Welch/Durleys from Whitchurch?

[Benody1921]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for more on my Welch/Welsh ancestors from Whitchurch. My 5th great-grandfather was James Welch. He was born about 1784. I think this was in Whitchurch. He married Phoebe Cheshire in 1806.

I'm struggling to find his parents. On FindMyPast I found a baptism for a James Welsh, son of Robert and Rachel Welsh. However, I have several DNA matches and have seen several family trees that show Richard Welch and Rachel Durley as his parents. I cannot find any sources to prove this. Unfortunately the baptism record from FindMyPast was just a transcript and no image.

Anyways, hoping there might be some others researching the Welch name

[Vance Mead]

There's a Richard Welch, carpenter, in Whitchurch, in 1798.

Page 209:
http://www.bucksrecsoc.org.uk/BRS-VOLUMES/brs-vol-22.pdf

[Benody1921]

That's great. Thank you so much.