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Elizabeth Wedlock of Cornwall, England

CampbellNZ — 2009-10-26 03:51:10Z

I am looking for information on my 5/g/grandmother, Elizabeth Wedlock, born c1769, father John Wedlock, of Cornwall, England.
Elizabeth married Benjamin Croker Ruse on the 10th October 1790, they had, Benjamin, Penelope, Elizabeth and Ann.
Hoping someone can shed further light on this part of the family.
Thanks.

Elizabeth Wedlock of Cornwall, England

CampbellNZ — 2009-10-26 03:50:33Z

Re: Wedlocks of New York

Steven_Schatzle — 2009-05-10 13:17:23Z

I am looking for an old Air Force acquaintance named Matthew Wedlock. We served together at Beale AFB in the late 50"s. Matt would be in his late 60's now. Another AF buddy, John Lukus, and I were discusssing old times and wondered if we could find Matt.

If this is not you, can you provide any contact info.

Thanks, Steve Schatzle

Re: Irish Wedlock's-who came to Scotland

joe903109 — 2009-05-08 21:10:24Z

Hi Matt

do you have any detail on John Wedlock?

My search starts with John Wedlock marrying Mary Murphy and then coming to Scotland between 1830 and 1840.

Hopefully this is the same Wedlock

Regards

Joe Wedlock

Re: Irish Wedlock's-who came to Scotland

wedlockmt — 2009-05-08 20:51:02Z

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HELPS BUT ALL MY WEDLOCK'S CAME FROM BALLYRAGGET , CO KILKENNEY...I CAN GO BACK TO THE 1830,S ....THREE BROTHERS...JOHN,JAMES AND MICHAEL...GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SEARCH.....MATT WEDLOCK

Re: Wedlocks of New York

kathyjcallaway2 — 2009-04-19 01:51:26Z

There are 3 messages from 2003 and 2004 from a Matt Wedlock at the link below, whose ancestors, according to other messages on the current Wedlock msg board, ended up in Brooklyn. Maybe the email address for this Matt Wedlock still works--worth a try:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/query/qrybook4.htm

good luck,
kc

Re: Wedlocks of New York

Steven_Schatzle — 2009-04-16 14:01:24Z

I was looking for an old Air Force friend, Matt Wedlock, and saw your message. Did you have any luck? Matt was from Brooklyn and would be about 68 yo, if he is still alive. I would appreciate any information you can provide.

Thanks!

found a very good historical explanation here:

kathyjcallaway2 — 2009-01-07 22:42:21Z

http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Wedlock

Origin & history of Wedlock name?

kathyjcallaway2 — 2009-01-07 21:44:00Z

In answer to an email (below), an attempt was made to gather bits from google and elsewhere on where the Wedlock name was located, and ultimately came from, and what its meaning is. Do you have more info.?

http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/woodlock...
I recall from my own searches that the location of most Wedlocks in recent history (say, last 400 years) were based in Cornwall, in particular towns. From there they branched out to England, Ireland, the Americas, is what I saw...however, actual surname history sites have much more precise info. that varies. Here's one:

(Wedlock is everywhere mentioned in name derivation sites as a variant of Woodlock:)

Woodlock

Last name origins & meanings:

1. Irish and French: originally English, from an Old English personalname, WudlÇc, composed of the elements wudu ‘wood’ + lÇc ‘play’, ‘sport’.
2. The name Woodlock or Wodelock was taken to Ireland as early as 1172 by the brothers Torsten and Reginaldus Utlag, the sons of a Wiltshire, England, landowner named Wudulach. Their descendants held large estates in Tipperary and Co. Dublin until, in the 18th century, they suffered greatly from the restrictions placed on Catholics, and several members of the family emigrated to France and Spain, and in the 19th century to Canada, the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.

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Let Me find another one or two, for comparison...

Meanwhile, you might like to check out this exchange from a couple of years ago:
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.wedlock/43/mb.ashx

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And you might like to put your query here, too--the only Wedlock msg board I know of (rootsweb doesn't have one for this name):
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.wedlock/mb.ashx

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This commercial family history site is useful for showing the crest, and also giving all the variations of the name Wedlock:
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/wedlock-family-cres...

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From an older book, online, at google:
http://books.google.com/books?id=00cBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA375&a...

If you can't get in with that long address, it says briefly that Wedlock is the same as Wedlake; and the two names are from an Old German personal name, Widolaic.

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Entering "Widolaic," I got another out of print book at google, which says author finds "no trace of this name ("Wedlake, Wedlock") on English soil"
http://books.google.com/books?id=RbkEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA798&a...

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Ferguson himself, on Widolaic meanings:
http://books.google.com/books?id=RbkEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA798&a...

