Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Beecroft and Maria Kate Scott

---

---

Husband William Beecroft [12514]

---

           Born: 21 May 1878 - Bramley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 12 Sep 1880 - Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L4XW-96K

---

         Father: Binks Beecroft [12510] (1852-1924)
         Mother: Ruth Dixon [12511] (1849-      ) 2

---

       Marriage: 1 Apr 1907 - Chapel Allerton, St Matthew, Yorkshire, England 1

Events

• He was baptized on 12 Sep 1880 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name: William Beecroft
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 12 Sep 1880
Christening Place: Wortley (near Leeds), York, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Binks Beecroft
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ruth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04243-4
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1849445
Reference ID: item 1 p 25.

• He worked as a Clerk Civil Service on an unknown date.

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
William Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Bramley
Residence Note:
Grace Ter
Gender:
Male
Age:
2
Marital Status:
Single
Marital Status (Original):
Single
Birth Year (Estimated):
1879
Birthplace:
Wortley, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
15
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4503/111
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361801/00231&parentid=GBC/1881/0020901164
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale29Wortley Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale34Otterington, Yorkshire, England
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale6Wortley, Yorkshire, England
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale5Wortley, Yorkshire, England
William BeecroftSonMale2Wortley, Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Name:
William Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Armley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Armley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Event Place Note:
Cedar Mount
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Armley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
ST BARTHOLOMEW
Enumeration District:
40
Registration District:
Bramley
Gender:
Male
Age:
12
Occupation:
Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):
1879
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
20
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3681/ 159
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3681/0319&parentid=GBC/1891/0025421730
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale39Yorkshire, England
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale44Yorkshire, England
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale16Yorkshire, England
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale15Yorkshire, England
William BeecroftSonMale12Yorkshire, England
Edith BeecroftDaughterFemale9Yorkshire, England
Ethel BeecroftDaughterFemale7Yorkshire, England
Florence BeecroftDaughterFemale3Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
William Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Wortley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Wortley
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Wortley De Leeds St John
Sub-District:
Wortley
Registration District:
Bramley
Gender:
Male
Age:
22
Occupation:
RENT & ESTATE COLLECTOR
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Birth Year (Estimated):
1879
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
273
Page Number:
41
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Binks BeecroftHeadMale49Leeds, Yorkshire
Ruth BeecroftWifeFemale54Northallerton, Yorkshire
Mary A BeecroftDaughterFemale26Leeds, Yorkshire
Annie BeecroftDaughterFemale25Leeds, Yorkshire
William BeecroftSonMale22Leeds, Yorkshire
Edith BeecroftDaughterFemale19Leeds, Yorkshire
Ethel BeecroftDaughterFemale16Leeds, Yorkshire
Florence BeecroftDaughterFemale13Leeds, Yorkshire
Mary BeecroftMotherFemale86Leeds, Yorkshire.

---

---

Wife Maria Kate Scott [18779] ¹

---

           Born: 12 Dec 1877 - Headingley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Jul 1941 - Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GSW2-1KN

---

Children

---

1 F Mary Beecroft [18780] ¹

---

           Born: 2 Sep 1909 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt Dec 1995 - Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GQPB-NGY

         Spouse: Wilfred Wickings 3 [18781] (1915-1996)
           Marr: Jul 1941 - Leeds, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom 3

---

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for William Beecroft, person ID L4XW-96K.

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 Ruth, person ID LHSL-JGT.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Beecroft, person ID GQPB-NGY.