Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Beecroft

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Husband William Beecroft [14532]

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           Born: 1896 - Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 1930
         Buried:  - Hetton Cemetery, Hetton le Hole, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
FamilySearch ID: G3R3-PQD
Find A Grave ID: 285082140

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         Father: John Beecroft [8798] (1863-      )
         Mother: Catherine Thursby Smithson [14530] (1860-1934) 1

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Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom. Name:
William Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County:
Durham
Civil Parish:
Hetton Le Hole
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Hetton Le Hole St Nicholas
Sub-District:
Hetton Le Hole
Registration District:
Houghton Le Spring
Gender:
Male
Age:
5
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Birth Year (Estimated):
1896
Birthplace:
Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Schedule Type:
276
Page Number:
45
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale38Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Catherine BeecroftWifeFemale41Easington Lane, Durham
Edward B BeecroftSonMale8Hetton Le Hole, Durham
William BeecroftSonMale5Hetton Le Hole, Durham.

• He appeared on the England census in 1911 in Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom. Name:
William Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom
County:
Durham
Parish:
Hetton Le Hole
Sub-District:
Hetton Le Hole
Sub-District Number:
2
District Number:
553
Enumeration District:
3
Registration District:
Houghton Le Spring
Gender:
Male
Age:
15
Marital Status:
Single
Marital Status (Original):
SINGLE
Occupation:
COLLIERY WAGON WRIGHT
Number in Family:
6
Birth Year (Estimated):
1896
Birthplace:
Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Schedule Type:
24
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
47
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/30074/0047/4
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale47Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Catherine BeecroftWifeFemale51Easington Lane, Durham
Edward BeecroftSonMale18Hetton Le Hole, Durham
William BeecroftSonMale15Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Elsie SmithsonNieceFemale10Hetton Le Hole, Durham
Margaret SmithsonMother-in-lawFemale81Jarrow On Tyne, Durham.

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Wife

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           Died: 
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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - William Beecroft

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G 512, death date may be interment date.

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Catherine Smithson, person ID 9VQ9-P29.