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52 CHAPTER 4. FOURTH GENERATION 1869 - 1907 John “Jack” Belcher John Belcher (known always as Jack) was born at Rigg’s Creek on 14th November 1899, the youngest son of William Belcher and Ellen nee Jamieson. Hewasbroughtupfirstat“Rothesay”,thefamilyhomeatRigg’sCreek,Moglonemby, andwhenthefamilymovedtoEuroaheattendedschoolthere. Later, afterhismother and his brothers and sisters moved back to “Rothesay” in about 1909, he attended school at Rigg’s Creek. In 1915, he went to Seaford to stay with his brother Harry, who was Assistant Station Master there, and studied wool-classing at Melbourne Technical College. His sister Alice, from her salary as a school teacher, contributed to the cost of his education and his sister Ada came from time to time to Seaford to house-keep for him and his brother. While still at school, he had helped on the family farm, helping his mother and brothers, and with the enlistment of William in the Light Horse, and subsequent departure to the 1914-18 War, and with the marriage of his brother Fred in 1916, he became the “man of the house” on the farm at Rothesay. By the time he was old enough to consider volunteering himself for the army, the war was almost over. With the return of William to the farm in 1919, Jack went wool-classing in Victoria and NSW with the Australian Estates Co. Ltd. However, off-season, he continued to work on the family farm. On 17th March 1927, Jack married Vera Merle Claire Harding, the daughter of Edward Silas Harding and Clara Emily Newton, of Moglonemby. They settled at “Rothesay”, and his sister and his mother Ellen moved into a house in Euroa in Bury Street. Together, he and Merle farmed “Rothesay”, the home block, (Lots 31 & 32 Parish of Moglonemby), and over the years acquired 2 additional blocks, “Creightons”, on the Murchison Road, and “Bartons”, Merle’s patrimony, on the Rigg’s Creek-Euroa road, to give them a viable farm of 960 acres. In the early days, as well as sheep, they raised table grapes, irrigating them from the Faithfull’s Creek. The coming of Phylloxera to Victoria, and the competition from the main irrigation schemes, spelled an end to this enterprise. Merle maintained a notable flower garden and a very productive vegetable garden on the farm. During the first War period, Jack with his wife, Merle and sister Ada acted in patriotic concerts, mainly at the Moglonemby Mechanic’s Institute Hall, and he was also involved in organizing dances and other functions there. In later years, he and Merle, usually with his sister Ada, and his sister-in-law to be Ilma Stirling, the local school teacher, continued amateur acting, with many performances in the Moglonemby Hall. While on the farm, he was a very active member of the Rigg’s Creek Rural Fire
53 Figure 4.9: John “Jack” Belcher Brigade, and was the recipient of a long service badge. He was for some years president of the Euroa Bush Fire Group. During the second World War, he served in the Volunteer Defence Corps in the district (leading training with the aid of some of his brother Bill’s old Militia textbooks). He played cricket for Moglonemby, and also tennis for many years.. In 1935-36, he wascaptainofStAndrewsTennisClub, Euroa, whenitwasthePremiershipwinnerin the Euroa District Tennis Association. He was also interested in swimming. In later years, he took a keen interest as a member of the Euroa Bowling Club, and following his retirement to Euroa, he became an office-bearer, being president in 1958-59 and secretary in 1962 . In 1963, he took over as greens director, which position he held until shortly before his death. In 1955, he and his wife left “Rothesay”, to settle in Binney Street, Euroa, purchasing the house for £1600. From there he continued, with the help of a manager, to run the farm until a few years before his death, when it was sold. Jack Belcher died on 20th October 1967, at Wangaratta Base Hospital, leaving his widow Merle. He was cremated at Fawkner Crematorium.
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THE FAMILY OF JAMES BELCHER OF WATE
Page 3 and 4:
Preface Neither a Genealogy nor a F
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A Belcher Time Line First Generatio
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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 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: 51 rooms of weatherboard constructi
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 101 and 102: Figure G.11: Thomas Floyd and Mary
Page 107 and 108: Figure G.17: James Warner and Anna
Page 109 and 110: 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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