Charles Richard Weld (1813 - 1869)

Born 13 Aug 1813 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Husband of Anne (Sellwood) Weld — married 1842 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 15 Jan 1869 at age 55 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Charles Weld is Notable.

Charles Weld was born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.

According to his biography Charles Richard Weld was born in Windsor in 1813. He was the son of Isaac Weld and his second wife Lucy Powell of Kildare Ireland. He was baptised in the Presbyterian church Swansea Wales ^[1][2] In 1820 he accompanied his parents to France, where they occupied a château near Dijon. After his father's death he attended classes at Trinity College, Dublin, but took no degree.

In 1841 Charles Weld was a Barrister at Middle Temple Middlesex.^[3] He then became assistant secretary and librarian to the Royal Society. Peter Mark Roget was the senior secretariat the time.

“Weld was the main assistant of Sir John Franklin in the organisation of his Arctic explorations, and was an authority on polar matters connected with the polar circle. He issued in 1850 a lecture on Arctic Expeditions, originally delivered at the London Institution on 6 February 1850, and this was followed by pamphlets on the search for Franklin during 1851.”^[4]

Charles, an Esquire, late of Somerset House, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom and now resided at Belle Vue House, Newbridge Hill, Bath, Somerset, England passed away suddenly, aged fifty five on 15 January 1869.
His passing was registered^[5][6][7]during the first quarter of 1869 in the district of Bath.
His probate^[8][9]was proved at the Principal Registry on 12 February 1869 and resworn in June 1870 detailing effects of under £6,000 0s 0d and under £7,000 0s 0d respectively to his widow Anne Weld.

Sources

1. ↑ "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM9F-XR2 : 11 February 2018), Charles Richard Weld, 13 Aug 1813; citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0813544 (RG4 3665), 0917048 (RG4 4096).
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richard_Weld
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQVH-XGW : 13 December 2017), Charles Weld in household of Horatio William Mekgard, Middle Temple, Middlesex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richard_Weld
5. ↑ Death Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Weld, Charles Richard (Age at death: 55).
   GRO Reference: 1869 Jan-Feb-Mar in Bath Volume 05C Page 537
6. ↑ Death Registration:"England & Wales Death Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Weld, Charles Richard (Age at death: 55).
   GRO Reference: 1869 Jan-Feb-Mar in Bath Volume 5c Page 537
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JXZ-QSW : 31 December 2014), Charles Richard Weld, 1869; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bath, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
8. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ9-JPK8 : 30 August 2018), Charles Richard Weld, 12 Feb 1869; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm
9. ↑ Probate:"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #5945343 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Charles Richard Weld probate on 12 Feb 1869 in Principal Registry. Died 15 Jan 1869 in Somerset, England

See Also:

• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Weld,_Charles_Richard

• Wikidata: Item Q5082024, en:Wikipedia