Mary (French) Welch (1868 - 1950)

Born 8 Mar 1868 in Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Herbert Hatton Welch — married 17 Jan 1893 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1950 at age 82 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Mary (French) Welch migrated from England to Canada.

Biography

Mary French was born in Frome, Somerset, on 8 March 1868^[1]. She was the daughter of John French and Maria Phillips.

At the time of the 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, John, Maria G., Jane G., Mary, and Maria French were living on Catherine Hill, Frome, Somerset, along with John's sister, Catherine French, his niece, Grace E. Thomas, and a servant^[2].

At the time of the 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census, John, Maria G., Jane G., Mary, and Maria French were listed as living in Leicester House, Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, along with John's niece, Grace E. Thomas^[3].

John, Maria G., Jane Grace, Mary, and Maud French were on the passenger list of the S.S. Polynesian's arrival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 5 May 1882, with rail tickets booked through to Winnipeg.^[4]

At the time of the 1891 Canada Census, John, M.G., and May (probably Mary) French were listed as living in New Westminster, British Columbia.^[5]

Mary married Herbert Welch in New Westminster, British Columbia on January 17, 1893.^[6]

At the time of the 1901 Canada Census, Herbert H., Mary, Herbert John, Mary L., Edna B., and George E. Welch were listed as living in Victoria, British Columbia.^[7]

At the time of the 1911 Canada Census, Herbert, Mary, Herbert, Lillian, Edna, Earnest, May, Minnie, Doris, and Phyllis Welch were listed as living in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[8]

At the time of the 1921 Canada Census, Mary, Edna, May V, Minnie, Doris, and Phyllis Welch were listed as living at 101 10th Avenue West, Vancouver, along with Mary's mother Maria G French, and a roomer.^[9]

Mary died in Vancouver on October 21, 1950,^[10] and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ Find My Past: England & Wales births 1837-2006, Birth year 1868, Birth quarter 1, District Frome, County Somerset, Country England, Volume 5C, Page 561.
2. ↑ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, England, Somerset, Frome, page 14, house 75, Mary French; RG10, roll 2431 (http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1871%2f0010696096 : Accessed January 23, 2016).
3. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census, England, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, pages 17-18, house 82, Mary French; RG11, roll 2576 (http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1881%2f0011603236 : Accessed January 23, 2016).
4. ↑ "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q9K-H76 : accessed 6 November 2015), John French, May 1882; citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, C-4511, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. ↑ Census of Canada, 1891, British Columbia, New Westminster (2), New Westminster (City) (B), page 25, family 122, May French; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-6290 (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=27655 : Accessed November 26, 2016).
6. ↑ Registration of Marriage for Herbert Hatton Welch and Mary French, Registration Number: 1893-09-116368, BC Archives Mfilm Number: B11382, GSU Mfilm Number: 1983975, Event Date: 1893-01-17, Event Place: NEW WESTMINSTER DIS, Groom: HERBERT HATTON WELCH, Bride: MARY FRENCH, Vital Stat Images(s): 004401576_00783.jpg, BC Archives - Royal BC Museum.
7. ↑ Census of Canada, 1901, British Columbia, Victoria (4), Victoria (City) (D), page 25, dwelling 210, family 210, Mary Welch; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-6430 (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=158967 : Accessed January 14, 2017).
8. ↑ Census of Canada, 1911, British Columbia, Vancouver, North Vancouver and South Vancouver (12), Vancouver City (40), page 39, dwelling 385, family 385, Mary Welch; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-20337 (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=517912 : Accessed March 11, 2017).
9. ↑ Census of Canada, 1921, British Columbia, Vancouver (13), Ward 5 (30), page 12, dwelling 120, family 120, Mary Welch; RG31 - Statistics Canada (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=4335220 : Accessed January 20, 2018).
10. ↑ Registration of Death for Mary Welch, Registration Number: 1950-09-009744, Event Date: 1950-10-21, Event Place: VANCOUVER, Age at Death: 82, Person: MARY WELCH, Vital Stat Images(s): 004438074_00759.jpg, BC Archives - Royal BC Museum. Accessed March 11, 2017.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #26250892

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