...and further:
http://books.google.com/books?id=P7NrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA131&a...

This one's lovely:
http://books.google.com/books?id=fGUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA224&a...

Of course, you're more interested in where the name was located in the British Isles, whereas I see I am leaning more towards what the name originally meant.

Well, in case this gives you some leads to follow up on Google, there's lots more.

Have a good trip,
kc

ps I will also post this on that Wedlock msg board I listed, above--you might check there to see what other Wedlocks have to say on your question.

His email today, which the above tried to answer:
Dear Madam
I came across some posts in 2005 and 2006 on a website 'tiscali.ancestry.co.uk' from you about the surname 'Wedlock' and its origins and wondered how the correspondence finished and what you were able to establish. I am going next week to meet a Crawford Wedlock who lives in Co Antrim whom I have not seen for about 60 years. My feeling is that the name is Scottish, not Irish, in origin. The 'Irish' Wedlocks would have emigrated from Scotland in the 16th or 17th centuries. Nor do I think that there is any connection with the name Woodlock, which is probably English and not a mis-spelling of Wedlock. However I would bow to your greater expertise, if I were to see the evidence.
Henry Gordon

Re: Irish Wedlock's-who came to Scotland

harry5311 — 2009-01-07 19:07:47Z

I know it is some 3 years since you posted the message on tiscali.ancestry.co.uk but it may not be too late. There are several families in the area of Portrush Co Antrim with the surname or maiden name Wedlock. They originally came from Dungannon Co Tyrone. There is another one in Newtownards Co Down and I knew of one from Co.Monaghan in the Irish Republic.Rest assured though, the name is definitely not Irish in origin-there are no 'Irish Wedlocks' They all came from Scotland in the first instance.
Henry Gordon

John Richard Wedlock b. 1857 PA, not James Richard

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-11-19 02:10:26Z

Leah,
Your original message here begins:

"I'm a Wedlock descendent, too. My grandfather was James Richard Wedlock, born 31 Dec 1857 in Pennsylvania and died 16 Mar 1924 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri. He was a son of James Alexander Wedlock (1833-1913). And he was Silas Wedlock’s brother."

That had me confused for a while, but now I see you meant John Richard, not "James Richard," in first line. And my going over our research from a year ago confirms that.

I am posting this msg here so no one else will be equally confused about that Wedlock b. 31 Dec 1857 in PA.

kc

Wedlocks

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-11-18 03:42:40Z

checking anything relevant for your John R. and Emma at MN Historical Society indexes, I find this:

Wedlock, Luverne Ilene
Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1916
Mother Maiden Name: McCullom
certid# 1916-07450
County of Birth: Crow Wing

(if Luverne is one of John R & Emma's daughters, could they have lived in Crow Wing Co., then, and not Aitkin Co.--? Should the record search for the marriage perhaps be in Crow Wing County?)

[Info. on Alma Wedlock, by the way, is in my email, the "sample research" attachment--died and is buried in France, WWI.]

Birth Cert. for John R. from Crawford Co. PA: too early. There weren't any, yet. However, there may be church records of baptism--except these families were getting involved with LDS fairly early, in an area that was a hotbed of religious radicalism, and I doubt they kept records that survived.

k

Re: James Alexander Wedlock's death certificate attached

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-11-18 02:30:10Z

oh, lovely, thank you--have lots to send you!will start tomorrow, bit by bit--

for one thing, I"m one county away from Aitkin Co.--am in Crow Wing Co.--and I've talked by phone w/ the County Recorder in Aitkin; they were very nice. As a direct descendant I think you'd be able to get a copy of the marriage license you want. I'll get the phone number for you.

kathy c.

info in passing: the IA/MO Wedlocks--

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-11-18 01:30:50Z

just in passing, as I go through (are you ready) 750 emails that Linda and I exchanged while doing our research, here are her notes from an Aunt regarding her Wedlock extended family, in this case, Alma Wedlock's:

Alma P. Wedlock, b.Nov. 28th 1891 (Iowa), m. Sept. 4th, 1912, d. Oct. 4,
1918 Hericourt France Died in 1st WW
burial - Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri

His father, John R. Wedlock, was the son of James A. Wedlock and Ann
Purce...

