A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours (1836)
r. Weld became a Ro-man Catholic clergyman, and was soon afterwards pro-moted to a bishopric. He obtained a cardinals hat in1829. His Eminence has for several years devoted histime, and large fortune entirely to the wants and servicesof the unfortunate, and has justly acquired the highestreputation… … The family of Weld is presumed to de-rive from Edrick, surnamed Wild, or Syl-VATTCUS, who was nephew to Edric, Dukeof Mercia, husband of Edina, daughter ofKin(^ Ethelred. From him descended William Weld, who settled at Eaton, inthe county of Chester, and marrying Anne,daughter of Nicholas de…
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