WELD, GEORGE HENRY, son of William Weld, Twickenham, Middlesex; b. 25 Feb 1803; adm. 15 Sep 1817 (G); left 8 Feb 1819; articled to Joseph Jessopp, Waltham Cross, Essex, attorney 28 Aug 1821, transferred to Samuel Weld, Saville Place, New Burlington Street, London 21 Jan 1826; adm. attorney, King’s Bench 4 May 1827, and Common Pleas 23 Nov 1830; practised at Woolwich, Kent; m. 20 Feb 1830 Mary Caroline Breeze (IGI); d. 13 Feb 1850.
WELD, THOMAS, sixth son of Sir John Weld, Willey, Shropshire, and Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Sir George Whitmore, Lord Mayor of London; bapt. Jul 1657; adm.; KS 1673; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1676, adm. pens. 23 Jun 1676, aged 18, scholar 1677, matr. 1676; BA 1679/80; MA 1683; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1682 – c. 1690; Lieut., Independent Co. Foot 26 Jun 1685; Capt., 14th Foot 24 Aug 1685; re-commissioned on regiment being re-formed 28 Feb 1698 [check]; retd. before 1694 [check]; buried Bridgnorth, Shropshire 23 May 1700.
WELD-FORESTER, HON. EMELIUS JOHN, fifth son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (qv); b. 10 Feb 1815; adm. 27 Sep 1827 (Stelfox's); Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 28 Dec 1832; Lieut., 9 Apr 1838; Capt., 23 May 1845; Maj., 26 Sep 1857; half-pay 5 Mar 1858; Lieut. -Col., 10 Nov 1868; retd., hon. rank of Col., 1 Jul 1881; served in Afghan War 1838-42; d. unm. 29 Jan 1899.
WELD-FORESTER, ORLANDO WATKIN, 4TH BARON FORESTER, fourth son of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester (qv); b. 18 Apr 1813; adm. 10 Jun 1825 (Stelfox's); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 24 Sep 1831, matr. Mich. 1833; MA 1835; ordained deacon 25 Sep 1836, priest 21 May 1837 (both Lincoln); Rector of Dunton, Bucks., 22 May 1837; Rector of Broseley, Shropshire 1841-59; Prebendary of Hereford 1847-74; Rector of Doveridge, Derbs., 1859-67; Rector of Gedling, Notts., 1867 – Nov 1887; Chancellor and Canon Residentiary of York 1874-91; succ. brother as 4th Baron Forester 14 Feb 1886; author, Letters and Sermons, and other works; m. 1st, 14 Jul 1840 Sophia Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Norman, Melton Mowbray, Leics.; m. 2nd, 5 Oct 1875 Emma Maria, eldest dau. of William Tollemache; d. 22 Jun 1894.
WELLESLEY, AUGUSTUS COLLEY DE VERE, fourth son of Richard Wellesley MP, Commissioner, Stamp Office, and Jane, dau. of George Chambers; b. 15 Apr 1831; at King’s Coll. Sch. 1840; adm. 13 Feb 1843 (Benthall's); Clerk, Home Office; of Clover Hill, co. Antrim; musician and composer; m. 12 Aug 1854 Clara, younger dau. of Richard Ashmore, Belfast, Ireland; d. 2 Jan 1873.
WELLS, HARRY MORLAND, sixth son of Frederick Octavius Wells, EICS Bengal, and Maria Alicia, dau. of Lieut. -Col. Richard Scott, EICS Bengal; b. 16 Mar 1841; adm. Jan 1854 (James'); at Cheltenham Coll. 1856-9; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1859; BA 1863; ordained deacon 1864, priest 1865 (both Bath & Wells); Curate, Alford, Somerset 1864-6; held other curacies; Rector of Denton with Caldicot, Hunts., 1871-5; Vicar of Prestwood, Bucks., 1875-92; m. 14 Feb 1871 Frances Ellen Paterson, dau. of Joseph Busk, Codicote Lodge, Welwyn, Herts.; d. 7 Feb 1932.
WELLS, JOSEPH, son of Rev. Joseph Wells, Vicar of Hungerford, Berks., and Sarah --- (IGI); bapt. Hungerford, Berks., 13 Apr 1690 (IGI); adm.; BB in 1703; QS 1706; d. 1708.
Wells, William Thomas, son of William Thomas Wells, professional boxer known as "Bombardier" Billy Wells and Ellen Kilroy; b. 9 Feb. 1915; adm. Jan. 1929 (R); left Oct. 1930.
WELLS-DYMOKE, EDMUND LIONEL, brother of Dymoke Wells (qv); b. 21 Mar 1814; adm. 6 Feb 1824 (Stelfox's); Queens’ Coll. Cambridge; adm. Middle Temple 14 Nov 1835, called to bar 2 Nov 1838; assumed additional surname of Dymoke 27 Aug 1866; m. 1st, 22 Apr 1840 Mary Ann, eldest dau. of Thomas Galliers, Stapleton Castle, Herefs.; m. 2nd, 14 Jul 1864 Laura De Blair, dau. of Thomas Robert Jefferson, Gloucester Square, London; d. 15 Jun 1892.
Wenniger, Mace Louis Maillette de Buy, son of William Frederick Maillette de Buy Wenniger, of Djasinga, Java, and Wilda Maurine Carpenter; b. 22 Jan. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (R); left July 1940; Reading Sch. of Art; Univ. of Chicago, IL, USA, MS 1951 (Urban Planning); dir. of zoning, Boston Redevelopment Authority, USA; proprietor (with his wife) Wenniger Graphics, Rockport, MA, USA, 1971-; painter, draughtsman and sculptor; m. 1st, Margaret Hindman; 2nd, 1963 Mary Ann Sigmund Miller; d. 17 Nov. 2015.