Walsh Family Tree

All of my family stories come from my Great Aunty Theresa Walsh who unfortunately died on 4th February 2008 she was an amazing teller of our family history, and it is thanks to her that we have the stories we have, what an amazing legacy to leave...below is a picture at her Holy Communion in 1930

Aunty Theresa also joined the Wrens when she was 17 to help fight in World War II.  She joined up to train as a nurse, all the family and neighbours rallied round and bought her writing paper, stamps and they had a huge send off for her, when she arrived at her destination, she was so homesick that she lasted 4 days!! She was a volunteer and was told by another volunteer that the only jobs they had were general workers (cleaners most probably) and to say she would only accept nursing..which Theresa did and was promptly allowed to go home, much to the surprise of her family and neighbours!!

This is a photograph of my Great Aunt Theresa Walsh making her First Holy Communion, this was taken around about 1930.

 

The Walsh History

 

Patrick Walsh who was a Hawker had two sons that we know of. We are not aware if the whole of the Walsh family moved to Liverpool, England or just Patricks sons John born c1855 and Thomas c1858.On the 1881 Census John was living with his brother Thomas at 6/2 Lace Street, Liverpool. His occupation was given as labourer in Marine Store (General Shop) John married Ann Godfrey in 1877 at the Parish church of St Peter in Liverpool. Yet on the 1881 she was not with him she was staying with her Father Martin Godfrey.  John was known to have left Ann from time to time because she took to drink.They had two children, John and Elizabeth, John was born on 10 April 1884 3 in 1 Court, Lace Street and Elizabeth was born 27 January 1892.  John left Ann for good after Elizabeth was born, it is known he died not long after this time.  Ann spent the rest of her days living with Elizabeth upto the 1930's.  Elizabeth married John Staunton, they lived in Hollingbourne Road, Norris Green before the war.Ann Godfrey told her family of stories relating to the IRA.... Apparently they would be chased by the English Soldiers, and it was not unknown for the IRA to run into houses where funerals were being held, lift up the person or child who had died, and hide the weapons under the body. Also to enter houses where sick people were and hide weapons under them. They did this because the English were known to respect the dead and ill.

When John was 10 years old his father had died, his mother was in Prison, it is not known what for, (probably drunkeness) John was found to be destitute, he was taken before the court and ordered to be taken into Beaconsfield Road Orphanage in May 1894 and then finally sent to Canada in July 1894. At the same time Elizabeth his sister was known to have been placed into an orphanage, it is not known which one yet.  I have spoken to a lady from the Nugent Care Society who hold the records for John she says it is very very sad, but that they probably had nothing at all.  John used to sell matches in the street, and told his daughter Theresa if he came home with six pennies he thought he was rich, he would give the money to his Mother.  

He was placed on a farm and treated well by the childless couple he was placed with. They changed his name to Michael Sage.  When he was 22 years old he got work on a ship and worked his way back to England to see his Mother. This was an amazing feat in those days, Canada is huge, so to not only cross the whole of Canada, then get a ship back to Liverpool was unbelievable.

There is a story in the family that Ann when she found out what happened to John battered the Nun who told her, but is it any wonder he was sent off ? Can you imagine the life him and his sister were living with no parents to look after them? Very Sad story.

When he arrived back in Liverpool he met his wife to be Mary Kennedy, he asked her to come back to Canada with him as he was to inherit the farm, she refused to go with him so he stayed. He then changed his name back to John Walsh.

