Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Charles Belcher was transported on the Eden, departing 8th Jul 1840 and arriving 18th Nov 1840 with 272 passengers.
Built 1826 at London. Wood ship of 513 Tons.
Eden (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 205 (104) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Charles Belcher did indeed serve his time in the hulk Justitia after his first sentence to transportation, without actually being transported, as another contributor has surmised. He was pardoned and released after 4 years (in 1837).
I believe Charles Belcher married Elizabeth Savage in the church at Woolvercott (or Wolvercote) in the Parish of Oxford, on 23 August 1838. I have a copy of the marriage certificate, on which the groom's occupation is listed as 'blacksmith', which was indeed his occupation. My mother told me he was a blacksmith (from family knowledge passed down), and blacksmith is listed as his occupation on several documents. He may well also have married a different woman prior to that, but I haven't checked on that. He was not 55 when transported, but 31.
Charles Belcher was 31 years old when transported for "Stealing from a dwelling house. Before this Charles had been sentenced to transportation for 7 years for poaching. Character bad, connections very bad. I could'nt find Charles arriving as a convict for this conviction so perhaps he served out his time in the hulks. 15/5/1865: Mary married Jacob Hackstadt at Patterson after Charles died.
Possibly born about 1809, Oxford England. Buried St Pauls, Church of England cemetery, Paterson, NSW. Gravesite unmarked. Probably married Ann Rawlings(Rawlins)Oxford, St Peters 17th Dec 1827. Children of this marriage appear to be John, 1828 (dec'd 1828) William 1830 and Charles 1833. Not known what happened to this family. After completing his 7 years he was allowed to remain in the Paterson district. He did not apply for his Certificate of Freedom before he died in 1864 Married Mary Humbles 1854 at St Marys, Allyn Rv. NSW They had 7 children Mary Jane (born and died) 1855, Harriett 1856, Charles 1858, James and Thomas 1869 (both died very young)James 1863 and William 1864.