Dudley W. Walsh b. 16 Jul 1890 Letterfir, County Galway, Ireland d. 20 Feb 1950 Elliot Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire: Lucies Family History Site

1890 - 1950 (59 years)

Name	Dudley W. Walsh
Birth	16 Jul 1890	Letterfir, County Galway, Ireland [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Physical Description	22 Jun 1912	Boston, Massachusetts [3]
	5 ft 9 inches, fair complexion, fair hair, grey eyes.
Emigration	22 Jun 1912	Boston, Massachusetts [3]
	Passenger manifest shows departure from Londonderry on 13 Jun 1912 and arrival in Boston on 22 Jun 1912 on S.S. Parisian. Age 21 (date of birth approximately 1891), born Letterfir, Inverin, County Galway, Ireland. Father Peter Walsh; destination Norwood, Massachusetts. To live with brother William Walsh, 8 Rockhill Street, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062.
Occupation	05 Jun 1917	Dedham (Norwood), Massachusetts [4]
	Occupation shown on WW1 draft card: Farmer, S. M. Weld, Dedham, Massachusetts. This is assumed to be "Rockweld," the home of Stephen Minot Weld, Jr. "Weld lived on a 52-acre (210,000 m2) estate he named Rockweld in Dedham, most of which was surrounded by a high stone wall. He created one of the finest rock gardens in the country and employed eight gardeners. His estate had a water tower and a dozen greenhouses, one of which was dedicated to growing grapes year round. "He built his mansion on a craggy hill with a dramatic view of the Charles River valley. Outcrops, boulders, woodlands, and ponds dotted the surrounding property, offering endless opportunities to satisfy Weld's passion for horticulture."
Travel	6 Jun 1920	Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
	Marriage register, Dedham 1920 (Mass. Town and Vital Records; Ancestry coll. 2495, rec. 5914273, image 40143_264691__0004-00067): Dudley M. Walsh, 29, of Dedham, general man, born Ireland, first marriage; parents "Peter & Nora Connolly" (father Peter Walsh, mother Nora Connolly/Conneely). Bride Mary K. Vahey, 30, of Boston, waitress, born Ireland; parents Anthony and Winifred McGarry.
	Age: 29
Occupation	1930	Riverdale, New Hampshire [5]
	1930 Census shows employed as a gardener on a private estate.
Residence	1930	Riverdale, New Hampshire [5]
	1930 Census shows resident in Riverdale [Village], Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Residence	1930	Weare (Riverdale village), Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
	1930 census: gardener on a private estate; rented; mother tongue IRISH; immigrated 1912, naturalized; age at first marriage 30.
Occupation	1940	37 Nashua Street, Manchester, New Hampshire
	1940 census: caretaker, industry 'Art Gallery'; wage worker, 60 hours in the census week; highest grade 8th grade; rented at $14 a month; also in Manchester in 1935. The employer is the MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, Concord & Pine Streets - named on his 1942 draft registration card (TNG media 35). Family tradition says Mary was a maid there too; Ethel R. Foster, who painted Mary's portrait in 1938, exhibited at the Institute.
Occupation	1950	Manchester, New Hampshire
	Occupation on his death certificate: caretaker.
Death	20 Feb 1950	Elliot Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Burial	23 Feb 1950	St. Joseph Cemetery (new) - Manchester, N.H.
	St Joseph website indicates date of burial was 20 Feb 1950, which doesn't seem correct. Section 1, plot 190. http://www.saintjosephcathedralcemetery.org/BurialRecords/BurialRecords_W.htm
Notes	Death certificate (New Hampshire, state no. 50-0677; Ancestry coll. 61834 rec. 668925): Dudley W. Walsh died 20 Feb 1950 at Elliot Hospital, Manchester; usual residence 37 Nashua St, Manchester; married; born 1890, Ireland; age 60; occupation caretaker. Cause: malignant hypertension (3 months), with chronic nephritis (years). Physician Parker Wheat MD, attended 5 Jan - 20 Feb 1950. Burial 23 Feb 1950, St. Joseph (New) Cemetery, Manchester; funeral director Thomas J. McHugh, 292 Manchester St. Informant: Mrs. Mary Walsh, who gave his father as Peter Walsh and his mother's maiden name as 'Sarah Riordan' - WRONG: the Irish records show his mother was Honor (Nora) Conneely. It seems Mary never knew her mother-in-law's name. 1942 'old man's' draft registration (4th registration, NH; TNG media 35): Dudley W. Walsh, 37 Nashua St, Manchester, tel. 3623 W, age 52, b. 16 Jul 1890, County Galway, Ireland. Person who will always know his address: 'Mrs. Mary K. Walsh, 37 Nashua St' (the registrar first wrote 'Emily' and struck it out). EMPLOYER: Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences, Concord & Pine Sts, Manchester.
Person ID	I4	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree \| Craig
Last Modified	8 Oct 2026

