[Index]
William Murdoch WESSLINK (1862 - 1938)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Joan Margaret WESSLINK ( - 1971)
Jean Telford WESSLINK (1892 - 1963)
Lilian May WESSLINK (1900 - 1990)
Patricia Nancy WESSLINK (1902 - )
Thomas Wallace WESSLINK (1903 - )
Phillip Murdoch WESSLINK (1905 - )
Judith WESSLINK (1906 - 1907)
Francis Gerald WESSLINK (1908 - 1991)
John Vincent (Jack) WESSLINK (1910 - 1975)
William Murdoch WESSLINK (1862 - 1938)

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Jessie Morrison WHITE (1861 - 1892)

Judith MCCARTHY ( - 1957)
Herman WESSLINK (1815 - 1886) Hendrick WESSLINK



Eliza (UNKNOWN)



Jane Dick HUNTER (1825 - 1906)












b. 1862 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
m. (1) 1888 Jessie Morrison WHITE (1861 - 1892) at Victoria, Australia
m. (2) 1899 Judith MCCARTHY ( - 1957) at Sydney, NSW, Australia
d. 1938 at Waverley, NSW, Australia aged 76
Near Relatives of William Murdoch WESSLINK (1862 - 1938)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Hendrick WESSLINK
Grandmother Eliza (UNKNOWN)

Father in Law Walter Hill WHITE abt 1827 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1907 North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 80
Mother in Law Janet MORRISON abt 1833 1890 North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 57
Father in Law Unknown MCCARTHY

Father Herman WESSLINK abt 1815 Hanover, Germany 1886 Hotham, Victoria, Australia 71
Mother Jane Dick HUNTER abt 1825 1906 Victoria, Australia 81

Self William Murdoch WESSLINK 1862 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1938 Waverley, NSW, Australia 76

Wife Jessie Morrison WHITE 1861 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1892 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 31
Wife Judith MCCARTHY 1957 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Daughter Joan Margaret WESSLINK 1971 Kogarah, NSW, Australia
Daughter Jean Telford WESSLINK 1892 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 1963 Victoria, Australia 71
Daughter Lilian May WESSLINK 1900 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 1990 Sunderland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 90
Daughter Patricia Nancy WESSLINK 1902 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Son Thomas Wallace WESSLINK 1903 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Son Phillip Murdoch WESSLINK 1905 Waverley, NSW, Australia
Daughter Judith WESSLINK 1906 Marrickville, NSW, Australia 1907 Ashfield, NSW, Australia 1
Son Francis Gerald WESSLINK 1908 Marrickville, NSW, Australia 1991 Sydney, NSW, Australia 83
Son John Vincent (Jack) WESSLINK 1910 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 1975 Sydney, NSW, Australia 65

Sister Grace Hunter WESSLINK 1848 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Sister Anne Dick WESSLINK 1849 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Brother Hugh WESSLINK abt 1852 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Brother Hendrick WESSLINK 1855 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1936 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 81
Brother Herman WESSLINK abt 1855 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Brother John Taylor WESSLINK 1857 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Brother Alexander Tod WESSLINK 1860 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1906 Victoria, Australia 46
Sister Helen Tod WESSLINK 1864 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1933 Essendon, Victoria, Australia 69
Sister Elizabeth Jane Hunter (Bessie) WESSLINK 1866 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Son in Law Victor Sperry MURPHY 1909 Granville, NSW, Australia 1994 Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Son in Law Andrew David DOTT abt 1886 1959 Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 73
Son in Law Herbert James FORD 1899 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 1947 Kogarah, NSW, Australia 48
Son in Law Roy Napier Verey DADSON 1901 Hampstead, London, England 1972 Torbay, Devon, England 71
Daughter in Law Doreen Mary RUSSELL
Daughter in Law Decima Doreen VASEY abt 1907 South Australia, Australia
Daughter in Law Colleen M STACK
Daughter in Law Mary Josephine MACMAHON

Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased

Nephew Archibald Romane WESSLINK 1889 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 1967 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 78
Niece Marion Romanes WESSLINK 1891 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 1979 Victoria, Australia 88
Niece Ruth WESSLINK 1893 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 1921 Victoria, Australia 28
Niece Margaret WESSLINK 1899 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 1983 Victoria, Australia 84
Nephew Henrick Herman WESSLINK 1902 Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Niece Jane Hunter Wesslink HARVEY

