THE WELFORD STORY
Strangely enough this family is not recorded in any of the recusant lists for Egton, Lythe, Glaisdale or Whitby but appears in 1780 for the village of Brotton on the edge of the area being studied. Earlier presentments from this village have not been sought. One family only appears to be involved namely Ralph and Hannah whose listed children were Ralph, John, Ann, George, Francis and Joseph. The records of Fr. Hervey at Ugthorpe are silent about them. That a movement was made towards the Whitby area is shown by the marriage at Lythe of Ambrose Lyth to Mary Welford on February 4th 1783 which was witnessed by Ralph and Joseph Welford of the parish of Brotton 'gentleman' married Mary Wilson of Lythe at Ugthorpe and in the church of St. Oswald's Lythe on the same day February 10th in 1807. Four years later his mother Hannah died being entered in the Ugthorpe books as from 'Warsey' which is the same as Warsett Hill Brotton today. She was 79 years of age thus giving a clue to date of birth of her husband Ralph somewhere around 1730.
It is to Fr. Bertout, the refugee from the French Revolution who came to Ugthorpe in 1794, that the next piece of information is due. He received into the Church on All Saints day Elizabeth Welford of Greena when she was 36 years of age, and the year was 1805. The home has not been traced but her children are well documented by him. Her husband was George. In point of fact the priest was Fr. George Leo Haydock who succeded the Frenchman. However the results of their labour can no be tabulated.

Ralph Welford b. 1730 m. Hannah ? b. 1732 d. Mar 11lth 1811
Recusants on the list for Brotton dated 1760 together with children.
1.Ralphwitnessed marriage of Mary WeIford to Ambrose Lyth Feb. 4th 1783
2.John
3.Georgeb. 1765?
4.Ann
5.Francessee below
6.JosephThere could well be younger children.

3. George Welford b.1765? married Elizabeth ? b.1769 lived Greena
31.Williamb. 1791birth from Ugthorpe First communionsconfirmed by 1851 census.
31a.Hannahb. 1791birth from Ugthorpe First communions twin?
33.Elizabethb. 1794birth from Ugthorpe First communions
34.Maryb. 30/3/1796Gpts. Thomas& Mary Lyth d. 11/1/1827
35.Georgeb. 29/12/1797Gpts. Ambrose Lyth & Frances Welfordsee above
36.Ralphb. 19/2/1802Gpts. Wm. Readman & Abigail Wilson
37.Annab. 26/11/1803Gpts. Wm. Harrison & Elizabeth WelfordUgthorpe deaths
38.Annab. 12/ 8/1805Gpts. Wm. Welford & Francesca Harrison Anna W. inf. 9/9/05
39.Johnb. 25/ 2/1807Gpts. Wm. Readman & Mary Readman
3X.Thomasb. 10/5/1812Gpts. Wm. Readman & Mary Readman
Another brother Jo? was born 30/8/1799 and died 18/3/1820

6. Joseph Welford married Mary Wilson see above, lived Brotton.
61.Hannahb. 6/3/1808Gpts. William Welford & Abigail Wilson
62.Ralphb. 27/10/1809Gpts. Wm. Welford & Ann White
63.Helenb. 9/11/1810Gpts. John Harrison & Mary Readmand. 5/10/1837 at Roxby
64.Georgeb. 27/ 1/1812Gpts. John Hodgson & Hannah Wilson
The succeeding children of this marriage will be on the missing centre pages of an early Ugthorpe register. Note the affinity with the Wilsons who are the children of Helen Harrison and her husband Daniel Wilson who lived at Biggin Houses. Note also the family moved to Roxby.

35. George Welford married Mary Husband lived Greena.
The first children of this marriage will also be on the missing pages above.
353.Jamesb. 22/1/1819Gpts. Fran. Cornforth & Elizabeth Harrison.
354.Henryb. 1/7/1820Gpts. Zach. Trattles & Judith Welford
355.Robertb. 6/ 1/1822Gpts. George Watson & Mary Watson
356.Josephb. 4/ 7/1825Gpys. Wm. Readman & Ann Hoggarth.

