Thomas Welsby

Thomas was born in June 1852 in Bolton and his baptism took place on May 30th, 1852 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹²

Thomas' father was Walter Welsby and his mother was Maria Bolton. His maternal grandparents were Thomas Bolton and Mary Whitaker. He had a brother and four sisters, named Josiah, Elizabeth, Mary, Ann and Ann. He was the third youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 8 in May 1861 in Bolton. He was buried in May 1861 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.³⁴