Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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William Beecroft and Elizabeth Wilbourne

Husband William Beecroft [8191] 1 

           Born: 11 Sep 1805 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 12 Sep 1805 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 17 May 1848 1
         Buried: 22 May 1848 - St. Margaret, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 2
FamilySearch ID: K8YX-T1J


         Father: John Beecroft [8172] (1765-1846) 1
         Mother: Sarah Tilmouth [8182] (1774-1850) 1


       Marriage: 25 May 1835 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 1

Wife Elizabeth Wilbourne [8192] 1 3 

           Born: Abt 1809 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 1891 - Mutford, Suffolk, England
         Buried: 16 Jan 1891 - Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
FamilySearch ID: KZLN-HPR


         Father: William Wilbourne [11205] (      -      )
         Mother: Millisatine Amelia [14792] (      -      )

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1851 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Eliza Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1851
Event Place:
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Registration District:
Mutford
Residence Note:
High Street
Gender:
Female
Age:
44
Marital Status:
Widow
Occupation:
Butcher Employ 2 Men 1 Boy
Birth Year (Estimated):
1807
Birthplace:
Aberdeen Scotland British Subject
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
HO107
Piece/Folio:
1805 / 252
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4294503/00493&parentid=GBC/1851/0008435456
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Eliza BeecroftHeadFemale44Aberdeen Scotland British Subject
Henry BeecroftSonMale13Lowestoft, Suffolk
Joseph J BeecroftSonMale12Lowestoft, Suffolk
Anne S BeecroftDaughterFemale10Lowestoft, Suffolk
Amelia BeecroftDaughterFemale9Lowestoft, Suffolk
William A BeecroftSonMale7Lowestoft, Suffolk
Charles E BeecroftSonMale5Lowestoft, Suffolk
George H BeecroftSonMale4Lowestoft, Suffolk
Elizabeth A StannardAssistantFemale27Lowestoft, Suffolk.

• She appeared on the England census in 1861 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Eliza Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1861
Event Place:
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
County:
Suffolk
Parish:
Lowestoft
Ecclesiastical Parish:
St Margarets
Registration District:
Mutford
Residence Note:
High Street
Gender:
Female
Age:
54
Marital Status:
Widowed
Occupation:
Butcher
Birth Year (Estimated):
1807
Birthplace:
Scotland
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG09
Piece/Folio:
1187 / 123
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1861/1187/00800A&parentid=GBC/1861/0006923700
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Eliza BeecroftHeadFemale54Scotland
Henry BeecroftSonMale23Lowestoft, Suffolk
Ann S BeecroftDaughterFemale20Lowestoft, Suffolk
William A BeecroftSonMale17Lowestoft, Suffolk
Ann ParkinsonServantFemale20Wainfleet, Lincolnshire.

• She had an estate probated on 27 Feb 1891. Beecroft, Eliza, Personal Estate £397 8s. 9d.

27 February. The Will with three codicils of Elisa Beecroft late of Lowescroft in the County of Suffolk. Widow who died 11 January 1891 at Lowestoft was proved at Ipswich by joseph John Beecroft of Reading in the County of Berks Printer and Stationer the Son and Will Everend Wigg of Barnby in the said County of Suffolk Agricultural Implement Maker the surviving Executors.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 25 May 1836, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. William Beecroft
England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

Name:
William Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
25 May 1835
Event Place:
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
St. Margaret's, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Gender:
Male
Spouse's Name:
Eliza Welborne
Spouse's Gender:
Female.

Children
1 M William Welbourne Beecroft [8205] 1 

           Born: 21 Mar 1836 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 1 4
     Christened: 17 Apr 1836 - Wesleyan, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 1
           Died: 6 Sep 1840
         Buried:  - St Margaret Churchyard, Lowestoft, Waveney District, Suffolk, England 5
FamilySearch ID: K42C-QQT

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

2 M Henry Beecroft [8199] 1 

           Born: 18 May 1837 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 14 Jun 1837 - Wesleyan, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 1
           Died: 
         Buried: 






3  M  Joseph John Beecroft [14505]





           Born: 1839 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jun 1906
         Buried:  - Reading Old Cemetery, Reading, Berkshire, England



         Spouse: Sarah Ann Lawrence [14793] (1838-1916)
           Marr: 1862 - East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom






4  F  Anne S Beecroft [14506]





           Born: 1841 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 








5  F  Amelia Beecroft [14507]





           Born: 1842 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Oct 1906 - Barnby, Suffolk, England
         Buried:  - Saint John the Baptist Churchyard, Barnby, Waveney District, Suffolk, England



         Spouse: William Evered Wigg [14508] (1833-1915)






6  M  William Arthur Beecroft [9569]











           Born: 1844 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Feb 1911 - Wroxham, Norfolk, England 1
         Buried: 








7  M  Charles Ernest "C.E." Beecroft [11201]





           Born: Apr 1845 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Nov 1913
         Buried:  - Onehunaga, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand



         Spouse: Alice Pedley [11202] (1853-      )
           Marr: 19 Aug 1874 - Congleton, Cheshire, England. (Divorced on 4 Jun 1889)






8  M  George Herbert Beecroft [14802]





           Born: 1847 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1851 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 27 Jun 1851 - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom



         Spouse: Did Not Marry









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Sources




1
LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

2
Family Trees.

3
LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org), 1810, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.

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 Welbourne Beecroft, person ID K42C-QQT. 

5
Findagrave.com.







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