On the 1881 Census John Snr was living with his brother Thomas at 6/2 Lace Street, Liverpool. His occupation was given as labourer in Marine Store (General Shop)

1881 Household:

Thomas WALSH Head M Male 22 Sligo Labourer    
Mary WALSH Wife M Female 19 Sligo       
John WALSH Brother Male 26 Sligo Labourer In Marine Store (Genl Shop) John DAMERY Lodger W Male 40 Sligo Labourer In Marine Store (Genl Shop) 
  
Source Information:
  Dwelling   6/2 Lace Street
  Census Place Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Family History Library Film   1341864
  Public Records Office Reference   RG11
  Piece / Folio   3609 / 14
  Page Number   21
 

 Walsh Family Tree

1.Patrick Walsh b Ireland m Unknown had two known children

1.1.John Walsh b c 1855 Sligo, Ireland

1.2.Thomas Walsh b c1858 Sligo, Ireland

1.1.John m 29 Oct 1877 St Peters Parish Church Liverpool to Ann Godfrey b1853they  had two known children

1.1.1.John Walsh b 10 April 1884 Liverpool m Mary Kennedy b1887 1907 St Francis Xavier Church, Liverpool they had 10 kids

1.1.1.1Elizabeth Walsh m Peter Gallagher b 15.07.01

1.1.1.2Helene Walsh b 1910 died in infancy

1.1.1.3John Walsh b 1913 died in infancy

1.1.1.4Mary Walsh b 1915 died in infancy

1.1.1.5John Joseph Walsh b 1918 m Minnie Stone

1.1.1.6Gerard Walsh b 1920 m 1^st spouse Mary 2^nd spouse Jean

1.1.1.7Theresa Walsh b 1922 m William Hodgkin

1.1.1.8Francis Terence Walsh b 1925 m Elizabeth McClaulachlin

1.1.1.9Christine Walsh b 24 December year unknown

1.1.1.10Daniel Walsh b 8 March 1929 d 14 December 1933 

           1.1.2.Elizabeth Walsh b 27 January 1892 d 1977 Liverpool m John Staunton 

This is a photograph of John Joseph Walsh as a child, then below that is him with his wife Minnie and their children.

 

 

 

 

Kennedy Family Tree

 

 

1. James Kennedy b 1827 Kilkenny, Ireland m Mary? b 1827 Belfast, Ireland had 5 known children

                1.1Julia Kennedy b 1851 Dublin m Edward Manning b 1851 Galway, Ireland 7 known children

                         1.1.1Mary E Manning b 1872 Liverpool m 1893 Arthur Makin b 1872 Liverpool 1 known child

                                   1.1.1.1Edward Makin b 1894 Liverpool m 7.6.1915 Mary Ann Sallery had 3 children

                                                                1.1.1.1.1Ellen Makin b Liverpool 1916

                                                                1.1.1.1.2Edward V Makin b 1923 Liverpool

                                                                1.1.1.1.3Patricia Makin b Liverpool

                                1.1.2Bernard Manning b1874 Liverpool

                                1.1.3Julia Manning b 1877 Liverpool

                                1.1.4Thomas Manning b 1879 Liverpool

                                1.1.5Edward Manning b 1886 Liverpool

                                1.1.6Catherine Manning b 1889 Liverpool

                                1.1.7James Manning b 1892 Liverpool

                 1.2James Kennedy b 1853 Liverpool m Helene Gallagher (see Gallagher tree) they had 2 children

                            1.2.1Mary Kennedy b c1884 m 1907 John Walsh had 10 children (see Walsh Tree)

                            1.2.2Julia Kennedy birth unknown.

                 1.3Ellen Kennedy b 1855 Liverpool

                 1.4Mary Kennedy b 1858 Liverpool

                 1.5William Kennedy b 1862 Liverpool

 

 

1871 Census

 

 

James Kennedy 42 Kilkenny, Ireland Head Shoe Maker

Mary Kennedy 42 Castle, Ireland Wife

Ellen Kennedy 16 Liverpool Daughter Domestic Servant

James Kennedy 19 Liverpool Son Botler Cellar

Mary Kennedy 12 Liverpool Daughter

William Kennedy 8 Liverpool Son

Edward Manning 22 Galway, Ireland Son-in-law Carter

Julia Manning 21 Dublin, Ireland Daughter

 

2 Court 18 Gildart Gardens

Civil parish: Liverpool

Ecclesiastical parish: Bevington and New Parish

County/Island: Lancashire

Country: England

 

Source information: RG10/3767

Registration district: Liverpool

Sub-registration district: Howard Street

ED, institution, or vessel: 2

Folio: 36

Page: 26

Household schedule number: 138

 

  

1881 Household:

 

 

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability

James KENNADY Head M Male 62 Ireland Shoemaker is his age correct?

