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| GENEALOGY RESEARCH | ||
| Looking for a specific surname? (NOT 1820 Settlers - see below) | You can search the list of all surnames linked to and descended from the Wedderburns of Blackness | |
| Or for a particular person? | You can search the name index | |
| Want to just browse through the generations starting from the 15th century? | Go to the following link... | |
| Researching the South Africa 1820 Settlers? They are on a separate data base | Go to the following main page, or use the links below to go straight to the info you need...... | |
| Looking for a specific Settler surname? | The SETTLER surname index | Surname list |
| Looking for a specific Settler or Settler descendant? | Settler/Settler descendants | Names list |
| Want to browse through Settler generations? | Go to the following link... | |
| A brief general history of the Wedderburn name | The story of the name from its origins in Scotland | |
| The story of the early research in four sections. This may be useful to those wishing to know how to begin their genealogy study. | Part 1 (1996) England | |
| Part 2 (1996) England | ||
| Part 3 (1997) England and Jamaica | ||
| Part 4 (1998) Jamaica, England | ||
| Projects for the future |
Individual profiles Family studies New databases |
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| A glossary of archaic terms | Archaic terms used in Scotland, a glossary to help with genealogical research | |
| Robert Wedderburn, grandson of Sir John Wedderburn of Blackness | This link takes you to the main page for Robert Wedderburn. | |
| Quotations by and about Robert | Quotations | |
| Robert's marriage certificate | Marriage certificate | |
| Publications by and about Robert | Publications | |
| The Many-Headed Hydra | Book excerpt | |
| A tribute to Robert Wedderburn | Tribute | |
| The King against R. Wedderburn, 1820 | Trial | |
| Lord Wedderburn of Charlton | A profile (updated April 2002) | Lord Wedderburn |
| Wedderburns of New Brunswick | A study in 8 parts | Brunswick |
| Sir John Wedderburn of Blackness, 5th Baronet | A profile of the executed 18th century Jacobite rebel | Sir John |
| Sir John Wedderburn's trial | Sir John's trial | |
| Sir John, by Alexander Wedderburn | from the 'Wedderbook Book' | |
| Copy of original letter written before his execution, 27th November 1746 | Letter to Lady Wedderburn | |
| Settler Wedderburns to South Africa, 1820 | Profiles of individual members of the Wedderburn Settlers | Settler Wedderburns |
| Wedderburns/Weatherburns and the Stephenson's Rocket connection | A genealogy of railway Wedderburns/Weatherburns, the story of the invention and development of the steam engine | Railway connections |
| Hugh Wedderburn | Master craftsman, one of Britain's foremost woodcarvers | Hugh Wedderburn |
| May Wedderburn Cannan | WWI Red Cross worker, poet, author | May Wedderburn Cannan |
| Gren Wedderburn (d. 1998) | A 20th c. surgeon in China and Japan | Gren Wedderburn |
| Sir John Wedderburn of Blackness, 5th Baronet | A profile of the executed 18th century Jacobite rebel | Sir John |
| Sir John Wedderburn's trial | Sir John's trial | |
| Sir John, by Alexander Wedderburn | from the 'Wedderbook Book' | |
| Alexander Wedderburn, 4th Bt. of Blackness | An account of Alexander Wedderburn 4th Bt. of Blackness, and (some of) his descendants | Alexander Wedderburn |
| THE SCALEMAKING TRADE | ||
| Wedderburn Australia | a history of the firm est.1896 | Wedderburn Australia - history of the business |
| History and technology of weighing | Summarised by Bill Wedderburn by of WW. Wedderburn Pty | The history and technology of weighing |
| G. A. Wedderburn & Co. Ltd | A brief history of the Southampton business | G. A. Wedderburn |
| Researching scalemaking | Can you provide any information on the history of the scalemaking trade? | Help needed! |
| 1820 WEDDERBURN SETTLERS TO SOUTH AFRICA | ||
| The 1820 Settlers | home page | Settlers intro page |
| The Settler ships | Including a description of the Stentor | Settler ships |
| Mandela's speech | At the 1996 rededication of the 1820 Settlers monument | Mandela's speech |
| Grahamstown and the Eastern Cape | Historical background to the arrival of the Settlers | Background |
| Settler links | under construction | Settler links |
| Settler Wedderburns to South Africa, 1820 | Profiles of individual members of the Wedderburn Settlers | Settler Wedderburns |
| A letter dated 1833, family photos (updated 13th Feb 2001) | Alexander John Ennis. and family ca. 1903/4, letter to William sr. dated 1833 | John Wedderburn letter & photos |
| Military service | Settler Wedderburn military service records | military service |
| Wedderburn Australia | How Wedderburn in Australia got its name | Wedderburn Australia |
| A Settler family history publication | Including sections on the Wedderburn, Anderson, Morgan, Spoor, Holmes, Sinclair, Cawood and Dunbar families | Settler Family History |
| A Settler family genealogy | The facts, the question marks, the mystery of their origins in Scotland | Origins |
