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James Read Welch (1839 - 1933)

James Read Welch
Born in Buckland, Dover, Kent, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 14 Oct 1862 in New Zealandmap
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Died at age 94 in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealandmap
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Biography

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James Welch was born in England.

James Read was born on 14 May 1839 at Buckland, Kent, England[1] and baptised on 30 June at St Andrew, Buckland[2]. He was the son of William Welch and Ann Read.

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James Welch migrated from England to New Zealand.
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A few months later he emigrated with his parents[3] and six siblings on the Oriental, the first of the Wakefield ships to leave England on 15 September 1839. They arrived on 31 January 1840 at Port Nicholson, New Zealand.

He grew up in what became Lower Hutt and Petone[1]. In his late teens, he made several trips to the Wairarapa via Lake Ferry to help take cattle there.

He married Isabella Harper on 14 October 1862 [4]. They had seven children.

  1. Mary Ann (1863 - 1948
  2. William James (1866 - 1923)
  3. Emily Jane (Amy) (1868 - 1895)
  4. Walter Whitewood (1870 - 1921)
  5. Hugh (Tom) (1872 - 1907)
  6. Alice (1874 - 1919)
  7. Ethel Maud (1876 - 1963)

He moved to the Wairarapa soon after his marriage[1], taking up farming under the small farms scheme. He settled at Opaki where in 1868 he was recorded on the Wairarapa West Electoral Roll as having freehold land of 56 acres at Opaki Plains and 38 acres near Masterton[5]. He was "a good judge of stock and a keen practical farmer"[1].

In 1896 he, his wife and several children were living at Opaki, all being on the Masterton Electoral Roll[6]. He was a sheep-farmer owning 356 acres of freehold land.

He became blind for the last seven years of his life[1]. His wife died on 19 August 1928[7]. In 1931 he was still living at 15 Opaki Road, Wairarapa, being registered on the Masterton General Electoral Roll as retired[8].

James died on 8 June 1933 aged 94 years[9] at Landsdowne, Masterton. He was buried in Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton[10]. His obituary said of him:

"The late Mr Welch was of a retiring disposition, taking little part in public matters, and always avoiding anything In the nature of publicity. Nevertheless, he was a man of strong and decided views, and was never afraid to speak his mind."

His probate was granted at Masterton[11]. As his wife had predeceased him, he left legacies to his children. His property was sold by public auction[12].

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Papers Past: OBITUARY. Wairarapa Daily Times, 9 June 1933, Page Accessed 6 Feb 2022
  2. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNJ-Z1GC : 19 April 2019), James Redd Welch, 30 Jun 1839; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Buckland, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England. Accessed 1 Jun 2020
  3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-6J1F : 6 July 2019), Wm Welch, 1839; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004508584. Accessed 1 Jun 2020
  4. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Marriage Registration. Accessed 6 Jul 2020
    1862/4254 Bride=Isabella Harper Groom=James Read Welch DOM=14/10/1862
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche. District: Wairarapa West. Year: 1868-1869. Accessed 6 Feb 2022
    Name: James Welch; Electoral Year: 1868-1869; Residence Place: Opaki, New Zealand; District: Wairarapa West; Region or Province: Wellington.
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche. District: Masterton. Year: 1896. Accessed 6 Feb 2022 Name: James Read Welch; Electoral Year: 1896; Residence Place: New Zealand; District: Masterton; Region or Province: Wellington.
  7. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 30 Oct 2020
    1928/4574 Welch, Isabella Age=85Y DOD=19/08/1928
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853–1981. Auckland, New Zealand: BAB microfilming. Microfiche publication, 4032 fiche. District: Masterton. Year: 1931. Accessed 6 Feb 2022 Name: James Read Welch; Electoral Year: 1931; Residence Street Address: 15 Opaki Rd.; Residence Place: Masterton, New Zealand; District: Masterton; Region or Province: Wellington.
  9. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs Death Registration. Accessed 1 Jun 2020
    1933/2105 Welch, James Read Age=94Y DOD=08/06/1933
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 November 2020), memorial page for James Read Welch (1839–8 Jun 1933), Find A Grave: Memorial #157268437, citing Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand ; Maintained by S. Melton (contributor 48360335).
  11. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-JKHT : 28 May 2019), James Read Welch, 1933; citing , Masterton Probate Files [Third Sequence], 1924-1946, record number 668/33, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 005399665. Accessed 1 Jun 2020
  12. ↑ Papers Past: Page 8 Advertisements Column 3. Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 June 1933, Page 8 Accessed 6 Feb 2022

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