Walter Oliver WELCH

1860 - 1955  (95 years)

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• Name	Walter Oliver WELCH
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	21 Jun 1860	Sevenoaks, Kent, England
  	The birth appears not to have been registered or a mistake made preventing its discovery. An age in months in the 1861 census means there is unlikley to be a mistake in Walter being born in 1860, yet there is no birth of a Walter born in Sevenoaks RD in 1860 with a name anything like Goatham or Welch. No Walter showing in index with name showing up as phonetically like Goatham anywhere that year. Both FreeBMD and the GRO online index searched.
  Gender	Male
  Education	Scholar
  	1871	Finchley, Middlesex, England
  Also known as	Walter GOATHAM
  Occupation	Gardener
  	1881
  	Living with his parents in Finchley, presumably gardening near there
  Residence	1891	67, Clapham Common, Battersea, London, England
  	No. of rooms shown as 4 (only shown if less than 5 - most neighbouring houses were larger than this)
  Occupation	Gardener and Caretaker
  	1891	Battersea, London, England
  Residence	1901	67, Archway Street, Barnes, Surrey, England
  	With his wife and 2 children, Alfred and Lizzie
  Residence	1911	New Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
  Died	30 Jul 1955	227, Crescent Road, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
  	GRO ref: WELCH, Walter O q3 1955 aged 95 Barnet RD 5a 469; GRO online index shows middle name as Oliver Actual date and place from probate calendar entry
  Probate	27 Oct 1955	London, England
  	"Welch Walter Oliver of 227 Crescent-road New Barnet Hertfordshire died 30 July 1955 Probate London 27 October to Arthur Drane labourer. Effects £116 10s."
  Notes	At time of 1861 census Walter was aged 9mths and "Walter Goatham" (with Maria - unmaried). It seems likely he was not George's son, as George and Maria did not marry until October 1861, about 16 months after his birth. If he was not George's natural son he appears to have been "adopted" by George; Walter was listed in the appropriate place for his age in census returns (unlike some step sons) and always with the name Welch (common practice). However, he continued to use the surname Welch after he left home (unlike often happens with step-children, when a reversion to birth name is found). With the family in 1871 and 1881, left home by 1891.
  Person ID	I388	All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of Charles Goatham and Sybilla née Hunt, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds, The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	George WELCH,   b. Abt 1834, Sevenoaks, Kent, England ,   d. 26 Feb 1900, Barnet, London, England  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Maria GOATHAM,   b. 30 Nov 1837, Wormshill, Kent, England ,   d. 3 Jun 1885, Stanhope Road, Finchley, London, England  (Age 47 years)
  Banns of marriage	15 Sep 1861, 22 Sep 1861, 29 Sep 1861	St. George the Martyr's Church, Southwark, London, England
  Married	27 Oct 1861	St. George the Martyr's Church, Southwark, London, England
  	GRO ref: Goatham, Maria to Welch, George q4 1861 St George S. RD 1d 144 Both George and Maria were described as of 4 Anns Place, Lant Street, Borough at the time of their getting married. They were bachelor and spinster, marr by banns, both were "of full age" and signed; the witnesses were Henry and Sarah Russell who also signed. (I have copy of PR entry) In the 1861 census Maria and her baby son were living with other households in (?London Sq, Harrhead), Sevenoaks. In the same house was 29 yr old James Welch & family - relatives of George? Could be how Maria and George met.
  Children	14 children
  + 1. Walter Oliver WELCH,   b. 21 Jun 1860, Sevenoaks, Kent, England ,   d. 30 Jul 1955, 227, Crescent Road, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 95 years)   2. Emily Louisa WELCH,   b. Jun Q 1862, Sevenoaks Reg Dist, Kent, England ,   d. Mar Q 1870, Barnet Reg Dist, Greater London Hertfordshire or Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 8 years) + 3. George Frederick WELCH,   b. Dec Q 1863, Eynsford, Kent, England ,   d. 28 Aug 1942, Hendon Reg Dist, London, England  (Age ~ 79 years) + 4. Amos Edwin WELCH,   b. Sep Q 1865, Eynsford, Kent, England ,   d. Dec Q 1952, Hendon Reg Dist, London, England  (Age ~ 87 years) + 5. Charles William WELCH,   b. Sep Q 1867, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. Sep Q 1954, Uxbridge Reg Dist, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 87 years)   6. Olive Goodger WELCH,   b. Sep Q 1869, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. Dec Q 1932, Rochford Reg Dist, Essex, England  (Age ~ 63 years) + 7. Ernest James WELCH,   b. Mar Q 1871, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. 21 Mar 1925, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England  (Age ~ 54 years) + 8. Frank Herbert WELCH,   b. 16 Oct 1872, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. 23 Dec 1958, Edmonton Reg Dist, Essex Hertfordshire or Middlesex, England  (Age 86 years) + 9. Leonard Joseph WELCH,   b. Sep Q 1874, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. Dec Q 1926, Barnet Reg Dist, Greater London Hertfordshire or Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 52 years)   10. Bertha Elizabeth WELCH,   b. Jun Q 1876, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Alfred Harold WELCH,   b. Jun Q 1878, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. Sep Q 1954, Barnet Reg Dist, Greater London Hertfordshire or Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 76 years)   12. Ada Maud WELCH,   b. Jun Q 1880, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Sidney Beal Welch WELCH,   b. 12 Dec 1881, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. 30 Oct 1917, Ypres Salient, Belgium  (Age 35 years) + 14. Archie Arthur WELCH,   b. Dec Q 1883, Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. Mar Q 1962, Hendon Reg Dist, London, England  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F102	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah BRADFORD,   b. 27 Dec 1859, Southend, Essex, England ,   d. Mar Q 1947, Barnet Reg Dist, Greater London Hertfordshire or Middlesex, England  (Age 87 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1884	St. John the Baptist Church, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
  	GRO ref: q4 1884 Rochford RD 4a 507 Details from index to Essex PR entries on Ancestry (from Essex RO, viewed 16 Aug 2019) The 1911 census shows that Walter and Susan had 4 children, of whom 3 were still living. I guess the 4th was born and died between censuses.
  Children	4 children
  1. Ada Maria WELCH,   b. 28 Jun 1885, North Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. Jun Q 1970, Southend Reg Dist, Essex, England  (Age 84 years) + 2. Alfred Walter WELCH,   b. Dec Q 1887, North Finchley, Middlesex, England ,   d. 17 Apr 1917  (Age ~ 30 years)   3. Percy Henry WELCH,   b. Dec Q 1891, Richmond upon Thames Reg Dist, Surrey, England ,   d. Mar Q 1893, Richmond upon Thames Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 2 years) + 4. Olive Lizzie WELCH,   b. 27 Aug 1895, Barnes, Surrey, England ,   d. 1 Apr 1978, Barnet Reg Dist, Greater London Hertfordshire or Middlesex, England  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F4543	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 21 Jun 1860 - Sevenoaks, Kent, England  Residence - 1891 - 67, Clapham Common, Battersea, London, England  Occupation - Gardener and Caretaker - 1891 - Battersea, London, England  Child born - Olive Lizzie WELCH - 27 Aug 1895 - Barnes, Surrey, England  Residence - 1901 - 67, Archway Street, Barnes, Surrey, England  Probate - 27 Oct 1955 - London, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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