Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Wray and Susanna Beecroft

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Husband John Wray [14734]

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           Born: 11 Mar 1825 - Plompton, Yorkshire, England 1
     Christened: 11 Mar 1825 - Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 7 Jul 1894
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K4BC-GX4

       Marriage: 30 Mar 1868 - Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Wife Susanna Beecroft [2223]

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           Born: 2 Jun 1832 - Dacre Bank, Yorkshire, England 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1873 - Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GWSV-RZW

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         Father: James Beecroft [2211] (      -1842/1851)
         Mother: Margaret [2213] (1799/1800-      )

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Events

• She was born on 2 Jun 1832. Susanna Beecroft
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977

Name:
Susanna Beecroft
Event Type:
Birth
Birth Date:
02 Jun 1832
Birthplace:
Dacre Cum Bewerley
Father's Name:
James Beecroft
Mother's Name:
Margaret Beecroft.

• She was born on 2 Jun 1832 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Susanna Beecroft
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:
Susanna Beecroft
Event Type:
Birth
Event Date:
2 Jun 1832
Event Place:
Ripon, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Providence Chapel Dacre Independent, Ripon, York, England
Gender:
Female
Father's Name:
James Beecroft
Mother's Name:
Margret.

• She appeared on the England census in 1871 in Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Susannah Wray
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1871
Event Place:
Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Sub-District:
Dacre Banks
Enumeration District:
5
Gender:
Female
Age:
42
Marital Status:
Married
Birth Year (Estimated):
1829
Birthplace:
Dacre Banks, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1871/4274/0130
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John WrayHeadMale46Plumpton, Yorkshire
Susannah WrayWifeFemale42Dacre Banks, Yorkshire
Thomas WraySonMale20Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire
William WraySonMale18Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire
Mary E WrayDaughterFemale15Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire
John WraySonMale13Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire
Samuel WraySonMale12Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire
Emily A WrayDaughterFemale10Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire
Alexander WraySonMale7Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire
James B WraySonMale3Bishop Thornton, Yorkshire.

• She died in 1873 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Susannah Wray
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
Name:
Susannah Wray
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year:
1873
Registration District:
Pateley Bridge
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Age:
42
Birth Year (Estimated):
1831
Volume:
9A
Affiliate Line Number:
338.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 1868, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Susannah Beecroft
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005

Name:
Susannah Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Place:
Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Registration District:
Pateley Bridge
County:
Yorkshire
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1868
Volume:
9A
Affiliate Line Number:
113
Possible Spouse:
John Wray.

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Children

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General Notes: Wife - Susanna Beecroft

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"Beecroft", David Kendal Martin, 1964, Library of Congress.

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for John Wray, person ID K4BC-GX4.

2 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org), 02 JUN 1832 Providence Chapel Dacre Independent, Ripon, Yorkshire, England.