Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Samuel Aylmer Beecroft and Annie Elizabeth Bell



Husband Samuel Aylmer Beecroft [6697]




           Born: 20 Jan 1903 - Hyde, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom 1 2
     Christened: 19 Apr 1903 - St George, Hyde, Cheshire, England
           Died: 4 Dec 1980 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 3


         Buried:  - Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States of America
FamilySearch ID: KNCR-5YR
Find A Grave ID: 175964199


         Father: Dr. Arthur Beecroft [6690] (1865-1912) 4
         Mother: Edith Mary Clegg [6703] (1866-1945)


       Marriage: 13 Jul 1924 - San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States 4

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 526-10-8729.

• He emigrated on 17 Nov 1912. Came with his Aunt Caroline and cousin Henry... (from elis island search)...

First Name: Saml.
Last Name: Beecroft
Ethnicity: Britain, English
Last Place of Residence: St. Ives, England
Date of Arrival: Nov 17, 1912
Age at Arrival: 9y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Columbia
Port of Departure: Glasgow
Manifest Line Number: 0003

The Ship

Built by D. & W. Henderson & Company, Glasgow, Scotland, 1902. 8,292 gross tons; 503 (bp) feet long; 56 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 15 knots. 1,303 passengers (345 first class, 218 second class, 740 third class).Two masts and three funnels.

Built for Anchor Line, British flag, in 1902 and named Columbia. Glasgow-New York service. Renamed Columbella in 1914. Used as British armed merchant cruiser service. Returned to Anchor Line, British flag, in 1919 and reverted to Columbia. Further Glasgow-New York service. Laid up 1925-26. Sold to Byron Line, British flag, in 1926 and renamed Moreas. Mediterranean-New York service. Laid up 1927-29. Scrapped in Italy in 1929.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Sudan, Lamb Co, TX. living on First Ave.
Samuel A. Beecroft, head, rent $25, owns a radio, age 28, 1st married at 21, can write/speak English, he/parents born in England, manager in lumber yard
Annie C?, wife, age 26, 1st married at 20, can write/speak English, she/parents born in Texas
May C?, daughter, age 1 yr. & 5 mos., born in New Mexico.




Wife Annie Elizabeth Bell [6704]

           Born: 12 Aug 1903 - San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Aug 1984 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 5


         Buried:  - Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States of America 6
FamilySearch ID: K8KK-TFB
Find A Grave ID: 175964182

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Sudan, Lamb Co, TX. living on First Ave.
Samuel A. Beecroft, head, rent $25, owns a radio, age 28, 1st married at 21, can write/speak English, he/parents born in England, manager in lumber yard
Annie C?, wife, age 26, 1st married at 20, can write/speak English, she/parents born in Texas
May C?, daughter, age 1 yr. & 5 mos., born in New Mexico.


Children
1 F Mary Elizabeth Beecroft [7343]

           Born: 10 Nov 1928 - Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, United States 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 2006 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 7
         Buried:  - All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ 6
FamilySearch ID: KNCK-VYG
Find A Grave ID: 66921786
         Spouse: Samuel Lee Cotten [16643] (1926-1983)
           Marr: 1949
         Spouse: John Reeves Hardin [9803] (1926-2008)
           Marr: 1959


2 M William Arthur "Bill" Beecroft [6698]




           Born: 7 Dec 1934 - Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jun 2009 - Pinetop-Lakeside, Navajo Co, AZ
 Cause of Death: Lewy body Dementia
         Buried: 6 Jul 2009 - Lakeside Cemetery, Lakeside, Navajo Co, AZ 6
FamilySearch ID: KWC2-ZS7
Find A Grave ID: 38981778
         Spouse: Patricia Ruth Fuller [9690] (1930-2019)
           Marr: 10 Jun 1967 - Mesa Arizona Temple, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States



Birth Notes: Husband - Samuel Aylmer Beecroft

Name: Samuel Aylmer Beecroft
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 1903
Baptism/Christening Place: ST. GEORGE CHAPELRY, HYDE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1903
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Father's Name: Arthur Beecroft
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Mother's Name: Edith Mary Beecroft
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C86601-6
System Origin: England-VR
Source Film Number: 1656401
Reference Number: p 196 #1565


Christening Notes: Husband - Samuel Aylmer Beecroft

Name: Samuel Aylmer Beecroft
Gender: Male
Event Type: Christening
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1903
Christening Date: 19 Apr 1903
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Christening Place: St George, Hyde, Cheshire, England
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Father's Name: Arthur Beecroft
Mother's Name: Edith Mary
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Principal's Residence: St. George, Hyde, Cheshire, England
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Image Number: 54
Digital Folder Number: 4018374
Film Number: 1656401


Burial Notes: Wife - Annie Elizabeth Bell

Plot Section 4, Block 2, Lot 3, Space 9

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Sources


1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

2 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

3 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, Dec 1980.

4 LDS.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Annie Elizabeth Bell, person ID K8KK-TFB.

6 Findagrave.com.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Elizabeth Beecroft, person ID KNCK-VYG.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for William Arthur "Bill" Beecroft, person ID KWC2-ZS7.


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