31. William Welford married Judith Hoggarth at Ugthorpe on 5/11/18??
Similar remarks concering the first children are necessary here too. The family lived at America House overlooking Newton Mulgrave.
Perhaps two children followed.
311.Thomasb. 1814from census 1851
312.
313.
314.Johnb. 19/2/1819Gpts. Joseph Readman & Elizabeth Harrison
315.Elizabethb. 28/6/1821Gpts. Luke Hoggarth & Jane Hoggarth
316.
317.Williamb. 20/6/1826Gpts. William Pearson & Hannah Welford
318.Ralphb. 21/4/1829Gpts. Thomas Welford & Mary Hoggarth

Two other Georges were living in the area around Ugthorpe. The first married to Mary Crosby had Hannah, Elizabeth, Mary and Francis born between 1827/35, the second married to Mary Asquith had one known child George born 31/10/1840 whose father could be 64. George above.
William Welford of Howe House the son of William and ? Lyth was the nephew of Ambrose Lyth an earlier tenant. According to the 1851 census he was born at Guisborough in 1793 and his wife Hannah at Brotton in 1798. William and Hannah were married at Egton January 25th ?. There known children are:-

Elizabethb. 24/10/1816
Maryb. 23/2/1819Gpts. Francis Pearson & Mary Hutchinson
Josephb. 18/7/1821Gpts. Matthew Shaw & Mary Shaw nee Pearson
Annb. 16/4/1823Gpts. William Harland & Mary Harland
Annb. 4/10/1825Gpts. George Burnett & Elizabeth Hodgson
Williamb. 11/1/1828Gpts. Thomas Welford & Margaret Hoggarth
Georgeb. 36/1830Gpts. Thomas Readman & Margaret Readman

A number of female Welfords married as follows:-

Martha Welford m. John Scrafton before 1803, their children being baptised at Whitby
Anna Welford m. Robert Hedley before 1804, their children being baptised at Whitby
Ann Welford m. Matthew Harland before 1804, their children being baptised at Whitby
Mary Ann Welford m. Peter Lyth before 1836, their children being baptised at Whitby
Martha Welford m. John Sword before 1840, their children being baptised at Ugthorpe

Other Welfords revealed in the census returns are a family at Cucket-Nook namely Joseph born Normanby in 1826 and Elizabeth nee Oringe, born Littlebeck in 1825. At Barnby Brockrigg Robert born 1805 at Aislaby and Emma born 1807 at Mickleby. At Ugthorpe House John born 1798 at Hinderwell and Mary born 1800 in the same village, with Margaret 1830, Mary 1831, both at Hinderwell, and John 1837, Emma 1839 both born at Newton. Egton village finds George born 1827 at Roxby and Harriet his wife born in Skiningrove in 1831. This will place him most likely as 357 a son of George and Mary. Shorefoot is the home of Joseph son of William of Howe House above and his wife El? who was born in Whitby in 1834. They had by 1861 two children, Elizabeth b.1859 and William b. 1860. Meanwhile the family of 317 William above in found living at Glaisdale with his widowed mother next door.

317. William Welford married Esther Lyth daughter of Richard (see that story)
3171.Josephb. 28/8/1847at EgtonGpts. John Readman & Elizabeth Welford
3172.Elizabethb. 1850at Lythe
3173.Johnb. 1852at Lythe
3174.Willaimb. 12/6/1856at GlaisdaleGpts. George swales & Elizabeth Hoggarth
3175.Annb. 1859at Glaisdale

That the Welfords were not Egtonians is fully brought out by the fact that the Egton Parish registers only five entries between the years 1700 and 1827. The first 1727 is the death of Matthew Welford, householder on October 10th of that year. The second was the marriage of William and Hannah above in 1816. The third was the death of Joseph 6 at Roxby on July 9th 1823 age 49, being born therefore in 1774. Finally a couple of Baptisms at Newbiggin Hall:-

Hannah daughter of John and Mary 22/11/1825.
Jane daughter of John & Mary 15/10/1827.
The parents cannot be identified and do not fit the family at Ugthorpe House but what is of remarkable interest is the fact that exactly one hundred years earlier Newbiggin was the home of Matthew.

It is thought that the home Greena is a farm at Roxby.

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