Janet Welch was born in March 1894 in the village of North Rauceby in Lincolnshire, England.
She was the second daughter of William and Alice.
William Welch was a farmer, as his father and grandfather had been.
Janet’s mother also came from a farming family near Southwell in Nottinghamshire.

Welch attended Sleaford High School until 1908 when her family moved to take over the Hall Farm in Thoroton, Nottinghamshire and, she transferred to Nottingham Girls High School.
In her final year at the school she was head girl.
Welch chronicled her final 2 years at school (1913 and early 1914) in a series of ink sketches, noting events both in and out of school.
Janet Welch was born in March 1894 in the village of North Rauceby in Lincolnshire, England. She was the second daughter of William and Alice. William Welch was a farmer, as his father and grandfather had been. Janet’s mother also came from a farming family near Southwell in Nottinghamshire.
Welch attended Sleaford High School until 1908 when her family moved to take over the Hall Farm in Thoroton, Nottinghamshire and, she transferred to Nottingham Girls High School. In her final year at the school she was head girl. Welch chronicled her final 2 years at school (1913 and early 1914) in a series of ink sketches, noting events both in and out of school.
Janet Welch