Belcher, William Redmond

William Redmond Belcher, 1814-1873

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Contents:William Redmond Belcher:  Profile  Biography  Research Notes
Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; S [Sources].
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
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Life Events

Born:23 October 1814Dublin, Ireland [01].
Arrived:21 October 1833Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, on the ship Mary Catherine. Departed Liverpool, 15 June 1833 [02] [03] [04].
Married:3 May 1842Melbourne, Port Phillip District, Colony of NSW, to Grace Power [1824-1900] [05] [06].
Died:8 October 1873Port Albert, Colony of Victoria [residence], aged 58 years [07] [08].
Buried:10 October 1873Alberton Cemetery, Alberton, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Church of England, Yellow Section, Row 1, Grave b] [09] [10].

Golden Colony Roles

Victoria:Chinese Protector:1851185218531854185518561857185818591860

Career

OriginalGazettedFromToAgeRTitleStateDepartmentDistrictSCommentsFN
1834-11-16202nd ClerkNSWPost OfficeSydney
1836-04-011839-02-1321Clerk, 3rd ClassNSWConvicts OfficeSydneyResigned.
1839-02-141842-10-0821TBD
1842-11-01Extra ClerkNSWPetty SessionsMelbourne
1843-11-0929Chief ClerkNSWPetty SessionsMelbourne
1851-07-0136Chief ClerkVictoriaPetty SessionsMelbourneTransferred to Victoria on Separation.
1853-01-011859-05-0838Clerk of the BenchVictoriaPetty SessionsMelbourne
1858-0243Acting Chief Inspector of DistilleriesVictoriaDistilleriesMelbourne
1859-05-1644Coastwaiter and SearcherVictoriaTrade and CustomsBelvoir
1859-05-1644Chinese ProtectorVictoriaGold FieldsBelvoir
1860-02-1645Commissioner of Crown LandsVictoriaCrown LandsBelvoir
1860-05-0445Collector of CustomsVictoriaTrade and CustomsPort Albert
1860-05-0945Acting Receiver and PaymasterVictoriaTreasuryPalmerston
1860-05-1545Collector of ImpostsVictoriaTrade and CustomsRiver Murray
1860-06-1545Assistant Immigration Agent, Emigration OfficerVictoriaImmigrationPort Albert
1860-08-221860-07-0145Receiver and PaymasterVictoriaTreasuryPalmerston
1862-07-2247Land OfficerVictoriaCrown LandsPort Albert
1865-05-0850Land OfficerVictoriaCrown LandsPort AlbertReappointed under new Act.
1867-04-0852Collector of CustomsVictoriaTrade and CustomsBelfast
1867-04-0852Land OfficerVictoriaCrown LandsBelfast
1867-04-1252Receiver and PaymasterVictoriaTreasuryBelfast
1869-01-0554Magistrate (Justice of the Peace)VictoriaCrown LawBelfast
1871-01-231873-07-1456Returning OfficerVictoriaElectoralSouth Gippsland
1871-02-1356Magistrate (Justice of the Peace)VictoriaCrown LawAlberton
1871-03-201873-10-0856Acting Police MagistrateVictoriaCrown LawAlbertonDied.
1871-03-201873-10-0856Acting Warden of the Gold FieldsVictoriaCrown LawAlbertonDied.
1871-09-251873-10-0856CoronerVictoriaCrown LawAlbertonDied.

References

Notes

Notes
01⇑ Charles Frederick Belcher; Genealogical Notes relating to William Belcher of Kells; Privately Published, 1944; pp 9, 10. The death date in this document is incorrect.
02⇑ Shipping Intelligence - Arrived; The Sydney Herald, 24 October 1833, p 2 [Trove; 21 April 2023].
03⇑ Ian Hawkins Nicholson; Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Sydney, Volume 2 1826-1840; Roebuck Society, Canberra, 1977; p 103.
04⇑ This is most likely him, as he began as a clerk with the NSW Public Service in November 1834. He is listed as an attorney, though - at the age of 19 - he may not have completed his training.
05⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Index M1842-000252, also M1842-004557, M1842-035458.
06⇑ Charles Frederick Belcher; Genealogical Notes relating to William Belcher of Kells; Privately Published, 1944; pp 9, 10.
07⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1873-010723.
08⇑ Deaths - Belcher; The Herald (Melbourne), 9 October 1873, p 2 [Trove; 21 March 2023].
09⇑ William Redmond Belcher [Find a Grave; 17 May 2023].
10⇑ Sandra McClure; Here They Lie: A Location Guide to Headstones in the Alberton Cemetery; Yarram Genealogy Group, Yarram, 1996; p 18.

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2023-12-26Life Events updated and references added.