Note
The ancestry of this Thomas Welford is uncertain, though the Thomas Welford born at Crathorne in 1719 to parents John and Ann Welford could well be the same person given the Crathorne Parish records make no mention of him after his baptism date suggesting a move away from the village.
If a link could be proved this would make Thomas a cousin of Ralph Welford of Brotton.
St Mary's Church, Barnard Castle
Marriage – 30th July 1753
Thomas Welford & Margery Gibbins
Baptism – 21st July 1754
Mary daughter of Thomas Wellfoot
Baptism – 28th December 1755
George son of Thomas Wellfoot
Baptism – 24th September 1758
Thomas son of Thomas Welford
Baptism – 15th February 1761
Jane daughter of Thomas Wellfoot
Baptism – 16th January 1763
Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Welford
Baptism – 25th November 1764
John son of Thomas Welford
Baptism – 6th September 1767
Ann daughter of Thomas Welford
Baptism – 22nd October 1769
Rose daughter of Thomas Welford
Auckland St Helen, Durham
Marriage – 30th November 1777
George Welford & Joyce Reay
St Mary's Church, Barnard Castle
Baptism – 17th December 1780
George son of George & Joyce Wellford
Burial – 1781
George son of George & Joyce Wellford
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
Marriage – 14th October 1781
Thomas Welford & Mary Hogarth
St Mary's Church, Barnard Castle
Marriage – 21st November 1785
Jane Welford & Simon Langstaff (check)
Marriage – 18th May 1786
Mary Welford & Silas Goldsmith
St Andrew's Church, Bishop Auckland
Baptism – 17th August 1788
George son of George & Joyce Wellford
St Mary-le-Bow Church, Durham
Marriage – 14th May 1815
George Welford & Elizabeth Thirkell witnessed by Robinson Welford
Fulwell, Durham
1818
George Welford took on the old mill and farm
Deaths
1835
George Welford of the Peacock Inn, Bishopwearmouth
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Marriages for the Sunderland District - June 1840 (vol 24 pg 269)
William Welford & Mary Bowman
High Street, Bishopwearmouth, Durham (PRO Ref: HO107/309/8)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
Elizabeth Welford |
50 |
Inn Keeper |
Durham |
Joyce Welford | 15 | - | Durham |
Ann Thirkell | 20 | Servant | Durham |
Elizabeth Thirkell | 20 | Servant | Durham |
Bishopwearmouth Infirmary, Durham (PRO Ref: HO107/310/10)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Welford |
25 |
Ap. House Surgeon |
Durham |
Ryhope Grange, Bishopwearmouth, Durham (PRO Ref: HO107/310/14)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
William Welford |
20 |
Agricultural Labourer |
Durham |
Mary Welford | 20 | - | Durham |
Jane Welford | 4 mths | - | Durham |
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Marriages for the Sunderland District - September 1841 (vol 24 pg 176)
William Welford
Marriages for the Sunderland District - March 1846 (vol 24 pg 254)
Robert Welford & Elizabeth Thirkell
Marriages for the Sunderland District - June 1847 (vol 24 pg 270)
George Welford & Mary Todd
299 High Street, Bishopwearmouth, Durham (PRO Ref: HO107/2376)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Welford (head) |
34 |
M.R.C.S. General Practice |
Hylton, Durham |
Mary Welford (wife) | 30 | - | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham |
George Edward Welford (s) | 9 mths | - | Bishopwearmouth, Durham |
Elizabeth Welford (mother) | 61 | Widow - Late Inn Keeper | Hetton-le-Hole, Durham |
Joyce Welford (sister) | 28 | - | Bishopwearmouth, Durham |
Margaret Baker (servant) | 16 | House Servant | N'th Shields, Northumberland |
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Deaths for the Sunderland District - December 1851 (vol 24 pg 215)
Elizabeth Welford (died of asthma and bronchitis which she had suffered from for 3 days. The informant was her sister-in-law Sarah Thirkell (nee Todd)
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Marriages for the Sunderland District - September 1841 (vol 10a pg 468)
