John Welch (1791 - 1879)

Born 21 Dec 1791 in Presbyterian, Boardmills, Down, Ireland

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Died 4 Mar 1879 at age 87 in Grenville, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

John Welch was born in 1790 or 1781 in Ireland. He was living in Ontario, Canada by the time we find him in the 1871 census in Ontario, Canada.^[1]

Name: John Welsh Age: 80 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791 Gender: Male Birth Place: Ireland Residence District: Ontario North Residence Location: Uxbridge Religion: Roman Catholic Occupation: Labourer Division: 1 Microfilm Roll: C-9975 Page: D

Head of Household Comment: The page number 'D' means that this individual did not appear in the regular census schedule, but instead was listed on the schedule that recorded deaths that had taken place within the last twelve months. When looking at the microfilm rolls, you will fin

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Is it possible he is the same John Welch as the John Welch born 21 Dec 1791 a Presbyterian at Boardmills, Down, Ireland? There is nothing to support this, other that pure speculation and the fact that the first and last common names are spelled the same, but it is a slim possibility. The John Welch in this recordInsert non-formatted text here was the son of James Welch and Ahnes Davison.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Census. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Microfilm. Specific microfilm roll numbers are listed with each record in the index.
2. ↑ Birth: "Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911"
   Ancestry Record 2533 #3637801 (accessed 30 January 2022)
   John Welch born on 21 Dec 1791, son of James Welch & Ahnes Davison, in Presbyterian, Boardmills, Down, Ireland.