Macdonald Dictionary Record: William Belcher

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for William Belcher. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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B318
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B318
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B318
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Marks/Inscriptions: B. 318 Belcher , William was a member of the farm of Belcher and Fairweather cartagena contractors and a brother of Richard Belcher. The fain undertook le graph construction for the Got. The boselli Crest left Akaroa on the ev caug of 07' Oct. 68 loaded w ith telegraph poles and bound up the coast ) About noo neat day John Belying Barker , part owner of the crest an ied back in Akaroa . He said that the Crest was wrecked and that he had managed to land in Flea Bay in the dingy and that All the others wore drowned. He had told the Rhodes of the catastrophe and the news arrived theat the Rhodes had gone to the scene of the Wreck and had rescued Edward Cunningham, seaman, who had Sun to a isa rock. He had told the Rhodes brothers hert Belcher and Capt. Ellis were still in the Crest which had drifted into a cave which was guarded by dangerous reels. Boats were sent from Akaroa and hay found that the two unfortunate men had clambered onto a shelf of rock in the cave when the wreck had broken up. All attempts to rescue them were def ale d. They con ed be plainly Seer and they had rugged two ropes to the roo and Attached a plante to Tales of 13.P. : Cyclop NZ 111 T. 16.12.68; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Wm. Bd cler marr Honor Oakes Pile Ander son, Kaiapoi 1878 son Charles b. Kaiapoi 19.6.63 marr. 24.2.86 Lydia Mary Black man b. Aust ; believed to have gone to Aust. dau. Jane Anne b. Kaiapoi 29.11.64 d. Ch.Ch. 8.1952 marr. 12.10.84 Chas. Brown Richards Watch makes b. 2.11.7 Kingston Somerset son of Teosq R.+ Julia Brown; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 318. W. Belcher 2. them on to which they climbed when the tide rose . This went on re thee days and on the fourth they were lost and could no longer be seen. A tablet to Capt. Ellis 's memory was placed in St. Peters church, Akaroa. After Belcher death his place in the firm was taken by his brother Richard. Besides the account in Tabs of B.P. there is a full account in LT. 30.10.68. The inquest is reported in LT. 19.11.68. Barkes conduct was strongly enticed at the time and the R.M. spoke strongly against him. The Seaman, Cunningham s evidence was against him. Barker defended himself LT. 16.12.68 and a letter from Georg c Anniston g of Akaroa backed him up. In 1 T. 8.12.68 a letter from Geo. Bishop the Okains Bay schoolmaster defended Barker nd cunticised Amn ingham evidence. A letter p signed Wari tas was against t Barker and noted that Bishop was not in court when Barker was examined . Later in formation tended to free Barker froot Honor all blame. Wm. Belcher marr. 8s oates 6.10.60 at Registrar ofthe Kaiapoi only. dau. Jane Anne marr. 12.10.84 . at Kaiapoi Charley Bertram Richards. watch nr only son Charles R. marr. 24.2.86 at St Bartholomew s , Kaiapoi by Rev. J.W.St cl to Lydia mary 3' dau of M.S. Blackman of carleton, Melbourne. LT. 5.3.86 : 4.10.84 . Wm. son of Charles Belcher + Eliza Hirst baptised Northchunch Bork hampstead fam inf. Herts 25.5.32; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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