The Wellhams of Worcester



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Famous family

There are many Wellhams who have achieved awards in sports, academically, and in other fields, including:


  • 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.

Wellhams and Welhams have held prominent positions in society such as:


  • 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.

To avoid invading their privacy unnecessarily, information about these and other famous Wellhams can already be found on a number of other web sites.

Organisations

There are a number of organisations that bear the Wellham name, such as:


  • Wellham Wanderers. No more info.
  • Wellham Architects. Hinkley, Leics.
  • Wellham Plant. Taken over by Mowlem and then Hewden Hire.
  • Wellham Martial Arts. Herts.

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.




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