Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Robert Beecroft and Emma Wharam

Husband Robert Beecroft [7883] 

           Born: 23 Oct 1849 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Dec 1915 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 6 Dec 1915 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
FamilySearch ID: LKR6-62B


         Father: Robert Beecroft [7879] (1824-1891)
         Mother: Isabella Stalker [7880] (1821-1886)


       Marriage: 14 Dec 1871 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1851 in Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1851
Event Place:
Holy Trinity, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England
Registration District:
Hull
Residence Note:
English Street Fox & Grapes Square
Gender:
Male
Age:
1
Birth Year (Estimated):
1850
Birthplace:
Hull,
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
14
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
2363 / 439
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4303406/00024&parentid=GBC/1851/0015505389
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale26Hull,
Isabella BeecroftWifeFemale28Hissle, Yorkshire
George W BeecroftSonMale6Hull,
Hannah W BeecroftDaughterFemale2Hull,
Robert BeecroftSonMale1Hull.

• He worked as a Warehouseman on an unknown date.

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Holy Trinity King's Square, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Holy Trinity, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Sub-District:
Myton
Enumeration District:
48
Gender:
Male
Age:
21
Marital Status:
Unknown
Occupation:
Warehouseman
Birth Year (Estimated):
1850
Birthplace:
Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4794/0056
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale48Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
Isabella BeecroftWifeFemale49Hessle, Yorkshire
George W BeecroftSonMale27Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
Hannah W BeecroftDaughterFemale22Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
Robert BeecroftSonMale21Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
Edwin BeecroftSonMale19Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
Emily BeecroftDaughterFemale5Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Southcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England
Registration District:
Sculcoates
Residence Note:
Bright St
Gender:
Male
Age:
31
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
Married
Occupation:
Labourer General
Birth Year (Estimated):
1850
Birthplace:
Hull, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
9
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4754/111
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4362180/00509&parentid=GBC/1881/0022234830
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale31Hull, England
Emma BeecroftWifeFemale28Hull, England
Ellen A BeecroftDaughterFemale9Hull, England
Gertrude BeecroftDaughterFemale6Hull, England
Robert H BeecroftSonMale4Hull, England
Beatrice A BeecroftDaughterFemale1Hull, England.

• He worked as a General Labourer in 1881.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Robert Beercroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Leeds St Mary, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (East Riding)
Civil Parish:
Holy Trinity And St Mary
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Thomas
Sub-District:
Myton
Registration District:
Hull
Gender:
Male
Age:
51
Occupation:
RAILWAY PORTER
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1850
Birthplace:
Hull, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
221
Page Number:
30
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeercroftHeadMale51Hull, Yorkshire
Emma BeercroftWifeFemale49Hull, Yorkshire
Robert BeercroftSonMale24Hull, Yorkshire
Charles BeercroftSonMale20Hull, Yorkshire
Charlotte BeercroftDaughterFemale17.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Robert Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (East Riding)
Parish:
Holy Trinity And St Mary
Sub-District:
Myton
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
522
Enumeration District:
10
Registration District:
Hull
Gender:
Male
Age:
59
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Occupation:
STEWARD
Industry:
GENTLEMANS CLUB
Number in Family:
4
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Birthplace:
Hull, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Schedule Type:
170
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
341
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/28779/0341/1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale59Hull, Yorkshire
Emma BeecroftWifeFemale58Hull, Yorkshire
Robert Foster WharamBoarderMale49Hull, Yorkshire
Violet Millicent WharamDaughterFemale13Hull, Yorkshire.

• He died in 1915 in Hull, 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:
1915
Registration District:
Hull
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Age:
66
Birth Year (Estimated):
1849
Volume:
9D
Affiliate Line Number:
136.


Wife Emma Wharam [7884] 

           Born: 26 Mar 1853 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Oct 1940 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 2 Nov 1940 - City Cemetery, Spring Bank, Hull, York, England
FamilySearch ID: LTF4-K4S


         Father: Robert Wharam [14644] (1831-1862)
         Mother: Andorthea Foster [14645] (1832-1871)

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1881 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Emma Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Southcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England
Registration District:
Sculcoates
Residence Note:
Bright St
Gender:
Female
Age:
28
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
Married
Occupation:
Grocers Shop
Birth Year (Estimated):
1853
Birthplace:
Hull, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
9
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4754/111
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4362180/00509&parentid=GBC/1881/0022234831
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale31Hull, England
Emma BeecroftWifeFemale28Hull, England
Ellen A BeecroftDaughterFemale9Hull, England
Gertrude BeecroftDaughterFemale6Hull, England
Robert H BeecroftSonMale4Hull, England
Beatrice A BeecroftDaughterFemale1Hull, England.

• She worked as a Grocers Shop in 1881.

