Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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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: 124014893

Events

• 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: 105528801
         Spouse: 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: 258569663
         Spouse: 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: 262625443
         Spouse: 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-S66
         Spouse: 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: 258569572
         Spouse: 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: 122338607
         Spouse: 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: 243814346
         Spouse: 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: 202096935
         Spouse: Steve Tilley [11363] (living)


9 M Ernest James "Jim" Beecroft [11353]




           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: 211755257
         Spouse: 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: 178259471
         Spouse: Murray J Payne [11369] (1932-2017)
           Marr: 1953



Birth Notes: Husband - Walter Ernest Beecroft

Name: Walter Irvin Becroft
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1884
Birthplace: Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Herbert Becroft
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Sarah Jennings
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04479-3
System Origin: Canada-EASy
Source Film Number: 1845875
Reference Number: p 227 022797

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Sources


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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