Visiting in September

Barbara:

Can you share with us what information you have names and dates and we will see if there are any records available which will identify what part of Mayo your family was from? Have you tested your DNA?

Roger McDonnell

Hello Roger,

I am sending you all the information I have. 

Have found the following spellings: Welsh, Walsh, Walch, Welch

Richard Welsh-my gr gr grandfather

Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863-Philadelphia 22nd ward 1863

RIchard age 35 mason, Martin age 30 mason (ages not accurate, Martin probably 35 and Richard 60))

 

1870 Census-RIchard Walch age 70 stone mason

              wife-Mary 55

                       daughter-Bridget 23

                       son-John 19 apprentice stone mason

                       Living with them:

Ellen Sullivan 64 seamstress from Ardfield, County Cork

                       Johanna Sullivan 24

                       James Logue grandson of Ellen age 9

                     

                      180 Haines St., Germantown

                      John Welsh and Patrick Welsh 144 Haines, mason and carpenter

Philadelphia city directories -1870,1871, 1873, 1877 180 Haines, first listed 1860

Died 22 July 1877 age 74 of tuberculosis, buried Old Cathedral Cemetery, 261 Haines St.

 

Children Of Richard and Mary: Because Martin is so much older, I am thinking Richard was married twice and Mary is NOT his mother

1. Martin Welsh-see above, wife-Catherine Connor

1863 Civil War registration, age 36, mason, Haines St.

1874, 1875  148 Haines St

Civil War June 1861 to Jan 1865  NY Co. A, Regiment 40, Private, gunshot wound to jaw, 1890 Veteran’s schedule, 150 Haines St.

1880 Census, age 50, 148  Haines St., Catherine age 50

  Children:

   1. James b. Sept. 1856, d. Oct. 1856, buried Old Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA

   2. Mary b. Oct. 1857, d. Nov. 1867, buried Old Cathedral Cemetery

   3. Hannah Ellen b. July 1861, d. Jan. 1862, buried Old Cathedral Cemetery

   4. Patrick M. b. Mar. 1864 NYC, d. July 1864 NYC, buried Old Cathedral Cemetery

 

 

2. Hannah Marie Welsh, born @1845 to 1847, Married - John T. Graham in 1870, b. 1845, d. 9 Oct 1928

    immigrated approx 1859

    died 23 June 1913 Philadelphia

Children:

   1.Mary b. 11 May 1870 m Clarence Levis (1875-1939)

      d. 2 June 1954 Philadelphia

        a. Barton Epley Levis b.13 Feb. 1898, m. Virgina A (Winifred) Vitkowska 1924, d. March 1974 Philadelphia

   2. George b. 9 May 1872 Philadelphia, m. Mary O’Donnell, d. 11 May 1946 Philadelphia

   3. Elizabeth b. 6 Apr. 1874 Philadelphia, m. 18 Nov. 1908 John B. Schofield in Manhattan

        a. John Graham Schofield b. 1911 Philadelphia, d. 1971 Burlington, NJ, m. Rita Gerth

            1. John Charles

   4. Anna b. 4 Oct. 1876, d. 28 Dec. 1939, m. James A. Casey 1920, James A. Flanagan?

   5. William b. 2 June 1878, d. 26 Sept. 1944, wife Dora?

   6. Robert 1 Sept. 1881, d. 27 Oct. 1933, M. Florence Sutton

      a. Louis b. 15 March 1905, d. 15 March 1923

      b. Robert M. born 1910 Philadelphia

   7. Margaret b. Jan. 1885 Philadelphia, d. 25 Nov. 1958 Montgomeryville, PA

   8. Ellen (Elsie) born March 1887 Philadelphia, PA, m. Walter Praul, died Sept. 1973 Philadelphia

    a. Rachel b. 1914, d 2008, married Harry Benedict

        1. Mary b 1937

 

 

3. John Henry Welsh born @1846-8 Ireland, d. 23 Aug. 1916 Philadelphia

m. Anna Cody b@ 1853 D. 2 Jan. 1919,     Civil War PA D 197 July 1864 to Nov 1864, PA D 95 Jan to July 1865

was separated from wife approx. 1903

       a. Ellen (Nellie) b June 1974, d. Feb. 9, 1891

       b. Mary Louise  b. Dec. 1876, m. Harry Banks 1913, m. Thomas Brown Sept. 1922, d. 7 June 1955