Father	Peter Walsh, b. Abt 1840 d. 21 Jun 1923 (Age 83 years)
Mother	Nora (Honor) Conneely, b. Abt 1845 d. 30 Mar 1914, Letterfir, Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland (Age 69 years)
Marriage	23 Nov 1865
Notes	CENSUS EVIDENCE (National Archives of Ireland, nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-census), townland Letterfir, DED Killannin, Co. Galway (1901 transcribed as 'Letterfin'). Roman Catholic; Irish and English speakers. 1901: Peter 60, Honor 55, William 30, Sarah 28, Thomas 26, Patrick 23, John 21, Peter 19, Joseph 16, Martin 14, 'Diddle' [Dudley] 10. 1911: Peter 72, farmer, head, cannot read or write; Honor 69, wife, reads and writes, MARRIED 46 YEARS (=1865), 9 CHILDREN BORN, 9 LIVING; Patrick 35, Peter 25, Martin 23, Dudley 21, all single, farmer's sons. So the 9 children are William, Sarah, Thomas, Patrick, John, Peter, Joseph, Martin and Dudley. Ages differ between censuses (pension-era inflation in 1911); child birth years here are from the 1901 ages. The Ancestry tree also attaches Mary (1866), Michael (1871), Annie (1886), Ellen (1887) and Steven (1893, b. Keelkyle, Letterfrack) - these are NOT Honor's children (she had only 9) and probably belong to a Keelkyle Walsh/Conneely family merged in by mistake. Marriage date 23 Nov 1865 per Ancestry; consistent with 46 years married in 1911. GRAVESTONE (photo on Ancestry, Lord of Lucies tree; cemetery not yet identified): 'O Lord have mercy on the soul of Honor Walsh who died 30th March 1914 aged 68 years. Her husband Peter who died 21st June 1923. Their sons Martin who died 29th April 1920 and Joseph who died 7th Dec. 19..' (last digits cut off in the photo). This confirms Honor's death date (matches the civil register, 30 Mar 1914) and gives Peter's death as 21 June 1923 - so the Derrycrib Peter Walsh (d. 15 Aug 1923, age 67) is NOT him. Ancestry trees give Joseph 1884-1955 (unverified) and Martin d. 29 Apr 1920 in New York.
Family ID	F5	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Catherine Vahey, b. 5 Aug 1899, Drimbane, County Mayo, Ireland d. 11 Jul 1969, Manchester, New Hampshire (Age 69 years)

Marriage 6 Jun 1920 Boston, Massachusetts

Children

+	1. John Joseph Walsh, b. 14 Apr 1921, Boston, MA d. 6 Feb 1999, Malvern, England (Age 77 years)
+	2. Dudley William Walsh, b. 17 Jul 1923, Dedham, Massachusetts d. 05 Nov 2004, Laconia, New Hampshire (Age 81 years)

Documents

1940 United States Census
The 1940 U.S. Census shows Dudley Walsh (age 49, working 60 hours a week as a caretaker at an art gallery) living with his wife Mary (age 39, working 40 hours a week as a maid in a private home) and his sons John J (age 18) and Dudley (age 16). New Hampshire > Hillsborough > Manchester > 6-39A > Page 7 of 30.

Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Mar 2013

Event Map

	Birth - 16 Jul 1890 - Letterfir, County Galway, Ireland
	Occupation - Occupation on his death certificate: caretaker. - 1950 - Manchester, New Hampshire
	Burial - 23 Feb 1950 - St. Joseph Cemetery (new) - Manchester, N.H.

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Documents » Slide Show		Dudley W. Walsh - WWII Draft Registration Card
		Dudley W. Walsh Death Certificate - 20 Feb 1950
		1930 U.S. Census - Riverdale [Village], Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Dudley (father) is shown as a gardener on a private estate, immigrated to the US in 1912. Wife is shown as Mamie, emigrated to the US in 1917.
		Passenger Manifest for S.S. Parisian - Dudley Walsh - Arrival 22 Jun 1912 Passenger manifest shows departure from Londonderry on 13 Jun 1912 and arrival in Boston on 22 Jun 1912 on S.S. Parisian. Age 21 (date of birth approximately 1891), born Letterfir, Inverin, County Galway, Ireland. Father Peter Walsh; destination Norwood, Massachusetts. To live with brother William Walsh, 8 Rockhill Street, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062.
		World War 1 Draft Card - Dudley Walsh The WW1 draft card shows Dudley Walsh, born 12 Jul 1890 in County Galway, Ireland, a farmer working for S. M. Weld in Dedham, Massachusetts (Norwood). He is single, medium height and build, blue eyes, brown hair, and "ruptured."
		1920 U.S. Census Report - Dudley Walsh (misspelled Welch) The 1912 census report shows Dudley Walsh living at 97 Westfield Street, Dedham, Massachusetts. Age 25 (born circa 1895), entered US in 1912, born in Ireland, a labourer on a private estate. Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_722; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 186; Image: 195. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.

Headstones

Grave of Dudley and Mary Walsh
Plot: 1-190

Sources

[S52] WWII Draft Registration Cards, Roll WW2_2368176 - Local Board: Manchester.
Draft card shows born in County Galway, Ireland on 16 Jul 1890.
Address shown as 37 Nashua Street, Manchester, NH. Wife Mary K. Walsh, working at Manchester Institute of Arts & Sciences, Concord & Pine Streets, Manchester, N.H.
[S4923] WW1 Draft Registration Cards, 05 Jun 1917, Roll: 1684749; DraftBoard: 34 (Reliability: 3).
Source Citation: Registration Location: Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1684749; Draft Board: 34.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
Date of birth shown as 12 Jul 1890, County Galway, Ireland.
[S5004] Ancestry.com, 22 Jun 1912, Roll 179 (Reliability: 3).
Ancestry.com. Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data:

* Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. Rolls #1-454. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
[S4923] WW1 Draft Registration Cards, 05 Jun 1917, Roll: 1684749; DraftBoard: 34 (Reliability: 3).
[S55] 1930 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 1303; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 1067.0. (Reliability: 3).