William was born about 1811. He was the illegitimate son of Joseph Welsh and Mary Crossan.
William married Jean McFadzean.[1]William was a farm labourer and had to move his family wherever there was work. They appeared to have settled in Kirkoswald.[2]
↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKR-KY5 : 8 December 2014), William Welch and Jean Mcfadzen, 30 May 1834; citing Ballantrae,Ayr,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,333.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: