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Walsh, Welsh or Welch of Gloucestershire
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One of the notable families of Walshe in Gloucestershire included Walshe of Sodbury, a family descended from the Walshes of Olveston and Alveston, diocese of Bristol, in Gloucester. John, grandson of Adam Walshe, was bequethed the manor Sodbury in 1487 by the by the will of Anne, Countess of Warwick.
Adam le Walshe to retain a messuage and land in Hill acquired of Nicholas son of Ralph, who retains land in Hill and Nymphsfield (Gloucester) and in Tickenham (Somerset). Glouc. Somers. 33 EDWARD I.
From the Court of Chancery, dated 2 Edward II, we find that "Adam le Waleys to retain house-boot, hedge-boot, and common of pasture in the manor of Hill [Gloucester] and two parks there, acquired by him from Nicholas son of Ralph de Hulle."
Ralph Waleys to retain a messuage, land, and rent in Slimbridge acquired for life from Thomas de Berkele, lord Berkeley. Glouc. 49 EDWARD III. Chancery
From the Subsidy Roll of 1327 in Gloucestershire included those of Wallshe and Welle. In the 17th and 18th centuries surnames in Gloucestershire included Welch and Wallis, among others. Pigot's directory of 1830 (Cheltenham) cites the names Welsh (of Aryle), Wells and Wallis.
From Burke's "General Armory", pg. 1088, comes the following description of Arms:
WELCH of Arle House, Cheltenham, Co. Gloucester, England
ARMS: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Azure, on a fess engrailed between six mullets Or, a lion passant of the
first (i.e., blue); 2nd, per pale Argent and Or, a chevron engrailed chequy Gules and of the second
(i.e., gold), between three roses of the third, on a canton Azure, a fleur-de-lis; 3rd, Gules, a pale
surmounted of two lions passant.
CREST: An antelope's head erased billettee, holding in the mouth a cross crosslet fitchee.
NOTES: The Welch family of Arle House, Gloucestershire are recorded in the UK National Register of Archive.
WELCH of Co. Gloucester, England
ARMS: Azure, a mullet Or.
WELCH of Co. Gloucester, England
ARMS: Azure, six mullets Or.
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