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Wedderburn History

Miscellaneous Resources

This list  includes Weatherburn, Wedderburn and also some names related to these families.   Margaret’s files contain a wealth of information including trees and documentation from other researchers.     Contact us for more details.


Wedderburn of Pearsie:

Letter from David Wedderburn to Capt John Wedderburn  - Feb 1775

Letter from David Wedderburn to Robert Wedderburn of Pearsie - Sept 1775

Letter from David Wedderburn to brother Charles in India -Jan  1776

Letter from David & James Webster to Charles Wedderburn - Dec 1776

Letter from David Wedderburn to brother Charles in India -Jan 1778

Letter from David Wedderburn to brother Charles in India (part) - 1778

Letter from David Wedderburn to brother Charles in India - Dec 1778

Letter from David Wedderburn to brother Charles in India - May 1779

Letter from David Wedderburn to brother Charles in India - Feb 1780

Letter from David Wedderburn to brother Charles in India - Jan 1782

Letter from David Wedderburn to brother Charles in India - Dec 1783

Letter from Elizabeth Wedderburn to Charles Wedderburn of Pearsie - Sep 1787

Letter from Thomas Webster to Robert Wedderburn of Pearsie - Oct 1779

Letter from James Webster to Charles Wedderburn of Pearsie - Nov 1787

Letter from James Webster to Charles Wedderburn of Pearsie - Apr 1788

Letter from James Webster to Charles Wedderburn of Pearsie - Jan 1789

Letter from James Webster to Charles Wedderburn of Pearsie - Dec 1789

Letters from Messrs John Ogilvie & Son to Charles Wedderburn -Sep 1804

Letter from Messrs John Ogilvie & Son to Charles Wedderburn - Oct 1804

Letter from Dr Alexander Stormonth to Charles Wedderburn - Nov 1821

Excerpts from letters by James & Frances Wedderburn-Webster to Charles Wedderburn - 1817-1827


Miscellaneous booklets which can be checked but not copied :

Halkett and Wedderburn - a family tree including both names, author unknown and not yet verified.

Annals of the Bush - re Glencourse Midlothian - a book written by John S Abernethy in 1930

Observations on the Exercise of Riflemen - by Sergeant Wedderburn of the 95th Rifle Regiment - written 1804

The pearsie Portraits - by A S M-Wedderburn.


Research papers compiled by Margaret (please quote the reference number):

 Ref  

2     Forbes, John    -   of Boyndlie and family

22   Maclagan-Wedderburn    -   Relation to Stormonth-Darling – unknown author

26   Maitland, Frederick Lewis   -   Connections to Scrymgeour and Wedderburn

9     McKenzie, Alexander  -   b 1802 Ross & Cromarty - biographical notes

14   McKenzie, Alexander   -  b 1802 – Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty - further information

16   Mckenzies of Gairloch

1     Philp, Robert   -   possible connections to Wedderburn

23   Read, Katherine   -   Court Paintress, a Wedderburn relation

36   The Wedderburns of Gosford  -    A study of this family

12   Weatherburn, Alexander   -    b.c. 1820 and his descendants

6     Weatherburn, Elisha aka Elias  -   short biography

35   Weatherburn, Henry   -   Tavern-keeper of Williamsburg, Virginia

13   Weatherburn, Joseph   -   b 1882, Edinburgh, died New Jersey

5     Weatherburn, Margaret  -    b 1823 – research notes

10   Weatherburn, Robert  -    b abt 1791,   possible descendants and antecendants

28   Weatherburn, Robert   -   obituaries,died 1919

11   Weatherburn, Robert Nesbit  -   bc 1824 and his descendants

24   Wedderburn of Balindean  -    possible relationship to Trotter family.

21   Wedderburn v Wedderburn   -   1838-1839 – Case in Chancery

4     Wedderburn, Aleaxnder  -   biographical notes

3     Wedderburn, Alexander   -   thoughts about link between him and Sir David Wedderburn of Balindean

32   Wedderburn, Christopher  -    an investigation into his work on the railway.

18   Wedderburn, James   -    of Inchmarlo

25   Wedderburn, James   -    b 1751, his links to Scrymgeour family

29   Wedderburn, John   -  1760 – Court case of John of Greenfield against John Keith of Eyemouth

33   Wedderburn, John (Dr)   -   of Idvies, b c 1678

8     Wedderburn, Joseph  -   b 1810 – short biography

27   Wedderburn, Katherine   -  Links between Scrymgeour, Hewett and Eatson families

20   Wedderburn, Peter -  bc 1807,  military career

34   Wedderburn, Peter   -  Soldier’s documents dated 1828

31   Wedderburn, Robert     Copy of “the Horrors of Slavery”: dedicated to William Wilberforce

7     Wedderburn, William  -   b 1779 – his army career

15   Wedderburn, William   -  investigation into possible relationship to James Wedderburn of Inchmarlo

17   Wedderburn, William   -  summary of his military career (1897 onwards)

19   Wedderburn, William   -  references to his drill manual (1804)

30   Wedderburn, William   -  b 1779 – research into his possible ancestry