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76 APPENDIX D. THE CORONER’S INQUEST ON JOHN BELCHER In witness whereof as well the aforesaid coroner as the Jurors aforesaid, have to this Inquisition put their hands and seals, on the day and year, and at the place above mentioned. Wm Preshaw Coroner Coroner’s inquest deposition of witness Castlemaine Victoria To Wit The Examination of Edwin Fox of Loddon Vale taken on oath this eighth day of June AD 1863, at Guildford, before the undersigned, a Coroner on the said District. The Deponent on his oath said as follows. I am a carter, and live at the Loddon Vale. On Saturday last about Seven p.m., the river was very high from the rains. I live close by the river, I heard a man, cry could he get over. I told him no. I could not see him being dark I had a light, I saw none on the side from whence the voice came. I heard a plunge into the river afterwards. I cried out but got no answer. There was a small bridge a little lower than the place where I heard the voice but the flood had taken it away, the place where he got in [was] in the opposite direction to his own house. The stream was very strong where he had gone in I could do nothing I think he had been in drink Taken and sworn before me the 8th day of June AD 1863, at Guildford Edwin Fox Coroner’s inquest deposition of witness Castlemaine Victoria To Wit The Examination of Samuel Nash of The Loddon taken on oath this eighth day of June AD 1863 at Guildford before the undersigned, a Coroner in the said District. The Deponent on his oath said as follows: I am a miner and live on the Loddon. On Saturday night, I heard a man ask the last witness if he could cross the river, it was very high. Fox said no. I heard the man say well I must cross so here goes. I heard a splash & it being dark I could see no more. I have seen the body on view which was found yesterday a little lower down the stream. I had known deceased before. Taken and sworn before me the 8th day of June AD 1863, at Guildford Samuel Nash Coroner’s inquest deposition of witness Castlemaine Victoria To Wit The Examination of Benjamin Alexander of ———-, taken on oath this 8th day of June AD 1863, at the Guildford Arms before the undersigned, a Coroner in the said District.
77 The Deponent on his oath said as follows: I am a miner and live at Shicers gully Guildford. About half past seven, yesterday morning, I went down to the river to see how my machine had stood after the flood. I saw the body of a man entangled to a stake in the river. I called William Watts, he came with the assistance of a man named Fox. The body was got out & recognised as that of John Belcher. Word was then sent to the Police. Taken and sworn before me the 8th day of June AD 1863, at Guildford Benjamin Alexander Wm Preshaw Coroner Coroner’s inquest deposition of witness Castlemaine Victoria To Wit The Examination of John O’Niel of Guildford taken on oath this eighth day of June AD 1863, at Guildford before the undersigned, a Coroner in the said District. The deponent on his oath said as follows. I am a legally qualified Medical Practitioner residing at Guildford. This day at the request of the Coroner I have examined the body of deceased. The clothes loaded with sand. There was great rigor mortis face livid. The clothes all on. No marks of violence, the appearance such as if the person has died of asphyxia from drowning. Taken and sworn before me the 8th day of June AD 1863, at Guildford John O’Niel Wm Preshaw Coroner Coroner’s inquest deposition of witness Castlemaine Victoria To Wit The Examination of Eliza Belcher of Shicer Gully taken on oath this eighth day of June AD 1863, at Guildford, before the undersigned, a Coroner on the said District. The Deponent on his oath said as follows. I am the wife of deceased. On Saturday afternoon last, my husband between three and four o’clock, went with his mate to divide some gold. He was then quite sober and had just returned from work. I was expecting him every moment & it was yesterday morning that I heard that he had been drowned. He was an Irishman & has left three children. He was in the habit of taking some drink. When my husband was about to go , a man named Plummer ............. him to go to Kangaroo to vote at the Mining Board Election. I live at Shicer Gully. He is 40 years of age. There is a creek in front of my house which was also flooded on Saturday. (her mark)
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THE FAMILY OF JAMES BELCHER OF WATE
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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
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Chapter 1 First generation 1792 - 1
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Figure 1.2: Map of Ireland in the 1
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5 family of Belcher’s in Waterfor
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Chapter 2 Second generation 1814 -
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9 Trouble aboard The Courier The da
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11 confine themselves for significa
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13 At half past seven next morning,
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15 Figure 2.2: Mary Anne’s daught
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17 Figure 2.4: Eliza Joyce 160 John
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19 respectively. John Joyce died on
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Chapter 3 Third generation 1850 - 1
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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 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: Appendix D The coroner’s inquest
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
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 131 and 132: Figure G.41: John Porta and Anne Jo
Page 133 and 134: Figure G.43: John Porta and Anne Jo
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Figure G.45: 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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