Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

James Beecroft and Mary Jane Armitage

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Husband James Beecroft [16664]

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           Born: 1841 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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FamilySearch ID: L5XR-JS2

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         Father: William Beecroft [16656] (1807-1879)
         Mother: Amelia Dewhurst [16657] (1813-1854)

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Jane Armitage [12313]

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           Born: 1842
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           Died: 8 May 1895 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 9 May 1895
FamilySearch ID: L5XR-CZJ

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Children

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1 M Reginald J Beecroft [16666]

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           Born: 1867 - Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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FamilySearch ID: L55R-CJT

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2 M Edgar Beecroft [16667]

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           Born: 1868 - Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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           Died: 1870 - Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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FamilySearch ID: L55R-C31

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Gertrude Mary Beecroft [16668]

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           Born: 1870 - Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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FamilySearch ID: L55R-QYC

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4 M Walter Henry Beecroft [12325]

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           Born: 1872 - Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 2
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FamilySearch ID: L55R-W14

         Spouse: Margaret E Sullivan [12327] (1873-      )
           Marr: 16 Dec 1897 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

         Spouse: Arlinda Wood Blauvelt [12326] (1875-      )
           Marr: 14 Jul 1901 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

         Spouse: Celia 3 [16859] (1870-      )

         Spouse: Cath Kalmbach [12309] (      -      )
           Marr: 21 Sep 1921 - Kings, New York, United States

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5 F Caroline Amelia Beecroft [16669]

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           Born: 27 Feb 1874 - Southport, North Meols, Ormskirk, North Lancaster, England
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           Died: 23 Apr 1949 - Westchester, New York, United States
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FamilySearch ID: L5XR-D9M

         Spouse: Robert H Roberts [16670] (1876-1941)

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6 M Verity Armitage Dewhurst Beecroft [12314]

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           Born: 1876 - Clitheroe, Lancashire, England
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           Died: 1949 - Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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FamilySearch ID: L55R-HJC

         Spouse: Katherine M "Kitty" or "Kate" Higgins [12315] (1882-Bef 1940)
           Marr: 21 Jun 1898 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States

         Spouse: ? [12320] (      -      )
           Marr: 1943 - Flagler, , FL

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Jane Armitage, person ID L5XR-CZJ.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Walter Henry Beecroft, person ID L55R-W14.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Cecelia, person ID GCJ4-HNC.