Wedderburn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wedderburn family

The surname Wedderburn was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Wedderburn family

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Wedderburn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wedderburn, Wadderburne, Wetherburne and others.

Early Notables of the Wedderburn family

Notable 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...
John Wedderburn (ca. 1505-1556), was a Scottish poet and theologian from Dundee
The Wedderburn baronets, of Balindean (1704) included: Sir John Wedderburn (1641-1706), 1st Baronet of Balindean; and Sir Alexander Wedderburn (1672-1710), 2nd Baronet of Balindean
Sir Alexander Wedderburn (1610-1676), of Blackness, Forfarshire, was the eldest son of James Wedderburn, town clerk of Dundee. Sir Peter Wedderburn (1616?-1679) was his younger brother. Peter was a Sc...

Wedderburn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wedderburn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Wedderburn, who arrived in America in 1804 1

Wedderburn migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wedderburn Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Wedderburn, English convict from Norfolk, who was transported aboard the "America" on April 4, 1829, settling in New South Wales, Australia 2

Wedderburn 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:

Wedderburn Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Wedderburn, Scottish settler travelling from Greenock aboard the ship "Philip Laing" arriving in Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 15th April 1848 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Wedderburn (post 1700) +

Nathaniel Carl Wedderburn (b. 1991), English footballer from Wolverhampton
Sir John Wedderburn (1704-1746), 5th Baronet
Sir William Wedderburn (1838-1918), 4th Baronet
Sir Alexander Wedderburn (1675-1744), 4th Baronet
Sir David Wedderburn (1835-1882), 3rd Baronet
Sir John Wedderburn (1700-1723), 3rd Baronet
Joseph Henry Maclagan Wedderburn FRSE FRS (1882-1948), Scottish-born, American mathematician, brother of Ernest Wedderburn
Robert William Maclagan Wedderburn (1947-1975), Scottish statistician who co-developed the generalized linear model methodology
Kenneth William Wedderburn QC (1927-2012), Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, a British Labour politician and member of the House of Lords
Sir Ernest Maclagan Wedderburn OBE DL, LL.D., DSc, FRSE, WS (1884-1958), Scottish lawyer and academic, Professor of Conveyancing in the University of Edinburgh (1922–35), Deputy Keeper of the Signet (1935–54), and Chairman of the General Council of Solicitors (1936–49)

The Wedderburn Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Aquila non captat muscas
Motto Translation: The eagle is no fly-catcher.

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 26) America voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1829 with 176 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/america/1829
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html