Welch: Shropshire,

Last updated 18 April 2005

Note: For these purposes the borders of Shropshire,
are not clear cut here, for instance the registration district of Whitchurch included parts of Flitshire and Staffordshire
as well as Shropshire,
. Also the border between Shropshire, and Staffordshire has moved over the years.


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Newport, Shropshire,

A John Welch married Mary Adderley on the 11th of Feb 1788, at Church Aston
IGI has a record [Film 452056] of a Sarah Welch of, born about 1789, marrying John Smith 7th of October 1810, both as listed as being, of Sheriff Hales, Shropshire,
 which is just 2 miles south of Pave Lane.
A John Rigby Welsh married Jane Davis on the 3rd of May 1807, at Church Aston
A John Welch married Mary Ruscoe on the 10th of September 1810, at Church Aston

A William Welch aged 3 (born 1834) died 4 December 1837 of hooping cough (Son of Richard Welch, Nailor)
A John Welch died (Sept)-Dec 1838, Newport Salop, vol 18, page 98.
A John Rigby Welch died (July-)Sept 1840, Newport S, vol 18, page 89.
A William John Welch was born 15 July 1842 at Pave Lane, mother Ann Welch (no father recorded).
A Ann Welch aged 23 (born 1820) died 1 Mar 1843 of typhus fever (illegitimate daughter of Mary Welch) at Pave Lane.
A Mary Welch aged 5 (born 1838) died 11 Jan 1843 of the measles (daughter of Richard Welch, Nailor)
AJohn Welchb.1764 was in the 1841 census, but not the 1851 census
A John Welch aged 23 (born 1827) (labourer) died 13 Feb 1850 of consumption at Bellman's Yard.

Wem, Shropshire,

A John Welch born to John Welch and Ann, 19th April 1874 and died 1st june 1874, in Wem Shropshire, (IGI batch C008992).

1851 Census Cheshire

There was a Thomas Welch (head of household) aged 60 (born about 1791) living in Hollin Lane Marbury, Cheshire. He is an agricultural Labourer.

There was a William Walsh, (lodger) living in Steve Street, Chester St. John, in Cheshire. He too is an agricultural Labourer aged 24 (born about 1827).

There was a John Welch (head of household) aged 51 (born about 1800) living at Marbury Village, he was a Blacksmith. With him was his son Richard (born in Macefin, Cheshire) who is unmarried and also a Blacksmith.

Newport 1881

The following male heads of families named welch were living in Newport in 1881 :-
Name d.o.b place.o.b
Richard 1826 Ireland Three children born in Newport and a wife born in Ireland.
Walter 1829 Ireland Three children born in Newport, two in Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffs and a wife born in Ireland.
James 1839 Ireland Four children born in Newport and a wife born in Ireland.
William 1859 Newport

Twenty miles away from Newport Shropshire, is Whitchurch

Whitchurch

John Welch married Mary Hinton on the 23rd of April 1784 at Whitchurch.
Mary Welch [nee Hilton] is buried in Whitchurch, died 31.1.1802.
(My thanks to Graham Bass for information on this last family) Welsh and Mary (nee' Hinton) had the following children,

John Welch married Ann Paylin on the 31st of December 1814 at Whitchurch
William Welch died 1855
Mary Welch died 1857
Richard Welch born 1861
Thomas Welch born 1861
Samuel Welch born 1862
Henry Welch born 1862
Thomas Welch born 1864
Thomas Welch died, aged 74, 1866
George Welch died, aged 71, 1867
Mary Welch born 1871
Eliza Welch died, aged 42, 1873
Charles Welch died, aged 0, 1874
Eliza Welch died, aged 52, 1876

The following male heads of families named welch were living in Whitchurch in 1881 :-
Name d.o.b place.o.b
Thomas 1821 Oswestory, Shrop' with his wife, born in Ipswich, Suffolk.
Thomas 1852 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staff's with his wife, born in London and a child born in Shrewsbury, Shrop's and a child born in Bilston Staff's.
Thomas 1818 Whitchurch, Shrop's with his wife, born in Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales.
Thomas 1850 Wrenbury, Cheshire with his wife and two children, all born in Whitchurch, Shropshire,.
Martin 1839 Liverpool, Lancashire with his wife born in Kilkenny, Ireland and eight children, born Birkenhead, Cheshire and Whitchurch.
Anthony 1838 Ireland with his wife born in Ireland and four children, born in Whitchurch.

Elsewhere in Shropshire,

A John Welch married Mary Hughes on the 21st of May 1810, at Wrockwardine

The following male heads of families named welch were living elsewhere in Shropshire, in 1881 :-
Place Name d.o.b place.o.b
Shrewsbury John 1846 Eccles Lancashire with his wife and three children born in Shrewbury.
Morton Corbet John 1842 Tilstock with his wife, born in Whixall and three children born in Wem, and a child born in Preston Brockhurst.
Alveley William 1815 Quatt Shrop's
Alveley John 1858 Alveley, Shrop's
Holdgate Edward 1800 Clee St.Mary, Shropshire,
Bridgenorth James 1827 Holt, Shrop's with his wife born in Worfield, Shrop's.
Munslow Richard 1836 Stoke St. Milbro, Shrop's with his wife born in Diddlebury.
Shifnal Michael 1847 Ireland with his wife and two children born in Ireland, plus one born in Shifnal.
Prees James 1835 Woore, Shrop's with his wife and a child born in Ash a child born in Prees.
Wellington William 1842 Marylebone, Middlesex (London) with his wife born in Sandbach, Ches' and a child born in Fulham, Middlesex.
Wellington John 1835 Ireland with his wife and four children born in Dawley.
Madeley William H 1829 Coomlee, Warwichshire with his son born in Willey.
Wellington William 1833 Lalsham, Cambridgeshire with his wife born in Cambridge, three children born in Shrewsbury and one born in Chester.
Berrington James 1842 Mayo, Ireland
Wem Michael 1837 Ireland with his wife born in Exeter, Devon and four children born in Wem.
Shifnal James 1836 Ireland
Bitterley Henry F 1831 Pateshall North, Hampshire with his wife born in Pateshall North.
Whittington John 1824 Ireland with his wife born in Ireland and four children born in Worcester, Hegold Shrops', Oswestry Shrops', Whittington Shrops'.
Stoke-on-Trent Staff's John 1831 Ireland with his wife born in Macclesfield, Cheshire
and three children born in Hanley Staffs'.


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