Ebenezer Wedd (1789 - 1852)

Husband of Mary (Stockbridge) Wedd — married 17 Nov 1816 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England

Descendants

Died 1852 at about age 63 in Mt Alexander, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Ebenezer Wedd was born in 1789.^{[citation needed]}

He married Mary Stockbridge on 17 November 1816 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England.^[1] Their children were:

• William Stockbridge Wedd (1817–1890)^[2]
• Joseph Wedd (1818–1890)^{[citation needed]}
• Thomas Wedd (1820–?)^{[citation needed]}
• Elizabeth Henrietta Wedd (1822–1884)^{[citation needed]}
• Mary Wedd (1824–1855)^{[citation needed]}
• Peter Wedd (1827–1893)^{[citation needed]}
• Ruth Wedd (1829–1861)^{[citation needed]}
• Matilda Ann Wedd (1832–1913)^{[citation needed]}
• Sarah Wedd (1834–1896)^{[citation needed]}

Ebenezer migrated to Australia, arriving on 26 June 1850 on the 'Bussorah Merchant'.^[3]

Ebenezer died in 1852 in Mt Alexander, Victoria.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1599-1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLB9-ZN41 : 17 March 2018), Ebenezer Wedd and Mary Stockbridge, 17 Nov 1816; citing Marriage, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Library, England; FHL microfilm 2,358,010.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK35-T2R : 10 April 2021), Ebenezer Wedd in entry for William Wedd, 1821.
3. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923

   Name: Ebenezer Wedd

   Arrival Age: 57

   Birth Date: abt 1793

   Departure Place: London Plymouth Cowes

   Arrival Date: 26 Jun 1850

   Arrival Place: Geelong, Point Henry and Victoria, Australia

   Ship: Bussorah Merchant