Son of Dr. Robert Shirley Belcher and Helen Worthington.
He was baptized on the 14th August 1839 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.
The 1881 Census states that Rev. Belcher (single), was the Curate of Compton Leek, in Staffordshire, and that he was lodging with widow, Mrs. Ann Hollowes.
1891 Census - He was Rector of St. John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire.
ARTICLE FROM THE MORNING POST - 25th February 1898
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The Rev. Evans Belcher M.A. Rector of Heather and Lord of the Manor, has died at the Manor House. Third son of the late Robert Shirley Belcher, of Stapenhill, and nephew of the late Rev. George Paul Belcher, of Heather, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
He was ordained to the curacy of St. James, Gateshead, in 1866. He remained there for two years and subsequently filled the curacies at Woodhorn, Cranbrook, Compton-Leek, Staffordshire, and Sherburn, Yorkshire, from 1868 - 1884.
He succeeded his uncle in the family living at Heather, in 1884, and also in the Lordship of the Manor.
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England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations)
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The Reverend Evans Belcher of Heather Manor, Leicestershire, clerk, died 19th February 1898. Probate Leicester, 25th June 1898 to William Robert Shirley Belcher, brewer, and Charles Harrison, land agent.
Effects £10,483 10s 4d
Resworn £10,099 12s 10d
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Rev. Belcher died aged 58.
He was baptized on the 14th August 1839 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.
The 1881 Census states that Rev. Belcher (single), was the Curate of Compton Leek, in Staffordshire, and that he was lodging with widow, Mrs. Ann Hollowes.
1891 Census - He was Rector of St. John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire.
ARTICLE FROM THE MORNING POST - 25th February 1898
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The Rev. Evans Belcher M.A. Rector of Heather and Lord of the Manor, has died at the Manor House. Third son of the late Robert Shirley Belcher, of Stapenhill, and nephew of the late Rev. George Paul Belcher, of Heather, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
He was ordained to the curacy of St. James, Gateshead, in 1866. He remained there for two years and subsequently filled the curacies at Woodhorn, Cranbrook, Compton-Leek, Staffordshire, and Sherburn, Yorkshire, from 1868 - 1884.
He succeeded his uncle in the family living at Heather, in 1884, and also in the Lordship of the Manor.
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England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations)
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The Reverend Evans Belcher of Heather Manor, Leicestershire, clerk, died 19th February 1898. Probate Leicester, 25th June 1898 to William Robert Shirley Belcher, brewer, and Charles Harrison, land agent.
Effects £10,483 10s 4d
Resworn £10,099 12s 10d
*************************
Rev. Belcher died aged 58.
Son of Dr. Robert Shirley Belcher and Helen Worthington.
He was baptized on the 14th August 1839 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.
The 1881 Census states that Rev. Belcher (single), was the Curate of Compton Leek, in Staffordshire, and that he was lodging with widow, Mrs. Ann Hollowes.
1891 Census - He was Rector of St. John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire.
ARTICLE FROM THE MORNING POST - 25th February 1898
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The Rev. Evans Belcher M.A. Rector of Heather and Lord of the Manor, has died at the Manor House. Third son of the late Robert Shirley Belcher, of Stapenhill, and nephew of the late Rev. George Paul Belcher, of Heather, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
He was ordained to the curacy of St. James, Gateshead, in 1866. He remained there for two years and subsequently filled the curacies at Woodhorn, Cranbrook, Compton-Leek, Staffordshire, and Sherburn, Yorkshire, from 1868 - 1884.
He succeeded his uncle in the family living at Heather, in 1884, and also in the Lordship of the Manor.
**********************************************************
England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations)
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The Reverend Evans Belcher of Heather Manor, Leicestershire, clerk, died 19th February 1898. Probate Leicester, 25th June 1898 to William Robert Shirley Belcher, brewer, and Charles Harrison, land agent.
Effects £10,483 10s 4d
Resworn £10,099 12s 10d
*************************
Rev. Belcher died aged 58.
He was baptized on the 14th August 1839 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.
The 1881 Census states that Rev. Belcher (single), was the Curate of Compton Leek, in Staffordshire, and that he was lodging with widow, Mrs. Ann Hollowes.
1891 Census - He was Rector of St. John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire.
ARTICLE FROM THE MORNING POST - 25th February 1898
*********************************************************
The Rev. Evans Belcher M.A. Rector of Heather and Lord of the Manor, has died at the Manor House. Third son of the late Robert Shirley Belcher, of Stapenhill, and nephew of the late Rev. George Paul Belcher, of Heather, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
He was ordained to the curacy of St. James, Gateshead, in 1866. He remained there for two years and subsequently filled the curacies at Woodhorn, Cranbrook, Compton-Leek, Staffordshire, and Sherburn, Yorkshire, from 1868 - 1884.
He succeeded his uncle in the family living at Heather, in 1884, and also in the Lordship of the Manor.
**********************************************************
England & Wales National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations)
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The Reverend Evans Belcher of Heather Manor, Leicestershire, clerk, died 19th February 1898. Probate Leicester, 25th June 1898 to William Robert Shirley Belcher, brewer, and Charles Harrison, land agent.
Effects £10,483 10s 4d
Resworn £10,099 12s 10d
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Rev. Belcher died aged 58.
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