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Descendants of Wedderburn Progenitor-368287

Twelfth Generation


101. wife2 Wedderburn Louisa Dorothea-14173 (John , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born in 1786. She died on 16 Jul 1836.

She is dr3. http update. She has eleven children. GEC, Peerage, Hopetoun, p. 574. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

Louisa married Earl4 Hopetoun, Baron2 Hopetoun, Baron Niddry Hope John-175530 son of Earl2 Hopetoun Hope John-8115 and Wife2 Oliphant Jean-8117. John was born on 17 Aug 1765. He died in 1823.

http on Ray Balfour Family Tree. He is major-general in GEC, Peerage, Hopetoun, p. 574. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

John and Louisa had the following children:

+ 171 M i Earl5 Hopetoun, Baron3 Hope John-14174 was born on 15 Nov 1803. He died on 8 Apr 1843.
+ 172 M ii Hope James-271763.
  173 M iii Hon Hope George-58864.

He is from family of Earls Hopetoun as in GEC etc.
        George married Napier Anne Carmichael-28046 daughter of Baron9 Napier, Capt RN Napier William John-58863 and Cochrane-Johnstone Elizabeth-58858 in 1847. Anne was born in 1824. She died in 1877.

She is dr4 in Burke's P&B for Napier/Ettrick.

102. Wedderburn Anne-67873 (John , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ).

She is dr4 in Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

Anne married Sir Bart11 of Craighall Hope John-294451 son of Sir Bart9 Hope Archibald-18373 and wife2 Patoun Elizabeth-18339. John was born on 13 Apr 1781. He died in 1853.

http from stirnet.com file1 on Hope of Craighall and of Rankeillor. Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

John and Anne had the following children:

  174 M i Unm, Sir Bart13 Hope John David-107398 died on 14 Jul 1892.

Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall.
  175 M ii General, Sir Bart14 Hope William-33942 was born on 12 Jan 1819.

He serves in the Crimea. Burke's P&B for Wedderburn and for Hope of Craighall.
        William married Wedderburn Alicia Henrietta-94123 daughter of Sir Bart2 HEICS Wedderburn John-36582 and Milburn Henrietta Louisa-36583 on 22 Jan 1862. Alicia died on 19 Jun 1901.

Burke's P&B for Wedderburn. Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall.
  176 M iii Rev Hope Charles Augustus-64318 was born on 7 Aug 1827. He died on 30 Dec 1898.

Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall.
        Charles married Barton Julia Sophia-59551 daughter of Barton John Watson-189065 and BNotknown Miss-189066.

Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall. dr of John Watson Barton.
  177 M iv Lt-Colonel Sir Bart12 Hope Archibald-42007.

Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall.
        Archibald married Kingscote Aldena-64319 daughter of VDLCo Kingscote Henry-11879 and Knotknown Miss-13841 on 17 Jul 1862. Aldena died on 20 Oct 1908.

Dr of Henry Kingscote. Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall.
  178 M v Hope Alexander Unm Sir, Bart15-703 died on 7 Mar 1918.

He is son2. Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall.

104. Sir Bart2 HEICS Wedderburn John-36582 (John , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born on 1 May 1789. He died in 1862.

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John married Milburn Henrietta Louisa-36583 daughter of HEICS Bombay Cotton Milburn William-36587 and MNotknown Miss-36586. Henrietta died in 1881.

Stenton, Brit Partls, Vol. 1, p. 402. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

John and Henrietta had the following children:

  179 M i MP, Sir Bart3 Wedderburn David-26689 was born in 1835 in Bombay. He died on 18 Sep 1882.

See name Wedderburn in line Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall. Stenton, Brit Partsl, Vol. 1, p. 402.
  180 F ii Wedderburn Alicia Henrietta-94123 died on 19 Jun 1901.

Burke's P&B for Wedderburn. Burke's P&B for Hope of Craighall.
        Alicia married General, Sir Bart14 Hope William-33942 son of Sir Bart11 of Craighall Hope John-294451 and Wedderburn Anne-67873 on 22 Jan 1862. William was born on 12 Jan 1819.