Mary KENNADY Wife M Female 54 Ireland

James KENNADY Son U Male 28 Liverpool Botler Cellar

Mary KENNADY Daur U Female 23 Liverpool Cigar Maker

William KENNADY Son U Male 19 Liverpool Labourer

 

Source Information:

Dwelling 36 Tenterton St

Census Place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Family History Library Film 1341861

Public Records Office Reference RG11

Piece / Folio 3597 / 44

Page Number 23

 

 Mary Kennedys Story

 

 

 

James Kennedy, Marys father, was a Merchant Seaman, he went missing at sea, and he was presumed drowned.  His wife Helene Gallagher took ill and never recovered the fact he went missing.

 

Helenes sister Mary and husband Edward Pearson started to look after Helene and her two children, Mary jnr and Julie/Julia.  After Helene died Mary Snr treated the kids badly, so Mary Jnr was then placed in Leyfield Convent, West Derby.  Nobody knows what happened to the younger sister Julia

 

Mary had awful memories of the convent and hated her time there.  She had an accident; one of the Nuns woke her up and asked her to run across the field to get the farmer, as there was a fire in the basement.  As she ran down the stairs she tripped and she landed with a nail either in her eye or above, she lost her eye.

 

Mary was to later meet her cousin Edward Pearson Jnr and she then proceeded to tell him how badly his mother Mary Gallagher had treated her.  She met a cousin Ted Makin whose Grandmother was James Kennedys sister, Mary asked if they had heard anything from the Shipping Company regarding the disappearance of her Father.  He replied he had heard nothing.

 

How Mary and John Walsh met

 

Mary told her daughter Theresa that she was visiting a relative, and this lovely handsome man arrived, with an American accent.  But it was in fact Canadian; John Walsh was that man...

 

She told her children she was either 17 or 18 when she had Grandma (Elizabeth Walsh) there was a lot of trouble in the family they believed that Mary and John were related to each other, but this was not the case.

 

They wrote to the church and received a letter from the Pope, who stated that they were not related by blood but they both shared an uncle one by marriage and one by blood, his name was Michael Gallagher.

 

He was the husband of Mary Godfrey, sister to Ann Godfrey (Johns Mother) so in fact Michael was Johns Uncle by Marriage. And he would be the Uncle by blood to Mary Kennedy as her mother, Helene Gallagher was Michaels sister.

 

At the time of marriage, both John and Mary gave the address of 3 in 4 Court Springfield Street, Liverpool.  Witnesses were Mary MacCatherall and Martin Corcoran.

 

Gallagher Family Tree

 

We start off the Maternal Gallagher line with Luke and Mary Gallagher they were both born in Ireland, I do not know what part of Ireland.  I have not found a marriage for them I have searched the marriage index from 1850-1855, as their first son was born c1853-1855 I am assuming they were married in Ireland and then came over to England. Luke was a Bricklayers labourer they lived for a while in Lace Street, which is where John Walsh and Ann Godfrey lived as well.  Luke died from Bronchitis, I cant find any trace of the Gallaghers in later Census returns, and I am assuming Mary also died sometime after the 1881 census was taken, unless she re-married before the 1891 census.