           1. Paul H. Banks b and d Sept. 1914

      c. Margaret E. b. Dec. 1877, d. 21 Jan. 1928 Pottstown, PA

      d. Martin Joseph b. Sept 1879 Phil, m. Margaret McCarthy, d. March 1970 Phila

      e.  Katherine C. b. Aug 1882 Phila., d. 1966?

      f. Anna V. b. Mar. 1887, m. Richard Leroy Dutton, d.13 Feb. 1951 Pottstown

          1. Richard L. Dutton b. 1916, m. Frances Conrad, d. 2 Dec. 1975 Los Angeles, CA

              a. Judith Ann b. 9 Oct. 1937 Pottstown, PA, d. 25 Sept. 2002, m. Richard J. Patterson, m. Robert W. Schade, Sr.

                   1. Lori, m. ? Smith

              b. Patricia A. b. 1939 Pottstown PA, m. ? Lenich

              c. David L. Dutton b. 17 Aug. 1942 Pottstown, PA

 

4. Bridget b. @ 1853 Ireland, m. Patrick Maxwell 1853-11 June 1926, d. 6/24/1924

    1. Elizabeth Maxwell b. 4/1873, m. Charles B. Hellings 1898 Philadelphia, d. 30 Aug. 1956

    2. Mary E. Maxwell b. 9 Oct 1878, d. 20 Mar 1957

 

5. Sarah Agnes - my gr grandmother b. 1853? 1858? D 18 Apr 1936 Philadelphia, married William James Lester Born 1853 County Armagh, mar Oct. 1882 in Philadelphia, no immigration on her but she was a sponser to one of John Henry's daughters in 1877 in Philadelphia,

If accurate, Baptism Date: 14 Feb 1853, Baptism Place: Mayo, Castlebar, Ireland, Diocese:Tuam, one sponsor is Martin Walsh (brother), lists them living in Drimneen?

Sarah's son, Robert, was my grandfather, but sadly he died in 1918, at the age of 30 from the Spanish flu.  My father was only 2 and my grandmother later remarried.  Because of this, we had little to no information on the family.  The information I have gathered on the family has birth and immigration records that vary wildly.

 

Patrick J? Welsh b 1848? Ireland possibly another child of Richard and Mary or a nephew?

1870 census, carpenter, lived with Hannah Welsh Graham

1870-1873 lived with John Henry Welsh, 144 Haines St.

1879-81 226 Haines St.

1892, 94,95 118 Centre St

 

I have not been able to verify any immigration on the above.

 

I have done DNA on Ancestry and 23 and me.  Both indicated the family was from southern Mayo.  DNA match is to 

1. Maurice Walsh 1790?-1860 b County Mayo, married Margaret Murray ,1815-1860, found a Maurice Walsh, blacksmith listed in Ballina in 1846. Ardnaree?

2.son Michael, b. 1830 Hollymount, died 9 Nov 1879 Ireland mar. Kate Hollan?, d. 1856

3. son James b 1855 Swinford, d. 1915 Ireland, mar. Margaret Gerachty

4. Michael Joseph b. 1 July 1876 Ballinrobe, emigrated to New York City in th 1890's, married Delia Quinn

Is it possible that Maurice was a brother to my Richard?

I hope this is not too overwhelming. Please let me know how I could meet with someone in the Southern Mayo Genealogy office.

Barbara Woodling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara:

Here is a link to the South Mayo Family Research Centre. I would contact them via e-mail. 

https://www.rootsireland.ie/mayo-south-family-research-centre/

I looked at Roots ireland records and found the 1853 record for Sarah that you cited with father Richard Walsh and mother Mary Walsh. There were a number of other children for this couple: Hanoria 1842 (is this Hannah?) Michael 1843 Ellen 1844 Patrick 1847 John 1850 another Patrick 1851 Mary 1855. Some of these children may have died young.

Roger