He serves in the Crimea. Burke's P&B for Wedderburn and for Hope of Craighall.

110. Sir Bart1, MP, of Webster Wedderburn and Co Wedderburn David-75360 (John , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born in 1775. He died in 1858.

Code-red. He dies at the house of his unmarried sister. He in 1819-1820 sells his estate Balindean to one Mr Trotter for £67,000. In 1823 to 1831 he is apptd Postmaster-General for Scotland. http update. Burke's P&B for Wedderburn. http update. He is Bart1 of Balindean. He is partner from 1796 in Webster, Wedderburn and Co. of London. He is created Baronet in 1803. The firm reaches its zenith about 1803 or so, and later becomes embroiled in the Wedderburn vs Wedderburn case. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

David married wife2 Brown Margaret-8900 daughter of Of Ellistourn, Co Roxburgh, Scotland Brown George-109652 and BNotknown Miss-89131. Margaret was born in 1775.

She is dr2. Burke's P&B for Wedderburn. http update on Wedderburn. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

David and Margaret had the following children:

  181 M i Wedderburn John James-278348 was born in 1804 in Hanover Sq London. He died in 1810 in Brighton. He was buried in Glynde Sussex.
  182 M ii Wedderburn George-278349 was born in 1804. He died in 1823. He was buried in Glynde Sussex.

114. Wedderburn-Colville Andrew now Colville-54689 (James (later Wedderburn-Colville) , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born on 6 Nov 1779. He died on 3 Feb 1856.

Fur trader investment name. See article on companies working with Hudson's Bay Co. as sent by Cozens in May 2007. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie. http update. Burke's P&B for Ogilvy-Wedderburn. GEC, Peerage, Blachford of Wisdome, p. 179. See re Geddes Mackenzie Simpson qv re fur trader name George Simpson. Brown, Strangers in the Blood, p. 115. Canadian fur trader. Michael Payne's article, p. 11. He is brother-in-law of the influential Selkirk. He recruits George Simpson qv into the fur trade. He undertakes reorganization of the Hudson's Bay Company and in 1821 "made the merger with North West Company inevitable", says Payne, p. 11.

Andrew married (1) wife2 Eden Mary Louisa-62938 daughter of Baron1 Auckland Eden William-45292 and Elliot Eleanor-45293 on 29 Sep 1847. Mary died on 22 Dec 1803.

She had 16 children. Burke's P&B for Ogilvy-Wedderburn. GEC, Peerage, Blachford of Wisdome, p. 179. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

Andrew and Mary had the following children:

  183 F i Wedderburn Georgiana Mary-113723 was born in 1822 in Beckenham. She died in 1900.

Burke's P&B for Wedderburn. GEC, Peerage, Blachford of Wisdome, p. 179.
        Georgiana married Frederick Baron1 Blachford Rogers-45153 son of Sir Bart7 Rogers Frederick Leman-110535 and Deare Sophia-48403 on 29 Sep 1847. Frederick was born on 31 Jan 1811. He died on 21 Nov 1889.

GEC, Peerage, Blachford of Wisdome, p. 179.
+ 184 M ii Sir Wedderburn James William Colville-237633 was born in 1810.
  185 F iii Wedderburn-Colville Eleanor-237635 was born in 1808. She died in 1824.
  186 M iv Wedderburn-Colville John-424856 was born in 1811. He died in 1830 in Eton School.
  187 F v Wedderburn-Colville Isabella-424857 was born in 1812. She died in 1896.
        Isabella married Lt Marindin Samuel-424862 son of Marindin Progenitor-452164 and MNotknown Miss-452165. Samuel died in 1852.
  188 F vi Wedderburn-Colville Margaret Agnes-424858 was born in 1829.
        Margaret married Paul Charles Kegan-424859 son of Paul Progenitor-424860 and PNotknown Miss-424861.

