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30 CHAPTER 3. THIRD GENERATION 1850 - 1868 out to their house in Rigg’s Creek in 1909. They had named the house “Rothesay”, after the capital of the Scottish Isle of Bute, from where Ellen Belcher’s father and grandfather had immigrated to Australia. In1915, withtheapprovalofthePublicTrusteewhohadresponsibilityforWilliam Belcher’s property, Ellen had a new house built for £250 on the original selection but on the more accessible eastern bank of the Middle Creek. This served as a home for son Fred and his bride Dorothy. From this home Fred managed the family farm until it was broken up and divided amongst the family on Ellen’s death in 1933. William and Ellen pass away On 28th February 1916, William Belcher died at Bethesda Hospital, following a prostatectomy, and was buried at Euroa Cemetery. He died intestate and left the three properties, with two houses, to be divided up between his wife and the six surviving children. The farm continued to be farmed as a unit by Fred on behalf of all, with young Jack seasonally. William assisting after his return from the War in 1919, while also running his own property. The family participated in many district activities, including the local Presbyterian church, with services held at the Moglonemby hall. Two of William and Ellen’s sons served in the 1914-18 World War, and Ellen was very active in patriotic activities, not being above blunt speaking on the subject of the desirability of young men volunteering for the services. Ellen remained at “Rothesay” until the marriage of her youngest son, John “Jack” in 1927, when she moved to a house in Templeton Street, Euroa. There she lived until her death of heart failure on 8th September 1933, aged 73. She was buried beside her husband in Euroa Cemetery. Her daughter Ada, had shared the house with her until she got married in 1929 to William James Smith. See Appendix F - Obituaries. In her will she left, to divided up equally amongst her six children, the Rothesay property and half of “Murrays”, being her half share of her husband’s estate, together with the house in Templeton Street, and a block of land in Essendon, and also two loans which had be granted to Lloyd Williams and Ada Smith. Mary Wheatley née Belcher and Richard Wheatley Mary Ann Belcher, youngest daughter of John and Eliza Belcher, was born at Tarilta (formerly known as Kangaroo), near Guildford, on the Mount Alexander Goldfields, on 25th August 1862. Her father had been drowned about 9 months after to her birth.
31 Figure 3.6: “Rothesay”, the house in Riggs Creek, Victoria, where Ellen Belcher and the family made their home in 1908 Figure 3.7: The house on the old Belcher Selection in Miepoll, probably just prior to its demolition by Fred Belcher
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 and 34: Figure 3.3: Mount Alexander, Vaugha
Page 35 and 36: 27 Figure 3.5: William Belcher and
Page 37: was then currently on a three year
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
Page 85 and 86: 77 The Deponent on his oath said as
Page 87 and 88: 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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