 

1871 Census

 

12 Court 2 House

Lace Street

Liverpool

Source information: RG10/3770

Registration district: Liverpool

Sub-registration district: Dale Street

ED, institution, or vessel: 4

Folio: 110

Page: 28

Household schedule number:    158

 

Luke Gallagher 39 Ireland Head Liverpool Lancashire

Mary Gallagher 34 Ireland Wife Liverpool Lancashire

Michael Gallagher 17 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Son

Joseph Gallagher 12 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Son

Mary Gallagher 10 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Daughter

Ellen Gallagher 6 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Daughter

 

 

1881 Household:

 

Luke GALLAGHER Head M Male 50 Ireland Bricklayers Labourer

Mary GALLAGHER Wife M Female 45 Ireland

Ellen GALLAGHER Daur Female 16 Liverpool, Lancashire

Luke GALLAGHER Son U Male 24 Liverpool, Lancashire

Source Information:

Dwelling   9 Court 12 House Rose Place

Census Place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Family History Library Film   1341860

Public Records Office Reference   RG11

Piece / Folio   3593 / 4

Page Number   6

 

 

1. Luke Gallagher b 1831 d 13.12.1882 m Mary? B 1836 they had 5 known children 1 not proved.

      1.1Michael Gallagher b c1853-1855 Woolton, m Mary Godfrey b 1854 they had 2 known children

               1.1.1Ann Gallagher b 1876 Lpool m 2.3.1891 Joseph Murphy 4 known children

                                1.1.1.1Joseph Murphy

                                1.1.1.2Thomas Murphy

                                1.1.1.3Ellen Murphy

                                1.1.1.4Annie Murphy m 1931 John Jones

               1.1.2Mary Gallagher b 1886 Liverpool

       1.2Luke Gallagher b 1857 Liverpool

       1.3Joseph Gallagher b 1859 Liverpool

       1.4Mary Gallagher b 1860 Liverpool m 15.2.1880 Edward Pearson 5 known children 

                1.4.1Mary Ellen Pearson b 1881 d 1998 Liverpool

                1.4.2Edward Pearson b 1884 Liverpool m Ann Comer 6 known children

                               1.4.2.1Margaret Pearson     

                               1.4.2.2Agnes Pearson

                               1.4.2.3Bernard Pearson b 1925 Liverpool

                               1.4.2.4Joseph Pearson

                               1.4.2.5Billy Pearson

                               1.5.2.6Edward Pearson

                 1.4.3Margaret a Pearson b 1893 Liverpool

                 1.4.4Christina Pearson b 1896 Liverpool

                1.4.5Mary Ellen Pearson b 1900 Liverpool

         1.5Ellen Gallagher b 1865 Liverpool

 

And lastly Helene Gallagher who is supposed to have married James Kennedy, I can find no trace of Helene in any census returns with her family, nor can I find a marriage to James Kennedy either, nor is she on any later census returns, we know that James Kennedy was presumed drowned prior to 1901

 

         1.6Helene Gallagher b? m James Kennedy b 1853 Liverpool 2 known children

                  1.6.1Mary Kennedy b c1884 m John Walsh (see Walsh tree for list of children)

                  1.6.2Julia Kennedy b unknown

 

Nothing is known of Julia Kennedy at all, it is not known if she was adopted, or if she was placed in an orphanage.

 

 It is my belief that Ellen Gallagher is possibly Helene, Mary Kennedy Helenes daughter called her own daughter Helene after her mother, but I can't find Helene anywhere....given the Irish accent, Ellen could be spoken as Helene, but Helene is a very different name in Ireland to Ellen...I can only keep searching for a birth certificate for Mary or in fact a marriage for Helene/Ellen Gallagher to prove my theory.

 

Godfrey Family Tree

 

 

The first we know of the Godfrey’s is Martin Godfrey from Ireland, he was described on his daughter Ann’s marriage certificate as a Hawker (seller) I found a record of him in 19 Court, Lace Street Liverpool on the 1851 census with his wife Bridget Godfrey, also at the same address were Martin's sister Elizabeth Collins (married to Michael Collins) and Michael Godfrey who later married another Bridget Regan - maybe a relative of Bridget's?