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Andrew married (2) wife1 Wedderburn Elizabeth Susanna-77497 daughter of Partner Webster and Wedderburn Wedderburn John-189562 and Of Jamaica Bedward Mary Wisdom-58429 in 1802. Elizabeth was born in 1784 in Jamaica. She died in 1803 in Inveresk, Scotland.

Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

115. Ogilvy Peter Wedderburn Ogilvy-Wedderburn-50535 (James (later Wedderburn-Colville) , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born in 1781. He died in 1873.

He is son2.

Peter married Ogilvy Anna-114763 daughter of Ogilvy James-67111 and ONotknown Miss-77625 in 1811. Anna died in 1853.

Dr of James Ogilvy of Forfar. Burke's P&B for Ogilvy-Wedderburn.

Peter and Anna had the following children:

  189 M i Colonel Wedderburn Thomas-57360 was born in 1814. He died in 1899.

He is son1. Burke's P&B for Ogilvy-Wedderburn.
        Thomas married Fermor Henrietta Louisa-32259 daughter of Earl4 Pomfret Fermor William Thomas-24733 and Borough Amabella Elizabeth-14183. Henrietta died in 1888.

Burke's P&B for Ogilvy-Wedderburn.
+ 190 M ii soldier Ogilvy John Andrew Wedderburn-14624 was born in 1818.

116. Wedderburn-Colville Joan-96734 (James (later Wedderburn-Colville) , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) died on 10 Jun 1871.

Wedderburn-Colville. GEC, Peerage, Selkirk, p. 619.

Joan married Earl7 Selkirk, Lord Daer, Hudson Bay Co, Colonist Hamilton-Douglas Thomas-60537 son of Earl4 Selkirk Hamilton-Douglas Dunbar (Douglas)-15505 and Hamilton Helen-4025 on 24 Nov 1807. Thomas was born on 20 Jun 1771. He died on 8 Apr 1820.

Code-Canada. Code-red. He is son7. He is interested in using Hudson's Bay Company as colonial receptacle for Scots in Jennifer Brown, "Strangers in Blood". Burke's P&B for Hope-Dunbar. Stenton, Brit Partsl, Vol. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie. Canadian fur trader. Michael Payne's article, p. 11. re Andrew Wedderburn later Colville, is brother-in-law of the influential Selkirk. Wedderburn recruited George Simpson qv into the fur trade. He undertakes reorganization of the Hudson's Bay Company and in 1821 "made the merger with North West Company inevitable", says Payne, p. 11.

Thomas and Joan had the following children:

  191 M i Earl6 Selkirk, Lord Daer Hamilton-Douglas Dunbar James-31318 was born on 22 Apr 1809 in London. He died on 11 Apr 1885.

He is an only son. GEC, Peerage, Selkirk, p. 620.
        Dunbar married Grey-Egerton Cicely Louisa-65007 daughter of Sir Bart10 Egerton Philip de Malpas Grey-Egertonfindzzzzz-63376 and Legh Anne Elizabeth-121396 on 29 Jun 1878. Cicely died on 10 Jan 1920.

Burke's P&B for Hope-Dunbar. GEC, Peerage, Selkirk, p. 620.
+ 192 F ii Hamilton-Douglas Isabella Helen-35058 was born on 8 Jan 1811. She died on 4 Jul 1893.
  193 F iii Hamilton-Douglas Katherine Jane Douglas-51666 died on 30 Sep 1863.

She is yst dr in Burke's P&B for Ogilvy-Wedderburn. Burke's P&B for Wigram, 1963 edn. Stenton, Brit Parls, Vol. 1, p. 408.
        Katherine married MP, QC, KC Wigram Loftus Tottenham-38670 son of Sir Bart1, Loyd's name, whaler, convict contractor Fitzwigram Robert-42680 and Wife2 Watts Eleanor-108063 in 1849. Loftus was born on 6 Nov 1803. He died on 19 Sep 1889.

