Individual Details
Emma Welch [Corr, McDonald]
(Bef 1 October 1844 - 26 May 1896)
Events
| Birth | Bef 1 October 1844 | Hereford, Herefordshire, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 1 October 1844 | St Owen's Church, Hereford, Herefordshire, England | | ||
| Census | 30 March 1851 | 13 House, 2 Court, Hunt Street, St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Census | 7 April 1861 | 84, Barford Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |  | | |
| Census | 2 April 1871 | 8, Meredith Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | | | |
| Residence | 7 May 1874 | at the time of the death of her apparent common-law husband Felix - 83, Moland Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | 20 July 1874 | witnesses: William Swindon, Sarah Nightingale - Bishop Ryder Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England - Michael McDonald | | ||
| Residence | 20 July 1874 | at the time of her marriage - Moland Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Census | 3 April 1881 | 14 Court, 3 House, Milton Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Census | 5 April 1891 | Court 2 x 4, Cardigan Street, Bordesley, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Residence | Bef 26 May 1896 | at the time of her death - 2 Court, Cardigan Street, Bordesley, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | | ||
| Death | 26 May 1896 | cause of death: carcinoma of liver, haematemesis, exhaustion; informant: Michael McDonald, widower - 2 Court, Cardigan Street, Bordesley, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Felix "Thomas Felix" Corr (1835 - 1874) |
| Spouse | Michael McDonald (1839 - 1913) |
Notes
Census
She appeared in the 1861 census under the name "Sarah" Welch.Census
She appeared in the 1871 census under the name Emma Corr, using the surname of Felix Corr who seems to have been her common-law husband. She later married Felix Corr's half-brother, Michael McDonald.Endnotes
1. Baptism: "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSPD-W9D : accessed 8 August 2025), christening, Emma Welch, 1 October 1844, Saint Owen, Hereford, Hereford, England; citing the International Genealogical Index (IGI).
2. Baptism: "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSPD-W9D : accessed 8 August 2025), christening, Emma Welch, 1 October 1844, Saint Owen, Hereford, Hereford, England; citing the International Genealogical Index (IGI).
3. 1851 Census: England and Wales, Warwickshire, Birmingham St Martin, enumeration district 29, page 15, schedule number 46, William Welch [household]; image copy, "1851 England Census", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/8860/records/9117757 : accessed 8 August 2025); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference HO 107, piece 2052, folio 730.
4. 1861 Census: England and Wales, Warwickshire, Birmingham, enumeration district 14, page 19, schedule number 87, William Welch [household]; image copy, "1861 England Census", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/8767/records/20982073 : accessed 8 August 2025); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 9, piece 2142, folio 84.
5. 1871 Census: England and Wales, Warwickshire, Birmingham, enumeration district 26, page 25, schedule number 135, Thomas F. Corr [household]; image copy, "1871 England Census", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/7619/records/3015875 : accessed 16 March 2022); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 10, piece 3132, folio 114.
6. Death: England and Wales, entry in a register of deaths (non-certified digital image copy) for Felix Corr, died 5 May 1874; registered June Quarter 1874, Birmingham registration district, volume 06D, page 84; image copy, General Register Office (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp?index=EW_Death&Year=1874&Range=0&Surname=CORR&Age=39&AgeRange=0&Forename1=FELIX&Gender=M&Quarter=J&District=BIRMINGHAM&Volume=06D&Page=84 : accessed 8 July 2025); General Register Office, Southport.
7. Marriage: Bishop Ryder Church (Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), register of marriages, 1872–1876, Michael McDonald and Emma Welch, married 20 July 1874, page 113, number 225; image copy, "Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1939", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/4994/records/4155271 : accessed 7 August 2025); citing the Library of Birmingham, archive reference EP30/2/3/4, archive roll M3.
8. Marriage: Bishop Ryder Church (Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), register of marriages, 1872–1876, Michael McDonald and Emma Welch, married 20 July 1874, page 113, number 225; image copy, "Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1939", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/4994/records/4155271 : accessed 7 August 2025); citing the Library of Birmingham, archive reference EP30/2/3/4, archive roll M3.
9. 1881 Census: England and Wales, Warwickshire, Birmingham, enumeration district 25, page 31, schedule number 149, Michl McDonald [household]; image copy, "1881 England Census", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/7572/records/22406857 : accessed 5 October 2016); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 11, piece 2995, folio 41.
10. 1891 Census: England and Wales, Warwickshire, Aston, enumeration district 2, pages 20 and 21, schedule number 119, Michael MacDonald [household]; image copy, "1891 England Census", database with digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/6598/records/2444758 : accessed 5 October 2016); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 12, piece 2416, folio 44.
11. Death: England and Wales, entry in a register of deaths (non-certified digital image copy) for Emma McDonald, died 26 May 1896; registered June Quarter 1896, Aston registration district, volume 06D, page 217; image copy, General Register Office (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp?index=EW_Death&Year=1896&Range=0&Surname=MCDONALD&Age=51&AgeRange=0&Forename1=EMMA&Gender=F&Quarter=J&District=ASTON&Volume=06D&Page=217 : accessed 7 August 2025); General Register Office, Southport.
12. Death: England and Wales, entry in a register of deaths (non-certified digital image copy) for Emma McDonald, died 26 May 1896; registered June Quarter 1896, Aston registration district, volume 06D, page 217; image copy, General Register Office (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp?index=EW_Death&Year=1896&Range=0&Surname=MCDONALD&Age=51&AgeRange=0&Forename1=EMMA&Gender=F&Quarter=J&District=ASTON&Volume=06D&Page=217 : accessed 7 August 2025); General Register Office, Southport.