WELCH FAMILY NOTES

From at least the 1690s in England the WELCH family has resided in the area of Mere, Wiltshire, and 14 miles northwest, in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. The letter regarding the estate of James Welch had a letterhead with the location of Shepton Mallet, which provides good evidence that this is an accurate location.

  1. Christopher WELCH (b. about 1690) & ____________
    1. Richard WELCH (christened 1712-10-23 in Mere, Wiltshire, ENG, bur. 1796-07-10 in Mere) & Mary ______ (bur. 1773-05-02 in Mere).
      1. Mary WELCH (christened 1736-10-26 in Mere).
      2. Christopher WELCH.
      3. Martha WELCH (christened 1741-05-14 in Mere).
      4. Richard WELCH (christened 1739/40-01-02 in Mere) m. on 1762-02-19 to Edith PITMAN.
        1. Mary Pitman WELCH (christened 1762-07-07 in Mere).
        2. Richard WELCH (christened 1765-12-26 in Mere, bur. 1766-07-10).
        3. Thomas WELCH.
        4. Ann WELCH (christened 1775-01-05).
        5. Richard WELCH (christened 1768-02-24 in Mere, d. 1848-01-19 in Kent, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, ENG. Occupation: Horse dealer and butcher), living on Kent St. in Shepton Mallet in 1851 British Census, occupation: Independent, widow aged 77) m. on 1792-01-05 to Elizabeth ADLAM (b. 1774 in Shepton Mallet, christened 1774-11-19 in Shepton Mallet, d. 1855-05-01 in Worminster, St. Cuthabert Well, Somerset, ENG) daughter of Stephen ADLAM (christened 1739-11-07 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, ENG, d. 1824-05-26 in Wester Shepton, Shepton Mallet, bur. 1824-05-26 in Wester Shepton) m. 1772-02-23 to Mary BARNES in Shepton Mallet (b. 1748, bur. 1822-10-12 in Wester Shepton).
          1. Harriet WELCH m. George MILLER.
            1. Francis Johnson MILLER
          2. Elizabeth WELCH (christened 1794-08-09 in Shepton Mallet, bur. 1797-12-26 in Mere).
          3. James WELCH (d. 1884 in Shepton Mallet).
          4. Elizabeth WELCH.
          5. Frederick WELCH.
          6. Priscilla WELCH.
          7. Robert WELCH.
          8. Eliza WELCH.
          9. George WELCH.
          10. Charles WELCH



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IMAGEDATEDESCRIPTION
Estate of James Welch

1884-11-21

Letter to Francis Johnson Miller, nephew of James Welch who was brother of Harriet Welch MILLER
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