Elizabeth Helena (Hanson) Belcher (1890 - 1935)

Born 17 Sep 1890 in Curragh, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland

Wife of Sidney Golding Belcher — married 16 Mar 1918 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Died 18 Dec 1935 at age 45 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth Helena HANSON was born on 17 September 1890 in Curragh, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland^[1]. Her parents were George Henry HANSON and Mary McGOVERN.

1911, 20 year old Elizabeth was working as a General Domestic Servant in the home of Herbert Newton WALL (age 49, House Furnisher) and his family, living in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England^[2]

Sidney BELCHER and Elizabeth Helena HANSON were married on 16 March 1918 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England^[3].

Their son was:

Terance Sidney BELCHER 1919-1942

She passed away on 18 December 1935 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[4] and was interred at the Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia^[5].

Research Notes

Elizabeth arrived in Australia as a war bride in 1918 or 1919 however no source has been found as yet.

Sources

1. ↑ Irish Genealogy. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Name ELIZABETH HANSON; Date of Birth 1890; Group Registration ID 9552739; SR District/Reg Area Naas; Sex see register entry; Mother's Birth Surname see register entry. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1890/02420/1901962.pdf (registration is required to view original)
2. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1911. Name Elizabeth Helena Hanson; Sex Female; Age 20; Event Date 1911; Event Place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Event Place (Original) Bristol, Bishopston Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Sub-District Ashley; Sub-District Number 8; Enumeration District 21; Registration District Bristol; District Number 319; Event Type Census; Birth Year (Estimated) 1891; Birthplace Curragh Ireland Resident, County Armagh; Marital Status Single; Occupation GENERAL SERVANT DOMESTIC; Number in Family 9; Relationship to Head of Household Servant; Document Type 3; Page Number 1; Source Page Type 6; Piece/Folio 275; Registration Number RG14; Schedule Type 143.

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   Herbert Newton Wall Head Male 49 Dorchester, Dorsetshire

   Annie Norah Wall Wife Female 42 Torquary, Devonshire

   Wilfrid Newton Wall Son Male 19 Bristol, Gloucestershire

   Marion Emily Wall Daughter Female 18 Bristol, Gloucestershire

   Nora Evelyn Wall Daughter Female 16 Bristol, Gloucestershire

   Mertha May Rose Wall Daughter Female 13 Bristol, Gloucestershire

   John Terence Wall Son Male 5 Bristol, Gloucestershire

   Florence Emily Block Servant Female 51 Bristol, Gloucestershire

   Elizabeth Helena Hanson Servant Female 20 Curragh Ireland Resident, County Armagh

3. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005. Name Sidney Belcher; Marriage Date 1918; Marriage Place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Event Type Marriage; Registration District Bristol; Page 207; Volume 6A; Affiliate Line Number 138; Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar; Registration Year 1918; Spouse Name (available after 1911) Hanson; Possible Spouse Elizabeth H Hanson. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26J8-CZ9 : 13 December 2014), Sidney Belcher and null, 1918; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1918, quarter 1, vol. 6A, p. 207, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 11159 / 1935; Family name: BELCHER; Given name(s) Elizabeth Helena; Place of event: MELBOURNE, Australia; Mother's name Unknown; Father's Name: George Denny HANSON. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212262055/elizabeth-helene-belcher: accessed 08 September 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Helene Hanson Belcher (1892–18 Dec 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212262055, citing Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).