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38 CHAPTER 4. FOURTH GENERATION 1869 - 1907 Figure 4.3: Fox family after wedding of Trixie Hargreaves 1925 Figure 4.4: Fred Belcher
39 brothers and sister Ada. He farmed the three family properties. He took a keen interest in local affairs while quite young and became secretary of the local Mutual Improvement Society, and then in 1911 secretary of the local Presbyterian Church at Moglonemby. About this time he played cricket for Tamleugh. For some time, he was also Correspondent for the Committee of the local Rigg’s Creek School. In 1912, Fred had joined the Militia in the 16th Light Horse Regiment with his brotherWilliam. WiththecommencementofWorldWarOnein1914, heandWilliam discussed the matter of enlistment. It was decided that, in the absence of the father of the family, it was necessary for Fred to stay at home and care for the farm and for his mother and younger brothers and sisters. In any case Fred was planning to marry. On 28th September 1915 at Euroa, Fred married a young school teacher, Dorothy Robinson, the daughter of a former Presbyterian minister at Euroa, Rev Fred Robinson. The couple settled on the farm “Braeside”, the original family selection at Miepoll East, in a house built just across the Middle Creek from the old family home. A new house had been built and timbers from the old house were used for some of the sheds. The farm was sometimes referred to as “McNairs”, because it had been leased to a person of that name, while the Belcher family lived in Euroa. There, he and his wife raised sheep and pigs, and at least at one stage, ducks. In 1916, there was a record flood in the district, and they lost many of their poultry in the flood. They also planted grapevines for production of table grapes, as well as other orchard trees on the old farmstead across the creek. Fred and his wife had four children - Winifred Jamieson, born 18 July, 1916; William Robinson, born 29 January 1918; Joan born 24 September 1920 and died 31 March 1923, and Alan born 15th April 1924. He served on the Board of Management of Moglonemby Presbyterian Church, and participated in a wide range of district activities. In 1916, with the death of his father, the three properties were divided amongst his mother, his five siblings and himself, Fred is still managing the other properties as well as his own. In 1931, because there was insufficient land for his farm to be viable, he and his wife sold the “Braeside” property to a Mr Arthur Hunt and moved to Thoona, near Glenrowan, where they bought a farm “Bleak House”, on the South-east slopes of the Warby Ranges. However he was not to live in Thoona for long. He died on 23rd March 1935 at the age of 48, leaving his widow and children, aged 18, 17 and 11 to operate the farm alone, which they did for many years. He was buried at Thoona cemetery. During his short life at Thoona, Fred was very active in
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 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: 37 Figure 4.2: Fox family at North
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
Page 89 and 90: Appendix F Obituaries Mrs. Ellen Be
Page 91 and 92: Appendix G Family Trees Figure G.1:
Page 93 and 94: Figure G.3: James Belcher and Mary
Page 95 and 96: Figure G.5: Thomas Floyd and Mary M
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Figure G.7: Thomas Floyd and Mary M
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Figure G.9: 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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