| Christopher & Ann Quail | Copy original marriage cert, 1795 | marriage certificate |
| George Richard's account, as well as a detailed Settler Wedderburn family history, kindly provided by Mark Anderson from his publication "THE FAMILY HISTORY OF THE ANDERSON, MORGAN, SPOOR, HOLMES, SINCLAIR, CAWOOD, DUNBAR AND WEDDERBURN FAMILIES OF SOUTH AFRICA". | Introduction | George Richard - intro |
| Chapter 1 | George Richard - Chapter 1 | |
| Chapter 2 | George Richard - Chapter 2 | |
| Chapter 3 | George Richard - Chapter 3 | |
| Chapter 4 | George Richard - Chapter 4 | |
| Chapter 5 | George Richard - Chapter 5 | |
| Chapter 6 | George Richard - Chapter 6 | |
| Chapter 7 | George Richard - Chapter 7 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| Links Pages | General Links Page | The Links Page |
| South Africa Settler Links Page | Settler Links | |
| A lighthearted look at the Wedderburns | Captain Wedderburn, a medieval ballad, and other anecdotes | Captain Wedderburn |
| 15th century origins, an archery contest | The four main branches of the family in Dundee | 15th/16th c. Wedderburns |
| The Wedderburn brother's "Gude and Godlie Ballatis" | The book is, next to Knox’s 'Historie of the Reformatioun', the most memorable literary monument of the period in vernacular Scots | Gude and Godlie Ballatis |
| Robert Wedderburn, notary and poet, 1546 - 1611 |
- Introduction and excerpt from the Compt Buik, and an essay by Robert B. Menzies, Hon. Sec. of the Scottish Text Society, 1932 |
Robert Wedderburn 1546-1611 |
| The DISCLAIMER page | Access to all pages on this site assumes full acceptance of the contents of the Disclaimer section | DISCLAIMER |
| The Webmaster's home | A Wedderburn based in France | photos |
| Crests, mottoes, coats of arms | Wedderburn heraldry | heraldry |
| Introduction to the Wedderburn Book | A publication about the history of the Wedderburn name | Wedderburn Book |
| Robert Wedderburn | Publications by and about Robert | Publications |
| Miscellaneous Wills 1 (A - H) | First names in alphabetical order | Wills A-H |
| Miscellaneous Wills 2 (I-James) | First names in alphabetical order | Wills I-James |
| Miscellaneous Wills 3 (Jane-John) | First names in alphabetical order | Wills Jane-John |
| Miscellaneous Wills 4 (K-Z) | First names in alphabetical order | Wills K-Z |
| Jabez W. b. 1828 - Will | The will of Jabez (grandson of Robert) | Jabez Will |
| Fought and died in WW1 & WW2 | Wedderburn and Weatherburn - casualties of two world wars | WW1&2 |
| PHOTO STUDIES (scales, scalemakers) | ||
| F.W. Wedderburn Scalemakers | circa 1900 (high res. photo 85K) | Wedderburn premises |
| Wedderburn van | ca. 1900 (high res. photo 85K) | Wedderburn van |
| Davies & Co | A competitor scalemaker's shop in 1947, Davies & Co, then part of Vandome & Hart, now part of the Herbert Group | Davies & Co 1947 |
| 1903 Jabez Wedderburn documents | (medium res. images, 20K and 39K) | Abridgement class weighing equipment |
| Jabez Wedderburn | A patent application | Patent application 1893 |
| G. A. Wedderburn & Co | Southampton advertising 1900 | From a poster circa 1900 |
| G. A. Wedderburn & Co | Soton press article (115K) | Lionel Wedderburn |
| Wedderburn Australia | Sydney premises, from 1900 (9K, 90K, 115K) | WW Wedderburn Pty |
| Wedderburn Australia | some more recent Australian scales | W W Wedderburn |
| Great Yarmouth museum | Hanging balance scales, iron beam, painted decoration with makers name (18 K & 24 K) | H Wedderburn & Son Yarmouth |
| PHOTOS (people, miscellaneous studies) | ||
| Albert, son of scalemaker Frederick William | Demob. papers, 1918 | Albert Wedderburn |
| Portrait of Robert Wedderburn | (62K Photo) | Robert Wedderburn |
| An 1860 wagon-maker's invoice, Grahamstown, South Africa | John Wedderburn, coach cart and wagon maker (25K) | wagon maker |
| The West Indies and the slave trade | ||
| Olaudah Equiano | Olaudah Equiano's account of his passage to the West Indies in 1756 | Equiano passage |
| Olaudah Equiano | Olaudah Equiano's account of his arrival in the West Indies in 1756 | Equiano arrival |
| Alexander Falconbridge | An
Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa (London, 1788) - life
aboard the slave ships |
Falconbridge account |
| Alexander Falconbridge |
Alexander
Falconbridge recounts the reaction of the slaves to their sale..... |
Reactions to sale |
| A paper by Jennifer M. Payne M.A., M.L.I.S. |
"Influences of British Imperialist Economic Fortunes on Slavery, Sugar, and Abolition" |
Background to the trade |
| A James Wedderburn sale of slaves |
An advert in the Cornwall Chronicle and Jamaica General Advertiser, January 3rd 1789 |
Slave sale |
| Wedderburn estates | A list of former Wedderburn holdings in Jamaica | Jamaican estates |
| Former Wedderburn estates | Contemporary images from Jamaica | Estate photos |
| Knight v. Wedderburn | A test case; the slave Joseph Knight pleads for his freedom in the English courts, 1778 | Knight v. Wedderburn |
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