Looks like John R. Wedlock was married 3 times

1st wife - Mary Dobson (no information on) other than they had daughter
(Maud) died

2nd wife - Etha R. Rankins b. Oct. 24 186? Milford, Worcestire Mass.
married 1862 d. Jun 30th, 1950
(their son) Paul Wedlock, Aug. 9, 1889 Sioux City, Iowa
d. Apr. 9, 1980 Hamilton Highland Cemetery, MO

3rd wife - Emma McCulm (no info)

(their son) Alma P. Wedlock ...above information

Alma P. married Eva V. Patton b. May 30, 1895 in Iowa

(their son) Allen R. b. Sept 1, 1914 Henning, Minn.
Married Sept 10, 1935 to Helen Laackman b. Sept 16, 1915 Rock Rapids, Iowa

Re: James Alexander Wedlock's death certificate attached

DetectiveSherlock — 2008-11-18 01:22:44Z

Kathy: My e-mail address: leahrae@comline.com. You can't attach anything on the message boards. Send it as an attachment to an e-mail. When I have your e-mail, I'll send the photos I have. I live in California.

Isn't genealogy exciting?

James Alexander WEdlock's death certificate attached

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-11-18 01:13:58Z

...maybe. Let's see if this will take it.

--No, it did not. It probably doesn't work for something which amounts to a picture. Well, I found it scanned on my computer so this, too, will await an email address. I also have scanned and waiting the old photos that Linda and I exchanged a year ago, which I am happy to send to you, if you like--Silas and Cora Belle (Ellis--the Ellis's of Maine)Wedlock in Aitkin Co.

Yes, would be very happy to have the pictures you mention of your ancestors! I will share them with Linda in MO.

Linda and I dug very hard in PA in all sorts of corners and came up with circumstantial as well as gravestone info. (with help of volunteers there).

kc

re: Missouri birth certificates

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-11-18 00:42:29Z

Thank you for your kind offer; found that website last year and went to town on it. Think I have most that relate. The great miracle was finding James Alexander Wedlock's, himself, at the Minnesota State Historical Society, proving the family story that he was, indeed, buried at Mariah Chapel/Diamond Lake Cemetery, Aitkin County; we raised funds last year to have a small granite marker placed on his gravesite, which the Mariah Chapel Cemetery Board looked up and confirmed. Here is its listing at MHS, from which you can order a copy:
http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Results.cfm?CFID=6726262&CFTO...

I will try to tackle your other questions another time, though you know far more than I do and are much more thorough, I can see; meanwhile, let me know if you would like me to try to gather and copy the research we did last year and get it to you, somehow, to sort through?. I would be most happy to.

I will have to read your message several times to absorb more of what it says. I have now called Linda's attention to your wonderful reply, too: the granddaughter of Silas' younger son, Harold, who lives in Missouri.

kathy c.

for now,
kathy c.

Re: Wedlocks MN, IA, PA, NY and Cornwall: John b. 1812 Edinburgh to U.S. ca. 1827-28

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-11-18 00:20:34Z

I have only just found your response, my goodness! This is wonderful information--I will call it to the attention of Linda Baker in Missouri, as well, as together we pooled all we had for our Wedlock families and their ancestors. It was so exhaustive, hundreds of pages of research, not in very good order as we were moving so fast, that all I can do is let you know we dug as deeply as possible and in it somewhere may be answers to your questions. For tonight, will simply say--thank you for responding! And for taking the time to put down all you know.

One thing I can do is email our research to you as an attachment or attachments, if you like, so you can sort through it, yourself and see what you can find. I can look for it this weekend if you can email me with your address. YOu might send your regular mailing address, too, in case all I can locate are printed pages, which I can xerox for you.

I am amazed a Wedlock descendant was right here in the Crow Wing County records office (I live in Brainerd)recently, though I wouldn't have known who they were looking for before your reply, here.

Thank you! I would have to reacquaint myself with our research to see if we have any answers for you, and that will take some time. Meanwhile, I propose sending the research itself, even though it's in a chaotic state--Linda and I had no time to put it in order, just to gather it (online).

Cheers,
Kathy Callaway

Re: Wedlocks history

2006-07-09 04:40:21Z

Hi Dianne, sorry for my slow response, I was on holiday. I don't have any info on your Thomas, but you can access the Phillack parish records 1716-1840 on the internet through Cornish Forefathers. They have dvd's if you need them at a reasonable cost. Another site is Free genealogy sites of Cornwall. Oatey is quite an unusual Cornish name I think, I have found several Oates. If I find any other info I will contact you, Good luck and best wishes, Regards, Brian.

Re: Mary Ann Wedlock Sandy, Austrailia

2006-01-24 06:23:25Z

Re: Havens--no special interest, and I'm sorry I don't recall that message--having run out of family & friends' families to help research, I try my hand at finding answers to others' questions on our family message boards--but Havens isn't one of them (must have been a spouse).
best,
kc

Re: Mary Ann Wedlock Sandy, Austrailia

2006-01-24 00:40:22Z

Kathy, Thanks for the information on the Wedlock Family. My interest is because of the marriage to my great great uncle, James Anderson Sandy. Are you also interested in the Wedlocks and/or the Sandys? Interestingly, while looking up your email address, I noticed that you have an interest in the Havens Family. Are these the same Havens out of Rhode Island, namely William Havens? I am a descendant of his son John who went to New Jersey.

