Welham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins and Etymology of Welham

The surname Welham was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat from ancient times and the Chief branch resided at Ilchester, but the senior branched removed to Poundsford Park in that shire.

Welham is a parish, in the union of Mahket-Harborough, hundred of Gartree, S. division of the county of Leicester. 1 ANd Welham is a village in the civil parish of Clarborough and Welham, in the district of Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire. Both date back to the Domesday Book where they were listed as Weleham and Wellun, respectively. It is thought that the place names mean "homestead by the stream" and/or "place at the springs." 2

Early History of the Welham family

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Welham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Welman, Wellman and others.

Early Notables of the Welham family

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Welham migration to Australia +

Welham Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Sophia Welham, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Buckinghamshire" in 1839 3
Mr. William Welham, British convict who was convicted in Ipswich, Suffolk, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Cornwall" on 28th February 1851, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4

Welham 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:

Welham Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Richard Welham, aged 42, Welsh farm labourer from Glamorgan who travelled from London to New Plymouth, New Zealand aboard the ship "Huunui" arriving in December 1877
Mrs. Elizabeth Welham, aged 40, Welsh settler from Glamorgan who travelled from London to New Plymouth, New Zealand aboard the ship "Huunui" arriving in December 1877
Miss Emily Welham, aged 12, Welsh settler from Glamorgan who travelled from London to New Plymouth, New Zealand aboard the ship "Huunui" arriving in December 1877
Jessie Welham, aged 8, Welsh settler from Glamorgan who travelled from London to New Plymouth, New Zealand aboard the ship "Huunui" arriving in December 1877
Mr. William Welham, aged 6, Welsh settler from Glamorgan who travelled from London to New Plymouth, New Zealand aboard the ship "Huunui" arriving in December 1877
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Contemporary Notables of the name Welham (post 1700) +

Liam Welham (b. 1988), English rugby league footballer
Kris Welham (b. 1987), English rugby league footballer from Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, who plays for the Salford Red Devils
Tom Welham, British musician in the band Thirteen Senses

The Welham 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: Dei providentia juvat
Motto Translation: The providence of God is our help.

Sources +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Buckinghamshire.htm
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cornwall