Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William George Beecroft

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Husband William George Beecroft [10995]

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           Born: 26 Jan 1898 - Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 1984 1
         Buried:  - Miller Memorial Church Cemetery, Little Britain, Kawartha Lakes Municipality, Ontario, Canada 1
Find A Grave ID: 162497097

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         Father: David Beecroft [8980] (1858-      )
         Mother: Lucy Smith [8981] (1864-      )

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Events

• He was born on 26 Jan 1898 in Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
William George Beecroft
Ontario Births
Name William George Beecroft
Event Type Birth
Event Date 26 Jan 1898
Event Place Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Gender Male
Father's Name David Beecroft
Mother's Name Lucy Smith.

• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1911 in Toronto West, Ontario, Canada.
William George Beecroft
Canada Census, 1911
Name William George Beecroft
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
Event Place Toronto West Sub-Districts 104-146, Ontario, Canada
Gender Male
Age (Estimated) 13
Marital Status Single
Religion Presbyterian
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Date Jan 1898
Birthplace Ontario

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
David Beecroft Head M 54 Ontario
Lucy Beecroft Wife F 48 Ontario
Margaret Effie Beecroft Daughter F 15 Ontario
William George Beecroft Son M 13 Ontario
Clara Irene Beecroft Daughter F 11 Ontario.

• Military: Toronto Telegram, Feb 1941. Major George W. Beecroft has been promoted to lieutenant-colonel and now commands No. 2 Army Field Workshop, RCOC, with the Canadian Corps in England.
Major Beecroft succeeds Lieut.-Colonel H. G. Thompson, D.F.C., who recently was invalided home form England. The new commanding officer was born in Lindsay in 1898 and was graduated in 1923 from the University of Toronto in applied science and engineering. He has done important work overseas. No. 2 workshop has served as the laboratory where many of the ideas of the Corps Commandant, Lt.-Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton and his staff, have been developed.
Colonel Beecroft served in France in the last Great War with the 3rd Pioneers and the 8th Canadian Engineers. He was wounded. After demobilization he spent several months in Davisville Military Hospital, and in 1919 entered the University of Toronto.

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Birth Notes: Husband - William George Beecroft

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Name: William George Beecroft
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 26 Jan 1898
Birthplace: Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario
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Father's Name: David Beecroft
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Mother's Name: Lucy Smith
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02285-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
Source Film Number: 1928126
Reference Number: 163

Sources

1 Findagrave.com.