Walter Ernest Beecroft and Florence Marguerite Howard
Husband Walter Ernest Beecroft [11340]
Born: 24 Jun 1884 - Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada Christened: Died: 4 Feb 1967 - Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada Buried: - Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1 FamilySearch ID: 9KBV-R5R Find A Grave ID: 124014873
Father: Herbert Sweetmore Becraft [4204] (1855-1920) 2 Mother: Dorcas Sarah Jennings [5524] (1855-1934) 3
Marriage: 13 Dec 1909 - Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Wife Florence Marguerite Howard [11341]
Born: 5 Jan 1890 - Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Christened: Died: 7 Feb 1964 - Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada Buried: - Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1 FamilySearch ID: 96H4-NTZ Find A Grave ID: 124014893Events
• Her obituary was published. BEECROFT, Mrs. Florence, 74, RR 2, Blenheim, died Friday in the Publich General Hospital, Chatham. Originally of the Hamilton district, Mrs. Beecroft was a resident of Chatham for 16 years and the Orford area for 12 years. Surviving are her husband, Walter Beecroft; daughters, Mrs. Murray, (Floreen) Payne, Blenheim, Mrs. Henry (Joy) Pearson Comber, sons, Thomas Beecroft, Highgate, Charles Beecroft, Thamsville, Howard Beecroft, Highgate, Reginald Beecroft, Thamesville, Irvine Beecroft, Chatham and James Beecroft, Windsor. Funeral was this afternoon from the Bowman and Ford Funeral Home, Blenheim, Rev. E. S. Oakey, Blenheim Penticoastal Church of which Mrs. Beecroft was a member, officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim.
Children
1 M Thomas Garnet Beecroft [11358]
Born: 25 Dec 1910 - Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada Christened: Died: 1993 Buried: - Van Horne Cemetery, Vosburg, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada 1 FamilySearch ID: L1T6-TDC Find A Grave ID: 105528801Spouse: Vera Maretta Reid [11361] (1913-2013)
2 M Charles Edmund "Charlie" Beecroft [11342]
Born: 1912 - Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada Christened: Died: 14 May 2007 Buried: 17 May 2007 - Gosnell Cemetery, Highgate, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1 FamilySearch ID: GGNJ-Q7V Find A Grave ID: 258569663Spouse: Inez Salisbury [11343] (1915-2006) Marr: 1937
3 F Ellen Madeleine Beecroft [11359]
Born: 1914 - Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada 4 Christened: Died: 1954 Buried: - McVicar Cemetery, Darrell, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1 FamilySearch ID: GG57-B3D Find A Grave ID: 262625443Spouse: Max Stuart Forsyth [11364] (1909-1997)
4 M Howard Arthur Beecroft [13824]
Born: 22 Oct 1916 Christened: Died: Bef 2007 - Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada Buried: FamilySearch ID: LJPB-S66Spouse: Gwendolyn Beecroft 5 [17574] ( - )
5 M Reginald Herbert Beecroft [13521]
Born: 1918 - Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada 6 Christened: Died: 26 Dec 1995 - Ridgetown, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada 6 Buried: - Gosnell Cemetery, Highgate, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1 FamilySearch ID: GVNZ-X66 Find A Grave ID: 258569572Spouse: Melba Lerue MCLEOD 7 [13522] (1920-2003)
6 M Irvine Leslie Beecroft [11351]
Born: 23 Jul 1921 - Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Christened: Died: 24 Jan 2009 - Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada Buried: - Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1 FamilySearch ID: LKLP-PJF Find A Grave ID: 122338607Spouse: Gwen [11356] (living)Spouse: Margaret Elizabeth Padbury [11365] (1921-1979)
7 F Joy D Beecroft [11352]
Born: 1923 Christened: Died: 2016 Buried: - McDowell Cemetery, Comber, Essex Co, Ontario, Canada 1 Find A Grave ID: 243814346Spouse: Henry E Pearson [11355] (1918-2018)
8 F Lillian M Beecroft [11362]
Born: 1925 Christened: Died: 1957 Buried: - Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada 1 Find A Grave ID: 202096935Spouse: Steve Tilley [11363] (living)
9 M Ernest James "Jim" Beecroft [11353]
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Born: 1932 Christened: Died: 26 Mar 2020 - Bothwell Station, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada Buried: - Bothwell Cemetery, Bothwell, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1 Find A Grave ID: 211755257Spouse: Patricia "Pat" Waffle [13512] (1934-2017)
10 F Floreen Beecroft [11357]
Born: 1935 - Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada Christened: Died: 25 Mar 2017 Buried: - Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1 Find A Grave ID: 178259471Spouse: Murray J Payne [11369] (1932-2017) Marr: 1953
Birth Notes: Husband - Walter Ernest Beecroft
Name:
Walter Irvin Becroft
Gender:Male
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Birth Date:24 Jun 1884
Birthplace:Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario
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Father's Name:Herbert Becroft
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Mother's Name:Sarah Jennings
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:I04479-3
System Origin:Canada-EASy
Source Film Number:1845875
Reference Number:p 227 022797
1 Findagrave.com.
2 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1260/Beecraft.html.
3 Janet Bessey [jan.bessey@rogers.com].
4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Ellen Madeleine Beecroft, person ID GG57-B3D.
5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Howard Arthur Beecroft, person ID LJPB-S66.
6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Reginald Herbert Beecroft, person ID GVNZ-X66.
7
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Melba L McLeod, person ID LD55-YN7.
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