Joyce Welford & John Heppell Shevill
Masters & Mates Certificates
8th May 1857
Robert Welford found duly qualified to fulfill the duties of Master in the Merchant Service in pursuance of the Mercantile Marine Act 1850
29 John Street, Bishopwearmouth, Durham (PRO Ref: RG9/3776)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Welford (head) |
44 |
M.R.C.S. Eng'd L.S.A. General Practicioner |
Hylton, Durham |
Mary Welford (wife) | 40 | - | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham |
George E Welford (son) | 10 | Scholar | Sunderland, Durham |
Robert Welford (son) | 5 | Scholar | Sunderland, Durham |
Charles H Welford (son) | 3 | Scholar | Sunderland, Durham |
William Welford (son) | 2 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Hylton T Welford (son) | 4 mths | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Eleanor Laws (servant) | 23 | House Servant | Harton, Durham |
Mary A Kirk (servant) | 23 | House Servant | South Hutton, Durham |
Borough Road, Bishopwearmouth, Durham (PRO Ref: RG10/5011)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Welford (head) |
54 |
Surgeon & Apothecary M.R.C.S. Eng'd L.S.A. |
Hylton, Durham |
Mary Welford (wife) | 50 | - | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham |
William Welford (son) | 12 | Scholar | Bishopwearmouth, Durham |
Hylton Thirkell Welford (s) | 10 | Scholar | Bishopwearmouth, Durham |
Mary E Welford (daughter) | 9 | Scholar | Bishopwearmouth, Durham |
Ann Atkinson (visitor) | 51 | Property Owner | East Rainton, Durham |
Jane Holmes (servant) | 18 | Domestic Servant | West Boldon, Durham |
Maria Holmes (servant) | 11 | Domestic Servant | West Boldon, Durham |
8 Hendon Street, Bishopwearmouth, Durham (PRO Ref: RG10/5007)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
Robert Welford (head) |
53 |
Mariner (out of employ't) |
Fulwell, Durham |
Elizabeth Welford (wife) | 51 | - | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham |
George Sinclair (lodger) | 28 | Brewer | Scotland |
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Marriages for the Sunderland District - December 1875 (vol 10a pg 824)
George Welford & Eleanor Ann Thompson
Village, Cotherstone, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG11/4935)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Welford (head) |
64 |
Surgeon M.R.C.S. Eng'd L.S.A. |
Monkwearmouth, Durham |
Mary Welford (wife) | 60 | - | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham |
Mary E Welford (daughter) | 19 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Mary Brigge (visitor) | 22 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Martha Soulsby (servant) | 22 | Domestic Servant | Broomside, Durham |
Maria Holmes (servant) | 11 | Domestic Servant | West Boldon, Durham |
8 Hendon Street, Bishopwearmouth, Durham (PRO Ref: RG11/4995)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
Robert Welford (head) |
63 |
Master Mariner Unempl'd |
Fulwell, Durham |
Elizabeth Welford (wife) | 60 | - | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham |
3 Park Terrace, Sunderland, Durham (PRO Ref: RG11/4997)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Ed. Welford (head) |
30 |
MD Aberdeen M.R.C.S. |
Sunderland, Durham |
Eleanor A Welford (wife) | 26 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Jane A Thompson (servant) | 22 | Domestic - Cook | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Jane Carrick (servant) | 21 | Domestic - Housemaid | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Deaths for the Sunderland District - March 1883 (vol 10a pg 366)
Robert Welford, aged 65
1891 Census
Hunters Hall, Bishopwearmouth (PRO Ref: RG12/4128)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Welford (head) |
74 |
Surgeon |
North Hylton, Durham |
Mary Welford (wife) | 70 | - | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham |
