William John Beecroft and Elsie Gladys Bussell
Husband William John Beecroft [9096] 1
Born: 3 Oct 1885 - Stanthorpe, Queenland, Australia 1 Christened: Died: 28 Sep 1942 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 2 Buried: 30 Sep 1942 - St. Mary Magdalene Church of England Cemetery, St Mary's, NSW, Australia 1 FamilySearch ID: GGM3-VRB
Father: Charles Albert Beecroft [9090] (1858-1933) 1 Mother: Ellen Anne Murnane [9095] (1864-1936) 1
Marriage: 7 May 1907 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 1 3Events
• His funeral was held The Sydney Morning Herald on 30 Sep 1942. BEACROFT. - The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. ELSIE BEACROFT and SONS, IVOR, TREVOR, EROL, NEVILLE, and CLIVE, of Tamworth, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. BEACROFT, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. THOMPSON, and Mr. J LISTER, of St. Marys are invited to attend a Funderal Service for her late beloved HUSBAND, their FATHER and BROTHER, William John Beacroft, at St. Magdalen's Church, St. Marys, THIS WEDNESDAY, commencing at 3.30 p.m., thence interment in the adjoining Cemetery. J. PRICE and SON, Funeral Director, Phone, Penrith 20.
• His obituary was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 30 Sep 1942. BEACROFT. - September 28, 1942, at his residence, Marius Street, Tamworth, William John, beloved husband of Elsie and father of Ivor, Trevor, Erol, Neville, and Clive, and brother of E. T. Beacroft, Ura (Mrs. J. B. Thompson), and Ima (Mrs. J. Lister, deceased).
• He signed a will The Sydney Morning Herald on 7 Oct 1942. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES. - Probate Jurisdiction. - In the Will of WILLIAM JOHN BEACROFT, late of Tamworth in the State of New South Wales Stock and Station Agent, deceased. - Application will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof that Probate of the last Will and Testament dated the twenty-first day of November one thousand nine hundred and seventeen of the above named deceased, WILLIAM JOHN BEACROFT may be granted to ELSIE GLADYS BEACROFT the Executrix in the said Will named and all notices may be served at the undermentioned address. All creditors in the Estate of the said deceased are hereby requested to send in particulars of their claims to the undersigned. Dated this second day of October, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two. THOMAS R. LADDS, Solicitor for the Executrix, Briabone Street, Tamworth, Town Agents: Messrs. WILSON and CLAPIN, Solicitors, 14 Martin Place, Sydney.
Wife Elsie Gladys Bussell [9100] 1
Born: 26 Jun 1886 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 1 4 Christened: Died: 20 Nov 1978 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 4 5 Buried: FamilySearch ID: GMF6-KNNEvents
• Event: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, 1930, New England, NSW, Australia.
• Event: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, 1936, New England, NSW, Australia.
• Event: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, 1937, New England, NSW, Australia.
• Event: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, 1943, New England, NSW, Australia.
• Event: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, 1949, New England, NSW, Australia.
• Event: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, 1954, New England, NSW, Australia.
• Her obituary was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 21 Nov 1978. Elsie Gladys Beecroft, Death Notice, 17 Nov 1978, late of Tamworth.
Children
1 M Keith William Beecroft [9101] 1
Born: 1907 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 Christened: Died: 1907 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 1 2![]()
Buried: - Tamworth General Cemetery, Tamworth, NSW, Australia 6 FamilySearch ID: GMFV-4HVSpouse: Did Not Marry
2 M Albert Ivor Beecroft [9102] 1
Born: 15 Apr 1909 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 1 2 Christened: Died: 31 May 1985 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 5 Buried: FamilySearch ID: GMFV-MG4Spouse: Dorothy J Vincent 1 [9106] (1912-2001) Marr: 1935 - Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia 7
3 M Trevor Augustin Beecroft [9103] 1
Born: 2 Mar 1912 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 1 Christened: Died: 17 Apr 1991 - Glenfield, NSW, Australia 1 5 Buried: - Crem Northern Suburbs 1 FamilySearch ID: GMFV-3FCSpouse: Merlene Doris Brown 1 8 [9105] (1911-1977) Marr: 16 May 1934 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 9
4 M Erol Desmond Beecroft [9104] 1
Born: 4 Apr 1914 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 1 Christened: Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: GMFV-SBT
5 M Neville Travers Beecroft [9325]
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Born: 30 Nov 1917 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 10 Christened: Died: 25 Jul 1997 - Epping, NSW, Australia 5 Buried: FamilySearch ID: LVNG-548Spouse: Gwendoline Mary Hobbs [10420] (1917- ) Marr: 27 Dec 1941 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 11
6 M Clive Darval Beecroft [9326] 8
Born: 15 Oct 1918 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 8 10 Christened: Died: 22 Aug 1986 - Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 5 8 Buried: FamilySearch ID: GMFV-SD7Spouse: Edith Cavell Green [9327] (1916-1987) Marr: 1942 - Cessnock, , NSW, Australia 12
1 pritchliz@bigpond.com, My Connections (rootsweb.com).
2 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm).
3 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Tamworth district; 5815/1907.
4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Elsie Gladys Bussell, person ID GMF6-KNN.
5
THE RYERSON INDEX
to contemporary death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers (http://www.ryersonindex.org/).
6 Australian Cemeteries Index (http://austcemindex.com/).
7 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Narrabri district; 20742/1935.
8 graemedavidwilson@yahoo.com, Mr. Graeme WIlson (ancestry.com).
9 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Sydney district; 5157/1934.
10 World War II Nominal Roll (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/).
11 Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Tamworth district; 6516/1942.
12
Online Australian Birth-Marriage-Death Index (http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm), Cessnock district; 12120/1942.
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