Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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George Beecroft and Mary Audus



Husband George Beecroft [5826]




           Born: 12 Aug 1781 1 2
     Christened: 20 Jun 1781 - Chapel of Headingley, Yorkshire, England
           Died: 7 Feb 1839
         Buried:  - St Stephen Church, Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: K4NB-V76


         Father: George Beecroft [5822] (1739-1820)
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betty" Skirrow [5823] (1748-1812)


       Marriage: 13 Sep 1808 - Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Events

• Event: Published "Beecroft's Price Tables", 1831.

• Event: Published "Companion to the Iron Trade", 1831.

• His obituary was published in The Annals of Leeds, York and Surrounding District on 7 Feb 1839 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. George Beecroft, Esq., of Kirkstall Forge Iron Works died, aged 59 years. The deceased was the father of G.S. Beecroft, Esq., one of the present members for Leeds, was a man greatly respected by his fellow-townsmen and a member of the town council for Headingley ward.

(Incidentally, this was 3 days before the wedding of Queen Victoria & Albert.).

• He had an estate probated on 31 Dec 1841. [Extract from the Edinburgh Gazette of December 31, 1841.]

Notice is herby given, that the Partnership between the executors of George Beecroft, deceased, and Ann Butler, Thomas Butler, George Skirrow Beecroft, John Octavius Butler, and Ambrose Edmund Butler, all of Kirkstall-forge, in the parish of Leeds, in the county of York, in the business of Ironmasters, was dissolved, so far as regards, the said Ann Butler, on the 1st day of October last past. As witness our hands this 7th day of December 1841.
Mary Beecroft,
Thomas Butler,
Geo.S. Beecroft,
Executors of the will of George Beecroft, deceased.
Anne Butler,
Thomas Butler,
Geo. S. Beecroft,
John O. Butler,
Amb. E. Butler.




Wife Mary Audus [5827]

           Born: 1786
     Christened: 15 Sep 1782 - Rawcliffe, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom 3
           Died: Mar 1865
         Buried:  - St Stephen Church, Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: K8DB-F4R


         Father: John Audus [12536] (1752-1809)
         Mother: Jane Nappy [12537] (1758-1830)


Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name: Mary Beecroft
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1841
Gender: Female
Age: 55
Birthplace: Yorkshire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Leeds
Sub-District: Kirkstall
Parish: Leeds
County: Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the English census in 1841 in Kirkstall Forge, Yorkshire, England. Mary Beecroft 55 iron manufacturer
Mary 25 ind
Eliza 20 ind
Louisa 20 ind
John 15
Elizabeth Halliday 20 f/s
Jane Pickard 25 f/s
HO107/1344/2 folio 6.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 5 Sep 1808, Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. George Beacroft
England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887

Name:
George Beacroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
5 Sep 1808
Event Place:
Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Yorkshire, England
Spouse's Name:
Mary Audus.

• Marriage: 5 Sep 1808, Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. George Beacroft
England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887

Name:
George Beacroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
5 Sep 1808
Event Place:
Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Selby, Yorkshire, England
Age:
27
Birth Year (Estimated):
1781
Spouse's Name:
Mary Audus
Spouse's Age:
25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):
1783.

• Marriage: 5 Sep 1808, Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. George Beecroft
England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

Name:
George Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage Notice
Event Date:
5 Sep 1808
Event Place:
Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Selby, York, England
Gender:
Male
Age:
27
Birth Year (Estimated):
1781
Spouse's Name:
Mary Audus
Spouse's Gender:
Female
Spouse's Age:
25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):
1783.

• Marriage: 13 Sep 1808, Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. George Beecroft
England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

Name:
George Beecroft
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
13 Sep 1808
Event Place:
Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
Selby, York, England
Gender:
Male
Spouse's Name:
Mary Audus
Spouse's Gender:
Female.


Children
1 M George Skirrow Beecroft Esq. [5824]




           Born: 16 Nov 1809 - Kirkstall Forge, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 5 Jul 1810 - Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 18 Mar 1869 - London, England, United Kingdom
 Cause of Death: after a short illness
         Buried:  - Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England
FamilySearch ID: MVQT-T9B
         Spouse: Septima Garland Butler [5825] (1811-1837)
           Marr: 6 Aug 1835 - Saint Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England 4
         Spouse: Mary Isabelle Beaumont [6606] (1819-      )
           Marr: 27 Jul 1842 - Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom


2 M James Audus Beecroft [5828]

           Born: 1813
     Christened: 22 Mar 1813 - Chapel of Headingley, Yorkshire, England 5
           Died: 1831
         Buried:  - St Stephen Church, Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: MR6Q-VYW



3 F Mary Jane Beecroft [5829]

           Born: 1814
     Christened: 27 Oct 1814 - Chapel of Headingley, Yorkshire, England 1
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PWWH-PHP



4 F Eliza Beecroft [5830]

           Born: 1816
     Christened: 21 Apr 1816 - Chapel of Headingley, Yorkshire, England
           Died: 1850
         Buried:  - St Stephen Church, Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: MR63-YVB



5 F Louisa Ann Beecroft [5831]

           Born: 1821
     Christened: 21 Oct 1821 - Chapel of Headingley, Yorkshire, England 1
           Died: 1848
         Buried:  - St Stephen Church, Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: PWWC-DZW



6 M John Austus Beecroft [7366]

           Born: 1826
     Christened: 22 Feb 1828 - Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 24 Jun 1855 - Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - St Stephen Church, Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: PWWC-QQ2



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Sources


1 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 1 Dec 2025), entry for George Beecroft, person ID K4NB-V76.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Audus, person ID K8DB-F4R.

4 LDS.

5 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org), as James Anders Beecroft.


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