Born in Salem, Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Thomas Croft I
and Mary (Hancock) Croft
Sister of
Clarissa Ann Seadon (Croft) Hill [half], Charles Thomas Croft II and Elizabeth (Croft) Wedderburn
Wife of
George Hamilton Wedderburn
— married
2 Nov 1841 in Salem
Wife of
Philip Amm
— married
about 1860 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Wedderburn, James Hamilton Wedderburn, Mary Elizabeth (Wedderburn) Attwell, Esther Ann (Wedderburn) Berrington, Margaret Quail (Wedderburn) Hill, Emma Louisa (Wedderburn) Lake and Charles Croft Amm
Died
at age 51
in Grahamstown, Cape Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2013
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Contents |
Biography
- Mary Jane Amm (Croft)
- Also Known As: "Wedderburn"
- Birthdate: November 2, 1821 (51)
- Birthplace: Salem, Cape Province, South Africa
- Death: March 2, 1873 (51)
- Salem, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Place of Burial: Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Immediate Family:
- Daughter of Charles Thomas Croft, SV/PROG and Mary Hancock, SM/PROG
- Wife of George Wedderburn and Phillip Amm, Sr.
- Mother of James Hamilton Wedderburn; Mary Elizabeth (Libby) Wedderburn; Esther Ann Wedderburn; Margaret Quail Wedderburn and Emma Louisa Wedderburn
- Sister of Charles Thomas Croft; Elizabeth Croft and Celia Croft
- Half sister of Clarissa Ann Seadon Croft
Sources
- "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-MQMF-J?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZG%3A1598082380 : 12 June 2018), 007844946 > image 252 of 2135; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added by Sharon Rabie on 8/4/2022.
- https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Amm/296707549880006375
[McArthur-306 : Ian McArthur - 26 Aug 2017]
- [1] mention of George Wedderburn death Nov 1873
- [2] "Monday 23 April 1866 MARRIED at Salem, April 18, by the Rev John Smith, Thomas Frederic, eldest son of Mr. Thomas BERRINGTON, Sidbury Park, to Esther Ann, second daughter of the late Mr. Geo. WEDDERBURN and step daughter of Mr. P. AMM, Lindale."
- [3]
"Friday 28 April 1865 MARRIED in Commemoration Chapel on the 25th inst by the Rev T. Guard, William T.J. ATTWELL to Mary Elizabeth WEDDERBURN, step daughter of Mr. P. AMM of this city."
"Mar. 20, at Graham's Town, Mr. P. AMM, sen, to Mrs. Mary WEDDERBURN, of Linsdale, daughter of T.C. CROFT.'
"DEPOT Genealogical Society of SA DESCRIPTION Amm, No Name - Gravestone. STARTING 0000 ENDING 18730302 REMARKS Old Grahamstown Cemetery, Grahamstown, Western Cape. SUMMARY + No Name Amm, formerly Wedderburn. Died 02-03-1873. Aged 51 years. Widow of George Wedderburn. "
Footnotes
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Mike Bell for creating Croft-323 on 15 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Mike and others.
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Father Charles Thomas Croft Mother Mary Hancock Husband 1 George Wedderburn Husband 2 Philip Amm