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i am looking for any living relatives to Richard sSanden Walsh born 1888/87 in reading Berkshire. he died in Morcambe in 1954. my mother Olive Walsh now Niccolls is his daughter. we believe his father Neville Walsh born 1865 was a dentist. just very interested to know about his first marriage and family.
many thanks Michelle

Welcome to the boards Michelle



Richard Standen Walsh in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Richard Standen Walsh
Registration Year: 1887
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Reading
Inferred County: Berkshire
Volume: 2c
Page: 353


Richard Standen Walsh in the 1911 England Census
Name: Richard Standen Walsh
Age in 1911: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Son-in-law
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Reading
Civil Parish: Heysham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 12 Stanley Rd Morecambe
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Assmaker Pecture Proprietor
Registration district: Lancaster

Household Members:

Louisa Peck 52
Adelinde Florence Peck 14
Dorothy Walsh 23 Blaby, Leicestershire, ......Married 1 year.......no children
Richard Standen Walsh 27

Richard Standen Walsh in the Isle of Man, Select Marriages, 1849–1911
Name: Richard Standen Walsh
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1883
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1910
Marriage Place: St. Thomas, Douglas, Isle of Man
Father: Nevil Walsh
Spouse: Dorothy Peck

Births Dec 1911 (>99%)
Walsh Kathleen M Peck Lancaster 8e 1164

(Twins)

Births Mar 1913 (>99%)
Walsh Christina E Peck W.Derby 8b 1191
Walsh Jessica N Peck W.Derby 8b 1191

Births Sep 1914 (>99%)
Walsh Harold N L Peck Lancaster 8e 1262

Dorothy's death.......

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Dorothy Walsh in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Dorothy Walsh
Birth Date: abt 1887
Date of Registration: Mar 1919
Age at Death: 32
Registration district: Lancaster
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 1424

Just for ref. looks like Jessica N. Peck looks to have died young:-

Deaths Jun 1935 (>99%)
Walsh Jessica N 22 Southport 8b 836


...........also possible death of Harold N L Walsh:-

First name(s) HAROLD NEVILLE L
Last name WALSH
Gender Male
Birth day 13
Birth month 7
Birth year 1914
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1976
District STOCKPORT
County Cheshire
Volume 39
Page 1386
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

If this is 1939, then there are 5 other people in the household whose records are closed:-

Walsh Household (2 People)
29 Tunstall Street , Morecambe and Heysham M.B., Lancashire, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Richard S Walsh 04 Jun 1887 Male Amusement Park Game P Fancy Goods Salesman (Winter) Married 282 1
Annie S Walsh 27 Jul 1902 Female Shrimp Teacher Married 282 2
(original image looks more like 'Shrimp Picker' to me )



Kathleen looks to be living with her grandmother in 1939:-

Peck Household (4 People)
36 Walnut Street , Southport C.B., Lancashire, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Kathleen M Peters (Welsh,Walsh) 30 Oct 1911 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 80 2
Louisa Peck 07 Nov 1858 Female Private Means Single 80 1
Roy Burnett 14 Mar 1930 Male At School Single 80 3
Gertrude McCann (Evans) 14 Mar ? Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 80 4

She is noted as widowed, married name Peters but original image shows she is single.

a bit more details on the death of the Dorothy in 1919

Burial: 22 Jan 1919 St Oswald, Warton Nr Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Dorothy Walsh -
Age: 32
Abode: Warton

Marriage: 31 Dec 1927 St Laurence, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
Richard Standen Walsh - 40, Theatre? Attendant, Widower, 8 Highfield Crescent, Morecambe
Anne Symonds Nichol - 25, General Servant, Widow, 29 Tunstall Street, Morecambe
Groom's Father: Neville Walsh, Dentist
Bride's Father: James Woodhouse, Fisherman
Witness: Thomas Houghton; James Woodhouse

Baptism: 25 Dec 1914 St Laurence, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
Harold Neville Lloyd Walsh - [Child] of Richard Standen Walsh & Dorothy
Born: 13 Jul 1914
Abode: 58 Roseberry Avenue, Morecambe
Occupation: Private Royal Berks. Regt.

Births Sep 1902 (>99%)
Woodhouse Annie Symonds Lancaster 8e 736


Marriages Mar 1922 (>99%)
NICHOL Albert Woodhouse Lancaster 8e 1184
WOODHOUSE Annie S Nichol Lancaster 8e 1184

Children born to the first marriage........

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Births Sep 1922 (>99%)
Nichol Albert J Woodhouse Lancaster 8e 1056

Births Sep 1923 (>99%)
Nichol Sylvia Woodhouse Lancaster 8e 1060

Births Sep 1924 (>99%)
Nichol Reginald Woodhouse Lancaster 8e 988

Richard Standen Walsh in the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
Name: Richard Standen Walsh
Military Year: 1914-1915
Rank: Corporal
Medal Awarded: 1914-15 Star
Regiment or Corps: Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Regimental Number: 14514


Richard S Walsh in the UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
Name: Richard S Walsh
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Sergeant
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Regimental Number: 14514
Previous Units: 7 R. Berks R 14514 Sgt

I will PM Michelle to let her know she has received replies.

Prickles. 'o))

Thank you for all the information I am overwhelmed by the replies.

thanks for all your information,just so amazing. :-)

Richard and Dorothy Walsh were my great grandparents.

The youngest child Harold was my mother’s father.

I never met Harold as he died before I was born but I did meet my great aunts Kathleen and Christine, who I knew as auntie Kath and Auntie Chris.

The other twin sister Jessica was known by her middle name Norah but she died young.

If you wish Michelle to know of your interest, it would be best to try to contact her by clicking on her name. She is unlikely to be looking for replies after more than five years, especially as she only has 3 posts to her name

Welcome to the boards Eleanor.

Michelle posted 5 years ago, if you want to try and contact her, click on her name in green and send a Private message through Genes, if she has the same email address she registered with them.

you hen have to hope for a reply, not everyone does - don't want to, no longer able to due to health problems etc.

Watch out for a green envelope in your sent messages - if it's closed, then your message hasn't been read.

Ok thanks ??