 

I found Bridget and Martins Marriage on 6th October 1845 at St Nicholas Church, Liverpool. I sent off for the certificate to see who their Fathers are, Martin's Father is called Mark Godfrey and Bridget's Father is Owen Regan.  

 

Marriage Index

Dec 1845

Martin Godfrey Liverpool 20 310

Bridget Regan Liverpool 20 310

 

 

1851 Census

 

Martin Godfrey 1813 Ireland Head Dealer in Old clothes & Lodging house keeper.

Bridget Godfrey 1826 Ireland Wife

Mary Godfrey 1849 Liverpool Lancashire Daughter

Michael Godfrey 1832 Ireland Brother

Betty Collins 1826 Ireland Sister (kept by husband, agricultural labourer in the county)

Catharine Collins 1849 Liverpool Lancashire Niece to Martin Godfrey

 

19 Court

Lace Street

Liverpool

 

a death for a Mary Godfrey in 1852 - is this Mary born in 1849?  we know Martin and Bridget had another Mary born in 1853/54

 

Deaths Sep 1852

GODFREY Mary Liverpool 8b 125

 

And a birth for another Mary Godfrey in 1853

 

Births Jun 1853

Godfrey Mary Liverpool 8b 81 - I will check this out and paste my findings.

 

1861 Census

I can’t find any trace of the family on the 1861 Census, although they must be there.  From 1851 right up to 1881 Census Martin Godfrey has lived in Lace Street, so I think it is just transcription error on the census for my not being able to find them

 

1871 Census

 

9 Court 1 House

Lace Street

Liverpool

 

Martin Godfrey 56 Ireland Head

Bridget Godfrey 52 Liverpool Wife Liverpool Lancashire

Edward Hunt 56 Sligo, Ireland Boarder

Patrick Portining 56 Roscommon, Ireland Boarder

 

Civil parish: Liverpool

Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen

Town: Liverpool

County/Island: Lancashire

Country: England

Source information: RG10/3770

Registration district: Liverpool

Sub-registration district: Dale Street

ED, institution, or vessel: 4

Folio: 106

Page: 19

Household schedule number: 105

 

 

The next we see of Martin is on the 1881 census with his daughter Ann Welsh/Walsh, but I believe the age for Martin is incorrect, he is shown as 80, but more likely to be 60, Martin's age keeps on changing with each census, but I sent for his Death Certificate and he was noted as being 60 years of age in 1881 which gives him a year of birth of C1821.  Ann Walsh nee Godfrey was not with her husband John Walsh on the 1881 census, although they had been married for four years, so this again supports the fact it is likely to be Ann and her Father Martin but he is described as a Widow, so Bridget had died by this time. I will keep searching for a death for Bridget

 

1881 Census

 

 

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability

Martin GODFREY Head Widow Male 80 Liverpool Cloth Hawker

Ann WELSH Boarder Married Female 26 Liverpool Fruit Hawker

 

Source Information:

Dwelling   Henry Edward St 1 in 10 Court

Census Place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Family History Library Film   1341864

Public Records Office Reference   RG11

Piece / Folio   3609 / 42

Page Number   30

 

 

After this time I can’t find a trace of Martin or Ann Godfrey but I did find a death of a Martin Godfrey aged 60 who died from a fractured pelvis, he died on the 11th June 1881 there was an inquest into his death, but I am unable to find the report as these records are destroyed.

 

This is the record for Ann Godfrey in the 1871 Census, a prisoner in a prison in Knaphill, Surrey, so it looks likely that she was a drinker even at this young age. I will try and trace the prison and see if their records still exist.

