| Authorised form of name | Belcher; Sir; Edward (1799 - 1877) |
| Dates | 1799 - 1877 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Date of birth | 1799 |
| Place of death | 6 Melcombe Place, Dorset Square, London |
| Date of death | 18 March 1877 |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Activity | Career:
Joined the Royal Navy (1812); sailed round the world on HMS Sulphur (1836-1842); Captain (1841); involved in surveying, East Indies (1842-1847); Knighted by patent (1843); received a pension for wounds (1847); commanded expedition in search of Sir John Franklin (1852-1854); Admiral (1872); was granted Greenwich hospital pension of £150 pa (1874); claimed to have invented water-tight bulkheads and compartments
Honours:
CB (1841) KCB (1867)
Memberships:
FGS (Original Member, 1830); FRAS (1837)
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| Membership category | Candidate |
| Relationships | Son of Andrew Belcher; married (11 September 1830) Diana, daughter of George Jollife, Captain HEICS |
| Sources | Sources:
Boase |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/62330378 |
| Royal Society code | NA7687 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MC/3 | Volume 3 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1839-1843 |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |
| MM/11/69 | 'An account of the Magnetical Experiments made on the Western Coast of Africa 1830', by Edward Belcher | November 1831 |
| RR/1bis/7 | Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Tide observations at Otaheite, or Tahiti' by Edward Belcher | 7 March 1843 |
| PT/27/7 | Paper, 'Tide observations at Tahiti' by Capt E [Edward] Belcher | 22 July 1842 |
| EC/1843/04 | Belcher, Sir Edward: certificate of candidature for election to the Royal Society | |
| EC/1853/17 | Belcher, Sir Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/3/232 | Letter from Captain Edward Belcher, HMS Sulphur, Woolwich, to Captain Francis Beaufort, Hydrographer | 2 August 1842 |
| MC/4/26 | Letter from Sir John Barrow, Admiralty, to Dr [Peter Mark] Roget, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 29 May 1844 |