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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
- Kenneth Russell Welch -- --, 1917 March 10, 1984 Colorado
- Sarah Ruth Elizabeth Welch -- --, 1881 December 0, 1921 Mississippi
- Thomas (Tom) Welch -- --, 1898 March 0, 1961 British Columbia
- J. Franklin Welch -- --, 1858 November 8, 1938
- Margie Christine Welch -- --, 1939 August 9, 1969
Welch Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Samuel Welch -- --, 1802 December 0, 1850 North Carolina
- Arminta May Welch -- --, 1861 April 30, 1867 West Virginia
- Carl Edwin Welch -- --, 1896 May 28, 1945 Missouri
- Mary Elizabeth Welch -- --, 1860 December 0, 1892 Missouri
- Mary Elizabeth Welch -- --, 1849 January 21, 1880
