Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Robert Henry Beecroft and Nellie Boothroyd



Husband Robert Henry Beecroft [4350] 1

           Born: 18 Dec 1863 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1912 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States 3


         Buried:  - Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA 4
FamilySearch ID: LC61-V9V
Find A Grave ID: 102432730


         Father: Henry James Beecroft Jr. [4289] (1840-1919) 5
         Mother: Mary Reeves [4303] (1845-1909) 2


       Marriage: 10 Feb 1904 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. HJ Beecroft, age 30, teamster, personal value 700, born ENG; wife Mary, age 25, keeping house, born ENG; son Robert H, age 6, born IA.

Minnie age 21, born IA; Wm, age 2, born IA and Robert age 27, Teamster, born ENG also listed.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. Ward 2
Robert Beecroff, age 44y, born IA; wife Nellie, age 40y, born KY; dau Bessie Tham, age 22y, born KY.




Wife Nellie Boothroyd [11026]

           Born: 1870 - Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6L9-C5Q

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. Ward 2
Robert Beecroff, age 44y, born IA; wife Nellie, age 40y, born KY; dau Bessie Tham, age 22y, born KY.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 10 Feb 1904, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. Groom's Name: Robert H. Beecroft
Groom's Birth Date: 1863
Groom's Birthplace: Council Bluffs
Groom's Age: 41
Bride's Name: Nellie Boothroyd
Bride's Birth Date: 1876
Bride's Birthplace: Michigan
Bride's Age: 28
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1904
Marriage Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Henry Beecroft
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name: Wm Boothroyd
Bride's Mother's Name: N Beeners
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02556-8
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1014770
Reference Number: p 18.


Children
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Sources


1 LDS, "Henry."

2 LDS.

3 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 Henry Beecroft, person ID LC61-V9V.

4 Findagrave.com.

5 lamar@ida.net, DarrelLaMarWakley9 (rootsweb.com).


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