Mary
Elizabeth
"Libby"
Attwell
formerly Wedderburn aka Amm
Born in Salem, Eastern Cape
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Hamilton Wedderburn
and Mary Jane (Croft) Amm
Sister of
Elizabeth Wedderburn, James Hamilton Wedderburn, Esther Ann (Wedderburn) Berrington, Margaret Quail (Wedderburn) Hill, Emma Louisa (Wedderburn) Lake and Charles Croft Amm [half]
Wife of
William Thomas James Attwell
— married
25 Apr 1865 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Ada (Attwell) Wood, William Hamilton Attwell, Bertha May (Attwell) Hill, Robert Percival Attwell, Cyril Archibald Attwell, Sydney Gordon Attwell, Horace Edgar Attwell and James Bertram Attwell
Died
at age 85
in Villiers, Frankfort, Orange Free State, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2016
This page has been accessed 128 times.
Biography
There is some doubt as to the existence of this Philip Amm.. The Wedderburn family tree questions the spelling of the surname. Did Mary even have a husband before Capt. Attwell?
Sources
- www.1820settlers.co.uk
[McArthur-306 : Ian McArthur - 28 Mar 2016]
- "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-C91W-P7P3-R?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9B5%3A1598062315 : 28 September 2018), 007735884 > image 842 of 1335; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
- "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-C91W-P7KW-H?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9B5%3A1598062315 : 12 September 2017), 007735884 > image 843 of 1335; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
- "South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration, 1902-1954", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:818S-YKT2 : 9 September 2020), Mary Elizabeth Wedderburn Attwell, 1930.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
Ron Morgan
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