the family of james belcher of waterford, ireland - University of ...
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62 APPENDIX A. SEARCH FOR A FAMILY<br />
and in some cases visiting <strong>the</strong>m in person. I have made three visits to Ireland myself<br />
searching Births, Deaths and Marriages with most existing records too late to catch<br />
our <strong>family</strong>. I also searched <strong>the</strong> Registry <strong>of</strong> Deeds and some o<strong>the</strong>r archives. I visited<br />
Colpe and Bettystown in Meath, Mount Rath in County Laoise and Waterford city,<br />
where records had found that <strong>the</strong> <strong>family</strong> had lived. Back in Australia, I sought out<br />
publications in <strong>the</strong> State and o<strong>the</strong>r libraries with little success. And <strong>the</strong>n, with <strong>the</strong><br />
approaching 150th Anniversary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> arrival <strong>of</strong> John and Eliza Belcher in Australia,<br />
I sat down to write up on a word processor as much as I could <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> information I<br />
had ga<strong>the</strong>red. I also used <strong>the</strong> computer program Generations to set out <strong>the</strong> Family<br />
Trees. This publication is <strong>the</strong> result <strong>of</strong> my efforts in genealogical research and in<br />
literature. The format and <strong>the</strong> publication are <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> my son, William, who<br />
knows far more <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> computers that I ever will.