• She appeared on the England census in 1891 in St. Nicholas, Glamorgan, Wales. Name:
Emma Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
St Nicholas, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
ST NICHOLAS
Event Place Note:
Cherry Tree Terrace
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding)
Parish:
St Nicholas
Ecclesiastical Parish:
ST NICHOLAS
Enumeration District:
30
Registration District:
Beverley
Gender:
Female
Age:
39
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
6
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3909/ 26
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3909/0053&parentid=GBC/1891/0026963853
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Emma BeecroftWifeFemale39Yorkshire, England
Nelly BeecroftDaughterFemale20Yorkshire, England
Gertrude BeecroftDaughterFemale16Yorkshire, England
Robert BeecroftSonMale14Yorkshire, England
Charles BeecroftSonMale10Yorkshire, England
Lottie BeecroftDaughterFemale7Yorkshire, England
George BeecroftSonMale4Yorkshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1901 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Emma Beercroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Leeds St Mary, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (East Riding)
Civil Parish:
Holy Trinity And St Mary
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Thomas
Sub-District:
Myton
Registration District:
Hull
Gender:
Female
Age:
49
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1852
Birthplace:
Hull, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
221
Page Number:
30
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeercroftHeadMale51Hull, Yorkshire
Emma BeercroftWifeFemale49Hull, Yorkshire
Robert BeercroftSonMale24Hull, Yorkshire
Charles BeercroftSonMale20Hull, Yorkshire
Charlotte BeercroftDaughterFemale17.

• She appeared on the England census in 1911 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Emma Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (East Riding)
Parish:
Holy Trinity And St Mary
Sub-District:
Myton
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
522
Enumeration District:
10
Registration District:
Hull
Gender:
Female
Age:
58
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
MARRIED
Number in Family:
4
Birth Year (Estimated):
1853
Birthplace:
Hull, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Schedule Type:
170
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
341
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/28779/0341/2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftHeadMale59Hull, Yorkshire
Emma BeecroftWifeFemale58Hull, Yorkshire
Robert Foster WharamBoarderMale49Hull, Yorkshire
Violet Millicent WharamDaughterFemale13Hull, Yorkshire.

• She died on 30 Oct 1940. NameEmma Wharam Beecroft
SexFemale
Age88
Birth Year (Estimated)1852
Death Date30 Oct 1940
Marital StatusWidowed
Spouse's NameRobert Beecroft
Spouse's SexMale
Event TypeBurial
Event Date2 Nov 1940
Event PlaceHull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original)Hull, York, England
CemeteryCity Cemetery, Spring Bank
Source Detailsp279, no 75134.

Children
1 F Ellen Audria/Aeurila Beecroft [7898] 

           Born: 1 Jun 1872 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jul 1912 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L4BV-VCH

         Spouse: Harry Wass [14632] (1875-1942)
           Marr: 28 Jul 1896 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

2 F Gertrude Emma Beecroft [7903] 

           Born: 25 Sep 1874 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1963 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZGS-B69

         Spouse: John Edward Hesp [13402] (1872-1954)
           Marr: 6 Sep 1900 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 4

3 M Robert Henry Edward Beecroft [7885] 

           Born: 25 Nov 1876 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Mar 1965 - England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZCR-4XS

         Spouse: Alice Appleby [7886] (1874-1941)
           Marr: 14 Oct 1901 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1

4 F Beatrice Alice Beecroft [7893] 

           Born: 6 Apr 1879 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jul 1948 - 3, Eastfield Road, Kingston on Hull, Yorkshire, England 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KVJ2-CXH

         Spouse: Arthur Ronald Gofton Jarratt [7894] (1877-1938)
           Marr: 6 Aug 1900 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3

5 M Charles Granville Beecroft [7895] 

           Born: 13 Sep 1881 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 21 Oct 1890 - Beverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 16 Aug 1956 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KVJ2-CN5

         Spouse: Ethel Cross [10008] (1882-1935)
           Marr: 16 May 1903 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1

6 F Charlotte Lavina\Laurina Beecroft [7896] 

           Born: 14 Jan 1883 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Feb 1976 - Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KVJ2-CKJ

         Spouse: George Edward Briggs [14641] (1881-1951)
           Marr: Dec 1907 - Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

7 M George Beecroft [7889] 1 

           Born: 14 Dec 1886 - Beverly, Yorkshire, England 1
     Christened: 15 Oct 1890 - Beverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 4 Feb 1951 - Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 8 Feb 1951 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
FamilySearch ID: LS6D-G58

         Spouse: Mary Ellen Farrow 3 [9840] (1889-1926)
           Marr: 12 Apr 1911 - Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3

8 F Violet Millicent Beecroft [7907] 

           Born: 11 Jun 1898 - Beverly, Yorkshire, England 3
     Christened: 18 Jul 1898 - Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L222-5PC

         Spouse: James Stanley [14643] (1892-      )
           Marr: 22 Sep 1917 - Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

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Sources

1 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

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 Robert Beecroft, person ID LKR6-62B.

3 LDS.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for John Edward Hesp, person ID K2SN-LR1.

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