PRIVATE INITIATIVES
Michael A. Welti
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Origin of the Name "Welti "
The name "Welti/Wälti" originates from the municipality of Richterswil, an old family documented in the Zurich tax books of 1455 and 1461. This lineage later spread to Wädenswil and other communities in the Horgen district. Since 1513, a Welti family has also been recorded in Adliswil.
In the Adliswil municipal archive, a 1720 document with Johannes Welti's seal depicts a bird accompanied by two stars. In Wädenswil, a church pew from 1767 bears a Welti coat of arms featuring a swan on a three-hill emblem. These symbols indicate a shared origin.
A later coat of arms from Rudolf Wäldi in the Wädenswil church shows two green-stemmed, crossed roses—one red, one white. However, this is less recommended than the well-documented swan emblem.
The swan coat of arms was mistakenly adopted by a family naturalized in Zurzach in 1850 in the Jean Eglis coat of arms book (1860) and on the Zurich city coat of arms panel (1854), though it was already used by the Zurich Welti.
This historical origin of the name "Welti " underscores the deep roots and long history of the family in the Zurich region. The name "Welti " is a traditional and ancient name in Switzerland, reflecting a deep connection to Swiss history.
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