Today, members of the Walsh family in Australia, and those living in far-flung parts of the world, can trace ancestors to assorted towns and villages across the United Kingdom, and back to the middle of the 19th century and beyond.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Brian, Allen and Janet compiled a most impressive collection of ancestral essays, anecdotes, and data outlining the history of our forebears.
Thank you!
The results of their considerable research, including photos, maps, and supporting documents, may also be found on the Branches of the Family Tree page (here) and below.
- Covering letter and introduction from Janet & Allen plus Walsh/Ross Family Tree
- The Walsh Family from Ballyhahill, Ireland
- The Ross Family from Kincardine, Scotland
- The Family of Patrick Burke
- For burial records of the Burke/Ross family members from Bulla visit this site (and here for Christina Burke Armour)
- The Matthews Family of Sennen, Cornwall
- The Ford Family of Redruth, Cornwall
- Daniel James Walsh and Annie Evelyn Walsh by Brian Walsh
- George Matthews by Allen Walsh
- Last Will & Testament of James Matthews 1888 (incl transcription)
- Indenture Papers - Daniel Walsh
- Marriage certificate - Daniel Walsh - 1907
- Marriage certificate - Annie Walsh - 1937
- Frederick Ford Ship
In 2002, Brian put together some
jottings on the Walsh family history.
Visit Brian's Page for other musings
including this one:
Sideline on the Walsh Family History . . .
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In their on-going, spirited fashion, Brian and Allen
authored several educational 'memoirs'.
Read all about it below!
Teachers by Allen Walsh
Teachers: A Supplement by Brian Walsh
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A Brief History on the Walsh Family Crest
by Gregory Walsh
This coat of arms was designed by me for a 3rd form graphics project and Uncle Allen helped me in the final stages.
Of course, the three state flags - SA, VIC, NSW - indicate those states we had all lived in at that time. The Union Jack indicated our English and Scots heritage as did the Irish flag, and the Welsh flag. Well, the only one who was Welsh was Auntie Anne who married into mum’s family, so should not really be part of it...
The kangaroo represents Australia as a whole. The three peaks indicate three hills (Highercombe - which was the name of the golf course where dad played for many years in Adelaide and where he was club president), and the pork-chop-shaped turd (!) in the corner indicated the best outline of mum and dad’s dam (at Chewton) that I could draw!
P.S. Oh, the name “Highercomb” should have an “e” on the end, but when Marty made the sign at school -- which is nailed to a tree at the front gate at Chewton -- at the time he spelt it without an “e" so the name stuck, without an “e” at the end!