Welch Family History

William Welch [William John Welsh] [William John Welch] Blacksmith b.15 July 1842 c. 22 July 1842 & 1 Jan 1843 Church Aston, near Newport, Shropshire, m. 3 Jan1866 Cheswardine, Shropshire, d. 18 Feb 1883 Longton, Stoke-on-Trent B M D       '61  '71  '81        Haplogroup I1a						Elizabeth Millington b.25 June 1841 Prees Shropshire, m. 3 Jan 1866 Cheswardine, Shropshire. B M            '71  '81  '91  '01
William Welch b.abt.1864 Market Drayton, Shropshire,                            Haplogroup I1a		John [Jack] Welch b.1866/1867 Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent,                            Haplogroup I1a		Annie Welch aka Annie Welsh b.1870/1871 Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent,		Thomas Welch b. 1874/1875 d.1945 Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Haplogroup I1a		Joseph Welch b.abt.1876 Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. Haplogroup I1a		"Betty" or Mary Welch or Elizabeth Welch b.1884 married name Woodcock

Elizabeth Millington

Elizabeth Millington's birth certificate gives her d.o.b. as 25th June 1841. Her father is Thomas Millington labourer, and her mother Elizabeth Millington formerly Elizabeth Mathews. Elizabeth's mother makes her mark and is living at Green Lane (Prees?, Whitchurch?).

William Welch

Birth - Christening

I have a copy of the birth certificate for William John Welch which gives his date of birth as 15th of July 1842 and his mother's name as Ann Welch. The name and occupation of the father are left blank. The registration takes place on the 18th of August 1842, Ann made her mark. The place is given as Chetwynd Aston.

There is also record of the Christening of a William John Welsh, on the 1st of January 1843 at Church Aston in Shropshire. The christening record gives the place of residence of William's mother as Pave Lane (see the page linked to from the table above) This is just outside (South West) of Newport, Shropshire, and therefore a very good match for William. His mother is listed as Ann Welsh, no father is listed. The source for this is "Bishop's transcripts, 1681-1855 Church of England. Chapelry of Church-Aston (Edgmond, Shropshire.

Marriage

I have a copy of William Welch's marriage certificate [this I am certain is my great-grandfather, there is no middle name of John]. This lists William Welch's father as John Jones a labourer. William Married Elizabeth Millington who's father was Thomas Millington, on the 3rd of January 1866. The marriage took place at Cheswardine parish church (in the registration district of Market Drayton, but also not far from Newport and Stoke-on-Trent). Elizabeth's residence is given as Cheswardine, but Williams is given as Burlem. William and Elizabeth as both 23, William and both fathers are listed as labourers. William signs his name, but Elizabeth "makes her mark". At 23 they would have had to have been born in about 1842.

Death

I have a (copy) death certificate for William Welch for 18th of February 1883. His age is given as 40, his profession as Blacksmith. His wife Elizabeth suvived him. The doctor is E White Jones and the family are living at 11 Locket Lane, Longton. The cause of death is pnumonia.

1851

There is a William Welch is is listed as 7, in Whitchurch but he born is Whitchurch and is with his parents Thomas (35) and Mary (31) so this is not 'our' William Welch.

However ther is a "Wm Welsh" aged 8 (born about 1843) born in Aston, Shropshire, living in Gnosall, Staffordshire with an Uncle and Aunt.

• Sarah Penson, 60, (wife)
• Francis Penson, 53, (head)
• John Warrender, 23, (lodger)

William Welch is the son of the unmarried Ann Welsh/Welch daughter of Mary Welch (before she was married). Mary had a sister Sarah born 9th of May 1790, born in Church Aston 9th of May 1790, and therefore would be about 60 or 61 at the time of the census. I did have a marriage listed for Sarah Welch to a John Smith, on the 28th of December 1824.

1861

In 1861 (census) William Welch (the John has been dropped) born in Pave Lane, is recorded as living at Cheswardine in Shropshire, he is 18 years old, unmarried and an apprentice blacksmith. He is apprenticed to Joshua Edge 34, born in Chipnall Shropshire. In the same household are Joshua's wife Elizabeth, 25 and his son Charles Lever (or Love) Edge, 1.

1871

At the time of the 1871 British Census William Welsh was living in St.James parish, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, at 26 Sheaf Par .....

William (head) is listed as being 28, Blacksmith, and born in Table Lane (Pave Lane), Shropshire, (i.e. about 1843), at this time his is married to Elizabeth (wife) who is listed as 29 and born in Preast, Shropshire.

