Overview
Weld is a surname of Anglo-Saxon English and Dutch origin.
Notable people
Weld family, an extended English family going back to the 11th century
Alfred Weld (1823-1890), leading English Jesuit and astronomer, grandson of Thomas Weld of Lulworth
Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (1767-1823), Anglican, Member of Parliament, added Weld name for inheritance
Cecil Weld-Forester, 5th Baron Forester (1843-1917), Conservative peer and Member of Parliament, son of Orlando
Charles Richard Weld (1813-1869), English writer and historian, son of Isaac
Charles Joseph Weld (1893-1962), officer in the British Indian Army in both World wars
Dermot Weld (born 1949), Irish veterinarian and racehorse trainer
Edward Weld (1705-1761), son of Humphrey Weld, sued at the Arches Court by his first wife, countersued and won
Eadric the Wild (active 1068-70), nephew of the Duke of Mercia, Norman Conquest resister and presumed ancestor of Welds
Edward Weld (1741-1775), English recusant landowner and first husband of Maria Fitzherbert
Sir Frederick Weld (1823–1891), Prime minister of New Zealand, grandson of Thomas Weld of Lulworth
George Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester (1807-1886), Father of the House of Commons and Peer
Henry Joseph Weld-Blundell (1848-1901), Australian politician
Herbert Weld Blundell (1852 – 1935), English traveller in Africa, archaeologist, philanthropist and yachtsman
Sir Humphrey Weld (c.1550-1610), member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, Lord Mayor of London
Humphrey Weld (of Lulworth) (1612–1685) MP, purchaser of Lulworth estate, son of Sir John of Arnold's Court
Isaac Weld (1774–1856), Irish explorer and artist
Sir John Weld (1582–1622), of Arnold's Court, Edmonton, Middlesex, son of the Lord Mayor founded the Weld Chapel
Sir John Weld (1613–1681), member of Parliament in 1679
Sir John Weld (1615-1674), of Compton Bassett
John Welde (1642), of Willye, High Sheriff of Shropshire
John Weld-Forester, 2nd Baron Forester (1801-1877) Tory politician
Joseph Weld (yachtsman) (1777-1863), recusant third son of Thomas Weld of Lulworth, competitive yachtsman
Sir Joseph William Weld (1909-1992), army officer, landowner and Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
Maria Weld (1756-1837), second wife of Edward Weld of Lulworth, better known as Mrs Fitzherbert
Orlando Weld-Forester, 4th Baron Forester (1813-1894), British Peer and Anglican clergyman
Thomas Welde (1595-1661), temporary Puritan emigrant from Essex to New England
Thomas Weld (of Lul
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