Sarah A Taylor (servant) | 26 | Domestic Servant | Sunderland, Durham |
12 Trafalgar Square, Sunderland, Durham (PRO Ref: RG12/4143)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
Elizabeth Welford (widow) | 70 | Receiving Parish Money | Hutton Henry, Durham |
29 John Street, Sunderland, Durham (PRO Ref: RG12/4140)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Ed. Welford (head) |
40 |
M.R.C.S. Gen. Prac'r |
Sunderland, Durham |
Eleanor A Welford (wife) | 36 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Joseph P Hoyll (nephew) | 8 | - | Canada |
Jane Crossley (servant) | 32 | Domestic - Cook | Sunderland, Durham |
Rachel Athey (servant) | 23 | Housemaid | Herrington, Durham |
12 Trafalgar Square, Sunderland, Durham (PRO Ref: RG13/4719)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
Elizabeth Welford (widow) | 80 | - | Hutton Henry, Durham |
29 John Street, Sunderland, Durham (PRO Ref: RG13/4712)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George E Welford (head) |
50 |
Doctor of Medicine |
Sunderland, Durham |
Eleanor A Welford (wife) | 46 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Mary T Leamon (niece) | 12 | - | London |
Robert W Leamon (nep'w) | 10 | - | Warmsley, Herts |
Mary Watchman (servant) | 28 | Domestic - Cook | Harwell, Durham |
Mary E Kay (servant) | 20 | Domestic - Housemaid | Hetton, Durham |
Mansion House, Hylton Village, Durham (PRO Ref: RG13/4725)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
Robert Welford (head) |
45 |
Living on own means |
Sunderland, Durham |
Mary S Welford (wife) | 42 | - | Hylton, Durham |
Helen S Welford (daughter) | 19 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Robert A E Welford (son) | 17 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
George H Welford (son) | 16 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
Charlotte J E Welford (dau) | 14 | - | U.S. America |
Gladys J Welford (dau) | 9 | - | Alston, Cumberland |
Charles T Welford (son) | 7 | - | Hylton, Durham |
Marion E Welford (dau) | 2 | - | Sunderland, Durham |
George Welford (father) | 84 | Retired Surgeon | Sunderland, Durham |
Mary Welford (mother) | 80 | - | Houghton-le-Spring, Durham |
Charlotte A Lacey (sis-law) | 31 | Living on own means | London |
Ellen Robertson (servant) | 28 | Cook/servant | Scotland |
Elizabeth Anderson (serv) | 32 | Nurse/domestic | Durham, Durham |
Margaret Smith (servant) | 21 | Housemaid | Sunderland, Durham |
Note
At the turn of the of the twentieth century, the Mansion House (now known as Manor House), was owned by the wealthy Welford family, who were landlords of some of the farms around. Robert Welford and his two sons, George and Charles, became well-known aviator pioneers, building the Welford Monoplane (patented in 1910)
Probate
2nd April 1904
George Welford of the Mansion House, North Hylton, County Durham died 11th March 1904. Probate Durham 2nd April to George Edward Welford, MD and Robert Welford, engineer
Effects: £5,212 (resworn £5,637)
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Deaths for the Sunderland District - September 1910 (vol 10a pg 348)
Elizabeth Welford, aged 90
Dower House, Sunderland, Durham (Nr 6)
name |
age |
trade |
birth place |
George Edward Welford (head/married) |
60 |
Doctor of Medicine |
Sunderland, Durham |
Mary T Leamon (niece) | 22 | - | London, Middlesex |
Robert Welford Leamon (nephew) | 20 | - | Warmsley, Hertfordshire |
Alicia Gustavson (servant) | 29 | Domestic - Cook | Halta, Sweden |
Jane A Steadman (servant) | 20 | Domestic Servant | Sunderland, Durham |
Census note: Married 35 years, no children
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths
Deaths for the Sunderland District - December 1922 (vol 10a pg 526)
Eleanor A Welford, aged 67
Deaths for the Devon Central District - March 1941 (vol 5b pg 130)
George E Welford, aged 90