| ![Show Contents]() Welsted History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Welsted familyThe surname Welsted was first found in Cambridgeshire where the first on record was Robert de Wellested who was listed there in 1305. Later Walter atte Wellesheuede, atte Willeshefde was listed in 1327 and 1333 in Somerset and in this case the name could have been derived from Wellshead, near Exford. The name literally meant 'dweller at the upper end of the stream', from Old English heafod 'head' and wella. 1 Another source notes the name is "derived from a geographical locality. 'at the well stead,' i.e. the dwelling or homestead by the well. I cannot find the spot. It is clear, however, that it is a West-country name. The variants are somewhat numerous." 2 Early History of the Welsted familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Welsted research. Another 49 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1608, 1667, 1671, 1685, 1688, 1692, 1717, 1718, 1734, 1735, 1741 and 1747 are included under the topic Early Welsted History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Welsted Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wellstead, Wesllsted, Wellsteed, Wellsted, Wellstood, Welstead, Willstead, Willsteed, Wellshead, Welstood, Welsted, Wellstead, Willsteed and many more. Early Notables of the Welsted family- Leonard Welsted (1688-1747), English poet, born at Abington, Northamptonshire. "His father, Leonard Welsted, was elected from Westminster school to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1667; was prebendary...
- Robert Welsted (1671-1735), was an English physician, the son of Leonard Welsted of Bristol. "He was admitted a fellow of the Royal Society [of Physicians] on 20 March 1717-1718, and died at Tavistock...
Migration of the Welsted familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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