The Earle & Welford Families of Yorkshire, England 1268 - 1911
The Earle & Welford Families       of Yorkshire, England               1268 - 1911

Descendants of John Welford [1807-69]

Note

 

The following family information records the life events of John Welford and his descendants. John was born in Newton Mulgrave in 1807, to parents George & Elizabeth Welford, and died at Little Ayton in 1869

 

Ugthorpe Registers

 

Baptism - 25th February 1807

William Readman & Mary Readman Godparents to John, son of George & Elizabeth Welford

 

St Oswald's Church, Lythe

 

Marriage – 14th April 1831

John Welford & Mary Audas

 

All Saints's Church, Great Ayton

 

Baptism – 11th April 1832

Jane Elizabeth Welford, daughter of John & Mary Welford

 

Baptism – 8th July 1836

Francis Welford, son of John & Mary Welford

 

Baptism – 13th January 1840

John Welford, son of John & Mary Welford

 

1841 Census (June 6th)

 

Little Ayton, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: HO107/1257/4)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Welford

30

Farmer

Yorkshire

Mary Welford

25

-

Yorkshire

Emma Welford 7 - Yorkshire
Francis Welford 4 - Yorkshire
John Welford 1 - Yorkshire
James Sanderson 15 Agricultural Labourer Yorkshire

 

All Saints's Church, Great Ayton

 

Baptism – 20th June 1842

Mary Welford, daughter of John & Mary Welford

 

Baptism – 4th August 1844

George Welford, son of John & Mary Welford

 

Baptism – 1st August 1847

Joseph Welford, son of John & Mary Welford

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages for the Stockton district - September 1850 (vol 24 pg 245)

Jane Elizabeth Welford & Valentine Dixon

 

1851 Census

 

Little Ayton, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: HO107/2376)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Welford (head)

44

Farmer of 79 acres

Newton, Yorkshire

Mary Welford (wife)

39

-

Newton, Yorkshire

Emma Welford (daughter) 17 Employed at home Little Ayton, Yorkshire
Francis Welford (son) 14 Employed on the farm Little Ayton, Yorkshire
John Welford (son) 11 Employed on the farm Little Ayton, Yorkshire
Mary Welford (daughter) 8 Scholar Little Ayton, Yorkshire
George Welford (son) 6 Scholar Little Ayton, Yorkshire
Joseph Welford (son) 4 - Little Ayton
Valentine Dixon (son-i-law) 20 Stonemason - journeyman Stokesley, Yorkshire
Jane E Dixon (daughter) 19 Dressmaker Great Ayton, Yorkshire

 

All Saints's Church, Great Ayton

 

Baptism – 7th August 1853

Ann Frances Welford, daughter of John & Mary Welford

 

Baptism – 15th July 1855

Elizabeth Alice Welford, daughter of John & Mary Welford

 

Marriages for the Stockton district - June 1857 (vol 10a pg 85)

Emma Welford & Henry Haleyman

 

Marriages for the Stokesley district - December 1857 (vol 9d pg 863)

Francis Welford & Mary Langstaff

 

1861 Census

 

Great Ayton, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG9/3658)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Welford (head)

54

Land Surveyor

Newton Mulgrave, Yorkshire

Mary Welford (wife)

49

-

Newton Mulgrave, Yorkshire

Mary Welford (daughter) 18 Farmers housekeeper Little Ayton, Yorkshire
Joseph Welford (son) 14 Scholar Little Ayton, Yorkshire
Ann Frances Welford (dau) 11 Scholar Little Ayton, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Alice Welford (d) 5 Scholar Little Ayton, Yorkshire
Alice Audas Welford (gr.d) 5 mths - Great Ayton, Yorkshire

 

Norton, Durham (PRO Ref: RG9/3695)

name

age

trade

birth place

Francis Welford (head)

25

Police Constable

Ayton, Yorkshire

Mary Welford (wife)

25

-

Castle Eden, Durham

Margaret Welford (dau) 2 - Bishopton, Durham

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages for the Stockton district - June 1863 (vol 10a pg 144)

John Welford & Elizabeth Stobbart

 

