the family of james belcher of waterford, ireland - University of ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

40 CHAPTER 4. FOURTH GENERATION 1869 - 1907 local affairs there. He started a local football club and tennis club. He was an elder at Thoona Presbyterian Church and was involved in the local school committee. He also ran a small Border Leicester stud on his farm. Ada Clarice Smith née Belcher Ada Clarice Belcher was born at Miepoll East on 28th October 1888, the eldest daughter and second child of William Belcher and Ellen Belcher née Jamieson. During her childhood, she lived firstly in the original selection home at Miepoll East, just over the Middle Creek. As the eldest girl, much of her time would have been spent looking after the younger children of the family. About 1901, when she was about 13, after her father had been confined to hospital, the family farm was rented out and the family moved to Euroa, where they lived in a rented brick house, upstream along the Seven Creeks from the Sydney Road. While the family lived in Euroa, Ada had lessons in painting, dressmaking, singing and piano. For a time she worked at Mr. W. H. Neville’s draper’s shop. During this time she also taught Sunday School at the new Euroa Presbyterian Church in Kirkland Street. By 1909, the family had moved out to “Rothesay”, on the family farm, which her brothers were now old enough to manage, and Ada assisted with the house and farm duties. She too joined in many district activities, including the Tennis Club, and dances and social evenings. She was by then a good piano player and a fine singer. She was a active member of the Presbyterian Church, which held services at the Moglonemby Mechanics Institute Hall, and she was the organist for many years, from 1913 until 1927. A fair amount of time was spent away from home, including housekeeping for a while for her two brothers at Seaford, Harry being Assistant Station Master there, and Jack who lived there while studying Wool-classing at the Melbourne Technical College. She also stayed from time to time with sister Allie, who was teaching at Geelong. During the 1914-18 War, she had worked for the Comforts Fund and the Red Cross to raise money for War Relief. Ada was one of the first women in the district to learn to drive a car. On one occasion, she and her mother drove to Mildura to visit her sister Allie, who lived there after her marriage. The two women travelled together by car. The event include driving over sand-hills on the unmade roads, with her mother pushing sand bags under the wheels as Ada drove. The trip there and back was most successful, if adventurous.
41 Figure 4.5: Ada Clarice Belcher, eldest daughter of William Belcher and Ellen Jamieson In 1927, Ada and her mother moved to Euroa to live in a house in Bury Street, as her brother Jack had married and was now running “Rothesay” with his wife. She and her mother hosted many of the nieces and nephews when there was illness or a new baby in their own households. On 5 June 1929, in Euroa Presbyterian Church, she married William James (Bill) Smith, son of James Smith and Elizabeth Marie Herrman, of Moglonemby. They settled just off the Moglonemby Road in Balmattum, (Lots 55, 56 & 56a, Parish of Balmattum), naming their house “Roselea”, and there they conducted a mixed farm. This property was later augmented by the addition of the old Smith selection in Moglonemby. On 22 July 1930, their only daughter Alwynne Belcher Smith was born. Over the next few years, Ada managed to combine home duties, farm duties and outside activities. On many occasions, over the years, she continued to care for the children of her brothers and sister when this was needed, and provided a home for them to visit on holidays. She was always an active member of the Red Cross, and in 1949 she was awarded a medal for long service to the society, with a bar to the award in 1962. She was a long time member of the Country Womens Association becoming secretary in 1950, and later president of the Euroa branch and delegate to the State conference. She also acted in dramatic performances at CWA conferences.
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 and 46: 37 Figure 4.2: Fox family at North
Page 47: 39 brothers and sister Ada. He farm
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
Page 97 and 98: Figure G.7: Thomas Floyd and Mary M
Page 99 and 100:
Figure G.9: Thomas Floyd and Mary M
Page 101 and 102:
Figure G.11: Thomas Floyd and Mary
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Figure G.17: James Warner and Anna
Page 109 and 110:
Figure G.19: James Warner and Anna
Page 111 and 112:
Figure G.21: John Ambrose and Sarah
Page 113 and 114:
Figure G.23: Henry Floyd and Margar
Page 115 and 116:
Figure G.25: John Furlong and Sarah
Page 117 and 118:
Figure G.27: John Furlong and Sarah
Page 119 and 120:
Figure G.29: William Belcher and El
Page 121 and 122:
Figure G.31: William Belcher and El
Page 123 and 124:
Figure G.33: Richard Wheatley and M
Page 125 and 126:
Figure G.35: William Joyce and Ann
Page 127 and 128:
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Figure G.41: John Porta and Anne Jo
Page 133 and 134:
Page 135 and 136:
Page 137 and 138:
Page 139 and 140:
Page 141 and 142:
Figure G.51: John Joyce and Emily W
Page 143 and 144:
Figure G.53: Brian O’Reilly and M
Page 145 and 146:
Figure G.55: George West and Mary J
Page 147 and 148:
139 Figure G.57: George West and Ma
Page 149 and 150:
Figure G.60: George Cupit and Alice
Page 151 and 152:
143 Figure G.62: Charles Cupit and
Page 153 and 154:
Appendix H Acknowledgements Many de
Page 155:
Bibliography [1] Cannon, Michael,
show all

the family of james belcher of waterford, ireland - University of ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?