 

 

1871 Census

 

Name:Ann Godfrey

Age in 1871:20

Estimated birth year:1851

Relation:Convict

Household:

Gender:Female

Where born:Liverpool, Lancashire, England

 

Civil parish:Woking

Town:Knaphill

County/Island:Surrey

Country:England

Source information:RG10/808

Registration district:Guildford

Sub-registration district:Woking

ED, institution, or vessel:Female Convict Prison

Folio:129

Page:7

Household schedule number:1

 

 

 

Godfrey Family Tree

 

 

 

1. Martin Godfrey born Ireland m Bridget Regan they had three known children

1.1Ann Godfrey born circa 1851-53 Liverpool m John Walsh they had two children

1.1.1John Walsh born 10th April 1884 Lace Street, Liverpool       

1.1.2Elizabeth Walsh born 27th January 1892 Liverpool

1.2Mary Godfrey born 1854 Liverpool m Michael Gallagher they had two known children

                1.2.1Ann Gallagher born 1876 Liverpool m Joseph Murphy

                1.2.2Mary Gallagher born 1886 Liverpool m unknown

1.3Winifred Godfrey born 1855 Liverpool m John Malone 1877 they had one known child

                1.3.1James Malone b 1878 Liverpool

Mary Kennedy and John Walsh had in total ten children, five of them died before they were five years old.Elizabeth Walsh b 1907 died in 1969Helene Walsh b 1910 died approximately aged 5, from DiphtheriaJohn Walsh b 1913 died young it is not known what fromMary Walsh b 1915 died from Whooping Cough and Pneumonia aged approximately two years old.  Mary had Pneumonia when a visitor arrived with a child who had Whooping Cough, because Mary was weak she contracted Whooping Cough, which finished her, and she died.A verse on Marys memoriam card: -God has taken in our Darling
placed the bud amongst the flowers
taken back the child he lent us
to a better world than ours.Teresa her sister used to read the card all the time and still remembers the verse

John Joseph Walsh b 1918  There was a mix up at the baptism by one of the Godparents who could not remember if the child was to be called Joseph or John.  So the priest decided to use both instead, hence he was called John Joseph Walsh. John died from Lung Cancer in New Zealand in 1977

Gerard Walsh b 1920 Gerry had a bad heart attack in 1976, he was in Leyton Hospital, he was off work, when he saw an old boss, and he asked for his job back, he was put on light duties doing income tax forms.  He was to start work on the Monday.  The morning he was to start he needed to post a letter to Teresa his sister, he said to his son he would meet him on the bus stop, they met each other then Gerry collapsed at the bus stop.... when his wife Jean arrived he had already been taken
to hospital, but when she got there she was told Gerry was dead before the Ambulance had arrived.  This was the day he was to start back at his job.

Theresa Walsh b 1922 passed away 4th February 2008 in Oxfordshire, she passed from complications due to having a stroke

Francis Terence Walsh b 1925 Frank had gone out for a walk, nobody knows what happened, but he sat on a wall of a ladies house, she asked was he ok, there was no reply from him, when the ambulance and Police arrived he had already died.Christine Walsh she was born on 24 December the year not known, she was stillborn, she was going to be called Christine had she lived, so as agreed with Theresa Walsh we have decided to remember her by giving her her rightful name.Daniel Walsh b 1931 Danny was 21mths old when he was running around the table, his mum had just poured a cup of tea out which had just been boiled, Daniel pulled the saucer and the tea went over his shoulder and arm.  They rushed him to Liverpool Royal Infirmary where they bandaged his arm.  A few days later he came down with pneumonia, he was taken to hospital and his parents were told he was showing signs of recovery.  Theresa and parents were at home when the Police came for them to tell them they must go to hospital.  His parents were with Danny when he died.

Elizabeth his sister, and Annie Murphy his cousin were his godmothers at his christening...

The Murphy Family

Ann Gallagher is the daughter of Michael Gallagher and Mary Godfrey

Ann Gallagher b 1876 (see maternal gallagher tree) married Joseph Murphy on the 2nd March 1897 at All Souls Church, Collingwood Street, Liverpool.

• They had the following known children:
• Joseph Murphy b 1897
• Ellen Murphy b 1899
• Thomas Murphy b 1900
• Annie Murphy birth not known m John Jones 1931