley, Yorkshire
Eliza BeecroftWifeFemale28Wakefield, Yorkshire
John Ed BeecroftSonMale9Ardsley, Yorkshire
Amelia BeecroftDaughterFemale7Monk Bretton, Yorkshire
Albert BeecroftSonMale4Barnsley, Yorkshire
Robert N BeecroftSonMale2Barnsley, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Robt Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Ardsley
Sub-District:
Barnsley
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
507
Enumeration District:
3
Registration District:
Barnsley
Gender:
Male
Age:
45
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Occupation:
COAL MINER ON HEWER
Number in Family:
5
Birth Year (Estimated):
1866
Birthplace:
Barnsley, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Father
Schedule Type:
181
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
361
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/27562/0361/1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robt BeecroftFatherMale45Barnsley, Yorkshire
Eliza BeecroftWifeFemale38Wakefield, Yorkshire
Amelia BeecroftDaughterFemale17Stairfoot
Albert BeecroftSonMale14Barnsley, Yorkshire
Robt Melsol BeecroftSonMale12Barnsley, Yorkshire
Ida BeecroftDaughterFemale2Stairfoot.

• He died in 1955 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Robert Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year:
1955
Registration District:
Barnsley
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Age:
90
Birth Year (Estimated):
1865
Volume:
2B
Affiliate Line Number:
50.


Wife Eliza Amelia Ward [14348] 

           Born: 1871 - Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GM8L-ZQD

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1891 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Amelia Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Ardsley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Place Note:
Foxs Square
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Ardsley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
ARDSLEY
Registration District:
Barnsley
Gender:
Female
Age:
20
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1871
Birthplace:
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
54
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3770/ 30
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3770/0061&parentid=GBC/1891/0026044272
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale26Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Amelia BeecroftWifeFemale20Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1901 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Eliza Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Barnsley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Peter
Sub-District:
Barnsley
Registration District:
Barnsley
Gender:
Female
Age:
28
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1873
Birthplace:
Wakefield, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
286
Page Number:
47
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale26Barnsley, Yorkshire
Eliza BeecroftWifeFemale28Wakefield, Yorkshire
John Ed BeecroftSonMale9Ardsley, Yorkshire
Amelia BeecroftDaughterFemale7Monk Bretton, Yorkshire
Albert BeecroftSonMale4Barnsley, Yorkshire
Robert N BeecroftSonMale2Barnsley, Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1911 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Eliza Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Ardsley
Sub-District:
Barnsley
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
507
Enumeration District:
3
Registration District:
Barnsley
Gender:
Female
Age:
38
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Number in Family:
5
Birth Year (Estimated):
1873
Birthplace:
Wakefield, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Schedule Type:
181
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
361
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/27562/0361/2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robt BeecroftFatherMale45Barnsley, Yorkshire
Eliza BeecroftWifeFemale38Wakefield, Yorkshire
Amelia BeecroftDaughterFemale17Stairfoot
Albert BeecroftSonMale14Barnsley, Yorkshire
Robt Melsol BeecroftSonMale12Barnsley, Yorkshire
Ida BeecroftDaughterFemale2Stairfoot.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 1889, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Robert Beecroft
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005

Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Place:
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Registration District:
Barnsley
County:
Yorkshire
Registration Quarter:
Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year:
1889
Volume:
9C
Affiliate Line Number:
20
Possible Spouse:
Thomas Norman
Possible Spouse:
Mary Anne Pitcock
Possible Spouse:
Amelia Ward.

• Marriage: 21 Jul 1889, Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Robert Beecroft
England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
21 Jul 1889
Event Place:
Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Ardsley by Barnsley, York, England
Gender:
Male
Spouse's Name:
Amelia Ward
Spouse's Gender:
Female.

Children
1 M John Edward Beecroft [14361] 

           Born: 
     Christened: 9 Oct 1892 - Ardsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 1903 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 






2  F  Amelia Beecroft [14362]





           Born: 1894 - Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 








3  M  Albert Beecroft [14363]





           Born: 1897 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 








4  M  Robert Nelson Beecroft [14364]





           Born: 1899 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 1980 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Hannah Altas [14366] (      -      )
           Marr: 1923 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom






5  F  Ida Beecroft [14365]





           Born: 1909 - Stairfoot, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 











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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 21 Nov 2025), entry for Robert Beecroft, person ID GM8L-4B9. 

2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth, person ID LKBL-Q2W. 







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