John Walsh1

#22556, (circa 1830 - February 1883)
Father*John Walsh2 (c 1798 - 1866)
Mother*Johanna Holahan2 (c 1801 - 1863)

Family

Ellen Mahoney b. c 1834, d. 1895
Children 1.Michael Henry Welsh12 (1861 - 1895)
 2.James Edward Welsh13 (1863 - 1890)
 3.Margaret A Welsh14 (1865 - )
 4.Mary E Welsh+15 (1867 - 1961)
 5.John Welsh Jr.16 (1869 - )
 6.Catherine Sylvina Welsh17 (1871 - )
 7.Frederick Bradley Welsh18 (1874 - 1937)
 8.Ada Walsh11 (1876 - 1889)
 9.Joseph Walsh11 (1880 - 1884)
John Walsh was also known as Welsh (variant.)3 
He was a child of John Walsh and Johanna Holahan; "1850. John Welsh came shortly after the Barrys, to whom he was related by marriage; but did not take up a farm for a long time." Worked for Crane [in Sackville], eventually purchased part of the Mansfield farm. Children John ("the Yankee"), Edward, Michael, Mrs. Hennessy [Eleanor] and Mary (second wife of Benjamin Carrigan.)4 
Birth*circa 1830He was born circa 1830 at IrelandG.1 
1836He accompanied John Walsh and Johanna Holahan in 1836 to New BrunswickG.5 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of John Walsh and Johanna Holahan, age 19, entered Colony 1836; (neis. Jeremiah and Catherine Sweeny.)5 
Marriage*17 July 1860He married Ellen Mahoney, daughter of John Mahoney Jr. and Margaret Leary, on 17 July 1860 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (poss. in Grande-Digue, see citation.)6,1 
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of John Walsh and Johanna Holahan, age 29, b. Ireland; (neis. Benjamin and Catherine Corrigan, fam. 493; Noonans; John and Bridget Riley, fam. 499.)7 
1871He and Ellen Mahoney appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Edward Walsh, age 33, fam. 53; Benjamin Corrigan, fam. 57.)8 
1881He and Ellen Mahoney appeared on the census of 1881 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Edward and Elizabeth Walsh.)9 
Death*February 1883He died in February 1883 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
Burial*7 February 1883He was buried on 7 February 1883 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11,10 

Citations

  1. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland 1857-1875, img. 95/322, p.113, no. 4310. John Welsh, husbandman, and Ellen Mahoney, both of Botsford, marr. 17 Jul 1860 by A Gossilin; witn. James Mahoney and Mary Welsh.
  2. [S149] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: La Visitation, Grande-Digue, Cte Kent, 1800-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Marr. rec. of John Welsh, son of John Welsh and Johanna Halahan, 1860, q.v.
  3. [S520] VWH.
  4. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, Westmorland County (copy from Université Saint Joseph Archives, Moncton), transcription online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbwestmo/history.htm, p. 26.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). John (60), Irish, farmer; Joanna (59), Irish; both entered Colony 1836.
  6. [S149] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: La Visitation, Grande-Digue, 1800-1899, 1800-1889, p. 13, M-13, img. 320/694. John Welsh, son of John Welsh and Johanna Halahan of Botsford, and Elen [sic] Mahony, dau. of John Mahony and the deceased Margaret Leary of Botsford, marr. 17 Jul 1860 by A Gosselin, in the absence of Curé F X Babinot [sic]; witn. James Mahony and Mary Welsh. Note: Gosselin was assigned to Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation in Grande-Digue at this time. This entry in the Vistation church register is the only one between 11 Jul and 29 Jul, 1860. The register for Cap-Pelé, the church of F X Babinault, has no entries between 4 Jul and 29 Jul, 1860.
  7. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. John Welch (63), b. Ireland, farmer; Johana (60), b. Ireland.
  8. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. John (40), b. Ireland, farmer; Eleanor (35), b. NB.
  9. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. John (50), b. Ireland, farmer; Ellen (47), b. NB.
  10. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Entry 177. John Welsh, consort of Ellen Mahoney, bur. 7 Feb 1883, age 51.
  11. [S105] St. Bartholomew Cemetery (Melrose, NB) Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, Image row 17, no. 2. Shared standing memorial. John Walsh 1830-1883 / His Wife Ellen Mahoney 1834-1895 / Joseph C 1880-1884 / Ada E 1876-1899 / James E 1863-1890 / Michael H1861-1895.
  12. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 25, no. B-139, img. 14/426. Michael Henry Welsh, b. 28 Apr 1861, son of John Welsh and Ellen Mahoney; bapt. 14 Jul 1861 by F X Babinault, sponsors Edward Welsh and Margaret Mahoney.
  13. [S1980] Auguste Daigle (transcriber), Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée [i.e. Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila] de Shemogue, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, online FamilySearch.org, p. 221, no. 26, img. 460/1265. James Edward Welsh, b. 9 Mar 1863, son of John Welsh and Ellen Mahoney (Cap Tormentine).
  14. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 232, no. 26, img. 466/1265. Margaret Welsh, b. 1 Apr 1865, dau. of John Welsh and Ellen Mahoney.
  15. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 242, no. 27, img. 471/1265. Mary Welsh, b. 6 May 1867, dau. of John Welsh and Ellen Mahoney.
  16. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 136, no. B-19, img. 74/426. John Welsh, b. 15 Feb 1869, son of John Welsh and Ellen Mahoney; bapt. 9 Mar 1869 by P Bradley; sponsors John Mahoney and Ellen Mahoney [sic].
  17. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: Catherine Sylvina Welsh, b. 20 Nov 1871, dau. of John Welsh and Ellen Mahoney.
  18. [S560] New Brunswick Department of Health Certificate of Registration of Death (Form C.-3), No. 13980. Frederick Bradley Walsh [sic], b. Melrose NB 12 May 1874, son of John Walsh, b. Ireland, and Ellen Mahoney, b. NB; res. Melrose NB, general store merchant, single; d. at res. 9 Oct 1937, age 63y 4m 27d, carcinoma of stomach; inf. brother John Walsh, res. Melrose NB; bur. Melrose NB 12 Oct 1937, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, online http://archives.gnb.ca