George Wedderburn, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1809 - 1851  (42 years)

• Name	George Wedderburn
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	5 Apr 1809  [1]
  Baptism	23 Apr 1809	Manchester Church (St James), Manchester, Lancashire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	13 Jan 1820	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	George Smith's party on the Stentor
  Settler ID	835
  Name	George Wedderburn 1820
  Residence	1841	Lindale farm, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
  Residence	1841	Lindale farm, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
  Death	16 Sep 1851	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [5, 6]
  	Description: in Military Action, 8th Frontier War (1850 - 1853) [War of Mlanjeni] Married Mary; "George Wedderburn prospered and Lindale became famous for its cheese and butter. But a few years later he had his skull crushed by a 'kaffir' with the butt of a musket and died 8 months later. (Information obtained from Mr. Amm in Cape Town; "From Assegai Over the Hills" by F.C. Metrowich) "Died, at the residence of his Brother in Graham's Town, on the 17th instant, [9.1851] Mr. George Wedderburn, aged 42 years, after lingering in great suffering for eight months from the effects of severe wounds received in a conflict with Kaffirs a short distance from Salem. Deceased bore his acute and protracted sufferings with the patience and hope of the Christian. He has left a wife and family of young children to deplore their irreparable loss."
  Burial	Bathurst Church (St John's - Anglican), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I21777	master
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Christopher Wedderburn, 1820 Settler,   b. 12 Feb 1772, Lindale, Lancashire, England d. 18 Jul 1848, Lindale farm, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Ann Quail, 1820 Settler,   b. 17 Mar 1778, Bootle, Cumberland, England d. 2 Nov 1857, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F4635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Croft,   b. Oct 1821   d. 2 Mar 1873, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1841	Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
  	Description: Rev G Green
  Children	+ 1. James Hamilton Wedderburn,   b. 14 Aug 1843   d. 20 Jan 1929, Sheffield Street (No:146), Kenilworth, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 85 years) + 2. Mary Elizabeth Wedderburn,   b. 15 Mar 1845, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 3. Esther Ann Wedderburn,   b. 3 Feb 1847 + 4. Margaret Quail Wedderburn,   b. 21 Feb 1849, Lindale, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 5. Emma Louisa Wedderburn,   b. Jul 1851   d. 15 Jan 1934 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F15811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2014

  
  

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  Baptism - 23 Apr 1809 - Manchester Church (St James), Manchester, Lancashire, England Settler - 13 Jan 1820 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Residence - 1841 - Lindale farm, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa Residence - 1841 - Lindale farm, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 2 Nov 1841 - Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 16 Sep 1851 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Bathurst Church (St John's - Anglican), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S375] Garwood, Peter, WEDDERBURN GEDCOM. [S386] Death Notice, MOOC 6/9/4765 ref 50246, (filed 11/7/1929), TAB MHG 0 68209. recorded by Hugo Slater [S15] Grahamstown Journal, (Transcribed by Sue Mackay), CO53/14 National Archives, Kew, London. November 1841 [S407] Memorial Inscription on Tombstone. [S507] Memorial Inscription on War Memorial at Bathurst, Memorial Inscription on War Memorial at Bathurst. [S423] Slater, Hugo, Graveyard Visit records by Hugo Slater. [S1432] Slater, Hugo, As recorded during Graveyard Visit.