Marriages for the Guisborough district - June 1864 (vol 9d pg 730)

Mary Welford & William Parker

 

Marriages for the Guisborough district - June 1868 (vol 9d pg 727)

Joseph Welford & Mary Gibson

 

Marriages for the Guisborough district - June 1869 (vol 9d pg 641)

George Welford & Sarah Jane Dryden

 

Marriages for the Guisborough district - September 1869 (vol 9d pg 690)

Ann Frances Welford & Thompson Laverick

 

Deaths for the Guisborough district - September 1869 (vol 9d pg 318)

John Welford

 

1871 Census

 

Cottage, Shotton Hall, Durham (PRO Ref: RG10/4972)

name

age

trade

birth place

Francis Welford (head)

36

Game Keeper

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Mary Welford (wife)

36

Dairy Maid

Ryhope, Durham

Margaret Welford (dau) 12 Scholar Bishopton, Durham
John Henry Welford (son) 10 Scholar Norton, Durham

 

High Street, Yarm, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG10/4898)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Welford (head)

31

Millwright

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Elizabeth Welford (wife)

37

-

Yarm, Yorkshire

Alfred S Welford (son) 7 - Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
Ada M Welford (daughter) 3 - Yarm, Yorkshire
John W Welford (son) 1 - Yarm, Yorkshire

 

63 Worsley Street, Ormseby, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG10/4855)

name

age

trade

birth place

Thompson Laverick (head)

24

Labourer

Durham

Ann F Lavereick (wife)

19

Milliner

Great Ayton, Yorkshire

Mary Welford (mother-law) 58 Widow - farmers wife Newton Mulgrave, Yorkshire

 

65 Worsley Street, Ormseby, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG10/4855)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Welford (head)

27

Boiler Smith

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Sarah Welford (wife)

19

-

Shields, Durham

 

Brigdale, Hutton Lowcross, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG10/4857)

name

age

trade

birth place

Joseph Welford (head)

24

Game Keeper

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Mary Welford (wife)

25

-

Middleton, Durham

Mary Ann Welford (dau) 2 - Guisborough, Yorkshire
John Welford (son) 1 - Hutton Lowcross, Yorkshire

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths for the Hartlepool district - June 1876 (vol 10a pg 71)

Francis Welford

 

Deaths for the Middlesbrough district - December 1877 (vol 9d pg 312)

Elizabeth Welford, aged 44

 

Marriages for the Great Ouseburn district - March 1878 (vol 9a pg 107)

John Welford & Dorothy Holiday

 

1881 Census

 

5 East Street, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG11/4847)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Welford (head)

41

Corn Merchant

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Dorothy Welford (wife)

40

-

Eaglescliffe, Durham

Alfred Welford (son) 17 - Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
Ada Welford (daughter) 13 - Yarm, Yorkshire
John Welford (son) 11 - Yarm, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Welford (dau) 7 - Yarm, Yorkshire

 

45 Bargate Street, Ormseby, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG11/4860)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Welford (head)

36

-

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Sarah J Welford (wife)

29

-

Shields, Durham

Sarah J Welford (daughter) 7 - Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Thomas E Welford (son) 5 - Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Emma E Welford (dau) 2 - Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Albert F Welford (son) 11 mths - Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire

 

Mount House, Pinchinthorpe, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG11/4844)

name

age

trade

birth place

Joseph Welford (head)

34

Game Keeper

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Mary Welford (wife)

35

-

Middleton-one-Row, Durham

Mary A Welford (daughter) 12 Scholar Guisborough, Yorkshire
John Welford (son) 11 Scholar Guisborough, Yorkshire
Emma Welford (daughter) 9 Scholar Guisborough, Yorkshire
Joseph Welford (son) 7 Scholar Marton, Yorkshire
Francis W Welford (son) 3 - Guisborough, Yorkshire
Eliza Welford (daughter) 1 - Pinchinthorpe, Yorkshire
Mary Welford (mother) 69 Widow Whitby, Yorkshire

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages for the Sheffield district - June 1885 (vol 9c pg 471)

John Henry Welford & Ellen Dunster

 

1891 Census

 

