Family of William Reuben Welch and Amelia Jordan

Husband: William Reuben Welch

Name:
William Reuben Welch² ¹ ³
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
gardener then a sewage worker⁴ ⁵
Birth:
2 Aug 1904
Carn Rock, Hill Head, Penryn, Cornwall, England² ⁴ ⁵
Baptism:
4 Sep 1904 (age 0)
St. Gluvias Church, Church Hill, Penryn, Cornwall, England
son of Charles Welch and Beatrice Annie
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 6)
Carn Rock, Hill Head, Penryn, Cornwall, England⁶ ³
son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Charles and Beatrice, brothers John, Richard, Redvers and Henry, and sisters Lilian, Etna, Mary and Agnes. Born in Budock Penryn Cornwall
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 17)
College Cottage, St. Thomas's Street, Penryn, Cornwall, England⁴
unmarried son working as a gardener for Clemens The Salbour (sic) Penryn and living in five rooms with his parents Charles and Beatrice, sisters Lilian, Mary, Etna and Agnes, and brothers Donald and Henry. Born in Carn Rock Penryn
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 35)
19 Hillside Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, England⁵
a married sewage worker (heavy worker) living with his wife Amelia, son William, a closed record (presumably daughter Nancy), and two others. Born on 2nd August 1904
Death:
Q3 1982 (age 77-78)
Hastings and Rother "Registration District", East Sussex, England³

Name:
Amelia Jordan⁷
Sex:
Female
Father:
Charles William Jordan (1861-1934)
Mother:
Laura Catherine Brownall (1873-1953)
Occupation:
domestic servant⁸
Birth:
11 Apr 1906
Falmouth, Cornwall, England⁷ ⁹ ⁸ ⁵ ¹⁰
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 4)
4 Snows Court, Falmouth, Cornwall, England⁹
daughter living in two rooms with her parents Charles and Laura, brother Charles, and sister Kathleen. Born in Falmouth Cornwall
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 15 yrs 2 mns)
21 Swanpool Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, England⁸
unmarried daughter working as a general domestic servant and living in two rooms with her mother Laura. Born in Falmouth Cornwall
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 33)
19 Hillside Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, England⁵
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband William, son William, a closed record (presumably daughter Nancy), and two others. Born on 11th April 1906
Death:
1 Jan 1977 (age 70)
Truro "Registration District", Cornwall, England¹⁰ ¹¹
Probate:
19 May 1977
Probate Registry, Bristol, Avon, England¹¹
of 16 Theydon Road Falmouth died 1st January 1977, probate of £829 (~£5,100 in 2017)

Name:
William Desmond Welch¹²
Sex:
Male
Wife (1):
Inez Laver (1928?-1961)
Occupation:
builder¹³
Birth:
3 Dec 1924
Falmouth "Registration District", Cornwall, England¹² ⁵
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 14)
19 Hillside Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, England⁵
an unmarried tool boy (heavy worker) living with his parents William and Amelia, a closed record (presumably sister Nancy), and two others. Born on 3rd December 1924
Administrator:
9 Jun 1961 (age 36)
William Desmond Welch was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Inez Laver on Friday on 9 June 1961 at the Probate Registry, London, England

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Falmouth 1924 quarter:2 volume:5c page:325. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

2.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Falmouth 1904 quarter:3 volume:5c page:140. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

3.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hastings & Rother 1982 quarter:3 volume:18 page:938. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

4.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:11028 registration district:297 sub-district:1 enumeration district:1 schedule:99. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

5.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6691C page:10 line:3 letter code:WAFS. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

6.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:13896 class:RG78 piece:824 registration district:297 sub-district:2 enumeration district:9 schedule:47. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

7.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Falmouth 1906 quarter:2 volume:5c page:133. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

8.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:11034 registration district:297 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:109. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

9.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:13888 class:RG78 piece:824 registration district:297 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:34. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

10.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Truro 1977 quarter:1 volume:21 page:676. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

11.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bristol 1977 page:8620 no:770801654T. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

12.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Falmouth 1924 quarter:4 volume:5c page:217. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

13.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1961 page:291. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.

14.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Falmouth 1935 quarter:4 volume:5c page:169. Cit. Date: 9 October 2026.

15.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cornwall 2022 quarter:3 district:3711J entry:524492690. Cit. Date: 10 October 2026.