Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Beecroft and Elizabeth Smith

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Husband William Beecroft [6707]

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           Born: 1750
     Christened: 
           Died: 1826 - Stockinger of Sutton in Ashfield, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G741-SHZ

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         Father: Thomas Beecroft [6627] (1719-1767)
         Mother: Ann Wilders [6628] (1717-1773)

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       Marriage: 24 Aug 1777 - Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 1

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Wife Elizabeth Smith [6708]

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           Born: 1756
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9J5Q-841

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         Father: Henry Smith [15852] (      -      )
         Mother: 

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Marriage Events

• Marriage: 23 Aug 1777, Church of Thurgarton, Nottingham, England. England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973
Name:William Beecroft
Event Type:Marriage Notice
Event Date:23 Aug 1777
Event Place:York, Yorkshire, England
Event Place (Original):Church of Thurgarton, Nottingham, York, England
Sex:Male
Age:21
Birth Year (Estimated):1756
Spouse's Name:Elizabeth Smith
Spouse's Sex:Female
Spouse's Age:21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1756.

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Children

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1 F Mary Beecroft [6711]

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           Born: 9 Jun 1778 - Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: 9J5Q-8WX

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2 F Anne Beecroft [6710]

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           Born: 13 Sep 1779 - Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: 9J5Q-D7L

         Spouse: Charles Allen Rastall [7175] (1778-      )
           Marr: 26 Jun 1798 - Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 2

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3 F Sarah Beecroft [15351]

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           Born: 1 Nov 1781 - Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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           Died: 
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FamilySearch ID: LC5R-F7D

         Spouse: Nathan Hurst [15352] (1779-      )
           Marr: 1 May 1804 - Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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4 M Thomas Beecroft [6709]

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           Born: 21 Aug 1785 - Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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           Died: 25 Mar 1850 - Lowdham, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England

         Buried:  - Holy Trinity Churchyard, Bulcote, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England 3
FamilySearch ID: 9KHL-SZH
Find A Grave ID: 240917917

         Spouse: Sarah [15497] (1786-1871)

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5 M William Beecroft [6712]

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           Born: 21 Sep 1787 - Broad Street General Baptist, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
     Christened: 13 Jun 1788 - Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 4
           Died: 1845
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9CBK-X2B

         Spouse: Elizabeth Tomlinson [6713] (1790-1866)
           Marr: 29 Feb 1811 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 5

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6 F Elizabeth Beecroft [15353]

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           Born: 24 Nov 1789
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MQNZ-H2P

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7 F Hanah Beecroft [15354]

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           Born: 29 Oct 1792
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MQN8-7NM

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Sources

1 Rochester Wills - Reg III (Located in London at the Society of Genealogists Library
fo:158d (Som:Horesc)).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Charles Allen Rastall, person ID MQN8-9PS.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for William Beecroft, person ID 9CBK-X2B.

5 Rochester Wills - Reg III (Located in London at the Society of Genealogists Library
fo:158d (Som:Horesc)), Lambley, Notts, Tinly.