Cde-red. Burke's P&B for Ogilvy-Wedderburn. Burke's P&B for Hamilton. Burke's P&B for Hope-Dunbar. Burke's P&B, 1963 edn. Stenton, Brit Parlts, Vol. 1, p. 408.

118. Rt Hon, Solicitor-General Scotland Wedderburn James-237555 (James (later Wedderburn-Colville) , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born in 1782. He died in 1822.

http update on wedderburn line.

James married WNotknown Miss-117356.

They had the following children:

+ 194 F i Wedderburn Jean-101132.

122. Rt Hon Solicitor-General Scotland Wedderburn James-424854 (James , John , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born in 1782. He died in 1822.

http from stirnet.com file1 on Clerk family.

James married Clerk Isabella-295047 daughter of EICo service Clerk James-295039 and Irving Janet-295040. Isabella was born in 1814. She died in 1865.

http from stirnet.com file1 on Clerk family.

James and Isabella had the following children:

+ 195 F i Wedderburn Isabella-75978.
  196 M ii Wedderburn James-295048 was born in 1814. He died in 1863 in London.
  197 M iii Major-General Bengal Army Wedderburn John-295049 was born in 1820 in Edinburgh. He died in 1879 in Hampstead.
        John married (1) Costello Matilda-295050 daughter of Costello Progenitor-424965 and CNotknown Miss-424966. Matilda died in 1874.
        John married (2) Panton Margaret-424863 daughter of Panton William James-424864 and PNotknown Miss-424865.
  198 M iv Wedderburn Andrew Wedderburn-Maxwell-424866 was born in 1821. He died in 1896.
  199 F v Wedderburn Jemima-424867 was born in 1823. She died in 1909.
        Jemima married Blackburn Hugh-424868 son of Blackburn Progenitor-424869 and BNotknown Miss-424870.

124. Sir army Wedderburn-Webster James-51224 (David Wedderburn-Webster , Robert , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born on 31 May 1788 in Clapham, London. He died on 13 Aug 1840 in Dublin.

His earliest cite was re "army". Wedderburn-Webster. Burke's P&B for Ogilvy-Wedderburn. He goes to Harrow where headmaster is rev Joseph Drury. He is one of the Wedderburns of Dundee who after 1745 go from Dundee to Jamaica to rebuild family fortunes. He is known as "Bold Webster". Subject of a website per Ken Cozens on 31-12-2005. See http://wedderburn.alpesprovence.net/blackness/alexwed4thbart.htm - Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.
On Sir James Webster-Wedderburn this man see: http://members.cox.net/ghgraham/jameswedderburn1788.html - this man is educated by tutor John Campbell later a Lord Chancellor. In 1804-1811 he goes into Prince of Wales' Light Dragoons, later the POW's 10th Royal Hussars. He is a keen runner and noted horse rider, sportsman, follows boxing. He was briefly on "Lion" a 65-ton man of war. Then a student lawyer, which doesn't last. He is friends with Byron the poet. He lives at Brighton in 1808. In 1809 he turns 21, In 1810 he visits poet Byron in Athens, Greece. In 1809 he comes into money and by 1813 is broke. His marriage to Frances Annesley is part convenience, she escapes her "ill-tempered family". From 1811-1816 he lives in Dorset. Byron falls in love with his wife, Frances. (Medora in Byron's book "The Corsair" is based on Frances.) Wedderburn borrows £1000 from Byron and never repays it, which rankles Byron. Wedderburn goes back into Army as a Lt, in 9th Dragoons. By 1915 the Byron/Frances affair is a well-known scandal. He removes to Scotland, living near Sir Walter Scott, whose father thought he was pest. Then to Nantes in France, then back to Picadilly in London. Then in a duel with Stanhope Lord Petersham on 21 April 1821. Wedderburn by now seems a friend of George IV. He presents George IV with George's genealogy, for which George knights him in1822, the year his wife Frances leaves. Wedderburn pursues Lady Ann Hardy, wife of Admiral Hardy. W then tries to reconcile with Frances, with Byron as mediator. In 1823 Byron dies in Greece. By 1825 W is broke again, at this time calling himself Sir Bart5 of Blackness, he takes to writing pamphlets. In 1827 he lives in Scotland. In 1828 he is asking Duke of Wellington for money, having met Wellington at time of Battle of Waterloo. Then came the case of Wedderburn vs Wedderburn, on which Dickens in Bleak House of 1853 based Jarndyce vs Jarndyce. This is against the partners of Wedderburns for money allegedly not given to W's father, David. The suit dragged on for 26 years, till 1857. The case is ruinous, costing around £70,000. In 1833, W is living on Chesterfield St, Mayfair and he is ill. He is in Germany in 1834. Then to his last address at 15 Hertford St, London. He dies of apoplexy/stroke in a tavern in Dublin.

