The surname Weldon was first found in Northamptonshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Weldon, and are conjecturally descended from Robert de Bucy, a Norman Baron who acquired Weldon, an ancient Roman villa, from Olaf, from King William for his assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066."The Tower, the manorial seat of the ancient family of Welton [in Northumberland], is fast going to decay; there are still remaining in tolerable preservation, two handsome rooms with Oriel windows. The Hall, an ancient mansion which, according to an inscription on the walls, was repaired in 1614, is still occupied." 1 Welton is also a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire which literally means "farmstead by a spring or stream." 2

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Tempering should be carried out within a reasonable time after hardening, preferably within an hour or so. It is of vital importance that the blade should be allowed to cool to room temperature before tempering is started. The transformation to martensite will otherwise be interrupted and the hardening results may be impaired.

Correctly performed hardening will result in a good balance between hardness, toughness and corrosion resistance of the finished knife blade.Further details of how hardening is carried out

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To reduce the brittleness, the material is tempered, usually by heating it to 175–350°C (347–662°F) for 2 hours, which results in a hardness of 53–63 HRC and a good balance between sharpness retention, grindability and toughness.

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A higher tempering temperature will yield a somewhat softer material with higher toughness, whereas a lower tempering temperature will produce a harder and somewhat more brittle material, as shown by the figure below.

Hardening is a way of making the knife steel harder. By first heating the knife steel to between 1050 and 1090°C (1922 and 1994°F) and then quickly cooling (quenching) it, the knife steel will become much harder, but also more brittle.

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Weldon name or one of its variants: Weldon Settlers in United States in the 17th CenturyWilliam Weldon who arrived in Virginia in 1619 aboard the ship "Bona Nova" 4William Weldon who settled in Virginia in 1624Elizabeth Weldon who settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 as part of the Winthrop FleetRobert Weldon, who settled in Massachusetts in 1630 as part of the Winthrop FleetHenry Weldon, who arrived in Maryland in 1667 4... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)Weldon Settlers in United States in the 19th CenturyWilliam Weldon, who landed in New York in 1830 4James Weldon, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1854 4Owen Weldon, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1884 4

In the United States, the name Weldon is the 2,248th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 3

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Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Gilbert Welton (or Gilbert de Wilton), Bishop of Carlisle (1352-1362); Sir Anthony Weldon (1583-1648), an English 17th Century courtier and politician, purported author of "The Court and Character of...Sir Anthony Weldon (d. 1649?), was an "English historical writer, of Swanscombe, Kent, descended from a younger branch of the family of Weltden of Northumberland. His father, Sir Ralph Weldon, knighte...John Weldon (1676-1736), was an English musician, born at Chichester on 19 Jan. 1676. He was educated at Eton College and Ralph Weldon (1674-1713), was a Benedictine monk, of the ancient family of Wel...

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Some of the Weldon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.Another 89 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Weldon is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Weldon family lived in Northamptonshire, at Weldon.

"The Tower, the manorial seat of the ancient family of Welton [in Northumberland], is fast going to decay; there are still remaining in tolerable preservation, two handsome rooms with Oriel windows. The Hall, an ancient mansion which, according to an inscription on the walls, was repaired in 1614, is still occupied." 1 Welton is also a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire which literally means "farmstead by a spring or stream." 2

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weldon research. Another 30 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1362, 1583, 1603, 1648, 1649, 1650, 1674, 1676, 1713, 1723 and 1736 are included under the topic Early Weldon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

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Welton is also a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire which literally means "farmstead by a spring or stream." 2

Tempering temperatures below 175°C (347°F) should be used only in exceptional cases, when extreme demands are made on high hardness, since very low tempering temperatures will result in a very brittle material. Similarly, tempering temperatures above 350°C (662°F) should be avoided, since this could give rise to brittleness and reduced corrosion resistance. Note that if the tempered blade is exposed to temperatures above the tempering temperature (e.g. during grinding), the properties of the knife will be impaired.

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Weldon, Veldon, Velton and others.

A camping knife or a survival knife, for example, may be tempered at 350°C (662°F) so that it will be able to withstand rough handling without breaking. On the other hand, if the knife is expected to keep a sharp edge, it can instead be tempered at 175°C (347°F) for maximum hardness.