There are no WEDLAKEs indexed in 1870 Michigan (checked three sources). In 1880, there is only one family, Charles and Catherine WEDLAKE, who are too young to have been William's parents. Also, the GAZETTE reads "William WEDLAKE, late of Redruth, Cornwall . . . This tells me that he had not been in the US very long. RC

Here is the 1880 Federal Census .......looks like Charles is a miner. Census Place: 2nd Ward, Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan Source: FHL Film 1254593 National Archives Film T9-0593 Page 236D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Charles WEDLAKE Self M M W 40 ENG Occ: Miner Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Catherine WEDLAKE Wife F M W 37 ENG Occ: Keeping House Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Charles WEDLAKE Son M S W 19 ENG Occ: Miner Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Frederick WEDLAKE Son M S W 15 ENG Occ: Laborer Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Julia CONDON Other F S W 21 MI Occ: Servant Fa: IRE Mo: IRE William AYERS Other M S W 30 ENG Occ: Engineer Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Solomon POLKINGHORNE Other M M W 23 ENG Occ: Miner Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Thomas KEWLEY Other M M W 40 ISLE OF MAN Occ: Miner Fa: ISLE OF MAN Mo: ISLE OF MAN William TATES Other M M W 25 ISLE OF MAN Occ: Miner Fa: ISLE OF MAN Mo: ISLE OF MAN Thomas ENDEY Other M M W 25 ENG Occ: Miner Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Antoine GAUTKAWATZ Other M S W 28 GER Occ: Shoemaker Fa: GER Mo: GER James HOOPER Other M S W 19 ENG Occ: Laborer Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Richard HANCOCK Other M S W 20 ENG Occ: Miner Fa: ENG Mo: ENG Absolam HANCOCK Other M M W 30 ENG Occ: Miner Fa: ENG Mo: ENG ----- Original Message ----- From: <User392423@aol.com> To: <MIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [MIGEN] Wedlake surname > There are no WEDLAKEs indexed in 1870 Michigan (checked three sources). In > 1880, there is only one family, Charles and Catherine WEDLAKE, who are too young > to have been William's parents. Also, the GAZETTE reads "William WEDLAKE, > late of Redruth, Cornwall . . . This tells me that he had not been in the US > very long. RC > > >