William Honeyman Welch

Brief Life History of William Honeyman

When William Honeyman Welch was born on 25 January 1870, in Peapack-Gladstone Borough, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, his father, Peter M. Welch, was 36 and his mother, Margaret T Van Zendt Honeyman, was 27. He married Laura Hickey in 1898, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1870. He died in December 1940, in New Jersey, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

William Honeyman Welch
1870–1940
May Etta Bowers
1876–1955
Marriage: 17 June 1902
Dorothy Eleanor Welch
1903–
Lloyd Bowers Welch
1917–2001

Sources (14)

  • William Welsh, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Welsh, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
  • William Honeyman Welch, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .

German: variant of Welk .

Americanized form of German Welsch .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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