William Thomas Belcher (1867 - 1898)

Born 1867 in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Died 19 Apr 1898 at about age 31 in Whitwick Colliery No.5 pit, Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William Belcher was born in Leicestershire, England.

William Belcher was killed in the Whitwick Colliery Gob Fire on 19-Apr-1898

William Thomas Belcher was born in 1867 in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England. He was the son of George Belcher and Catherine (Poyser). ^[1][2][3][4]

In 1871 he was registered on the census twice, once with his parents and once with his maternal grandma, Mary Poyser. ^[5][6]

In 1891, William T Belcher (24) and his wife, Susannah (23, born in Nottinghamshire, nee Whittaker) were living in Leicester Road, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England with one child, George Harry Belcher (1) and Susannah's sister, Mary A Whittaker (27). ^[7]

William Belcher died age 31 years on 19th April 1898 in the Whitwick Colliery No. 5 Pit fire, which killed 35 men and boys. His body was recovered on 22nd April and he was buried on 24 Apr 1898 in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ BELCHER, WILLIAM THOMAS, Mother's Maiden Surname: POYSER, GRO Reference: 1867 M Quarter in ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH UNION Volume 07A Page 101, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. GRO Online: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N8G-KP5 : 1 October 2014), William Thomas Belcher, 1867; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFTF-ZBL : 8 December 2017), William Belcher in entry for George Belcher, 1871.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-3JX1 : 12 December 2017), William Belcher in household of George Belcher, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 3143/47, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,879.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFTF-ZBL : 8 December 2017), William Belcher in entry for George Belcher, 1871.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFTX-NS8 : 8 December 2017), William Belcher in entry for Mary Poyser, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W81L-T3Z : 12 December 2017), William T Belcher, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Leicestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP47-MNXG : 6 June 2018), William Belcher, 24 Apr 1898; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Burial, Whitwick, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 237, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK. Record Number: GBPRS/LEICS/BUR/00345462, Affiliate Image Identifier: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=S2/GBPRS/LEICS/102197833/00243