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I have visited the saxon church in Breamore where g g grandad was married in 1848 ( a very pretty place) and it got me wondering if there are any relations still in the area.
GEORGE WELCH married Elizabeth Curtis, when she died he re married ANN HARRIS. I believe she may have been illegitimate since, on the marriage cert, her father is given as JOHN PHILIPS, occupation gamekeeper. George had several children Harriet, from his marriage to Elizabeth and George, Eliza, Ann,William, Albert, Thomas, Emily and Sophia from his second marriage.
George, my g grandad moved to Derbyshire so I know little about his siblings.
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Hello Fezann :)
Are you wanting us to see whether we can trace the families of the other children - ie: Harriet, Eilza, Ann, William, Albert, Thomas, Emily and Sophia ?
If so - can you tell us what you know about them so far - which censuses you have them in ? Dates and places of birth ?
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Yes , it would be great to know if they stayed in the area. I have them on the 1861 census at home After this I have some possible census matches and marriages but as I don't have the certificates these can only be guesses.
Albert born 1851 spelt Welsh on 1871 census apprentice blacksmith may have married in Woolwich 1873 Mary Ann Godfrey.William 1845 married Mary (don't know surname)in Fordingbridge 1865.
Approx birth dates Harriet 1841,Eliza1844,Ann1845,William1847,Thomas1852,Emily1858 and Sophia1864
I don't expect others to do all the work for me, only if someone already has George included in their tree it could save a lot of time.
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Hello Fezann
Well - they hid well for about 20 years, didn't they ;D
I have now managed to pinpoint Albert, Thomas and William - with wives and children - in 1891, so far.
Do you want me to post full details, or just the census refs. so you can look them up yourself ? It's entirely up to you :D
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Good Afternoon Mum44,
Thanks for the speedy reply, if you could post full census details that would be great. It will save me a trip to the library.
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OK - William
You had his marriage in 1865 to Mary Wheatley or Mary Ann Dedman.
It was Mary Wheatley. She appears on every census as b. 1844 Rockbourne, and therefore has to be Wheatley since there is no Mary Dedman with that profile.
1871
Rg10. P. 1182 Fol. 14 Pg. 5
The Village, Damerham, Wilts
WELCH
William Head M 27 carter B. Hants, Burgate
Mary Wife M 27 B. Hants. Rockbourne
Henry W Son 4 B. Wilts. Damerham
Alfread Son 2 B. ~ ~
1881
RG11. P. 1201 Fol. 56 Pg. 2
Rockbourne, Hants.
WILCH (as written in census )
William Head M 38 carter B. Hants. Burgate
Mary Wife M 37 B. Hants. Rockbourne
Henry Son 14 Carters boy B. Hants. ~
Alfred Son 12 ~ ~ B. Wilts . Damerham
Albert Visitor 6 B. Hants. Rockbourne (Don't know whose he was!)
1891
RG12. P. 909 Fol. 125 Pg. 1
Rockbourne, Hants
WELCH
William Head M 48 Carter B. Hants Burgate
Mary Wife M 47 B. Hants. Rockbourne
Henry Son Un 24 carter B. Wilts. Damerham
Alfred Son Un 22 ~ ~ ~
Henry married Q4. 1891 Fordingbridge to Emily Jane Gray
I can't see either of them in 1901.
Alfred married Q1. 1891 Fordingbridge to Florence Annie Case.
In 1901 they are living in Eling, with an 8 year old daughter Florence, born Fordingbrige
I can't see either of the parents in 1901 and the only death for William is a possible William Edward b. 1849 died 1895 Fordingbridge
Mary died in Fordingbridge district in 1906.
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ALBERT
This I'm a little less sure of - see what you think :-\
He was an apprentice blacksmith in 1871.
Based on that, and the fact that there didn't seem to be any other Albert Welsh born 1852 - ish in Hampshire I found a possible in 1881:
1881
RG11. P. 743 Fol. 39 Pg. 30
2 Robert Street, Woolwich
Henry May Head Wid 68 Pensioner from Army B. Somt. Bath
Albert Welch Visitor M 30 farrier in Dockyard B. Hants. Christchurch
Mary A ~ ~ wife M 30 B. London St. Lukes
Albert H ~ Son 7 B. ~ ~
Mary A Dau 3 B. Woolwich
William C Son 2 B. ~
His age is right, the county is right and the occupation fits - it's just the place of birth which isn't quite.
However, the same family in 1891 :
1891
RG12 P. 527 Fol. 7 Pg. 5
26 Charlotte Street, Charlton, London
WELSH
Albert Head M 39 Labourer B. Hants Fordingbridge
Mary A Wife M 39 B. London City Road
William C Son 12 Scholar B. Kent, Woolwich
Ethel A M Dau 9 ~ B. Kent, Charlton
John Son 5 ~ B. ~ ~
and then in 1901:
1901
RG13. P. 458 Fol. 50 Pg. 6
19 Lower Woolwich Rd, Woodville, London
WELSH
Albert Head M 49 Blacksmith B. Hants. Broksht (?)
Mary A Wife M 49 B. London, Paddington
No children at home. I wonder if that odd place of birth might stand for Brockenhurst ? But that's quite a way from Fordingbridge ??? :-\ Or maybe his handwriting was poor and the enumerator couldn't make it out - might be Burgate in disguise?
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Thanks Mum 44!
You must have had a lot of practice at this!
Interesting about Alfreds marriage to Florence Annie Case. His Great Grandfather James married a Jane or Jenny Case.
I now have quite a lot to get my teeth into. I can see that I shall be spending quite a bit of time at the library .
It can be quite a challenge this genealogy. I am always being surprised at just how much people moved around. Until I started this I thought that they would be born, live and die in the same village.
Thanks again for your help.
