Benjamin Welch
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Background
BEnjamin Welch was born in 1843 in London, England, and sailed to Australian in 1852 on the Chalmers.[1]
(Also Welch/Walsh) Benjamin Welsh was the husband of Mary Ann and the father of Bernard. He applied for compensation for the destruction of a tent and property after the burning of James Bentley’s Eureka Hotel, and received £40. Welsh saw Rowlands shot after the battle.[2]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