10 Cromwell Street, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG12/4017)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Welford (head)

51

Millwright

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Dorothy Welford (wife)

50

-

Eaglescliffe, Durham

John W Welford (son) 21 Fireman Yarm, Yorkshire
George Welford (boarder) 24 General Labourer Barrowby, Yorkshire

 

Kings Road, Ormseby, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG12/4017)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Welford (head)

47

Boiler Smith

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Sarah J Welford (wife)

39

-

Shields, Durham

Sarah J Welford (daughter) 17 - Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Thomas E Welford (son) 15 General Labourer Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Emma E Welford (dau) 12 Scholar Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Albert Welford (son) 10 Scholar Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Herbert Welford (son) 8 Scholar Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Victor Welford (son) 6 Scholar Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
John Welford (son) 1 - Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire

 

Mount House, Pinchinthorpe, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG12/4002)

name

age

trade

birth place

Joseph Welford (head)

44

Game Keeper

Yorkshire

Mary Welford (wife)

45

-

Yorkshire

Joseph Welford (son) 17 Groom Yorkshire
Francis W Welford (son) 13 Scholar Yorkshire
Eliza Welford (daughter) 11 Scholar Yorkshire
Dorothy Welford (dau) 9 Scholar Yorkshire
Emily Welford (daughter) 7 Scholar Yorkshire
Ralph A Welford (son) 2 - Yorkshire

 

15 College Terrace, Darfield, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG12/3777)

name

age

trade

birth place

John H Welford (head)

30

Colliery Engine Driver

Norton, Durham

Ellen Welford (wife)

27

-

Sheffield, Yorkshire

Francis W Welford (son) 3 - Darfield, Yorkshire
Gilbert Welford (son) 1 - Darfield, Yorkshire

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages for the Middlesbrough district - September 1893 (vol 9d pg 814)

Mary Ann Welford & William George Hillyer

 

Deaths for the Middlesbrough district - March 1895 (vol 9d pg 397)

Joseph Welford, aged 21

 

Deaths for the Guisborough district - December 1898 (vol 9d pg 328)

Joseph Welford, aged 52 

 

Marriages for the Guisborough district - December 1900 (vol 9d pg 1025)

Thomas Edwin Welford & Martha Hannah Lake

 

1901 Census

 

10 Cromwell Street, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG13/4586)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Welford (head)

61

Grocer/Shopkeeper

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Dorothy Welford (wife)

60

-

Eaglescliffe, Durham

 

23 Kings Road, Ormseby, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG13/4587)

name

age

trade

birth place

George Welford (head)

56

Boiler Smith

Little Ayton, Yorkshire

Sarah J Welford (wife)

49

-

South Shields, Durham

Albert Welford (son) 20 Grocers Assistant Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Herbert Welford (son) 18 Grocers Assistant Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire
Victor Welford (son) 16 Grocers Errand Boy Nth. Ormesby, Yorkshire

 

Post Office, Ings Lane, Little Houghton, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG13/4308)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Henry Welford (head)

40

Colliery Winding Signalmn

Norton, Durham

Ellen Welford (wife)

37

-

Sheffield, Yorkshire

Francis W Welford (son) 13 - Darfield, Yorkshire
Gilbert Welford (son) 11 - Darfield, Yorkshire
Floris Welford (daughter) 8 - Darfield, Yorkshire
John Welford (son) 4 - Little Houghton, Yorkshire
Mary Ann Welford (dau) 1 - Little Houghton, Yorkshire
Nellie Welford (daughter) 3 mths - Little Houghton, Yorkshire
Maria Millington (servant) 22 General Domestic Servant Sheffield, Yorkshire
Floris Dunster (visitor) 15 - Sheffield, Yorkshire

 

65 Stanhope Road, Darlington, Durham (PRO Ref: RG13/4615)

name

age

trade

birth place

Dorothy Welford (servant) 19 Housemaid Pinchinthorpe, Yorkshire

 

Highfield, Conniscliffe Road, Darlington, Durham (PRO Ref: RG13/4615)

name

age

trade

birth place

Emily Welford (servant) 17 Nurse Piercebridge, Durham

 