Fezann
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Fezann - hi
I'm just making Thomas presentable - I'll post his data shortly ;D
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THOMAS
In 1881 he was lodging in Ealing, London. Age 28, working as a sawyers labourer. Place of Birth Fording Bridge (2 separate words)
1891
RG12. P 345 Fol. 32 Pg. 15
95 Waleran Buildings, Old Kent Road, Southwark
WELSH
Thomas Head M 38 Metal Polisher B. Hants, Fordingbridge
Sarah Wife M 37 B. Kent, Woolwich
Lydia Dau 7 B. ~ ~
Phoebe Dau 5 B. ~ ~
Thomas Son 3 B. London, Southwark
George Son 1 B. ~ ~
Thomas Welsh married Q3. 1882 Woolwich. Sarah Clubb on same page.
1901
RG13. P. 364 Fol. 80 Pg. 14
95 Waleran Buildings, Old Kent Road
WELSH
Thomas Head Wid 48 Brass Polisher B. Hants. Fordent Bridge
Lydia Dau Un 17 B. Kent, Woolwich
Phoebe Dau 15 Case machinist B. Southwark
Thomas Son 13 Clerk commercial B. ~
George Son 11 Scholar B. ~
Grace Dau 7 ~ B. ~
Sarah Welsh died Q1. 1899 Southwark district.
I hope this helps a bit; I'm afraid I have had no success with the girls - they all seem to have left home and vanished >:( :-\
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I am related to Albert Welsh/Welch. He is my great great Grandfather. I have been collecting info about the Welsh family for a while and would love to share the info I have. Hope you read this
Susie Martin
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Hello Suzie ;)
Welcome to Rootschat ;D
I hope Fezann comes on line and sees your post :D
When you have made 3 posts you will be able to send a PM to Fezann ;)
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Yes,I hope she does too. I knew that George moved to Derbyshire and it's brilliant to find a contact
Thanks
Susie
Photo is of Whitsbury where the Welch's came from
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Breamore is just up the road from Fordingbridge on the 338A road going to Salisbury, from Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Burgate, Breamore, Downton, to Salisbury, there is a "manor" house called Breamore House, Whitsby north of Fordingbridge not on 338A. Incase this helps.
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Hello Suzie,
It is nice to meet a relative.
I confess that it is a while since I looked at the Welch family, I have been concentrating on another line but I would be happy to share any info with you that I do have once I have looked it over to refresh my memory.
I have managed to get back to Albert's Grandfather and mother James Welch and Jane Case.
Regards Ann Ferris
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Hello Fezann
I'm glad you contacted the forum. I used to be searching all the time but I guess I've gone as far back as I can!
I've searched the parish records for Whitsbury but unfortunately the rector didn't bother much with them so there are big gaps just about the time James was born! Jane (Jenny) Case was born in Bishopstone which isn't too far away. I visited Bishopstone years ago with my Dad. We went there because my Dad, Peter Welsh and his two sisters were evacuated to Bishopstone during the war. I hadn't even thought about researching family history then but it seems quite a coincidence that the Welsh kids were evacuated to the birth place of their great x3 Grandmother's birth.
My sister and I try and get away for a weekend once a year and we stay at Rockbourne. WE've walked the route to Whitsbury and even found the cottage where Albert 1851 was born at Brookheath. I've got lots of photos of the area that i can share if you'd like them. I've also got many BMD certs and photos of Albert 1851 plus a copy of his apprenticeship indentures.
All the best Susie
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Dear Susie,
I am so jealous! I have no old photos of any of the family so anything that you could share would be greatly appreciated. It sems that we have got to about the same place in the tree doesn't it? I found it incredibly difficult with the county boundaries moving between Hampshire and Wiltshire. Someone who was helping me did say that just because the records state that James was from Whitsbury it does not necessarily follow that he was born there , so I suppose that there is still hope. I don't know if this will help but one of the witnesses at the wedding of James and Jane was an Edmund Jolliffe and in 1795 a Jane Case was a witness to the marriage of Mary Case and Edmund Jolliffe at Bishopstone. Jane's parents may have been Richard and Ann Best 14/8/1768
Sometimes these odd bits of knowledge come in handy.
We drove around the area when we went to visit the church where g grandad married , it was so strange to see the place names that up until then had meant nothing to me. What a pretty area, such a shame that they all moved away. Fezann
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Hi Fezann
I bet derbyshire is beautiful. I haven't got all my notes out but I seem to remember your George being a carter at Winkworth?? Were you a Welsh too? How did you spell your name? We always insisted it was SH but it appears that it was originally CH!
I have a lot of info on the Cases. Some emigrated to OZ. I know that one of George's (1815ish) sisters married into the Case family, at a guess, I think it was James Case, a cousin at any rate. Jane, my sister, and I are going to stay in one of the lodges at Westpark Rockbourne at the end of March. Last time we wnet,about a couple of years ago, we went to the early Church service at Whitsbury Church. I'm not a egular church goer but it was wonderful to attend a service at the church that so many Welch's must have been to. George's (1815) brother Charles is buried there. I've got so much stuff I can send to you.
All the Best
Susie
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Hello again Suzie,
It gets very addictive this genealogy doesn't it. I think of myself as more a family historian because I am as interested in the off shoots on the tree as the direct family line. I like to find the occupations and am interested in how people moved about the country.I guess that you are the same. Did you get most of your info by personally checking the Parish records?
If I am right I think that we must be 3rd cousins .
Yes ,I used to be a Welch, that is how we spelt it but pronounced Welsh.
I know what you mean about visiting the church, it gives one a wonderful feeling knowing that you are walking where your family once walked. I don't suppose they ever thought of themselves as so interesting that we would want to spend time finding out about them! Regards Fezann