Person:James Walsh (12)

Address: Address 1: 11 Simpson Ave. Address 2: also 32 Thorndike St. City: Somerville State: MA

Phone: Pros. 2637 for Somerville, MA 1943

Puppy as James was affectionately known by his grandchildren immigrated to the US when he was 25 yrs old. He departed from Port Queentown in Ireland on April 22, 1908 and arrived in Boston Port on April 30th 1908 on the Ship Saxonia. On James's Naturalization Papers, Sept 13, 1916 it states that his witnesses were: John Ryan of Somerville, MA and William B. Walsh of Roxbur In 1916 Puppy is listed as being 5' 9", 150 lb.s and had dark brown hair and brown eyes, light complexion. He and Nana lived on 32 Thorndike St, Somerville, MA. His occupation conductor of streetcars. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ According to James J. Walsh's Death Certificate, Reg.#591, Page 364; James was a retired Motorman, MTA. Attending physician Dr. Francis D. Peters, of 117 Elm St., Somerville, MA. stated that he had seen James on 10/20/1958, the day prior to his death. James died at 8:30 pm 10/21/1958. His wife, Annastacia stated that Puppy had walked to the store to buy the newspaper. Upon his return to the house he sat in his rocking chair on their small porch with his pipe to read his paper where he peacefully died. He is buried at the Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA, Funeral Director, Charles D. Keefe, Jr., of 2175 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA

B&M Railroad Employee Lists 1874-1939

      The Boston and Maine Railroad Collection housed at the Center for Lowell History is not the official archive of the B&M Railroad, but rather materials gathered by the B&M Railroad Historical Society, a group of very dedicated enthusiast.  The historical society has acquired scattered B&M Railroad Employee Lists 1874-1939.  In response to frequent genealogy and family history requests for information regarding Boston and Maine Railroad employees, the Center for Lowell History created a merged index of all the B&M Railroad Employee Lists (about 6,000 names).  Please Note: there are no additional employee lists or employee information available. 

The list below is of the Walsh's that worked the B & M Railroad from 1874-1939:

Walsh, Cornelius M. 3-23-1924 Walsh, Dennis J. 9-13-1917 Walsh, Frank L. 6-25-1906 Walsh, Harry D. 11-11-1905 Walsh, Henry H. 10-29-1907 Walsh, James 10-7-1918 wonder if this is Puppy?? This is about 7 months before Mom was born. And Uncle Patrick was 3 months old. Walsh, James A. 8-00-1907 Walsh, John J. 3-5-1907 Walsh, Patrick J. 12-27-1908 Walsh, Thomas F. 8-19-1901 Walsh, Thomas J. 8-19-1901 Walsh, Walter H. 8-10-1923 _______________________________________________________________________________________________

On the back of an old cross that Tina has in her possession is written in regards to Puppy's family: Beloved Dead, 1935, St. Christopher's Inn Mary Walsh, John Walsh (Puppy's grandparents?) Patrick Walsh, Honor Walsh (Puppy's parents) Bridget Walsh, Richard Walsh and all others

Surname: Walsh This famous national locational and descriptive nickname surname derives from the pre 7th Century Olde English and Anglo-Saxon word "waelisc", meaning "foreigner" or perhaps more likely in the passage of time, "stranger". Be that as it may it is one of the ironies of history that the invaders from North Germany and even the later Vikings, should apparently refer to the people that they conquered or at least drove from their original homes, as 'The Foreigner" and even more so that the name should have stuck. The surname is popular in many areas and countries, there being a large "Walsh" contingent in Ireland, where it is the fourth most popular surname, and even a small number in France, originally in the Nantes area. The modern surname is recorded in a wide variety of spellings, including Welch, Welche, Welsh, Walsh, Walshe, Walch, and Wellish. The early surname development includes examples such as Walter Walsheman of London in 1279, Simon Welshe of Bedford in the year 1279, John Walsh of Roxburgh, Scotland, in 1330, Margery Wellis in the 1327 Pipe Rolls of the county of Essex, and Lawrence Walsh of County Mayo, Ireland in 1588. The first recorded spelling of the family name is from Ireland. This is believed to be that of Haylen Walsh, the son of Phillip the Welshman, and dated 1171. He is recorded as being with Strongbow, earl of Pembroke, in his initial invasion of Ireland in that year.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).

   Online publication - Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Branch locations: National Archives and Records Administration Region Branches.

2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

   Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Somerville Ward 7, Middlesex, Massachusetts, ED , roll , page , image 464.

3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

   Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, ED 464, roll 929, page , image 595.0.