Benjamin Welch

1804 - 1884  (80 years)

• Name	Benjamin Welch
  Birth	1804	Chichester, Sussex, England
  Christening	20 Jul 1804	St Peter the Great's Church, Chichester, Sussex, England
  Gender	Male
  Military	23 Jun 1824
  	in the Royal Navy on HMS Valorous (Boys 6)
  Military	Between 29 Jun 1829 and Apr 1831	Malta
  	an Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy on HMS Melville
  	Date of allotment 7 September 1829 Victory. In the British Royal Navy the term able seaman (abbreviated AB) referred to a seaman with at least two years' experience at sea. Seamen with less experience were referred to as landmen or ordinary seamen.
  Residence	1843	11, Charles Street, Leonard Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
  Census	3 Apr 1881	8, Paul Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
  	1881 census - RG11/383 folio 76 pg 6 - 8 Paul Street, Shoreditch Benjamin Welch age 75 - wid - head - pensioner lamplighter (volun ?) - born Colchester
  Occupation	Lamplighter
  Occupation	1884
  	Gas Company's Pensioner
  _FSFTID	MM1Z-61V
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MM1Z-61V
  Death	18 Dec 1884	8, Paul Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
  	Cause: Asthma
  	Death Eighteenth December 1884 at 8 Paul Street, Shoreditch Benjamin Welch, male, age 79 years, Gas Company's Pensioner Cause of death - Asthma, certified by H. J. Sharpe L.R.C.P. Informant - B. Welch, son, present at the death, 4 Wilmer Gardens, Shoreditch, registered eighteenth December 1884
  Person ID	I244	FamilyTree1
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	William Welch,   b. 1771, Stoughton, Sussex, England d. Feb 1816, Stoughton, Sussex, England (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Sarah   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Sarah Welch,   b. 1835   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frederick James Welch,   b. 1837   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Priscilla Harris,   b. 1804, Castle Frome, Herefordshire, England d. 9 Mar 1868, 8, Paul Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England (Age 64 years)
  Children	+ 1. Benjamin Welch,   b. 10 Apr 1843, 11, Charles Street, Leonard Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England d. 17 Apr 1894, 34, Havelock Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England (Age 51 years)   2. Margaret Jane Welch,   b. 17 Nov 1845, St Luke's Parish, Islington, Middlesex, England d. 1914 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2019