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William Welsh 1778–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Haughtons Bridge, County Wicklow, Ireland

Death Date: 04 JUN 1861

Death Location: Mittagong, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Stephen Walsh

Mother: Elizabeth RORKE

Spouse(s): Eleanor Rice

Children(s): Sarah Welsh, Elizabeth Welsh, Jane Welsh, John Welsh, John Welsh, Eleanor Welsh, James Welsh, William Welsh, Eleanor Welsh

In 1778, William Welsh entered the world in Haughtons Bridge, County Wicklow, Ireland, born to Stephen Welch Walsh And Elizabeth Rorke. William Welsh married Eleanor Ellen Rice, and had children including Eleanor Ellen Welsh, Eleanor Welsh, Elizabeth Welsh, James R Welsh, Jane Welsh, John Welsh, Sarah Welsh, William Welsh. William Welsh passed away in 1861 in Mittagong, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1778, William Welsh entered the world in Haughtons Bridge, County Wicklow, Ireland, born to Stephen Welch Walsh And Elizabeth Rorke.
  • William Welsh married Eleanor Ellen Rice, and had children including Eleanor Ellen Welsh, Eleanor Welsh, Elizabeth Welsh, James R Welsh, Jane Welsh, John Welsh, Sarah Welsh, William Welsh.
  • William Welsh passed away in 1861 in Mittagong, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Walsh
1750–
Birth Location: Hacketstown, Carlow, Ireland
SW
Elizabeth RORKE
1750–
Birth Location: –
ER

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Rice
1790–1875
Birth Location: Limerick, Ireland
ER

Children(s)

Sarah Welsh
1817–1896
Birth Location: South Creek, , New South Wales, Australia
SW
Elizabeth Welsh
1814–1894
Birth Location: South Creek, Camden, New South Wales, Australie
EW
Jane Welsh
1818–1882
Birth Location: Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
JW
John Welsh
1828–1829
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
JW
John Welsh
1830–1880
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
JW
Eleanor Welsh
1822–1876
Birth Location: Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
EW
James Welsh
1832–1911
Birth Location: Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
JW
William Welsh
1826–1900
Birth Location: South Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Eleanor Welsh
1822–1876
Birth Location: –
EW

William Welsh's Ancestors

Self
William Welsh
1778–1861
Birth Place: Haughtons Bridge, County Wicklow, Ireland
Parents
Stephen Welch Walsh
1750–
Hacketstown, Carlow, Ireland
Elizabeth RORKE
1750–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Welsh's Descendants

