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Walch History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Walch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The Walch surname is derived from the Old English "welisc," meaning "foreigner."

Early Origins of the Walch family

The surname Walch was first found in Roxburghshire, where John Walshe was a juror on an inquest in 1360. A John Walch was listed as a tenant of the earl of Douglas, in the Barony of Kylbouho in 1376.

Early History of the Walch family

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Walch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Walsh, Welsh, Welch, Walch and others.

Early Notables of the Walch family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Rev. Peter Walsh, who wrote "The Loyal Remonstrance." John Welch or Welsh (1570?-1622), was a Scottish Presbyterian divine, son of the laird of Collieston or Colliston, in the parish of Dunscore, Dumfriesshire. He was convicted of high treason and sentenced to death "but by the king's direction the sentence was commuted on...
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Walch Ranking

In France, the name Walch is the 9,140^th most popular surname with an estimated 924 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Walch family to Ireland

Some of the Walch family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Walch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Walch Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edmund Walch, who landed in Virginia in 1655 2

Walch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Bernhard Walch, who arrived in America in 1783 2

Walch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter Walch, aged 46, who arrived in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington" 2
Mr. Joh. Jos Walch, aged 46, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington"
Mr. Joh. Jos Walch, aged 17, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington"
Mr. Joh. Walch, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington"
Miss Elis. Walch, aged 11, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington"
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Walch migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Walch Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Walch, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Protector" in 1834
Johan Walch, who landed in Manitoba in 1877

Walch migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Walch Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Ellen Walch, English convict who was convicted in Bristol, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Diana" on 4th December 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Walch migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Walch Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Judith Walch, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "City of Auckland" in 1870
Sarah Walch, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "City of Auckland" in 1870

Contemporary Notables of the name Walch (post 1700) +

Adam K. Walch, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1900 4
Marie Walch Loughlin, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952 4

The Walch Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Auspice numine
Motto Translation: Under divine direction

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 5th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/Diana
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html