Famous family
There
are many Wellhams who have achieved awards in sports,
academically, and in other fields, including:
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- John Wellham. 'The Attack
on Taranto'.
- John Wellum. Geoffrey
Wellum DFC, was a British Battle of Britain
fighter pilot.
- Clive Wellham. Association
with Pink Floyd.
- Arthur Wellham. ‘With Seven
Generals in the Boer War’: A Personal
Narrative.
- Dirk Wellham. Played
cricket for Australia.
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Wellhams and Welhams have held prominent positions in
society such as:
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- Chief registrar to the
house of Lords 5th February 1694, Mr Wellham.
- Hervey de Welham letters to
Mary Countess of Norfolk.
- Deputy Registrar to the
court of Canterbury 1710, Thomas Wellham.
- Gent living within the
walls of London 1695, Thomas Welham.
- The Archbishop of York was
made Sole Lord under the Plantagenet King in
12 C, who in turn made Ellis de Welham the
earliest recorded Chief Bailiff of York.
- Thomas Wellham 1689 – 1692
Deputy Registrar of the Prerogative Court.
- Alumni Oxoniences, Thomas
Welham of London ‘Gent’, was at Wadham College
19th October 1693 age 18 until 1704, BA
(Bachelor of Arts) from Merion College 1697,
BCL (Bachelor of Civil Law) 1700 and DCL
(Degree of competence in Language) 1704.
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To avoid invading their privacy unnecessarily, information
about these and other famous Wellhams can already be found
on a number of other web sites.
There
are a number of organisations that bear the Wellham
name, such as:
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- Wellham Wanderers. No more
info.
- Wellham Architects.
Hinkley, Leics.
- Wellham Plant. Taken over
by Mowlem and then Hewden Hire.
- Wellham Martial Arts.
Herts.
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The name Wellham is also linked to many larger
organisations, without invading their privacy, information
about these can already be found on a number of other web
sites. |