Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Stephen Beecroft and Sarah Annie Chapman

Husband 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

         Father: Stephen Beecroft [14253] (1811-1885)
         Mother: Margaret Hardisty [14254] (1809-1867)

       Marriage:

Events

• He was baptized on 11 Aug 1845 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Stephen Beecroft
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Christening
Event Date:
11 Aug 1845
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, York, England
Gender:
Male
Father's Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Mother's Name:
Margaret.

• 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:
5
Marital Status:
Unmarried
Occupation:
Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
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/1851/0014039997
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:
15
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation:
Farmers Son
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
Page Number:
14
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
3218 / 52
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/3218/00557A&parentid=GBC/1861/0016826502
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Margaret BeecroftDaughterFemale19Fewston, Yorkshire
Stephen BeecroftSonMale15Fewston, Yorkshire
William HolmesGrandsonMale2Fewston, 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:
25
Marital Status:
Unknown
Occupation:
Farm Servant
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Servant
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Servant
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4301/0020
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John HardcastleHeadMale31Fewston, Yorkshire
Margaret HardcastleWifeFemale29Fewston, Yorkshire
Joseph Stephen HardcastleSonMale0Fewston, Yorkshire
Stephen BeecroftServantMale25Fewston, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stephen Jr Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
35
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
Married
Occupation:
Farmer Of 10 Acres & Grocer
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
11
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4335/9
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361724/00623&parentid=GBC/1881/0020011665
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen Jr BeecroftHeadMale35Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale30Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Margaret M BeecroftDaughterFemale5Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Herbert BeecroftSonMale2Fewston, Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Place Note:
Toad Hole
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Fewston
Ecclesiastical Parish:
FEWSTON
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
45
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation:
General Laborer
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3526/ 4
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3526/0009&parentid=GBC/1891/0024307654
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale45Yorkshire, England
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale40Yorkshire, England
Margaret M BeecroftDaughterFemale15Yorkshire, England
Herbert BeecroftSonMale12Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Fewston
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Fewston
Sub-District:
Fewston
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
55
Occupation:
FARMER
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
14
Page Number:
2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale55Fewston, Yorkshire
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale50Tadcaster, Yorkshire
Herbert BeecroftSonMale22Fewston, Yorkshire.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Stepehen Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Fewston
Sub-District:
Fewston
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
491
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
65
Marital Status:
Widowed
Marital Status (Original):
WIDOWER
Occupation:
POSTMAN RURAL
Number in Family:
6
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Birthplace:
Fewston, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Father-in-law
Schedule Type:
5
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
9
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/25988/0009/7
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
William AtkinsonHeadMale36Fellbeck, Yorkshire
Margaret Mary AtkinsonWifeFemale34Fewston, Yorkshire
Harold Wiliam AtkinsonSonMale12Fewston, Yorkshire
Alec AtkinsonSonMale10Fewston, Yorkshire
Arthur AtkinsonSonMale8Fewston, Yorkshire
Margaret Annie AtkinsonDaughterFemale3Fewston, Yorkshire
Stepehen BeecroftFather-in-lawMale65Fewston, Yorkshire.

• He died in 1915 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Stephen Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year:
1915
Registration District:
Knaresborough
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Age:
69
Birth Year (Estimated):
1846
Volume:
9A
Affiliate Line Number:
32.

• He signed a will on 2 Jun 1915 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Stephen Beecroft
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957

Name:
Stephen Beecroft
Event Type:
Probate
Event Date:
2 Jun 1915
Event Place:
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Harrogate, United Kingdom
Death Date:
8 Apr 1915
Beneficiary's Name:
Herbert Beecroft.

Wife Sarah Annie Chapman [14276]

           Born: 1851 - Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1911
         Buried:

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1881 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Sarah A Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Female
Age:
30
Marital Status:
Married
Marital Status (Original):
Married
Occupation:
Farmers Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1851
Birthplace:
Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
11
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4335/9
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361724/00623&parentid=GBC/1881/0020011666
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen Jr BeecroftHeadMale35Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale30Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Margaret M BeecroftDaughterFemale5Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Herbert BeecroftSonMale2Fewston, Yorkshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1891 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Sarah A Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Fewston, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Place Note:
Toad Hole
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Fewston
Ecclesiastical Parish:
FEWSTON
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Female
Age:
40
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1851
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3526/ 4
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3526/0009&parentid=GBC/1891/0024307655
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale45Yorkshire, England
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale40Yorkshire, England
Margaret M BeecroftDaughterFemale15Yorkshire, England
Herbert BeecroftSonMale12Yorkshire, England.

• She appeared on the England census in 1901 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Sarah A Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Fewston
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Fewston
Sub-District:
Fewston
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Female
Age:
50
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Birth Year (Estimated):
1851
Birthplace:
Tadcaster, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
14
Page Number:
2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Stephen BeecroftHeadMale55Fewston, Yorkshire
Sarah A BeecroftWifeFemale50Tadcaster, Yorkshire
Herbert BeecroftSonMale22Fewston, Yorkshire.

Children

1 F Margaret Mary Beecroft [14277]

           Born: 1876 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried:

         Spouse: William Atkinson [14281] (1875-      )
           Marr: 19 Sep 1896 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

2 M Herbert Beecroft [14278]

           Born: 8 Feb 1879 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom ¹
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jan 1955
         Buried:  - Fewston Cemetery, Blubberhouses, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: GNG7-95W
Find A Grave ID: 51030032

         Spouse: Edith Hannah Pennington [14279] (1887-1962)
           Marr: 8 Jan 1908 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Herbert Beecroft, person ID GNG7-95W.

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