WELTDEN, Simon (d.1450), of Welton and Thornbrough and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.

Attestor, parlty. elections, Northumb. ?1413 (May), 1419, 1421 (Dec.), 1425, 1429, 1431, 1437, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1437, 1447, 1449 (Feb.).

Coroner, Northumb. by 10 Aug. 1424-aft. Oct. 1428. JUST3/199, rot. 19; CCR, 1422–9, p. 413. At the proofs held on 31 Oct. 1426 and 26 Nov. 1431, on the coming of age of Henry Fenwick* and Thomas Lumley, Weltden claimed to have been elected coroner on 26 Dec. 1401, the day of Fenwick’s birth, and on 29 Sept. 1409, that of Lumley’s: CIPM, xxii. 831; xxiii. 724. Such testimonies were mere formulas, and do not provide worthwhile evidence as to the date of his election.

Sheriff, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Mich. 1428–9, 1442 – 43; alderman and j.p. 1429 – 30, 1434 – 35, 1436–7. R. Welford, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, i. 306; JUST3/54/9, 17; C219/15/1.

Commr. of array, Northumb. Mar. 1430; inquiry Dec. 1433 (Scottish vessels).

Controller of customs and subsidies, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 18 Nov. 1439 – 31 July 1441, 13 Feb. 1450 – d.; collector 12 Aug. 1443–31 Dec. 1446. CPR, 1436–41, pp. 348, 476; 1446–52, pp. 260, 310, 408; CFR, xvii. 235; E356/19, rots. 39–41d.