Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Thomas Alfred Beecroft and Alice Elizabeth Pudney

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Husband Thomas Alfred Beecroft [13459]

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           Born: 1881 - Fingringhoe, Essex, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 28 May 1881 - Essex, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 1 Sep 1937 - Essex, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L5TM-6J1

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         Father: Alfred Charles Beecroft [7217] (1839-1928) 1
         Mother: Kezia Wyatt [7250] (1853-1913) 1

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       Marriage: 18 Jun 1904 - Essex, England, United Kingdom

Events

• He was baptized on 28 May 1881 in Fingringhoe, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Alfred Bescroft
England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997

Name:
Thomas Alfred Bescroft
Event Type:
Christening
Event Date:
28 May 1881
Event Place:
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Gender:
Male
Father's Name:
Alfred Bescroft
Mother's Name:
Kesiah Bescroft.

• He worked as a BRICKMAKER on an unknown date.

• He worked as a Scholar on an unknown date.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Little Clacton, Essex, England. Name:
Thomas A Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Little Clacton, Essex, England, United Kingdom
County:
Essex
Civil Parish:
Little Clacton
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St James Little Clacton
Sub-District:
Thorpe
Registration District:
Tendring
Gender:
Male
Age:
19
Occupation:
BRICKMAKER
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Birth Year (Estimated):
1882
Birthplace:
Fingringhoe, Essex
Schedule Type:
149
Page Number:
21
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Alfred BeecroftHeadMale57Blackheath Colchester, Essex
Kezia BeecroftWifeFemale47St Giles, Essex
Thomas A BeecroftSonMale19Fingringhoe, Essex
Alfred BeecroftSonMale13Fingringhoe, Essex
Lily M BeecroftDaughterFemale11Fingringhoe, Essex
Arthur W BeecroftSonMale10Fingringhoe, Essex
Agnes M BeecroftDaughterFemale7Fingringhoe, Essex
Robert BeecroftSonMale5Fingringhoe, Essex.

• He died in 1937 in Tendring, Essex, England. Thomas A Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Thomas A Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year:
1937
Registration District:
Tendring
County:
Essex
Event Place:
Tendring, Essex, England
Age:
59
Birth Year (Estimated):
1878
Volume:
4A
Affiliate Line Number:
53.

• He had an estate probated on 1 Sep 1937 in Essex, England, United Kingdom. Source Information
Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Notes
Name:Thomas Alfred Beecroft
Death Date:1 Sep 1937
Death Place:Essex, England
Probate Date:13 Dec 1937
Registry:Ipswich.

• His obituary was published on 11 Sep 1937 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Thomas Alfred Beecroft
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries

Deceased
Name:Thomas Alfred Beecroft
Event Type:Obituary
Event Date:11 Sep 1937
Event Place:Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Gender:Male
Age:59
Relationship to Deceased:Deceased
Birth Year (Estimated):1878
Death Year (Estimated):1937
Death Place:Kerby-Le-Soken, ,
Newspaper:Essex Newsman
Affiliate Image Identifier:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000381/19370911/036/0004
Spouse and Children
Mrs BeecroftWifeFemale
Others on Record
Frederick GarrardNon RelativeUnknown
P C BuckleeNon RelativeUnknown.

• He had an estate probated on 13 Dec 1937 in Essex, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Alfred Beecroft
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957

Name:
Thomas Alfred Beecroft
Event Type:
Probate
Event Date:
13 Dec 1937
Event Place:
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Essex, United Kingdom
Death Date:
1 Sep 1937
Beneficiary's Name:
Florence Mary Beecroft.

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Wife Alice Elizabeth Pudney [13464]

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           Born: 18 Dec 1882 - Thorpe-le-soken, Essex, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LR8X-1BX

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 1904, Tendring, Essex, England. Thomas Alfred Beecroft
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005

Name:
Thomas Alfred Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Place:
Tendring, Essex, England
Registration District:
Tendring
County:
Essex
Registration Quarter:
Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year:
1904
Volume:
4A
Affiliate Line Number:
132
Possible Spouse:
Alice Elizabeth Pudney.

• Marriage: 18 Jun 1904, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Alfred Beecroft
England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997

Name:
Thomas Alfred Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
18 Jun 1904
Event Place:
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Marital Status:
Single
Father's Name:
Alfred Charles Beecroft
Spouse's Name:
Alice Elizabeth Pudney
Spouse's Marital Status:
Single
Spouse's Father's Name:
George Pudney.

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Children

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1 M Leonard Thomas Beecroft [13465]

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           Born: 30 Jan 1910 - Kirby le Soken, Essex, England, United Kingdom 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 May 1993 - Little Bromley, Essex, England, United Kingdom 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PW8W-6JY

         Spouse: Mabel Elizabeth Chaplin 2 [17718] (1912-1986)

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Sources

1 karen_lyon@nilworld.com, frimley86 (ancestry.com).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Leonard Thomas Beecroft, person ID PW8W-6JY.