Re: Mary Ann Wedlock Sandy, Australia

2006-01-23 13:49:03Z

last bits:
There is a James Sandy here: who is he?
http://www.genseek.net/consm44.htm

And who is the senior Mrs. James Sandy who recently asked this question?
http://www.aboutseniors.com.au/Aged-Care-Housing-QA-Archives...

And which James Sandy is this, in Victoria?
http://www.leehistory.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I...

Another line of Sandys in Australia with a James--early immigrants from Ireland:
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:Z2Z-tbedVlEJ:www.firstf...

time to go to work!
Good luck in your search,
kathy c.

Re: Mary Ann Wedlock Sandy, Australia

2006-01-23 13:18:22Z

Re: Mary Ann Wedlock Sandy, Australia

2006-01-23 03:42:13Z

Re: Mary Ann Wedlock Sandy, Austrailia

2006-01-23 03:03:17Z

At this record:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gordon/gordonfam/in...
I found this listed under Sandy, which you may have seen--but footnote #1 lists quite extensive information on Mary Ann Wedlock's family, and has a different name for her father--William:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gordon/gordonfam/pa...

The "Notes" also add:
"Mary Ann Wedlock
"Mary aged 13, arrived in Maryborough 12 October 1878 on board 'Caroline' as a 'Free' passenger.

"Marriage Notice - Maryborough Chronicle dated Friday, December 18, 1896:
SANDY - WEDLOCK
On 2nd December, 1896, at the residence of the bride's parents, Alice Street, by the Rev H. Pennington, James Anderson, eldest son of James Sandy of Dundee, Scotland, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of William Wedlock of Maryborough".

kc

Thomas Wedlock II's wife's family

2006-01-17 13:40:23Z

Thomas Wedlock II's wife's father:

WILLIAM LOCHRIE
Birth: 29 OCT 1855 New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
Parents:
Father: WILLIAM LOCHRIE Family
Mother: MARGARET ANDREW
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his father:

William Lochrie
Sex: M
Birth: 1831 Place: Ireland
Parents:

Father: William Lochrie --miller
Mother: Mary Bell

Marriage(s):
Spouse: Mary Docherty

Marriage: 20 Apr 1860 Place: St. John's Chapel, Portugal St., Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Scotland

Marriage: 20 Apr 1860 Place: St. John's Chapel, Portugal St., Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Scotland

Fact: Place: Last name spelled "Loughray" sometimes
Fact: 1860 Place: Lived at 30 Surrey Lane, Glasgow, Scotland
Fact: 1861 Place: Living at 24 Surrey Lane, Glasgow, Scotland

Religious Affiliation: Place: Catholic
Occupation: Place: Brickmaker (Journeyman), Brick Burner, Laborer

Submitter:
Gloria PONTIOUS
30 North Road, Waterford, CT, 06385, United States of America

(Same submitter as for your Thomas Wedlock & son info.--i.e., same family line. Worth writing to her for complete family tree, if she'll send it--try enclosing return International Postal monies to cover cost. Maybe she has phone number under Waterford CT White Pages.)

The point: these families may come from the same area in Ireland--worth watching for this name. They, too, came to New Monklands from Ireland--Mary G. (Lochrie) Wedlock's grandfather was born in New Monklands in 1855, and the great-grandfather was born in Ireland.

kc

Re: Irish Wedlocks who came to Scotland

2006-01-17 01:17:18Z

Thank you - good luck in your searches!
kc

Re: Irish Wedlock's-who came to Scotland

2006-01-16 22:17:28Z

Thanks Cathy,

I have done all I can in Scotland, and have traced my roots back to John & Mary Murphy who came to New Monklands in Scotland between 1826-1836.

Thanks for the lead in the Irish counties, as will be coming over to Donegal in August, so may detour now I have your lead.

I also found all the Wedlocks in Cornwall and I believe that is where the name originated before crossing the Irish Sea and then back again to Scotland

Thanks gain and good luck in your search, I have over 100 ancestors in my tree now if it of any use to you let me know, and I will be happy to pass on everything I have found.

