I wanted to take a deeper look at a few individuals whose
surnames were Welch/Walsh (See A Common Denominator), meaning I wanted to compare their parental information, including Mary, the wife of Edward, whose
maiden name now appears to be Walsh, and determine whether or not any of them
were from County Waterford [1]:
So far the records I have suggest the following parental
information:
- Hannah (Walsh) Higgins: John and Joanna [2]
- Catharine (Welch) Lonagan: Michael and Catharine [3]
- Edward Welch: Thomas and Mary [4]
- Mary (Walsh) Walsh: Thomas and Alice Gibbons [5]
- Michael Welch: Unknown and Unknown [6]
No two people in the list above have fathers and mothers with the same given names, and at this point it is unknown for
certain whether these parents immigrated to the U. S., although I suspect that
at least Edward’s mother did immigrate.
Because Edward’s wife Mary’s maiden name was Walsh, their relationship
may suggest a link between their families, although at this point it is premature
to say they were cousins.
And not enough is known about Michael Welch to place him in
a time and place other than in Hartford, Hartford, CT in 1870 [7].
I am keeping a “possibility file” for a few other individuals
whose surnames were Welch/Walsh, and I will post something about them next
time.
Notes:
[1] Mary’s
maiden name appears as Walsh on her death record as well as on her marriage
record. For the death record, see "Massachusetts,
Deaths, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7N3-7ZR
: accessed 28 Mar 2014), Mary Walsh Walsh, 20 Feb 1901; citing Boston,
Massachusetts, v 519 p. 117, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,735.
For Mary’s marriage record see "Massachusetts, Marriages,
1841-1915," index and
images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWYY-MTP
: accessed 31 Mar 2014), Edward Walsh and Mary Walsh, 25 Aug 1867; citing Boston,
Massachusetts, v. 201, p. 104, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,026.
[2] “Massachusetts, Marriage
Records, 1840-1915,” Boston, James Higgins and Hannah Walsh, 22 November 1863;
digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21
March 2014), citing “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1911,” New England
Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
[3] See
"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4MF-8WS
: accessed 24 Mar 2014), Philip Lonagan and Catharine Welch, 28 Nov 1863;
citing 107, Boston, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm
1,433,021.
[4] "Massachusetts,
Deaths, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWCR-DVM :
accessed 27 Mar 2014), Edmund Welch, 06 Mar 1888; citing Boston, Massachusetts,
p90 n2070, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,239.
[5] "Massachusetts,
Deaths, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7N3-7ZR
: accessed 28 Mar 2014), Mary Walsh Walsh, 20 Feb 1901; citing Boston,
Massachusetts, v 519 p. 117, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,735.
[6] Most
of the information I have for Michael comes from the 1870 census: 1870 U. S. census, Hartford County,
Connecticut, population schedule, Hartford, Ward 6, dwelling 989, family 981,
line 24, John Higgins household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed
again 18 March 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll
101.
[7] Ibid.
