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26 CHAPTER 3. THIRD GENERATION 1850 - 1868 Figure 3.4: Allotments at Miepoll and Moglonemby which were either selected by William Belcher senior or purchased by him from the original selectors while still under license or lease.
27 Figure 3.5: William Belcher and Ellen Jamieson after their wedding in 1886 Having paid the Survey Fee, and the first half-yearly License Fee of £8, he was issued with a licence dated 1st May 1881, and was entitled to occupy the land as a farmer. This he did by 1st September of that year. He thereupon set out to clear the land. It is presumed that he sold his house block at Echuca to pay his initial costs in setting up at Miepoll South. The railway through Euroa, from Sydney to Melbourne, having been opened in 1873, there was a market for firewood to be taken to Melbourne, and William carted wood by horse and dray from the felled trees on the selection to Euroa to be railed to Melbourne. There was also a demand for Red Gum timber at local saw mills, and also for wattle bark for tanning, and I dare say that William also took advantage of these markets while clearing his land. William marries Ellen Jamieson In 1881, Ellen Jamieson traveled to Miepoll South from her home in Franklinford, to be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Mary Wade, her sister Jean’s sister-in-law, to William Leckie. Mary Wade, her brother John Wade and William Leckie had all selected land not far from William Belcher’s selection, and they all appear to have been good neighbours and friends. That wedding took place on 27th April 1881. After the wedding, it is said that the bridal party rode to Shepparton, to escort the
Page 1 and 2: THE FAMILY OF JAMES BELCHER OF WATE
Page 3 and 4: Preface Neither a Genealogy nor a F
Page 5 and 6: A Belcher Time Line First Generatio
Page 7 and 8: Contents Preface A Belcher Time Lin
Page 9 and 10: Chapter 1 First generation 1792 - 1
Page 11 and 12: Figure 1.2: Map of Ireland in the 1
Page 13 and 14: 5 family of Belcher’s in Waterfor
Page 15 and 16: Chapter 2 Second generation 1814 -
Page 17 and 18: 9 Trouble aboard The Courier The da
Page 19 and 20: 11 confine themselves for significa
Page 21 and 22: 13 At half past seven next morning,
Page 23 and 24: 15 Figure 2.2: Mary Anne’s daught
Page 25 and 26: 17 Figure 2.4: Eliza Joyce 160 John
Page 27 and 28: 19 respectively. John Joyce died on
Page 29 and 30: Chapter 3 Third generation 1850 - 1
Page 31 and 32: John Furlong is recorded on the Rat
Page 33: Figure 3.3: Mount Alexander, Vaugha
Page 37 and 38: was then currently on a three year
Page 39 and 40: 31 Figure 3.6: “Rothesay”, the
Page 41 and 42: 33 Figure 3.8: Mary Wheatley née B
Page 43 and 44: Chapter 4 Fourth generation 1869 -
Page 45 and 46: 37 Figure 4.2: Fox family at North
Page 47 and 48: 39 brothers and sister Ada. He farm
Page 49 and 50: 41 Figure 4.5: Ada Clarice Belcher,
Page 51 and 52: Figure 4.6: Mary Alice “Allie”
Page 53 and 54: 45 England Catechism and attending
Page 55 and 56: 47 for him and his brother Jack who
Page 57 and 58: 49 Figure 4.8: William Fleming Belc
Page 59 and 60: 51 rooms of weatherboard constructi
Page 61 and 62: 53 Figure 4.9: John “Jack” Belc
Page 63 and 64: 55 Figure 4.10: Lucy Wheatley, daug
Page 65 and 66: Appendix A Search for a family The
Page 67 and 68: 59 So this collection of informatio
Page 69 and 70: 61 William Samuel Belcher/Jane MC 1
Page 71 and 72: Appendix B Registrar certificates D
Page 73 and 74: 65 Death certificate of John Belche
Page 75 and 76: Marriage certificate of John Belche
Page 77 and 78: 69 This Marriage was solemnized bet
Page 79 and 80: Appendix C The story of the flood T
Page 81 and 82: 73 the river. It was probably Belch
Page 83 and 84: Appendix D The coroner’s inquest
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77 The Deponent on his oath said as
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Appendix E The Courier Passenger li
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Appendix F Obituaries Mrs. Ellen Be
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Appendix G Family Trees Figure G.1:
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Figure G.3: James Belcher and Mary
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Figure G.5: Thomas Floyd and Mary M
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Figure G.11: Thomas Floyd and Mary
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Figure G.17: James Warner and Anna
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Figure G.19: James Warner and Anna
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Figure G.21: John Ambrose and Sarah
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Figure G.23: Henry Floyd and Margar
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Figure G.25: John Furlong and Sarah
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Figure G.27: John Furlong and Sarah
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Figure G.29: William Belcher and El
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Figure G.31: William Belcher and El
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Figure G.33: Richard Wheatley and M
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Figure G.35: William Joyce and Ann
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Figure G.41: John Porta and Anne Jo
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Figure G.51: John Joyce and Emily W
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Figure G.53: Brian O’Reilly and M
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Figure G.55: George West and Mary J
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139 Figure G.57: George West and Ma
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Figure G.60: George Cupit and Alice
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143 Figure G.62: Charles Cupit and
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Appendix H Acknowledgements Many de
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Bibliography [1] Cannon, Michael,
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