Joe

Mary (Lochrie) Wedlock, wife of Thomas Wedlock II

2006-01-16 22:03:21Z

His young wife lived only two years and died of tuberculosis, sadly:

Mary G. Lochrie
Sex: F
Birth: 20 Dec 1883 Place: Omoa Foundry, District of Holytown, Scotland
Death: 23 Jul 1908 Place: Swinhill, Dalserf, Scotland

Parents:
Father: William Patrick Lochrie
Mother: Mary Agnes Clark

Marriage(s):
Spouse: Thomas Wedlock
Marriage: 29 Jun 1906 Place: St. Mary's Church, Larkhall, Scotland

Other Event(s): Place: Had Tuberculosis
Fact: 26 Jul 1908 Place: Buried Larkhall Cemetery, Lair # 227, Division 2, New Ground, Scotland
Personal Information:
Religious Affiliation: Place: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Place: Domestic servant
Submitter:
Gloria PONTIOUS
30 North Road, Waterford, CT, 06385, United States of America

Re: Irish Wedlocks who came to Scotland

2006-01-16 20:49:37Z

Re: Irish Wedlock's-who came to Scotland

2006-01-16 15:28:05Z

I gave it a try the other day--and see the difficulties. I did notice some things that may help, in time: that the counties showing Wedlocks in Ireland seem to be Kilkenny and Cavan; that New Monklands went under different names depending on the dates and was a coal-mining and industrial area by the time your John Wedlock arrived; that there is a Thomas Wedlock listed under mining accidents in the Durham Mining Museum just a few years off your birth-year for Thomas of 1843///

I will have another go at it this morning, as we have a holiday. (I'm not an Irish Wedlock, though my mother was a Wedlock on father's side: that line was John Wedlock who was born 1812 but ran away to America. Our line did subsequently go to Scotland, or back and forth between there and Ireland, before being established in America.) I noticed in research for my mother a couple of years ago that most Wedlocks originally seemed to have come from Cornwall, where the line is still large.

If I were you, and for what it's worth, I think I would investigate the local history around New Monklands for a bit--especially the mining industry--to see if Wedlock turns up on such records.

Irish records look to be hard to come by for Kilkenny, for instance, because of the Public Records fire in 1922 which destroyed them all; and state records did not start until (I think I saw the year of about) 1860s. Some Parish records were deliberately destroyed before that. I see why you are appealing directly to Irish Wedlock family members!

Good luck, and meanwhile, I will continue to try a random search in certain areas, if you don't mind.

kathy c.

Irish Wedlock's-who came to Scotland

2005-09-17 20:43:24Z

Hi,
Looking for any info on John Wedlock married to Mary Murphy circa 1840 had a son Thomas circa 1843, all born in Ireland, believe they all came to New Monklands Scotland, Circa 1845.
Desperately seeking to find out, which area of Ireland they came from.
Any Irish Wedlocks please respond, I need some help in where to start looking in Ireland.

Re: James Sandy & Mary Ann Wedlock Sandy, Australia

kfdoig — 2007-01-26 15:55:51Z

I have done an update on James Sandy of Alyth at http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dave175.... Any additions or corrections appreciated. Ken Doig at www.doig.net.

Re: Wedlocks MN, IA, PA, NY and Cornwall: John b. 1812 Edinburgh to U.S. ca. 1827-28

DetectiveSherlock — 2008-11-01 09:00:46Z

I'm a Wedlock descendent, too. My grandfather was James Richard Wedlock, born 31 Dec 1857 in Pennsylvania and died 16 Mar 1924 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri. He was a son of James Alexander Wedlock (1833-1913). And he was Silas Wedlock’s brother.

In June 2007, after my mother died, I began to wonder about her birth parents, John R. Wedlock and Emma L. McCollum. I knew nothing about their lives before they married (let alone their respective families). They had 4 daughters from 1916 to 1921 (in Minnesota, Idaho and Kansas). A family story was that he was a chef on a train and that’s why they moved around the country in such a short time. Their last home was Independence, MO and after reading your story, I can see why they moved there…because John had several relatives in Independence (members of the RLDS church). By the way, the leader of the RLDS church was Joseph Smith (not John Smith), an easy mistake to make.

When my grandfather, John Wedlock died in 1924, Emma gave all of her children up for adoption. She married by the end of that year and eventually moved to Northern California. Your story explains why John was in Aitkin MN…because Silas had a homestead there. John and Emma must have met in Aitkin, MN. By the 1910 census, Emma was in Aitkin at age 14. They probably married by early 1916, because their first daughter was born in Oct 1916.

John R. Wedlock was a busy man, marrying 4 times. His first wife was Mary Jane Dobson (1857-1890). They had one child, Lavinia Rosina. He and Mary Jane divorced. Wife #2 was Etha Rankin in 1888 and they had 2 sons, Paul Chester (1889 - 1980) and Alma Rankin (1891 - ?). Etha and John also divorced. Maude McCarty was wife #3. She had 4 children before they married, but it doesn’t look like she had any with John. Wife #4 was my Grandmother, Emma Louella McCollum (1895-1976). Their 4 girls were all grew up in Independence, MO in different families. They had a group photo taken around 1944 when they were grown and had families of their own. They were not lined up according to age. They died in the order they were seated in the photo.

