2

That name originated in Germany before the Norman conquest of England
in 1066 and was one of many old German names brought to England with
the army of William the Conqueror. The forename was borne, in particu-
lar, by Waleran Venator, friend and companion of William the Conqueror,
from whom he received vast estates in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset-
shire. The name Waldron itself is chiefly confined to the southern portions
of England. The original family settlement appears to have been in Sussex
where there is a place named Waldron, but other branches of the family
are known from the counties of Berkshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, &c. 4

  The name is sometimes also spelled Wallerond, Walrond, Walron, Waldrone,
Waldrum, Walldrum, Waldren, Walderne, Walderon, Waldrynde, Waldram or
Waltrin. Of these variants, by far the most prominent seems to have been
Walrond. The ancestry of Sir William George Hood Walrond (b.1905), 3rd
Baronet and 2nd Lord Waleran of Uffculme, Devonshire has been traced back to
Richard Walrond of Exeter who lived in the reign of King Henry III of England
(about 1200). Sir William's great-grandfather had been created 1st Baronet
on February 24, 1876. An earlier ancestor, Humphrey Walrond (1600?-1670?),
achieved fame as tleputy-governor of Barbados. 5
   There are a number of Waldron coats of arms, one of which features three
black bull's heads. The family motto is either fortis et velox (brave and swift)
or spectemur agendo.


2 Waldron Immigrants to Ireland

For two of the three origins of the Waldron name mentioned above, the original
immigrant ancestor to Ireland is known.
  In 1172, Hugh de Lacy allotted the Barony of Navan (which includes the
Hill of Tara) in County Meath to Jocelyn de Angulo, a Norman mercenary who
was fighting in Wales when the King of Leinster arrived looking for soldiers to
help him in his wars in Ireland. Jocelyn was to become ancestor of the first of
the Waldron families discussed here. 6
   In 1195, Jocelyn's sons William and Gilhert were accused of rebellion by
the English king, and fled to Connaught, where they became mercenaries for
the Gaelic O'Connor kings, and were rewarded with lands, formerly occupied
by the O'Garas, which now comprise the Barony of Costello (and include the
Marian shrine at Knock). William and Gilbert were pardoned by King John of
England in 1207 and their tenure in Mayo was assured. 7
  The surname of the descendants of Jocelyn evolved quickly as they became
hibernicized, through fitzGocelin, fitzGausselin, MacGoisdelbh, MacCoisteala

4 Patterson, MacLysaght, Waldron-McCarthy.
5 Burke's Commonage.
G Molloy.
7 Molloy, Bekan.