1.
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William Welsh (1778–04 JUN 1861) m. Eleanor (Ellen) Rice (1790–30 November 1875)
  1. 1. Sarah Welsh 1817–1896 m. 'Capt' (James) Chalker 1817–1907
    1. 1. Maria ("Maud" Theresa) Chalker 1846–1923 m. Richard Jones 1836–1916
      1. 1. Agnes (Matilda) Jones 1870–1955 m. Frederick (William Walter) Pitts 1859–1945
        1. 1. Thomas (Leslie) Pitts 1897–1963 m. Edna (Florence Emma) RALPH 1903–1988
        2. 2. Lillie (or Lillian May) PITTS 1888–1950 m. Edward (Eddy Thomas) Collins 1881–1941
        3. 3. Reginald (Richard Pitts) DCM 1893–1917
        4. 4. Edward (Allen) PITTS 1911–1989
        5. 5. Kathleen (Agnes) PITTS 1902–1990
        6. 6. John (aka Jack Stanley) Pitts 1899–1944
        7. 7. Frederick (Percy Percival) Pitts 1889–1925
        8. 8. Francis (Joseph) PITTS 1909–1977
        9. 9. William (Claud Joseph) Pitts 1904–1988
        10. 10. Arthur (Richard James) Pitts 1906–1929
        11. 11. Josephine (Gladys) Pitts 1891–1924
        12. 12. Richard (Reginald) Pitts 1894–1917
        13. 13. Teresa (Mary Catherine) Pitts 1916–2007
      2. 2. Richard (M) Jones 1888–1888
      3. 3. William (G) Jones 1885–1897
      4. 4. Mary (Agnes) Jones 1871–
      5. 5. Clara (May) Jones 1882–1922
      6. 6. John (Frederick) Jones 1876–1935 m. Catherine (Marion) McGovern 1877–1928
        1. 1. Bernard (Patrick) Jones 1920–2003 m. Veronica (Betty) Young 1923–2013
        2. 2. Margaret (Mary) Jones 1912–1978 m. Leslie (James Anthony) Payne 1916–1968
        3. 3. Joan (Ellen) Jones 1915–2007 m. Edward (John) Smith 1912–1973
        4. 4. Clare (Lillian) Jones 1914–1978 m. Maurice (William) Carroll 1914–1945
        5. 5. Richard (John Noel) Jones 1917–1918
      7. 7. Theresa (Maria) Jones 1874–1959 m. Henry (Perryman Battam) 1 1866–1943
        1. 1. Henry (Battam) 1 1907–2001 m. Dorothy O'Connor 1912–2003
        2. 2. Arthur (John) Battam 1909–1909
        3. 3. Francis (Joseph) Battam 1909–1909
      8. 8. Ellen (Gertrude) Jones 1880–1961
      9. 9. Thomas (L) Jones 1875–1928
      10. 10. Elizabeth Jones 1872–1909
      11. 11. Catherine Jones 1878–1947
      12. 12. Norman (Edward Joseph) Jones 1892–1956 m. Constance (Jenkin) Vaughan 1911–2005
        1. 1. Ann (Maree) Jones –1959
      13. 13. Ellen (Elena Bertha Gertrude) Jones 1889–1964 m. John (N) Turner 1885–
        1. 1. William Turner 1920–
        2. 2. Margaret (Clare) Turner 1923–2006 m. Philip (Augustine) Try 1922–1997
      14. 14. James (Chalker) Jones 1884–1933 m. Marion (A) Bradley 1897–1947
        1. 1. Ellen (Gladys Mavis) Jones 1917–2008 m. Leslie (Thomas) Harper 1914–1991
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Chalker 1857–1940
    3. 3. Charles Chalker 1855–1927
    4. 4. John (Joseph) Chalker 1859–1927
    5. 5. James (Henry) Chalker 1843–1905
    6. 6. Edward (William) Chalker 1847–1882
    7. 7. Frederick Chalker 1853–1932
    8. 8. Alfred (Stephen) Chalker 1862–1921
    9. 9. Ellen (Matilda) Chalker 1865–1951
    10. 10. George Chalker 1849–1886
    11. 11. Sarah Chalker 1841–1916 m. James Jones 1833–1892
      1. 1. Charles (Richard) Jones 1876–1956 m. Joanna (Mary) Comans 1875–1965
        1. 1. Marjorie (Jean) Jones 1916–2002 m. William (Herbert (Bill)) McGrath 1912–1995
        2. 2. Eileen (Margaret JONES) (Sellick) 1914–1983
        3. 3. Sarah (Josephine JONES) (Hanes) 1898–1975
        4. 4. Kathleen (Mary JONES) (Godde) 1906–1970
        5. 5. Dorothy (Minnie JONES) (Power) 1902–1993
        6. 6. Thomas Jones 1922–1992
        7. 7. Charlotte (Matilda JONES) (Phelan) 1904–1979
        8. 8. Richard (Joseph Dudley) Jones 1909–1999
      2. 2. Augustine (Thomas) Jones 1879–1929 m. Ellen Casey 1873–1942
        1. 1. Augustus (P) Jones 1905–1970 m. Phyllis (Mildred) Thorne 1911–1999
        2. 2. Minnie (Amelda) Jones 1908–1961
        3. 3. John (Joseph) Jones 1910–1969 m. Phoebe (Janet) Barratt 1914–1994
        4. 4. Austin (Thomas) Jones 1903–1973 m. Mary Stephen 1907–1996
      3. 3. John (James) Jones 1862–1932
      4. 4. Catherine (Elizabeth) Jones 1866–1943
      5. 5. Leslie (Francis) Jones 1878–1878
      6. 6. Matilda (Agnes) Jones 1859–1936
      7. 7. Catherine Jones 1858–1858
      8. 8. Mary Jones 1864–1903
      9. 9. Edward (William) Jones 1872–1905
      10. 10. Josephine (Mary) Jones 1881–1964 m. James (Aloysius) O'Malley 1879–1964
        1. 1. James (Aloysius) O'Malley 1908–1993 m. Brigid (Mary) Maher 1907–1998
        2. 2. Kathleen (Veronica) O'Malley 1913–1989
        3. 3. Mary (Eileen (Molly)) O'Malley 1906–1976
        4. 4. Louis (Joseph) O'Malley 1905–1976
        5. 5. Gertrude (Jeane) O'Malley 1916–2004
        6. 6. Margaret (Audrey) O'Malley 1918–
        7. 7. Josephine (Gerard) O'Malley 1910–2001
      11. 11. Emily (J) Jones 1871–1872
      12. 12. Catherine (Maud "Kate") Jones 1850–1941
  2. 2. Elizabeth Welsh 1814–1894
  3. 3. Jane Welsh 1818–1882
  4. 4. John Welsh 1828–1829
  5. 5. John Welsh 1830–1880
  6. 6. Eleanor (Ellen) Welsh 1822–1876
  7. 7. James (R) Welsh 1832–1911
  8. 8. William Welsh 1826–1900
  9. 9. Eleanor Welsh 1822–1876

William Welsh's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of William Welsh in Haughtons Bridge, County Wicklow, Ireland
Haughtons Bridge, County Wicklow, Ireland
1861
04 JUN 1861
Age 83
Death of William Welsh in Mittagong, NSW, Australia
Mittagong, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Haughtons Bridge, County Wicklow, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1801
    Record Source: Web: Australia, Convict Records Index, 1787-1867, State Library of Queensland; South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Sainty, Malcolm & Johnson, Keith; Census of New South Wales 1828 Baxter, Carol, ed; General Muster of New South Wales 1822. Mayberry, Peter; Irsih Convicts of New South Wales 1788-1849

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1802
    Event Place: New South Wales
    Record Source: Web: Australia, Convict Records Index, 1787-1867, State Library of Queensland; South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Sainty, Malcolm & Johnson, Keith; Census of New South Wales 1828 Baxter, Carol, ed; General Muster of New South Wales 1822. Mayberry, Peter; Irsih Convicts of New South Wales 1788-1849

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: New South Wales
    Record Source: New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, Class: HO 10; Piece: 5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, Class: HO 10; Piece: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 JUN 1861
    Event Place: Mittagong, NSW, Australia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mittagong, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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