A month ago, someone was in the Crow Wing County Vital Records office asking about my grandmother, Emma. The clerk saw my tree and put the two of us in contact. This “new” cousin is the daughter of Emma’s oldest brother, Arthur. The McCollum family had 15 children and 12 lived to adulthood. When Emma gave her daughters away, the Minnesota family essentially stopped speaking to her. Her 4 daughters never forgave her, either.

My mother and her sisters thought John must have been married before Emma since he was 58 when they married. They were all so young when their father died, that they were probably never told that they had a half sister and two half brothers.

I found the Missouri death certificates for Cora Bell Wedlock - 13 Apr 1938 and Silas Wedlock - 1 Oct 1955. I always like to see an actual death certificate to verify date of death. The state of Missouri has a website for death certificates (all counties) from 1910 to 1957. There are 8 more Wedlock death certificates in this database which may all be part of this family. I can forward the ones for Cora and Silas if you want them.

I also have photos of John R. and Emma Wedlock and their 4 daughters if you want them.

I’ve wondered how hard it would be to get a birth certificate for John R. from Crawford County, PA. His age varies on census reports as much as 5 years, so his age is a mystery. And how can I found out when John and Emma were married? I think it might have been in Aitkin County, MN.

Leah Rae

Re: Gibson Wedlock Toronto Canada

terence2007 — 2007-12-01 22:14:40Z

Kathy
Thanks very much for this. I'll follow it all up.

Terence

Gibson Wedlock Toronto Canada

terence2007 — 2007-11-14 22:13:49Z

I am looking for descendants of Joseph Gibson and Margaret Wedlock married 1913 Toronto Canada.

Wedlock names

VeronicaHoller — 2005-10-27 16:26:36Z

Hi Linda! My GG-Grandfather was a Wedlock by name but not by blood. He was originally a Stricker. He lived with some Wedlocks in Mill Village, Crawford Co., PA. I Believe the woman that raised him was named Mary Wedlock (I haven't got all the proof yet, but I have a lead I think is a link)and he took their name. Charles married Ida Estelle Way, one of their sons was Dallas Wedlock. I also came across a John M. Wedlock born 1871 - died 1880 and a John R. or B. Wedlock(I don't know how they fit in yet may be Charles & Ida's son or son's)in a cemetary near Mill Village, PA. Maybe these Wedlocks are related to your's?

Veronica

Mill Village

VeronicaHoller — 2005-10-27 16:26:36Z

You are right Candce. I now check the info I'm given more carefully. I have been to Mill Village since I posted that query. Thanks for the correction so there is no other confusions.

Veronica

Veronica

John Wedlock & Mary Murphy - ireland circa 1843

joe903109 — 2008-03-13 22:37:52Z

John & Mary were married in Ireland, and came to Lanarkshire Scotland circa 1845.
Can anyone provide any detail about which county in Ireland, they believe John Wedlock may have been living in, there are Wedlocks in Co. Cavan, but I am looking for hard evidence that this is where John & Mary originated from.
They had a son born in Ireland circa 1843 named Thomas, I believe this was their first born son.
Thank you all in advance

Re: Prince Edward Island PEI, Canada

kathyjcallaway2 — 2007-10-12 03:11:33Z

trying from home computer, instead--

ancestry.com, which I don't have a subscription to
to, indicates that your Philip Sr. has an immigration record (another
site warns these are only index cards, with almost no genealogical info. on
them). But ancestry.com also indicated a second record for a Philip Wedlock b. 1814
in England: this one entered via New York. You can keep that possibility in
mind (I checked Castle Garden immigration site in NY--pre-Ellis Island
years--but no Philip Wedlock listed).

Some of your lines that should help: Ann Wedlock & George Strongman's son John
Joseph Strongman's line is here,including places of burial:just click on the
blue heads:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:26811...

(Interesting fact: the name "George Strongman" goes back through the
generations some 380 years, in Saint Columb Major, Cornwall,
England--interesting historical note on the place at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Columb_Major) (and also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Columb_Major#Notable_parish_... )

Ann's George was born in England so it is not impossible that he hailed from
this parish.

I mention this because people who emigrant often emigrate together. It is at
least possible that the Strongmans knew the Wedlocks before emigrating,
meaning, it is possible the Wedlocks are from same area.

Lots of Wedlocks in Sithney, Cornwall, and in St. Hilary, too...and have been
for a long time. Also in Roch, Cornwall. Also an old branch in Bristol, and
another in Devon (by 19th century there are Wedlocks in most counties in
Britain).

