Individual Details

John William BELCHER

(Abt Apr 1884 - Abt Dec 1938)

Events

BirthAbt Apr 1884Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Census1891Scholar - Berrick Salome, Oxfordshire, England
Census1901Bricklayer - Pear Tree Row, Benson, Oxfordshire, England
Marriage12 May 1906Benson, Oxfordshire, England - Amelia BATTS
Census1911Bricklayer - Berrick, Oxfordshire, England
ResidenceAbt May 191513 Kine Croft, Wallingford, Berkshire, England
MilitaryFrom 17 May 1915 to 7 Jun 1917Royal Engineers, British Army
DeathAbt Dec 1938(Registration District), Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England

Families

SpouseAmelia BATTS (1883 - 1967)
ChildFlorence Beatrice May BELCHER (1906 - )
ChildAlbert Walter Frederick BELCHER (1908 - 1984)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherJohn BELCHER (1844 - )
MotherHarriet TOMBS (1846 - 1894)
SiblingThomas James BELCHER (1877 - 1919)
SiblingErnest Edward BELCHER (1879 - 1964)
SiblingFlorence Mary BELCHER (1880 - 1881)
SiblingAda Maud BELCHER (1882 - 1958)
SiblingFrederick William BELCHER (1888 - 1937)

Notes

Marriage

In 1911 census say married 4 years.

Census

At the same address:

Albert Batts - Boarder - 35 - Labourer - born: Northmoor, Oxon (Amelia's brother)

Military

Regimental Number: 98270 - Regiment Name: Royal Engineers

From descriptive report o Enlistment: Age: 31 Years - Height: 5 feet 5½ inches - Chest: 37 inches - Expansion: 2 inches
Next of kin: Amelia Belcher - 13 Kine Croft, Wallingford, Berks - Wife.
Particulars of Marriage: Wife: Amelia Batts (spinster) - 22 May 1906 @ Benson - Current address: 13 Kine Croft, Wallingford.
Children:
Florence B May - April 14 1906 @ Roke
Albert Walter Frederick - Aug 10 1908 @ Roke
William Thomas - Dec? 13 1910 @ Benson
Raymond Percy - Mar 30 1913 @ Benson
Ernest Norman - Nov 30 1915 @ Wallingford.

Service: Attested at Wallingford on 17 May 1915 - Bricklayer Skilled
Discharged 7 June 1916 - In consequence of being no longer physically fir for war service.
Campaigns: Home: 17 May 1915 to 7 June 1916.





Endnotes

1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1884 Apr/Jun - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 337.

2. 1891 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG12; Piece: 986; Folio: 91; Page: 3.

3. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1140; Folio: 68; Page: 25..

4. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1906 Apr/Jun - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 695.

5. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.

6. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6520; Schedule Number: 84.

7. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.

8. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.

9. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1938 Dec - Ploughley - Vol: 3a Page: 1422.