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Beecroft

Beecroft Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire): habitational name from Beecroft Hall in Horton in Ribblesdale Yorkshire.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Bancroft, Barcroft, Ashcroft, Croft, Rycroft, Haycraft, Cockcroft
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 337

Betty Beecroft 1906
John Beecroft 1908

Plot No. 3049

John Beecroft 1798

Plot No. 3052

John Beecroft 1832

John BEECROFT Plot 337

John Beecroft Plot 3049

John Beechcroft Plot 3052

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
Betty,
Wife Of John Beecroft
Of Cold Coates, Felliscliffe,
Who Died January 4th 1906
In Her 68th Year
“Her End Was Peace”
Also Of John Beecroft
Who Died Feb 18th 1908
Aged 72 Years

Here Lieth The Body Of
John Beecroft Of Dacre
Pastor Who Departed This
Life February 13th 1798
Aged 73 Years

Here Lieth The Body Of John
Beecroft, Son Of L And
Emily Beecroft Of Darley,
Who Departed This Life
The 7th July 1832
Aged 24 Years
“Remember Friends As You Pass By
As You Are Now So Once Was I
As I Am Now So You Must Be
Prepare Yourselves To Follow Me.”

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
##	Anne BEECROFT	11 Aug 1813	86
337	Betty BEECROFT	4 Jan 1906	17
##	Faith BEECROFT	9 Oct 1855	86
3049	John BEECROFT	13 Feb 1798
337	John BEECROFT	21 Feb 1908	72
3052	John BEECROFT	7 Jul 1832	24
##	Luke BEECROFT	23 Dec 1835	68
##	Thomas BEECROFT	16 Feb 1798	74

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