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this is terrific: 1834 Pamphlet given to immigrants disembarking in NY who are
headed for Canada: exactly how to do it, step by step. You can be sure Philip
had this in hand, if it is indeed he who disembarked in NY in those records:
http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/emigrants1834.html

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Even better! Some historical background that exactly fits your ancestors
and the decade during which they left Cornwall (cornwall just being
hypothetical at this point; but look at the paragraph that mentions Prince
Edward Island as a destinationy):
http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Sea/articles/payton.html

All the reasons for their going are in this article--even their Methodism.
The place frequently mentioned in Cornwall as an embarkation point is Padstow;
and four ships mentioned as going back and forth between Padstow and Prince
Edward Island at this time are the Clio, the Economist, the Springflower and
the Alchemyst. These can be checked for passenger lists, even though such
lists were not required by Canada until the 1860s.

http://www.theshipslist.com/
http://www.immigrantships.net/

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best,
kc

Re: Gibson Wedlock Toronto Canada

kathyjcallaway2 — 2007-12-01 17:59:33Z

In case this helps:

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/peter1913.htm

Peterborough, Ontario, 1913

12429-13 (Peterborough Co) Joseph GIBSON, 24, trail carrier, Ireland, Toronto, s/o William GIBSON & Lizzie LEECH married Margaret Rhea WEDLOCK, 24, Keene, Keene, d/o William WEDLOCK & Sophrona HARRIS, witn: John MCFARLANE & Ella MCFARLANE of Keene, 15 Oct 1913, Keene

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Husband
William Wedlock

Wife
Sophronia Amelia Harris

Children
1. Margaret Rhea Wedlock
Female
Birth: 08 SEP 1889 Keene, Peterborough, Ontario

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Margaret's hometown of Keene: 2 picture postcards of Keene from 1875, and a poem, at:

http://www.nexicom.net/~resson/otonabee.html

see also:
http://www.nexicom.net/~resson/settlers.html

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And also (for both Gibson and Wedlock names):
http://www.ontariogenealogy.com/w_ancestor.html

(just change that initial before "ancestor" to get the page you want)

cheers,
kc

Photo of James Alexander Wedlock?

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-10-31 20:06:14Z

Steve,
YEs, there is something you could help with, perhaps. Neither Linda's family nor mine, nor any of mom's sisters or their families, has a picture of James Alexander Wedlock, your great-great- great- (I think) grandfather. If you have access to any likeness of him, would be most grateful to receive a scan. Contact Linda for my email address (assuming you're an active relation of hers, in same state).

Thank you,
Kathy Callaway

Re: Wedlocks MN, IA, PA, NY and Cornwall: John b. 1812 Edinburgh to U.S. ca. 1827-28

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-10-30 21:16:05Z

Steve, Harold and Ethel came to my high school graduation in Minnesota in 1960, I knew them: mom's father's brother. I have been working with Linda Baker in MO, one of their grandchildren too, so you may be her sibling or at least her 1st cousin. Thank you for your offer of information--I will certainly contact you if information is needed, very kind of you to offer.

Thank you!
Kathy Callaway
daughter of Shirley Wedlock Callaway
granddaughter of LeRoy Wedlock

p.s. Silas, LeRoy and Harold's father, is buried in Hamilton, MO, but Silas's father--your great-great-great grandfather (if that's the right number) is buried in Mariah Chapel cemetery, in Aitkin Co., MN. Linda passed the hat last year to help finance a granite plaque for him that we had chipped in for, so you probably contributed! It's there. I can send you a .jpg attachment of the cemetery church and marker, if you like (need email, or you can get a copy emailed from Linda, if you're in touch with her?). Lots of pix scanned of your family, and LInda sent me some last year too in a very nice album she put together for our branch of the family. LeRoy's wife Carrie Usher Wedlock, my grandmother, is also in that cemetery. It's only 45 minutes from where I live; I was just over there, when the leaves were turning. --kc

Re: Whedlock

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-06-07 18:48:50Z

If youenter Whedlock here, you'll find 37 entries in World Tree. They seem to be mostly in Australia.
http://www.ancestry.com/trees/awt/main.aspx

kc

Re: John Wedlock & Mary Murphy - ireland circa 1843

kathyjcallaway2 — 2008-03-18 21:11:04Z

(These are merely bits and pieces you may have seen before. Sending just in case there are any that you haven't-nothing direct; searching for possible family line--)

http://www.failteromhat.com/flax/cavan.htmThere is a John Wedlock on this list--and also several Murphys. Might be the families of your John Wedlock and his wife Mary Murphy a bit later.