James married Lady Annesley Frances Caroline-51202 daughter of Viscount9 Valentia, Earl Mountnorris, Annesley Arthur-8875 and wife2 Cavendish Sarah-119566. Frances was born in 1793. She died on 22 Jan 1837.

Sheer guess at her mother. Burke's P&B for Wedderburn. She has an affair with poet Byron, then with Charles Stanhope, Lord Petersham. Also an affair with Duke of Wellington. She is a sister in law to Lord Farnham. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

James and Frances had the following children:

+ 200 M i Captain Wedderburn-Webster Charles Francis Webster-51037 was born on 1 Jul 1820. He died in 1886.
  201 F ii Wedderburn-Webster Lucy Sarah Anne-237602 was born in 1812. She died in 1864.
        Lucy married Rev Bishop Caesar Alfred-278320 son of Bishop Senior-278321 and CNotknown Miss-278322.

http update.
  202 M iii Wedderburn-Webster Charles Byron-237603 was born in 1815. He died in 1817.

He is maybe Unmarried.
  203 M iv Wedderburn-Webster Augustus George Henry-237604 was born in 1821. He died in 1845 in Jamaica.
  204 M v Wedderburn-Webster George Gordon GeraldTrophime deLally-Tolendal-237605 was born in 1827. He died in 1875.

http update.
        George married Dixon Caroline-278332 daughter of Dixon Progenitor-299215 and DNotknown Miss-299216.

dr of?

125. Wedderburn-Webster Anne-237606 (David Wedderburn-Webster , Robert , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born in 1791 in Clapham. She died in 1822.

She has a son and two drs in http update on Wedderburns. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

Anne married Captain Douglas Archibald Murray-278437 son of Of Brigton, Co Angus Douglas William-278297 and Graham Elizabeth-278298. Archibald was born in 1790. He died in 1822.

http update on Wedderburns.

Archibald and Anne had the following children:

  205 F i Douglas Mary-278440.

She has no children in http update on Wedderburns. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.
        Mary married Hawkins George-278441 son of Hawkins Senior-278442 and HNotknown Miss-278443.

http update on Wedderburns.

126. Captain army Wedderburn-Webster Charles-135159 (David Wedderburn-Webster , Robert , Alexander , James , Alexander , James , Alexander , Alexander , Robert , Robert , Progenitor ) was born in 1799. He died in 1863.

http update on Wedderburns. Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

Charles married Chatterton Rebecca-237608 daughter of Sir Bart of Ireland Chatterton James-123738 and CNotknown Miss-237609 in 1822 in Cork. Rebecca died in 1858.

Updated from http from stirnet.com on Wedderburn of Blackness, Balindean, and Pearsie.

Charles and Rebecca had the following children:

  206 M i Captain Wedderburn-Webster Charles Adrian-237610 was born in 1824. He died in 1885.

No notes.
  207 F ii Wedderburn-Webster Rebecca Georgina-237611 was born in 1834. She died in 1890 in Paris.
        Rebecca married Dufour Mr-237612 son of Dufour Senior-278315 and DNotknown Miss-278316.

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