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Appendix H
Acknowledgements
Many descendants of James Belcher, and also several other relatives by marriage,
have contributed to this book, particularly to the Family Tree Sections. Some have
encouraged or inspired me to continue an interest in the history of my families. Some
have gladly provided the results of what, for them, has been many hours and days
of work researching their own branch of the family. Others have corrected drafts,
or filled in gaps in the documents, or, over the years, supplied me with up-to-date
news and information of their own families and near relatives. I cannot list all who
have helped, and indeed there may be some significant contributions that I cannot
list, due to a loss of a month’s records in late 1999 due to a jammed computer hard
disk. For interesting me in the history of my ancestral families, I remember my
cousin Jean Williams, and for entries in the Family bible, my mother Ilma Belcher,
nee Sterling. My Aunt Ada Smith and second cousin Lucy Barker provided leads in
my early interest and my brother Bruce pursued the first trails in Ireland. Once I
began the more intense research towards producing the written record and planning
the family reunion, I had many willing contributors, providing the results of their own
interest in Belcher genealogy and family history. These include Dorothy Ambrose,
Keith Asbury, Kaye Brewer, Joan Bridges, Vicki Clay, Grace Cupitt, Robynne Durie,
Beverly Durrant, Thomas Floyd, Fay Perussich, Hubert Warner and Tony and Merle
Watkins. I must also acknowledge the work of my son William in preparing this book
for publication over the several years, despite my own procrastination in supplying
him with text.
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