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![Show Contents]() Weatherburn Surname History
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 England
Early Origins of the Weatherburn familyThe surname Weatherburn was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Weatherburn familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weatherburn research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1332, 1375, 1495, 1505, 1553, 1556, 1585, 1599, 1610, 1616, 1639, 1641, 1672, 1676, 1679, 1704, 1706, 1710 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Weatherburn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Weatherburn Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wedderburn, Wadderburne, Wetherburne and others. Early Notables of the Weatherburn familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was James Wedderburn (1495?-1553), Scottish poet, eldest son of James Wedderburn, merchant in Dundee.
Another James Wedderburn (1585-1639), was Bishop of Dunblane, the second son of John Wedderburn, mariner and shipowner, Dundee and John Wedderburn (1599-1679), was a Scottish physician, the fifth son of Alexander Wedderburn of Kingennie, town clerk of Dundee.
John Wedderburn (ca. 1505-1556)...
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 Weatherburn migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Weatherburn Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. William Weatherburn, (b. 1807), aged 23, Scottish convict who was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "David Lyon" on 29th April 1830, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1881 1
| Weatherburn migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Weatherburn Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- William Weatherburn, aged 34, a mason, who arrived in Otago aboard the ship "Philip Laing" in 1848
| Historic Events for the Weatherburn family | + |
HMS Royal Oak - Stanley Weatherburn (d. 1939), British Stoker 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 2
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Weatherburn migration to Australia 
Weatherburn migration to New Zealand 