Living with them are :-

• William Welch (son), aged 8 (born about 1863), born Loughley, Shropshire,
• John Welch (son), aged 4 (born about 1867), born Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire
• Anne Welch (daughter), aged 9 months, born Stoke Upon Trent,, Staffordshire
• Sarah Lloyd (sister in law), aged 31, Preast, Shropshire,
• Thomas Lloyd (nephew), aged 8, Rental, Shropshire,
• Sarah Lloyd (neice), aged 4, Rental, Shropshire,,
• Annie Lloyd (neice), aged 4 months, Stoke-on-Trent

1881

At the time of the 1881 British Census William Welch was living at 9, Malt Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

William is listed as being 38 and born in Newport, Shropshire, (i.e. about 1843), at this time his is married to Elizabeth who is listed as 39 and born in Whitchurch, Shropshire.

Living with them are :-

• William Welch, aged 18, (born about 1863) born Market Drayton, Shropshire
• John Welch, aged 14, (born about 1867), born Trent Vale Stoke, Staffordshire
• Annie Welch, aged 10, (born about 1871), born Trent Vale Stoke, Staffordshire
• Thomas Welch, aged 6, (born about 1875), born Longton, Staffordshire
• Joseph Welch, aged 6, (born about 1875), born Longton, Staffordshire

1891

The family are :-

• Elizabeth Welch, widow and head of the family, 48 years old {born about 1845}, born at Prees in Shropshire.
• William Welch, son (single), 26, {born about 1865}, a bricklayer's labourer, born at ?Sproudley? Shropshire.
• Thomas Welch, son (single), 16, {born about 1875}, a potters sauchermaker's labourer, born at Longton
• Joseph Welch, son (single), 14, {born about 1877} a potters sauchermaker's labourer, born at Longton
• Mary Welch, daughter (single), 7, {born about 1884} scholar.

1901

The family are :-

• Elizabeth Welch, widow and head of the family, 59 years old {born about 1842}, born in Shropshire.
• Elizabeth Welch, daughter single, 17, {born about 1884}, potters handler
• Frederick J Welch, son (single), 34, {born about 1867}, a potters labourer, born at Longton
• Annie Edwards, daughter, widow, 30, {born about 1871} a potters ...oven clay ware, born at Longton

From family oral history, John is know as Jack, and Annie as Ann.

Mary or Elizabeth born 1884

This is despite trying every combination of spelling I could think of [Welch, Welsh, Walsh, Walch, William, Bill, Wm etc.]. Nor can I find a death certificate for Elizabeth Welch to match our Elizabeth welch (using the Free BMD web site).

There is a record of death for a William Welch, aged 4, in Stoke on Trent in the fourth quarter of 1897. I can only speculate that he might be a child of one of our Welch's.

Free BMD gives a death for an Elizabeth Welch in the 4th quarter of 1900 aged 49 in Wolstanton district (vol 6b, page 114) of Staffordshire, which includes Burslam. But this is the wife of a Spencer Welch, not our William.

Francis Penson

1841

• Francis Penson, aged 40 (born about 1801) born Gnosall Staffs, Ag Lab
• Sarah Pension, aged 50, (born about 1791) born Aston Shropshire, wife.

There are other Pensons on the same page :-

• John Penson 70 Ag Lab
• John Penson 40 Ag Lab
• John Penson 1
• Elizabeth Penson 40
• Mary Penson 5

1851

1861

• Francis Penson, aged 62 (born about 1799) born Gnosall Staffs, Ag Lab
• Sarah Pension, aged 70, (born about 1791) born Aston Shropshire, wife.

• Thomas Penson, aged 35 (born about 1826) born Gnosall Staffs, Ag Lab
• Jane Pension, aged 45, (born about 1791) born Aston Shropshire, wife.
• Mary Ann Penson, aged 4 (born about 1857) born Outwood, Staffordshire.

1871

• Francis Penson, aged 73 (born about 1798) born Gnosall Staffs, labourer
• Sarah Pension, aged 80, (born about 1791) born Aston Shropshire, wife.

1881

Death

Francis died first quarter 1881 in Newport Shropshire district / Staffordshire, vol 6a, page 585, aged 83.

Sarah died 2nd quarter 1883, Newport Shropshire district / Staffordshire, vol 6a, page 543, aged 92.

Gnosall