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Welch Family History
Welch Genealogy & Family TreeWelch is an Irish name from County Kilkenny, Ireland, where the earliest known ancestor—Phillip Brenagh, or “Phillip the Welshman”—was recorded in 1170. It means “wise.” Roots for the name can also be found in Scotland. The family motto is Transfixus set non mortuus which means “Transfixed but not dead.”
Other spellings include “Welsh” and “Walsh.” Notable people with the same surname include American musician Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac), American Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Larry D. Welch, American musician Gillian Welch, American Olympic athlete Carolyn Welch (figure skating), and American actress Raquel Welch (Legally Blonde, The Three Musketeers, One Million Years B.C.). The first Welch to come to America was Mary Welch in Virginia in 1637.
Welch Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Rosanah Welch -- --, 1840 December 27, 1921
- William Welch -- --, 1759 December 0, 1835
- William T. Welch -- --, 1778 December 0, 1870 North Carolina
- Philip Welch -- --, 1638 February 1, 1700
- David Welch -- --, 1672 October 6, 1745 Massachusetts Bay Colony
Welch Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Wayne Welch -- --, 1620 December 0, 1674
- Catherine Welch -- --, 1780 December 0, 1873
- Elizabeth Welch -- --, 1610 December 0, 1669 Rhode Island
- John Welch -- --, 1866 December 0, 1908 Kentucky
- William Welch -- --, 1797 December 0, 1860
