The wedding took place at Hessle Wesley Church of Lt. Thomas Ford Beecroft, R.A., only son of Mr and Mrs C. S. Beecroft, 166, Westbourne-ave., Hull, and Miss Jean Margaret Barlow, only daughter of Mrs and the late Mr H H. Barlow, Glenholme, Swanland-road, Hessle. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr E H. Barlow, wore a gown of white Nottingham lace with veil held by an orange blossom a... »
Sec.-Lt. Thomas Ford-Beecroft, only son of Mr and Mrs C. S. Beecroft, of 166, Westbourne-ave., Hull, who was posted “missing” in Malaya during February, is now known to be a prisoner of war. Educated at the Boulevard Secondary School, 2nd-Lieut, Beecroft was later a member of the staff of the Phoenix Assurance Co., Ltd., of High-st., Hull, and in December, 1939, he joined the Royal Art... »
BEECROFT—FORD.—On Aug. 1, 1918 at All Saints’, Ferriby, Lieut. Charles Stewart Beecroft, R.N.R., to Eva Ford. Present address: 166, Westbourne-av. »
At the third meeting organised by Hull branch of the Housewives’ League within the last 10 days, Mrs Eva Beecroft, a member of the WVS, stressed the importance of unity within the league. When the meeting was open for discussion, the questions which related to bread urged that housewives should be classed as manual workers as soon as possible. Points from opinions expressed by the audience w... »
The funeral took place yesterday of Mr Ernest Stanley Hepton, head of the firm of W. Townhill and Hepton, consulting and marine surveyors, of Hull. Mr Hepton, who was 68 years of age, resided at “Red Gables,” Beverley-road, Anlaby. He was a member of the Wilberforce Masonic Lodge and was well known on the Hull Fish Dock. His youngest son, Eric, was killed on active service in the Middl... »
IT IS SOMETIMES SAID that if you want to know about any places or things of interest in a city then you must ask a stranger. But this is definitely not the case as far as Coun. Mrs Eva Beecroft is concerned, as members of Hull Women’s Luncheon Club discovered yesterday when she spoke to them about Hull’s treasures. She took them on such a vivid imaginary tour of Wilberforce House, Trin... »
COUN. Mrs Eva Beecroft was hurrying along the corridor with a batch of papers under her arm. I thought how long it seemed since she had last been seen in WVS uniform. Occasionally she puts in an appearance at the British Legion or the Women’s Legion or the Women’s Luncheon Club, but for the most part Mrs Beecroft is busy with Corporation committees. However, she is managing to combine ... »
HOUSEWIVES, TRADERS, PROFESSIONAL MEN, the present Sheriff and two former Sheriffs figure in a preliminary list of 17 candidates to represent Hull Municipal Association in next month’s municipal elections. Here are short biographical notes about the candidates: Mr Walter Hargreaves, a native of Hull, is 50, married with a son and daughter. A retail provision merchant, he is also director of ... »
Robert Ford and Sarah Ann Aspinall had 37 grandchildren: Ernest Shutwell Holmes (1878-1955), chemist. William Robert Ford (1878-1944), railway clerk. Seymour Augustus Ford (1879-1968), fish buyer. Served in Yorkshire Regiment. Beatrice Elizabeth Ford (1880-1957) Ethel Emily Holmes (1881-), dressmaker Walter Thomas Holmes (1882-1883) Robert Ford Holmes (1884-1962), marine engineer Harold Holmes (18... »