John Walsh

John Walsh was a resident of Redan <1883.

History
John Walsh was a miner in Redan. He married Ellen Murray. They had at least six children including: Walsh died in Redan in July 1883. Two local football clubs organised a charity match to support his family: "We observe from our advertising columns that on Saturday next, the 14th inst, the Albion Imperial and Ballarat Imperial Football Clubs, two organisations ever to the fore in the cause of charity, will play on the Western Oval in aid of the widow and six orphan children of the late John Walsh, of Redan. The cause is a most deserving one, Mrs Walsh having been left entirely destitute of even the common necessaries of life, and with six children, the youngest an infant aged 6 weeks. Walsh died on Wednesday last, and so poor in circumstances that money had to be subscribed to bury the unfortunate man."
 * Henry Joseph (1871-1932), born Sebastopol
 * John (1872), born Sebastopol
 * Patrick (1874), born in Sebastopol
 * Caroline (1876), born Sebastopol
 * William Francis (1879), born Sebastopol
 * James Michael (1881-1919), born Sebastopol
 * Winnifred Catherine (1883), born Sebastopol

Walsh is buried in the Ballarat Old Cemetery, E1, Section 12, Row 2, Grave 7.

The community donated money for the family: "WIDOW WALSH AND FAMILY. We have received the following amounts in aid of the widow and six orphans (the youngest of whom is only fix weeks old) of the late John Walsh, Redan, Ballarat:—Mr D. M. Kirk, legal manager £1; George Bloye, mining manager, £1 ; Henry Nevile, captain, 5s; George Gilbert, captain 2s 6d; John Gilbert, captain 2s 6d; Patrick Reedy. 7s 6d; James Hunter, 5s; Dennis Robinson, 2s 6d; Samuel Lemon, 2s 6d; Daniel Doyle, 2s 6d; Patrick Sowler 2s 6d; Thomas Hackridge, 2s 6d; William Sarah 2s 6d; Samuel Hendy, 2s 6d; David Davis 2s 6d; Alfred M'Donald, 2s 6d;David Walker, 2s 6d: George Simpson, 2s 6d; Austin Martin. 2s 6d; Robert Hutchins, 2s 6d; James Magee, 2s 6d; James Osborne, 2s 6d ; Charles M'Lean, 1s; Mrs G. Bloye, 2s 6d; Samuel Gilbert, 2s 6d: John Taylor, 2s 6d: James Richards, 2s 6d; Edward Graham, 2s 6d; Peter Walsh 2s 6d; Michael Walsh, 2s 6d; George Simpson, 2s 6d; John Cock 2s; Andrew Dagliesh, 2s 6d; John Dagliesh 2s 6d; Hamlet Steele, 2s 6d; Thomas Radcliff 2s 6d; a Friend, 2s 6d; William Rose, 3s 6d; Lue Richards, 2s 6d; Thomas Bowman, 2s; James Groves, 2s 6d; John Caloe, 2s 6d; William Mansfield 2s 6d; Richard Bolster, 2s 6d; William Stride, 2s 6d; Edward Hannah, 2s; Charles Addams, 2s 6d; James Day, junior, 2s 6d; Joseph Dixon, 2s 6d; Joseph Stride, 2s 6d; John Gisham, 1s; Stephen Stephenson, 2s; Alfred Steele, 1s; William Patterson, 2s 6d; Thomas Patterson, 2s 6d; Patrick Burke, 2s 6d; Daniel Michel, 2s; Joseph Gilbert, 2s 6d; John M'Donald, senior, 2s; John Lewis, 2s; John Roberts, 1s; Denis M'lntyre, 2s 6d; Timothy O'Flarty, 2s 6d; James Hall, 2s: Jesse Merrit, 2s 6d; James Murphy, 2s 6d; James Day, senr., 2s 6d; Alfred Day, 2s 6d; William Scott, 5s; George Brown, 2s 6d; Samuel Stephenson, 2s; Alexander Brown, 2s 6d; John Hagerty, 2s 7d; John Rogerson, 2s; James Wrigley, 2s 6d; Joseph Wrigley, 2s, 6d; John Middleton, 2s 6d ; William Stoker, 2s; Henry Mansfield, 2s; George Mansfield, 2s: William Richards, 2s; Archibald M'Intyre, 2s; John M'Donald, jun., 2s; A Friend, 3s; William Rowlands, 2s 6d ; Henry King, 2s; Michael O'Keefe, 2s; Joseph M'Intyre, 2s 6d; Patrick Walsh, 2s; Mathew Rhoddy, 2s; Martin Glen, 2s; John Dalgleish, 2s 6d; —Total, £13 1s" "THANKS. TO THE EDITOR. SIR-I beg, with your permission, to return my sincere thanks to Mr Chisholm. manager of the Long Point Gold Mining Company, Creswick, and the workmen for their generosity in subscribing the sum of £1 17s 6d for me and my children's relief.—Yours, &c., ELLEN WALSH (widow of the late John Walsh). Redan, Ballarat, 16th July." "THANKS. TO THE EDITOR. SIR, Will you kindly allow me a small space in your valuable, columns to tender my sincere thanks to the Misses Scott, Macallister and Sutherland, for gathering the amount of £5 11s for the benefit of myself and family; also to Mr Fletcher, for forwarding me the sum of 10s; and also the Mayor of Creswick (Mr Luttet)-Yours, &c. ELLEN WALSH, Widow of the late John Walsh, Redan." "THANKS. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,— With your kind permission, beg to return my sincere and heartfelt thanks to Drs Pinnock and Ochiltree for their kind and gratuitous services to my late husband, John Walsh, during his illness.—Yours, &c., Ellen Walsh, widow of the late John Walsh. Redan, Ballarat, 20th July." "THANKS. TO THE EDITOR. SIR.—Will you kindly allow me a small space in the columns of your valuable paper to tender my most sincere thanks to Mrs William Kinane, assisted by Mrs Kiely, for collecting the sum of £9 13s 6d. on behalf of myself and children. I beg also to return my hearty thanks to Mrs Dignam and Mrs M'Cabe for collecting the sum of £2 10s 6d and £1 8s 3d respectively for the same purpose.—Yours, &c., Ellen Walsh, widow of the late John Walsh, Redan. 21st August."