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Where did the English Wedlock family come from? What is the English Wedlock family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wedlock family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wedlock family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Woodlock, Woodlake, Woodloch, Woodlach, Wudlock, Wudlake, Wouldlock, Wouldlake, Wedlock, Woodluck and many more.

First found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1180 when Turstin, son of Wudelach, held estates in the shire.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wedlock research. Another 279 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1225, 1455, and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wedlock History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Wedlock Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Wedlock family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 174 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

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  4. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  5. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  6. Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
  7. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  8. Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
  9. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Wedlock Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wedlock Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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