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Nicholas Welch 1543–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1543

Birth Location: Waterford, England

Death Date: 14 Dec, 1585

Death Location: Murdered in England

Father:

Mother: William (Walsh)

Spouse(s): Margaret Byrd

Children(s): William Welch

In 1543, Nicholas Welch entered the world in Waterford, England, born to Patrick Walsh And William Welch Walsh. Nicholas Welch married Margaret Byrd, and had children including William Welch. Nicholas Welch passed away in 1585 in Murdered in England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, Nicholas Welch entered the world in Waterford, England, born to Patrick Walsh And William Welch Walsh.
  • Nicholas Welch married Margaret Byrd, and had children including William Welch.
  • Nicholas Welch passed away in 1585 in Murdered in England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nicholas Welch's Ancestors

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Nicholas Welch
1543–1585
Birth Place: Waterford, England
Parents
William (Welch) (Walsh)
1517–1550
Colby, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William (I) Walsh\Welch
1495–1550
Colby, Norfolk, England
Olive Clere
1497–1545
Colby, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Welch
1465–
Cecily Harsgek
1470–
Robert Clere
1465–
Elizabeth Brampton
1470–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walsh
1435–1479

Nicholas Welch's Descendants

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Nicholas Welch (ABT 1543–14 Dec, 1585) m. Margaret Byrd (ABT 1544–8 May 1606)
  1. 1. William Welch 1575–1650 m. Ann (Mary) Harvey 1568– m. Ann Harvey 1582–
    1. 1. John Welch 1590–1665 m. Elizabeth Goose 1610–1639 m. Elizabeth Goose 1610–1670 m. Elizabeth Goose 1610–1709
      1. 1. Elizabeth Knowlton 1619–1688 m. William Knowlton 1615–1655 m. William Knowlton 1615–1655
        1. 1. Benjamin Knowlton 1649–1690
        2. 2. Joseph Knowlton 1651–1719
        3. 3. Nathaniel Knowlton 1641–1662
        4. 4. Margery Knowlton 1645–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Knowlton 1640–
        6. 6. John Knowlton 1633–1684
        7. 7. John Knowlton 1644–1728
        8. 8. William Knowlton 1642–1644
        9. 9. Joseph Knowlton 1647–1696
        10. 10. Thomas Knowlton 1640–1748
        11. 11. Joseph Knowlton 1651–1652
        12. 12. Thomas Knowlton 1662–1711
        13. 13. Samuel Knowlton 1651–1696
        14. 14. Mary Knowlton 1638–
        15. 15. Thomas Knowlton 1640–1716
        16. 16. Mary Knowlton 1653–1701
        17. 17. Thomas (Deacon) Knowlton 1640–1711
        18. 18. Elizabeth Knowlton 1640–
        19. 19. Nathaniel Knowlton 1641–1662
        20. 20. Samuell Knowlton 1644–1728
        21. 21. John Knowlton 1644–1718
        22. 22. Margery Knowlton 1645–
        23. 23. Samuel Knowlton 1647–1696
        24. 24. Benjamin Knowlton 1649–1690
        25. 25. Joseph Knowlton 1651–1683
        26. 26. Thomas Knowlton 1662–1717
        27. 27. William Knowlton 1642–1718
        28. 28. Thomas Knowlton 1640–1717
        29. 29. Mary (Abbe) Mitchell 1653–1716 m. Abraham Mitchell 1653–1698 m. Samuel (Abbe) Sr. 1646–1698
      2. 2. Thomas Welch 1628–1678
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Welch 1620–1688

Nicholas Welch's Timeline

3 Records

1543
ABT 1543
Birth of Nicholas Welch in Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Dunwich, Suffolk, England
1543
ABT 1543
Birth of Nicholas Welch in Waterford, England
Waterford, England
1585
14 Dec, 1585
Age 42
Death of Nicholas Welch in Murdered in England
Murdered in England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1543
    Event Place: Dunwich, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1543
    Event Place: Waterford, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 675

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Suffolk: - Registers of Marriages (Various Parishes), 1539-1837
    Record Source: Suffolk, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec, 1585
    Event Place: Murdered in England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 675

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