James William Belcher (1905-1980)

Dates

Birth: 15 December 1905 Moira, Leicestershire, UK
Father: Frank Belcher 1868-1944
Mother: Eliza Sharpe 1870-1946

Marriage: April-June 1929 Derby, Derbyshire, UK
Wife: Rachel Maud Brown [Bloomfield] 1910-1973

Death: 16 June 1980 26 Sudbury Street, Derby, Derbyshire, UK

Children

None known

Notes

Birth of James W Belcher in FreeBMD in January-March 1906 in Ashby Z (7A 99).

In the 1911 census as William Belcher aged 5, born in Moira, Leicestershire and living with his parents (Frank and Eliza) and brother (Joseph) in four rooms in Cockspur Road, Donisthorpe, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.

In the 1921 census as James William Belcher aged 15 years 6 months, born in Moira, Lecestershire, a farm labourer employed by John Skinner farmer of Hill Farm, Willesley, Ashby de la Zouch, and living with his parents (Frank and Eliza), sister (Aunn Maud Belcher in the index, Roach on the original), nephew (Laerence Beadman) and neice (Edna Maud Roach) in five rooms at Hill Farm Cottage, Willesley, Ashley, Leicestershire.

Marriage of James W Belcher and Rachel M Brown in FreeBMD in April-June 1929 in Derby (7B 1382).

In the 1939 England and Wales Register as James W Belcher born 15 December 1905, married, a painter and living with Rachel M Belcher (wife?) at 59 Canal Street, Derby, Derbyshire.

The couple separated in 1949 and his wife then lived with Andrew Thomas Bloomfield.

Death of James William Belcher, born on 15 December 1905, in FreeBMD in April-June 1980 in Derby (6 606).

Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for James William Belcher died 16 June 1980 in Derby probate 6 October 1980 in Nottingham. "Belcher, William James of 26 Sunbury St Derby died 16 June 1980 Probate Nottingham 6 October £1529".

There are five entries in Ancestry Family Trees for James William Belcher.

Moira is a former mining village about 2.5 miles west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire,

Relationship

James William Belcher was the husband of Rachel Maud Brown, partner of Andrew Thomas Bloomfield, Felicity's half second cousin three times removed.

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