Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Herbert Beacroft and Eva Austin

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Husband Herbert Beacroft [7934]

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           Born: 12 Jun 1914
     Christened: 12 Jul 1914 - Horkstow, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 26 May 2004
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FamilySearch ID: G729-SSN

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         Father: James William Beacroft [7923] (1864-1953) 2
         Mother: Emily Soulby [7924] (1876-      ) 2

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Wife Eva Austin [7994]

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           Died: 17 Aug 2000
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Children

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1 F Joan Beacroft [7995] (details suppressed for this person)

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General Notes: Husband - Herbert Beacroft

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Herbert served in the Lincolnshire Regiment and was posted to Shanghai from 1932 to 1937. From 1937 to 1939 was a constable in the Derbyshire Police Force and served in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He married his first wife there but it ended in a divorce. In 1939 he was recalled into the Army and posted to France. He served in the Military Police. He escaped from Dunkirk in a small boat and was picked up by the Ramsgate Patrol Boat. After the war he married again and went into the Toy and fancy goods business. After his daughter was born the family emigrated to New Zealand to join Herbert's brother. Arthur. They sailed on the Dutch ship Maarsdam. They stayed in New Zealand for 10 years. For a while they lived in Spain then settled in Wootten Bassett, Wiltshire

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Herbert Beacroft, person ID G729-SSN.

2 Syd Beacroft, Mr.