99 Cumberland Street, Darlington, Durham (PRO Ref: RG13/4617)

name

age

trade

birth place

William G Hillyer (head)

32

Signal railway inspector

Crewe, Cheshire

Mary A Hillyer (wife)

32

-

Guisborough, Yorkshire

Ralph A Welford (nephew) 12 - Guisborough, Yorkshire

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths for the Middlesbrough district - March 1902 (vol 9c pg 396)

George Welford, aged 57

 

Marriages for the Middlesbrough district - September 1904 (vol 9d pg 945)

Albert Francis Welford & Lily Anne Osborne

 

Marriages for the Middlesbrough district - December 1906 (vol 9d pg 1118)

Herbert William Welford & Ellen Marshall

 

1911 Census

 

8 Soppett Street, Redcar, Yorkshire (Nr.147)

name

age

trade

birth place

Sarah Jane Welford (wid'w)

59

Lodging House Keeper

South Shields, Durham

Victor Ernest Welford (son) 26 Iron Foundry Labourer North Ormesby, Yorkshire

 

Little Houghton, Barnsley, Yorkshire (Nr.11)

name

age

trade

birth place

John Henry Welford (head)

50

Colliery Engineman

Norton, Durham

Ellen Welford (wife)

47

Subpost Mistress

Sheffield, Yorkshire

Francis Wm Welford (son) 23 Colliery Timekeeper Darfield, Yorkshire
Gilbert Welford (son) 21 Colliery Engineman Darfield, Yorkshire
Floris Welford (daughter) 18 Assistant Postmistress Darfield, Yorkshire
John Welford (son) 14 Surveyors Assistant Little Houghton, Yorkshire
Mary Ann Welford (dau) 11 School Little Houghton, Yorkshire
Nellie Welford (daughter) 10 School Little Houghton, Yorkshire
Muriel Alexandra Welford (daughter) 8 School Little Houghton, Yorkshire
Joseph Dunster Welford (son) 6 School Little Houghton, Yorkshire
 

 

  Census Note: Married 25 years, 11 children born alive, 8 still living

 

Sydney Terrace, Choppington, Northumberland (Nr.240)

name

age

trade

birth place

Thomas Welford (head)

35

Coal Miner

North Ormesby, Yorkshire

Martha H Welford (wife)

32

-

North Ormesby, Yorkshire

Laurence Welford (son) 6 At school Choppington, Northumberl'd
Leslie Welford (son) 2 - Hirst, Northumberland

 

  Census Note: Married 10 years, 7 children born alive, 2 still living

 

23 Tindersley Street, North Ormesby, Yorkshire (Nr.242)

name

age

trade

birth place

Albert Welford (head)

31

Shop Keeper

North Ormesby, Yorkshire

Lily Welford (wife)

31

-

North Ormesby, Yorkshire

Molly Welford (daughter) 6 At school North Ormesby, Yorkshire
Emma Welford (sister) 28 Bioscope manager North Ormesby, Yorkshire

 

  Census Note: Married 6 years, 1 child born alive, 1 still living

 

30 Brompton Street, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (Nr.167)

name

age

trade

birth place

Herbert Welford (head)

28

Shop Assistant

North Ormesby, Yorkshire

Ellen Welford (wife)

32

-

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire

Herbert W Welford (son) 2 - Middlesbrough, Yorkshire
Leslie M Welford (son) 6 mths - Middlesbrough, Yorkshire

 

  Census Note: Married 4 years, 2 children born alive, 2 still living

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths for the Guisborough district - September 1918 (vol 9d pg 572)

Sarah J Welford, aged 66

 

Deaths for the Hemsworth district - December 1925 (vol 9c pg 205)

John Henry Welford, aged 64

 

Probate

 

4th February 1926

John Henry Welford of the Old Hall Inn Great Houghton near Barnsley Yorkshire died 21st Decemebr 1915. Probate London 4th February to Francis William welford, timekeeper and Gilbert Welford, engineman

 

Effects £767 19s 11d

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths for the Hemsworth district - June 1937 (vol 9c pg 197)

Ellen Welford, aged 74

 

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