January 2011 Update to RootsWeb Surname List New and Modified Surnames starting with W - To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names). how to submit surnames, etc., visit http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ - Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information. Entries are formatted as follows: Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag Surname: The surname being researched Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information. Date2: The most recent date. Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed. Comments: Additional information (not always included) Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter. Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/ OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter? It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below. ===================================== 1 February 2011 Wack 1705 1991 ELS,DEU>CLE,OH USA walt21 Wagener 1859 2010 LUX>IL>ND,USA JohnTAK Waite 1826 Canada youngck Walker 1818 1893 PA,USA jmcilnay Walker 1820 now SC,AL peatonc Wallin 1700 1800 from Sweden to UK Brockhurst , in the Parish of Monks Kirby, Warwickshire loudon42 Wallin 1790 possibly migrated to US abt 1838 father of James Wallin; occupation gardener loudon42 Wallin 1812 1840 from Kidderminster to Yonkers, NY abt 1839 Eliza Cooper & James Wallin m in Kidderminster 1838; carpet weaver loudon42 Walter 1715 Now MD>StMarysCo,MD>WarrenCo,VA>RappahannockCo,VA MWV Walters 1838 1972 BAD-WUE,DEU>CLE,OH walt21 Want 1800 Russia>Il > Mo khtwd6 Ward 1922 1988 UK, RBC123 Wareham 1902 1994 SalmonCove,Nfld.>GlaceBayNS>Galt, ON. Canada dapperda Watson 1760 migrated from Scotland to Ireland expert curler; came from Scotland to Ireland to engage in a match; married Eliza Kilgore in Ireland;Steward on the estate of Marquis of Abercorn in Newtonstewart loudon42 Watson 1807 14 Aug 1862; dep: Liverpool; arr: New York, ship: Emerald Isle Samuel Watson born abt 1807 in Aghafad, Arstraw, Tyrone, N. Ireland. 17 children; Gamekeeper on Blessington Abercorn estate Newtownstewart; Yonkers: employed as a hostler; loudon42 Weaver 1700 1930 PA>OH>IL.GA jcall001 Webber 1860 1920 Somerset Tout, Hole, Morrell swami Weber 1900 Holland>PA,USA Brashaw Webster 1700 2010 Pa>Ohio,USA Keg12345 Weikamp 1820 1972 BAD-WUE,DEU>CLE,OH walt21 Wellborn 1600 present va>sc>ga>al, usa ga>, Cleburne Co., Al >TX chiefphl Wellman 1700 2011 England>Tasmania>Australia Convict 1830 to Tasmania cooper55 Wermuth 1826 now Munder,Germany>Newburg,WI>Farmington,WI>Mauston,WI wiscgirl Wesley 1898 now va>ms>la rhinda West 1700 2010 Philadelphia>Ohio,USA Keg12345 Weston Prior to 1700 CT-MA USA vistaca Wetzel 1783 now Dauphin Co, PA>IL>SD>ND Wilhlem Wetzel b. 1751 m. Anna Barbara Wagner kaysmith Whitt 1898 1950 Montgomery Co, VA eb43ly Wiesinger 1900 present Munich-Bavaria, Austria,Germany Looking for my mother -in- laws family Karolina Wiesinger mlafave Wiesinger 1950 present Munich- Bavaria, Austria, Germany Rudy Wiesinger Karolina's oldest son mlafave Williams 1750 1950 AnsonCo,ChesterfieldCo,USA Could have come from any surrounding counties lail1234 Williamson 1600 present va>wv>nc>al, usa moore co., nc to Cleburne Co., Al. chiefphl Williamson 1872 1935 IL>MO>KS crissyb Willner 1846 1882 Stettin,OPRU>Trebenow,Pribbernow,OPRU>Juneau County,WI wiscgirl Wiseman 1852 1938 WV,USA WrennCE Wolterstorff 1840 ? Mecklenburg Germany Great grandfather lakeshor Wolterstorff 1878 1963 Wisconsin grandfatherWolterstorff lakeshor Woodard 1866 2008 NC>TN>CA Cannot find info prior to 1866 sjwoodar Woolin 1650 1800 Eckington, Derbyshire (DBY) rprobert Wright 1808 1853 NFK>SFK sweeeet1 See directions at the top of this message for information on how to retrieve the submitters' contact information.