I suspect finding John and Hannah is going to be a challenge as records around 1750's and back become more difficult - you can get lucky, however.....

Does anyone have any infomation on John + Hannah Belcher their children were..

John 1763
Josheph 1766
Hannah 1769
Benjamin 1771 whose son was Thomas whose son was James 1846
Richard 1773
Elizabeth 1775
Mary 1777

When was John Born?
His father?

I have pictures of James and his family.

When he arrived in New Zealand the family lived and worked in the Christchurch area in a place called Little river. Then James and his brother moved to Takanaki where they worked on a diary farm.

I can attached supporting documents via email.

Regards

Maurice Belcher

1763 BELCHER John John Hannah Westbury on Severn
1766 BELCHER Joseph John Hannah Westbury on Severn
1773 BELCHER Richard John Hannah Westbury on Severn
1775 BELCHER Elizabeth John Hannah Westbury on Severn
1777 BELCHER Mary John Hannah Westbury on Severn
1781 BELCHER Sarah John Hannah Westbury on Severn

Year: 1771
Month: May
Day: 12
Parents_Surname: BELCHER
Child_Forenames: Benjamin
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Hannah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: John Ridley Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: P 354 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 21
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn

Year: 1797
Month: Jul
Day: 9
Parents_Surname: BELCHER
Child_Forenames: Benjamin
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: P 354 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 65
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn

Year: 1823
Month: Aug
Day: 11
Grooms_Surname: BELCHER
Grooms_Forenames: Benjamin
Grooms_Age: [Not stated]
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: [Not stated]
Grooms_Residence: Of this Parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: [Not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: [Not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: [Not stated]
Brides_Surname: ROCK
Brides_Forenames: Mary
Brides_Age: [Not stated]
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [Not stated]
Brides_Residence: Of this Parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname: [Not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [Not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [Not stated]
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [Not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: They both marked
Witness_1: James Gray
Witness_2: Mark of Sarah Chandler
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Miles Coyle Curate
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: With consent of their respective Parents
Notes:
Register_Reference: P354 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 30
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn

1841 Bollow
Benjamin Betcher abt 1830 [ 1796 ?] Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Mary Betcher abt 1796 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Benjamin Betcher abt 1830 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Daniel Betcher abt 1831 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Matilda Betcher abt 1836 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
John Betcher abt 1838 Gloucestershire, England Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

1851
Benjamin Belcher abt 1797 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Benjamin Belcher abt 1829 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Matilda Belcher abt 1834 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

{ Sorry just I had to put names to this thread ! }

Year: 1845
Month: Nov
Day: 27
Grooms_Surname: BELCHER
Grooms_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Age: Of Full Age
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: Labourer
Grooms_Residence: Westbury
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Belcher
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Benjamin
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Brides_Surname: KNIGHT
Brides_Forenames: Elizabeth
Brides_Age: Of Full Age
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Westbury
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Knight
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: James
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: They Both Mark
Witness_1: Mark of Thomas Meredith
Witness_2: Mark of Mary knight
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Thomas May.Wetherell
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P354 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 51
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn

Year: 1846
Month: Jun
Day: 26
Parents_Surname: BELCHER
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Mt Pleasant
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: J G Smythies
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85 IN 1/1
Page_Number: 12
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Johns

1851 Lodge Hill
Thomas Belcher abt 1825 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Head Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Belcher abt 1825 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Little Dean, Gloucestershire
James Belcher abt 1847 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Belcher abt 1849 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Little Dean, Gloucestershire

1861
Thomas Belcher abt 1824 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Head Littledean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Belcher abt 1823 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Littledean, Gloucestershire
James Belcher abt 1846 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Littledean, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Belcher abt 1849 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Littledean, Gloucestershire
Emma Sophia Belcher abt 1851 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Littledean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Belcher abt 1854 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Littledean, Gloucestershire
Margrett Belcher abt 1856 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Littledean, Gloucestershire
Joseph Belcher abt 1857 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Littledean, Gloucestershire
Albert Belcher abt 1859 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Littledean, Gloucestershire

Name: James Belcher
Name: Mary Heaven
Year of Registration: 1867
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 465

1871 East dean
James Belcher 24
Mary Belcher 22
Emily R Belcher 2
Mary J Belcher 1

Yes, I have you now.

Ian

Pretty sure we have had contact over on Genes and Ancestry, if my memory serves me right it was through our Ellaway and Partridge Lines.

Will have a look over this coming weekend.

BR

Pete

I see you have had contact with Jason Wills and Maurice Belcher.
You are also part of my Belcher family tree, although my line stayed put, would also love to here from you.

Ian

I am a decendant of the belchers that arrived in NZ on the morope. I have posted our family tree on the "myheritage" web site web site.

http://www.myheritage.com/site-62017981/belcher-family

It would be great to hear from you and to compare our family tree details.

Please email back.

Regards

Maurice Belcher

Have sent you a Pm via E mail.

Br

Pete

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Hi

My Belcher line went to NZ in 1874 on the Merope. I found the info on here and traced BMDs of the migrators on the NZ Gov web site.

Pete