Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Stephen Beecroft and Margaret Hardisty

Husband Stephen Beecroft [14253] 

           Born: 14 Mar 1811 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 14 Apr 1811 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 17 Feb 1885 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - St. Michael and St. Lawrence Churchyard, Fewston, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: MV86-JRH
Find A Grave ID: 179077466


         Father: John Beecroft [6645] (1785-1841/1851)
         Mother: Jane Lister [14252] (1787-      )


       Marriage: 21 Nov 1831 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Events

• He was baptized on 14 Apr 1811 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Stephen Beecroft
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Christening
Event Date:
14 Apr 1811
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, York, England
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
14 Mar 1811
Father's Name:
John Beecroft
Mother's Name:
Jane.

• He appeared on the England census in 1841 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1841
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
County:
Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding
Parish:
Fewston
Registration District:
Otley
Residence Note:
Fewstone
Gender:
Male
Age:
30
Age (Original):
30
Birth Year (Estimated):
1807-1811
Birthplace:
Yorkshire
Page Number:
17
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
1284/11
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1841/1284/0176&parentid=GBC/1841/0009532013
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftMale30Yorkshire
Margaret BeecroftFemale30Yorkshire
Mary BeecroftFemale10Yorkshire
John BeecroftMale8Yorkshire
William BeecroftMale4Yorkshire
David ListerMale15Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1851 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1851
Event Place:
, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Registration District:
Otley
Gender:
Male
Age:
40
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Farmer 44 Acres 1 Lab
Birth Year (Estimated):
1811
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
10
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
2284 / 168
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4301701/00228b&parentid=GBC/1851/0014039991
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale40Fewston, Yorkshire
Margaret BeecroftWifeFemale41Fewston, Yorkshire
Mary Hannah BeecroftDaughterFemale20Fewston, Yorkshire
John BeecroftSonMale17Fewston, Yorkshire
William BeecroftSonMale15Fewston, Yorkshire
Margaret BeecroftDaughterFemale9Fewston, Yorkshire
Stephen BeecroftSonMale5Fewston, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1861 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Fewston
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Residence Note:
Fewston Village
Gender:
Male
Age:
50
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Farmer Of 60 Acres
Birth Year (Estimated):
1811
Birthplace:
Timble Great, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Page Number:
13
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3218 / 52
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3218/00556A&parentid=GBC/1861/0016826495
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale50Timble Great, Yorkshire
Margaret BeecroftWifeFemale51Fewston, Yorkshire
John BeecroftSonMale28Fewston, Yorkshire
William BeecroftSonMale25Fewston, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1871 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Sub-District:
Fewston
Enumeration District:
1
Gender:
Male
Age:
60
Marital Status:
Widowed
Occupation:
Farmer
Birth Year (Estimated):
1811
Birthplace:
Timble Great, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4301/0017
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale60Timble Great, Yorkshire
William BeecroftSonMale35Fewston, Yorkshire
William HolmesGrandsonMale12Fewston, Yorkshire
Mary WardmanServantFemale21Hillinghall, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
70
Marital Status:
Widower
Marital Status (Original):
Widower
Occupation:
Farmer
Birth Year (Estimated):
1811
Birthplace:
Timble Great, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Father
Page Number:
12
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4335/9
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361724/00624&parentid=GBC/1881/0020011699
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William BeecroftHeadMale45Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Mary BeecroftWifeFemale31Killinghall, Yorkshire, England
Fred BeecroftSonMale6Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Letty BeecroftDaughterFemale0Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Stephen BeecroftFatherMale70Timble Great, Yorkshire, England.

• He died in 1885 in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Stephen Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1885
Registration District:
Wharfedale
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England
Age:
74
Birth Year (Estimated):
1811
Volume:
9A
Affiliate Line Number:
355.


