Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Beecroft and Elizabeth Tomlinson

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Husband 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 1
           Died: 1845
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9CBK-X2B

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         Father: William Beecroft [6707] (1750-1826)
         Mother: Elizabeth Smith [6708] (1756-      )

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       Marriage: 29 Feb 1811 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 2

Events

• He worked as a Farmer in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

• He was born on 21 Sep 1787 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:William Beecroft
Event Type:Birth
Event Date:21 Sep 1787
Event Place:Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Event Place (Original):Broad Street General Baptist, Nottingham, Nottingham, England
Sex:Male
Father's Name:William Beecroft
Mother's Name:Elizabeth.

• He worked as an Innkeeper, White Swan in 1844.

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Wife Elizabeth Tomlinson [6713]

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           Born: 1790 - Lambley, Nottinghamshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1866 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9CBK-XLS

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1841 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Elizabeth Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1841
Event Place:Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
County:Nottinghamshire
Parish:Sutton In Ashfield
Registration District:Mansfield Union
Residence Note:Forest Street
Sex:Female
Age:48
Age (Original):48
Birth Year (Estimated):1789-1793
Birthplace:Nottinghamshire
Page Number:20
Registration Number:HO107
Piece/Folio:861/35
Affiliate Record Type:Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:GBC/1841/0861/0332&parentid=GBC/1841/0003117701

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Elizabeth BeecroftFemale48Nottinghamshire
Henry BeecroftMale12Nottinghamshire
Charles BeecroftMale10Nottinghamshire
Edwin BeecroftMale8Nottinghamshire
John BradlyMale28Nottinghamshire
Stephen HerodMale18Nottinghamshire.

• She appeared on the England census in 1851 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:Elizabeth Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1851
Event Place:Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Registration District:Mansfield
Residence Note:Church Street
Sex:Female
Age:59
Marital Status:Widow
Occupation:Farmer'S Widow
Birth Year (Estimated):1792
Birthplace:Lambley, Nottinghamshire
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Page Number:35
Registration Number:HO107
Piece/Folio:2123 / 498
Affiliate Record Type:Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4356114/00971&parentid=GBC/1851/0012995773

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Elizabeth BeecroftHeadFemale59Lambley, Nottinghamshire
Edwin BeecroftSonMale18Sutton, Nottinghamshire.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 25 Feb 1811, Lambley, Nottinghamshire, England. England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973
Name:William Beecroft
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:25 Feb 1811
Event Place:Lambley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):Lambley, Nottingham, England
Sex:Male
Spouse's Name:Elizebeth Tomlinson
Spouse's Sex:Female.

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Children

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1 F Hannah Beecroft [6714]

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           Born: 1811
     Christened: 
           Died: 1811, aged 3 days
         Buried: 

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2 M John Beecroft [6715]

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           Born: 1812 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Oct 1872 - Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KHBQ-NNB

         Spouse: Ann Fletcher [6726] (1813-1896)
           Marr: 9 Sep 1840 - Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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3 F Mary Beecroft [6716]

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           Born: 1814
     Christened: 12 Jul 1814 - South Normanton, Derbyshire, England
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHDS-LWH

         Spouse: Jonathan [6725] (      -      )

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4 F Anne Beecroft [6717]

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           Born: 1816 - Pinxton, Derbyshire, England 3
     Christened: 15 Aug 1816 - South Normanton, Derbyshire, England
           Died: 24 Sep 1895 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 26 Sep 1895 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
FamilySearch ID: G74Y-2RC

         Spouse: Jonathan Wass [6787] (1806-1867)
           Marr: 1 Sep 1846 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 3

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5 M William Beecroft [6718]

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           Born: 1819
     Christened: 14 Mar 1819 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: May 1891 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 30 May 1891 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
FamilySearch ID: KHHW-KG6

         Spouse: Mary Beastall [6788] (1821-1868)
           Marr: 19 Mar 1840 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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6 F Elizabeth Beecroft [6719]

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           Born: 1821
     Christened: 23 Feb 1821 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 4 Oct 1821
         Buried: 

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7 M Thomas Beecroft [6720]

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           Born: 1822
     Christened: 18 Aug 1822 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 1846
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M73L-4WY

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8 M Samuel Beecroft [6721]

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           Born: 1825
     Christened: 25 Dec 1825 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 4
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GZ7G-FRJ

         Spouse: Eliza Whitcombe [15343] (1829-      )
           Marr: 25 Oct 1858 - Ripley, Derbyshire, England

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9 M Henry Beecroft [6722]

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           Born: 1828
     Christened: 
           Died: 1895 - Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KC5V-M39

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10 M Charles Beecroft [6723]

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           Born: 1830
     Christened: 7 Jul 1830 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 5
           Died: 8 Nov 1915 6
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MM63-G2D

         Spouse: Charlotte Brailsford [19038] (1828-1885)
           Marr: 1853 - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

         Spouse: Annie Bonsor 6 [19042] (1839-Bef 1907)
           Marr: 1890 6

         Spouse: Sarah Moorhead 6 [19043] (      -      )
           Marr: 1907 6

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11 M Edwin Beecroft [6724]

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           Born: 1833 - Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jun 1867 - Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GBFG-F7Q

         Spouse: Jane Simon [15333] (1835-1885)
           Marr: 22 Nov 1859 - Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Notes: Marriage (Elizabeth Tomlinson):

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LDS film number 496689 marriage index.
William BEECROFT, p. Bulcoat & Eliz TOMLINSON lic 29th Feb 1811

Sources

1 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.

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

3 LDS.

4 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Charles Beecroft, person ID MM63-G2D.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 28 Nov 2025), entry for Charles Beecroft, person ID MM63-G2D.