William Winifred Beecroft and Grace Ethel Willison
Husband William Winifred Beecroft [10187]
Born: 25 Dec 1855 - Atwick, East Yorkshire, England Christened: Died: 16 Jul 1944 - Koonwarra, , Australia Buried: - Leongatha Cemetery, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: GGKW-P55 Find A Grave ID: 231717157
Father: James Beecroft [17364] (1826- ) Mother: Sarah Ann Gossop [17365] (1826- )
Marriage: Mar 1881 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1Events
• His obituary was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) on 22 Jul 1944. BEECROFT. - On July 16, at Koonwarra, William, dearly beloved grandfather of Donald and Kiara Beecroft, Nicholas road Mirboo North, and great-grandfather of Joan, Robert, and Donald, aged 89 years.
Wife Grace Ethel Willison [10188]
Born: 18 Jan 1858 - England, United Kingdom Christened: Died: 14 Sep 1946 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: - Leongatha Cemetery, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: GGK4-FMT Find A Grave ID: 214668424Events
• Her obituary was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) on 16 Sep 1946. BEECROFT. - On September 14, at her daughter's residence, Watt street, Leongatha, Grace, dearly beloved wife of the late William Beecroft, of Koonwarra, and loving mother of Grace (Mrs. McGrath), Walter, WIlfred, Annie (deceased), James, Mabel (Mrs. E. Bailey), Hilda (Mrs. L. Williams), Ada (Mrs. W. Williams), Elsie (Mrs. E. Jones), George, Lily (Mrs. B. Rodwell), Amy (Mrs. J. Reilly), Leslie, and Stanley, aged 88 years.
Father and mother reunited. In God's care.
Children
1 M George William Beecroft [17372]
Born: Dec 1881 - Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England Christened: Died: 21 May 1887 - At Sea Buried: FamilySearch ID: GGK4-C9ZSpouse: Did Not Marry
2 F Grace Ethel Beecroft [17368]
Born: 1883 Christened: Died: 20 May 1974 - Korumburra, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Buried: - Korumburra Cemetery, Korumburra, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: LDVC-J6G Find A Grave ID: 230648587Spouse: William Robert McGrath [17369] (living)
3 M Walter Beecroft [17373]
Born: Sep 1884 - Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, England Christened: Died: 30 Jun 1950 - Preston, Victoria, Australia Buried: - Leongatha Cemetery, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: GGK4-8WB Find A Grave ID: 231717155Spouse: Agnes Charlotte Catlow [17374] (1894-1852) Marr: 1915 - Victoria, Australia 2
4 M Wilfred Beecroft [10191]
Born: 1886 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Christened: 7 Feb 1886 - Nunkeeling with Beholme, Yorkshire, England Died: 3 Apr 1958 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: 7 Apr 1958 - Leongatha Cemetery, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: GGK4-N23 Find A Grave ID: 231717156Spouse: Olive Blanche Hoskings [17378] (1889-1956) Marr: 1909 - Victoria, Australia
5 F Annie Beecroft [10192]
Born: 23 Nov 1888 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Christened: Died: 31 May 1941 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: - Leongatha Cemetery, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: GGK4-M1W Find A Grave ID: 214668418
6 F Rachel Beecroft [17388]
Born: 1890 - Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1890 - Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GGK4-CVJ
7 M James Beecroft [10193]
Born: 1891 - Colac, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1976 - Korumburra, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GLPL-NL1Spouse: Sarah Woodall Ansett 3 [9389] (1889-1986) Marr: 1910 - Victoria, Australia
8 F Mabel Beecroft [10194]
Born: 1892 - Colac, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1969 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GGMX-FNNSpouse: Ernest Charles Bailey [10208] (1893-1963) Marr: 1920 - Victoria, Australia
9 F Hilda Mary Beecroft [10195]
Born: 1894 - Colac, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1986 - Ararat, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GWGH-Z2WSpouse: Thomas Joseph Jefferson Williams [10207] (1895-1955) Marr: 1922 - Victoria, Australia
10 M George Robert Beecroft [17371]
Born: 1895 - Colac, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 28 Jul 1895 - Colac, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia Buried: - Colac Cemetery, Colac, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: GGKW-BCW Find A Grave ID: 156579093Spouse: Did Not Marry
11 F Ada Beecroft [10196]
Born: 1897 - Cororooke, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1978 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GWGH-KPRSpouse: William Varcoe Williams [10206] (1901-1961) Marr: 1929 - Victoria, Australia 4
12 F Elsie Beecroft [10197]
Born: 1898 - Cororooke, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1951 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GGKW-GG5Spouse: E Jones [10205] (living)
13 M George Robert Beecroft [10198]
Born: 1901 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1960 - Frankston, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GL85-ZR8Spouse: Elna Florence Aitken [17390] (1904-1962) Marr: 1924 - Victoria, Australia 5
14 F Lily Beecroft [10199]
Born: 1902 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1985 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GGK4-ZQ9Spouse: B Rodwell [10204] (living)
15 F Amy Beecroft [10200]
Born: 1903 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 1974 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: FamilySearch ID: GDN8-4F4Spouse: Joseph Collis Reilly [10203] (1903-1999) Marr: 1929 - Victoria, Australia 6
16 M Leslie Beecroft [10201]
Born: 1904 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 6 Jul 1985 - Traralgon, Victoria, Australia Buried: - Leongatha Cemetery, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: GGK4-9JD Find A Grave ID: 214668426Spouse: Dulcie Florence Rodwell [17391] (1912-1961) Marr: 1934 - Victoria, Australia 7
17 M Stanley Willison Beecroft [10202]
Born: 1905 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Christened: Died: 21 Sep 1986 - Leongatha, Victoria, Australia Buried: - Leongatha Cemetery, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia FamilySearch ID: P9H5-PM7 Find A Grave ID: 214668429Spouse: Myrtle Florence Bell [17392] (1919-2020) Marr: 1946 8
Burial Notes: Wife - Grace Ethel Willison
ANG K 012
1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for William Winifred Beecroft, person ID GGKW-P55.
2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Agnes Charlotte Catlow, person ID GGK4-SS2.
3 fataussie214@hotmail.com, Hall, Kernaghan, Donaldson, Clark , Armstrong & Noble Family Trees (rootsweb.com).
4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for William Varcoe Williams, person ID GWGH-XCK.
5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Elna Florence Aitken, person ID GL85-XQ1.
6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Amy Beecroft, person ID GDN8-4F4.
7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Leslie Beecroft, person ID GGK4-9JD.
8
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Stanley Willison Beecroft, person ID P9H5-PM7.
Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List
This website was created 2 Dec 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by castlewrks@aol.com