In Co. Cavan, there is a John Wedlock on this list, too:
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/cavan/knockbride.htm
(this is from: http://www.failteromhat.com/ --turns out the Irish Flaxgrowers List is also from this site. There may be other records here on which you'll find a Wedlock--this researcher's family history includes a Murphy...)

Another detail on the above at:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/IRL-CAVAN/2000-03/09530...
and also:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/IRL-CAVAN/2000-03/09530...

See this message (or, is this you?):
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.wedlock/41.1/mb.ashx

I'm sure you've checked here:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcav2/cavan.html

What's left of the Glebe house at Drumamuck Glebe, the townland where this John Wedlock lived:
http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/cgi-bin/viewsite.cgi?siteid...

The farm is now horse country: "...Bred by Brendan McChesney, Drumamuck, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan. Rider: Joseph Murphy..."
http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/county/cavan.html

Somewhere should be volunteers who would do "lookups" for you in local history & record books they have on hand...but I found a number of the links on this page are dead. Perhaps there's a newer site?

Can't get into this site but it's an obituary for a Samuel Wedlock last year in Bailieboro, Co. Cavan, which is the right place for the John Wedlock mentioned at top, here.In short, that Wedlock family is still in the area, even after the famine.

Ellis Island records for immigrants coming into the U.S. show a James Wedlock also from Bailieboro, Co. Cavan, entering in 1924. Let me see how many other Wedlocks came from that area (mind you, Ellis Island records are for close to the end of that century, not before--those names would be on the Castle Island site, if they came in through NY--many didn't).

I'm just trying to see who this Wedlock family is that lives in Bailieboro, Co. Cavan.James came with Samuel, same age, both from Bailieboro, in 1924. Twins? And a Mary Wedlock, married, came from another town in Co. Cavan in 1908.

Now, your John Wedlock (like ours) then went to Lanarkshire, Scotland...so of course it's the Irish records you need, and many do not survive.

See entry #4, here: Drumamuck Glebe is on the townland John Wedlock of late 1700s occupied. (Drumamuck Glebe (a house) - Drumamuck (townland of 200+ acres) - Knockbride parish - Bailieboro - Co. Cavan. I believe these are the locating names).
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/IRL-CAVAN/2000-03/09530...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailieboro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockbride
on glebes in general: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glebe

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from this century: merely shows that the name John Wedlock is continuing in Edinburgh area (winsome story about these 3 Wedlock brothers, anyway-sent to Australia):
http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/welcomewalls/search_viewlisting....

cheers,
kc

Whedlock

Kwhedlock — 2008-03-28 01:30:15Z

Does anyone else have this spelling Whedlock

Re: Wedlocks MN, IA, PA, NY and Cornwall: John b. 1812 Edinburgh to U.S. ca. 1827-28

swedlock1 — 2008-10-15 17:11:17Z

Harold and Ethal were my grandparents.Both are buried in Hamilton Mo.All of their kids have past away but 2.My dad was Lloyd.any information you might want just email me. My family is in Chillicothe Mo area. Steve Wedlock

Re: Wedlocks history

DiCummings — 2006-06-26 14:42:01Z

Thanks Brian for all your research. I have only recently begun researching the Wedlock family.

My Elizabeth Oatey [born 1805 in Cornwall] had a son John Oatey [b.1823] by the local publican.
In 1826 Elizabeth married Thomas Wedlock in Phillack, Cornwall - and I cannot find anything more about them. Elizabeth would be my grandfather's grandmother's grandmother.
Please help me build a family tree for Thomas Wedlock [ascendants and descendants]. Thanks in anticipation.

Prince Edward Island PEI, Canada

kcb1765 — 2007-07-07 07:39:18Z

I am interested in hearing from ANYONE who may have connection to or knowledge of the WEDLOCK's of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

My G-G-Grandmother was Ann Wedlock b. abt 1836. She married George Henry Strongman on 9 Jan 1864 in PEI. "Philip Wedlock" witnessed her marriage and could be her father but the copy is too poor for certainty. I have found numerous Wedlock's in PEI and have purchased all the cemetery transcripts but I don't know which Wedlock family I belong to.

So far, I have found that my WEDLOCK's are also linked to the following PEI area surnames. If I can assist anyone else with cemetery lookups, please email me. kcb1765@aol.com

STRONGMAN, DYMENT, BOYLES, WAITE, SILLIKER, GAY, LIDSTONE, MACDONALD, MACCARTHER/MCCARTHER.

Re: Gibson Wedlock Toronto Canada

loopyl00 — 2008-05-16 18:04:54Z

Hi,
I am researching my Wedlock history. I think I have a Margaret Annie Wedlock born 1882 England, went to usa, her father, Walter, is in the canadian census 1911, but no sign of Margaret. I'm probably no help, just nice to see other people looking for Wedlocks