Robert Welch
(1859-1936)

Died aged c. 77

Robert John Welch (22 July 1859 – 28 September 1936) was an Irish photographer interested in natural history, particularly mollusca. Welch, born in Strabane, County Tyrone, lived for a time in Enniskillen. He was the son of an accomplished Scottish amateur photographer. After the death of his father, Welch established his own business in 1883 in Lonsdale Street in Belfast. Much of his time was spent taking pictures that reflected the life of the people and the contemporary landscape.

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Robert John Welch 1859-1936 Photographer born in a house at this site

19-21 Main Street, Strabane, United Kingdom where they was born (1859)