Wife Margaret Hardisty [14254] 

           Born: 26 Apr 1809 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 22 May 1809 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
           Died: 30 Mar 1867 - Fewston, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
         Buried:  - St. Michael and St. Lawrence Churchyard, Fewston, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: KC72-4CD
Find A Grave ID: 179077489

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1841 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Margaret Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1841
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
County:
Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding
Parish:
Fewston
Registration District:
Otley
Residence Note:
Fewstone
Gender:
Female
Age:
30
Age (Original):
30
Birth Year (Estimated):
1807-1811
Birthplace:
Yorkshire
Page Number:
17
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
1284/11
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1841/1284/0176&parentid=GBC/1841/0009532014
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftMale30Yorkshire
Margaret BeecroftFemale30Yorkshire
Mary BeecroftFemale10Yorkshire
John BeecroftMale8Yorkshire
William BeecroftMale4Yorkshire
David ListerMale15Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1851 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Margaret Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1851
Event Place:
, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Registration District:
Otley
Gender:
Female
Age:
41
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Farmer Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1810
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
10
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
2284 / 168
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4301701/00228b&parentid=GBC/1851/0014039992
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale40Fewston, Yorkshire
Margaret BeecroftWifeFemale41Fewston, Yorkshire
Mary Hannah BeecroftDaughterFemale20Fewston, Yorkshire
John BeecroftSonMale17Fewston, Yorkshire
William BeecroftSonMale15Fewston, Yorkshire
Margaret BeecroftDaughterFemale9Fewston, Yorkshire
Stephen BeecroftSonMale5Fewston, Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1861 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Margaret Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Fewston
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Residence Note:
Fewston Village
Gender:
Female
Age:
51
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
Farmers Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1810
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Page Number:
13
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3218 / 52
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3218/00556A&parentid=GBC/1861/0016826496
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale50Timble Great, Yorkshire
Margaret BeecroftWifeFemale51Fewston, Yorkshire
John BeecroftSonMale28Fewston, Yorkshire
William BeecroftSonMale25Fewston, Yorkshire.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 21 Nov 1831, Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Stephen Beecroft
England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973





Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
21 Nov 1831
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, York, England
Gender:
Male
Spouse's Name:
Margaret Hardisty
Spouse's Gender:
Female.

Children
1 F Mary Hannah Hardisty [14272] 

           Born: 1831 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 1 Nov 1830 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
           Died: 1883 3
         Buried: 5 Feb 1883 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
FamilySearch ID: LDT6-DXK

         Spouse: Lister Holmes [14289] (1830-      )
           Marr: 26 Jun 1858 - Otley, Yorkshire, England

2 M John Hardisty Beecroft [14255] 

           Born: 1833 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: Jan 1833 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 18 Feb 1908



         Buried:  - Providence United Reformed Churchyard, Dacre, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England 1
FamilySearch ID: MRYX-6F6
Find A Grave ID: 52063318

         Spouse: Mary Hardisty [14256] (1839-      )
           Marr: 1869 - Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

3 M William Beecroft [14273] 

           Born: 1835 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 29 Jul 1835 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: Bef 1911
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MRYN-Q36

         Spouse: Mary [14282] (1850-      )

4 M Stephen Beecroft [14270] 

           Born: 1836 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Oct 1836 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - St. Michael and St. Lawrence Churchyard, Fewston, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England 1
Find A Grave ID: 179077499

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

5 F Margaret Beecroft [14274] 

           Born: 1841 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 8 Aug 1841 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KH8X-45V

         Spouse: John Hardcastle [14290] (1839-1913)
           Marr: 16 Aug 1869 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

6 M Stephen Beecroft [14275] 

           Born: 1845 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 11 Aug 1845 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 8 Apr 1915 - Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MRYJ-G4M

         Spouse: Sarah Annie Chapman [14276] (1851-Bef 1911)

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Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

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 Margaret Hardisty, person ID KC72-4CD.

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 Mary Hannah Hardisty, person ID LDT6-DXK.

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