Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Beecroft and Margaret French

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Husband William Beecroft [8966] ¹

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           Born: Mar 1827 - Bassingham, Lincolnshire, England
     Christened: 25 May 1827 - Bassingham, Lincolnshire, England
           Died: 7 Apr 1894
 Cause of Death: pneumonia
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GQ2V-4YY

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         Father: William Beecroft [17182] (1802-1834)
         Mother: Elizabeth Taylor [17183] (1793-1843) 1

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       Marriage: 8 Jan 1852 - Eldon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

Events

• He was baptized on 25 Mar 1827 in Bassingham, Lincolnshire, England. NameWilliam Beecroft
SexMale
Father's NameWilliam Beecroft
Father's SexMale
Mother's NameElizabeth
Mother's SexFemale
Event TypeChristening
Event Date25 Mar 1827
Event PlaceBassingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original)Bassingham, Lincoln, England.

• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1891 in Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada. BECROFT 1891 census 121d1 family 014
@ca.on.victoria.mariposa_township division 1 page 3 film T6374 lds1465789 <http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/9/9.htm>
electoral district of Victoria South
15 BECROFT William m 64 married - Eng Eng Eng Presb farmer
16 BECROFT {?} Caroline f 54 married widow
17 BECROFT David m 34 - son Ont Eng s? Presb farmer
mothers birthplace is probably right - father was widower in 1881
18 BECROFT Maggie f 28 - dtr Ont Eng s? Presb
19 WOODS John m 23 - dom Ont Scotland Scotland Presb farm labourer
indexed 2003 by OGS Kawartha Branch <http://www.ogs.on.ca/branches.htm>

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Wife Margaret French [8967] ¹

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           Born: 1824
     Christened: 
           Died: 1881
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GQ6V-7DP

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Beecroft [8992]

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           Born: 1854 - Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GV4T-TPB

         Spouse: Duncan Ferguson [8993] (1852-      )
           Marr: 9 Jun 1880 - Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

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2 F Jenetta Beecroft [8986]

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           Born: 1856 - Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Feb 1932 - King Twp., York, Ontario, Canada 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K4YM-VML

         Spouse: William Henry Rogers 3 [8987] (1855-1935)
           Marr: 21 Mar 1883 - Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

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3 M David Beecroft [8980]

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           Born: 1858 - Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZC5-QJL

         Spouse: Lucy Smith [8981] (1864-      )
           Marr: 13 Mar 1895 - Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

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4 M William James Beecroft [8968]

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           Born: 6 Apr 1859 - Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Aug 1939 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 4 5
         Buried:  - Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada 6
FamilySearch ID: 9KWT-9GQ

         Spouse: Isabella Mary Carmichael [8969] (1854-1927)
           Marr: 25 Dec 1884 - Thorah, , Ontario, Canada

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5 F Margaret Ann Beecroft [8970]

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           Born: 1864 - Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9H62-KVK

         Spouse: Albert Henry Henderson [8971] (1864-      )
           Marr: 29 Dec 1891 - Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

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Death Notes: Husband - William Beecroft

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BEECROFT, William, m, April 7, 1894, 67 years, Nottinghamshire England, cause - pneumonia 5 days, farmer, infm - David Beecroft, Mariposa Twp (Victoria Co.) 017483-94

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Notes: Marriage (Margaret French):

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Rev. John MacMurchy was a Presbyterian Minister. His registers cover the years between 1849 and 1856. Most of the marriages that he performed during this time were in Eldon & Mariposa twp (now Victoria Co)., and Thorah twp (Thorah was once part of Ontario Co., but is now part of Brock twp., Durham Region). At present, up to mid-1853 has been transcribed - 83 marriages so far. The writing is difficult to read, and some of the writing has faded. If any of the brides or grooms were widowed at the time of their marriage, this is noted... otherwise all grooms were bachelors and all brides were spinsters.

Microfilm GS-6397

groom residence bride residence witness 1 witness 2 date location
Beecroft, William Mariposa French, Margaret Thorah John Cameron Angus McKay 08-Jan-52 Eldon

Sources

1 Nottinghamshire Beecrofts in Canada, n.d.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Jenetta Beecroft, person ID K4YM-VML.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for William H Rodgers, person ID KHJ6-2CP.

4 http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for William James Beecroft, person ID 9KWT-9GQ.

6 Findagrave.com.