Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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James Beecroft and Eliza Andrews

Husband James Beecroft [9042] 1 

           Born: 10 Dec 1835 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 3 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Feb 1911 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 5 6
         Buried:  - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 3 5
FamilySearch ID: MMHV-VB2
Find A Grave ID: 161672542


         Father: Edward Beecroft [7264] (1799-1857) 7
         Mother: Corah Terry Maskey [7268] (1809-1881) 7


       Marriage: 31 Oct 1859 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2 8

Wife Eliza Andrews [9110] 2 

           Born: 4 Aug 1840 - South Creek, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 5 9
     Christened: 28 Sep 1840 - St Marys, New South Wales, Australia 9
           Died: 2 Nov 1902 - St Marys, New South Wales, Australia 2 3 5
         Buried: 1920 - St Mary Magdalene Anglican Churchyard, Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 5 9 10
FamilySearch ID: LH7C-TXF
Find A Grave ID: 161672710

Events

• She has conflicting death information of 2 Nov 1920 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.

Children
1 F Mary Ann Beecroft [9199] 3 

           Born: 26 Dec 1859 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 3 6 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Aug 1901 - St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia 11
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZD6-YX1

         Spouse: Alfred Saunders Holmes [10286] (1865-1922)
           Marr: 1889 - Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 12

2 F Alice J Beecroft [9200] 3 

           Born: 1862 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1862 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3
         Buried: 1862 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3
FamilySearch ID: LH7Z-ML7

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

3 F Elizabeth Harriet Beecroft [9201] 3 

           Born: 1863 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1865
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LH7Z-MB7






4  M  Beecroft [9202] 3





           Born: 1868 3 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1868 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PWW4-52D



         Spouse: Did Not Marry






5  M  Charles Beecroft [9203] 3





           Born: 1870 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1892 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 6
         Buried: 1892 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3
FamilySearch ID: LH7Z-93G








6  M  Thomas Beecroft [9204] 3





           Born: 1875 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1942 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia 3
         Buried: 16 Oct 1942 - Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, North Ryde, Ryde City, New South Wales, Australia 10
FamilySearch ID: LH7Z-982
Find A Grave ID: 145279195



         Spouse: Hannah Dorkes Haddow 3 [9219] (1874-1950)
           Marr: 1895 - Leichhardt, NSW, Australia 3 13






7  M  Henry Beecroft [9205]





           Born: 1878 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1962
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G3YQ-DJT



         Spouse: Amy R Donohoe 3 [9208] (1880-1911)
           Marr: 1899 - Glebe, , NSW, Australia 3 14






8  F  Florence Beecroft [9206] 3





           Born: 15 Nov 1880 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 May 1887 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 5 6
         Buried:  - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 5
FamilySearch ID: LH7Z-3Q4



         Spouse: Did Not Marry






9  M  Walter Beecroft [9207] 3





           Born: 1882 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1965 - Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 6
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LH7Z-36M











Burial Notes: Husband - James Beecroft



Row P, Plot 24


General Notes: Husband - James Beecroft



He was a veteran cricketer and one of the "Old Buffers" and suffered from pleurisy.


Burial Notes: Wife - Eliza Andrews



Row P, Plot 24


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Sources




1
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).

2
dftgen60@gmail.com, None (rootsweb.com).

3
graemedavidwilson@yahoo.com, Mr. Graeme WIlson (ancestry.com).

4
LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

5
(http://www.stmarysregisters.com.au/stmarymagdalenechurch.htm).

6
Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm).

7
kaycwenborn@grapevine.net.au, Sait Cranston (ancestry.com).

8
Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Penrith district, 2758/1859.

9
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Eliza Andrews, person ID LH7C-TXF. 

10
Findagrave.com.

11
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Ann Beecroft, person ID LZD6-YX1. 

12
Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Penrith district, 6117/1889.

13
Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Leichhardt district, 2633/1895.

14
Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Glebe district, 3341/1899.







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