Brother in Law Phillip MCCARTHY 1900 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law Thomas MCCARTHY 1901 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sister in Law Margaret ROMANES abt 1861 1955 Victoria, Australia 94
Brother in Law John Robertson W HARVEY
Events in William Murdoch WESSLINK (1862 - 1938)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1862 William Murdoch WESSLINK was born Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Note 1
1881 19 Census 17 Cheyne St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Note 2 67
1886 24 Death of father Herman WESSLINK (aged 71) Hotham, Victoria, Australia Note 3 52, 60
1888 26 Married Jessie Morrison WHITE (aged 27) Victoria, Australia Note 4 52, 60
1892 30 Birth of daughter Jean Telford WESSLINK Prahran, Victoria, Australia Note 5 52
1892 30 Death of wife Jessie Morrison WHITE (aged 31) Prahran, Victoria, Australia Note 6 52, 60
1899 37 Married Judith MCCARTHY Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 7 52
1900 38 Birth of daughter Lilian May WESSLINK Chatswood, NSW, Australia Note 8 52
1902 40 Birth of daughter Patricia Nancy WESSLINK St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 9 52
1903 41 Birth of son Thomas Wallace WESSLINK Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia Note 10 52
1905 43 Birth of son Phillip Murdoch WESSLINK Waverley, NSW, Australia Note 11 52
1906 44 Birth of daughter Judith WESSLINK Marrickville, NSW, Australia Note 12 52
1906 44 Death of mother Jane Dick HUNTER (aged 81) Victoria, Australia Note 13 52, 60
1907 45 Death of daughter Judith WESSLINK (aged 1) Ashfield, NSW, Australia Note 14 52
1908 46 Birth of son Francis Gerald WESSLINK Marrickville, NSW, Australia Note 15 52
1910 48 Birth of son John Vincent (Jack) WESSLINK Burwood, New South Wales, Australia Note 16 52
1938 76 William Murdoch WESSLINK died Waverley, NSW, Australia Note 17 52, 60
Death of son Phillip Murdoch WESSLINK Note 18
Note 1: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: William Murdoch Wesslink
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1862
Birth Place: Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Father: Herman Wesslink
Mother: Jane Hunter
FHL Film Number: 6035516
Note 2: WEESLINK
Herman (65) c 1816, Hanover (British Subject) - Butler
Jane (55) c1826, Edinburgh
Alexander T (20) c 1861, Edinburgh - general clerk
William M (18) c 1863, Edinburgh - apprentice law clerk
Helen T (16) c 1865, Edinburgh - scholar
Elizabeth J H (14) c 1867, Edinburgh - scholar
Note 3: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Kerman Wesslink
Birth Year: abt 1816
Age: 70
Death Place: Hotham, Victoria
Father's name: Hendrich
Mother's name: Eliz Unknown
Registration Year: 1886
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 1893

The Argus (Melbourne) 11 Feb 1886
WESSLINK.—On the 10th inst., at his residence, Dry-
burgh-street, Hotham, Herman Wesslink, aged 71.
Note 4: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949
Name William Murdoch Wesslink
Spouse Name Jessie Morrison White
Marriage Place Victoria
Registration Place Victoria
Registration Year 1888
Registration Number 7873
Household Members
Name Age
Jessie Morrison White
William Murdoch Wesslink

The Argus (Melbourne) 17 Nov 1888
WESSLINK —WHITE. —On the 31st ult., at North Mel-
bourne, by the Rev. James T. Robertson, M.A.,
William Murdoch, youngest son of the late Herman
Wesslink, Hermanville, Carrol-street, North
Melbourne, and late of Edinburgh, Scotland, to
Jessie Morrison, second daughter of Walter White,
Esq., Dryburgh-street, North Melbourne.
Note 5: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Jean Telford Wesslink
Birth Date: Abt 1892
Birth Place: Prahran, Victoria
Registration Year: 1892
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Wm Murdock Wesslink
Mother: Jessie Morrison White
Registration Number: 7036
Note 6: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Name Jessie Morrison Wesslink
Birth Year abt 1862
Age 30
Death Place Prahran, Victoria
Father's Name White Walt
Mother's Name Janet Morrison
Registration Year 1892
Registration Place Victoria
Registration Number 7863


Leader (Melbourne) 28 May 1892
Wesslink.— On the 18th May, at the Federal Bank,
Prahran, the wife of W. Murdoch Wesslink, aged 30
years.
Note 7: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
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Name William M Wesslink
Spouse Name Judith M Mccarthy
Marriage Date 1899
Marriage Place New South Wales
Registration Place Sydney New South Wales
Registration Year 1899
Registration Number 7258
Household Members
Name Age
William M Wesslink
Note 8: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Lilian M Wesslink
Birth Date: 1900
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1900
Registration Place: Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Father: William M Wesslink
Mother: Judith M
Registration Number: 21135
Note 9: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Patricia N Wesslink
Birth Date: 1902
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1902
Registration Place: St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Father: William M Wesslink
Mother: Judith M
Registration Number: 16364
Note 10: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Thomas W Wesslink
Birth Date: 1903
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1903
Registration Place: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Father: William M Wesslink
Mother: Judith M
Registration Number: 24006
Note 11: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Philip M Wesslink
Birth Date: 1905
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1905
Registration Place: Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Father: William M Wesslink
Mother: Judith M
Registration Number: 18764
Note 12: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Judith M Wesslink
Birth Date: 1906
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1906
Registration Place: Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Father: William M Wesslink
Mother: Judith M
Registration Number: 36222
Note 13: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Jane Wesslink
Birth Year: abt 1825
Age: 81
Death Place: Sidney, Victoria
Father's name: Hunter
Mother's name: Jane Dick
Registration Year: 1906
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration Number: 7125


The Argus (Melbourne) 22 June 1906
WESSLINK.—On the 17th June, at her son's resi-
dence, 12 Motherwell-street. Hawksburn, Jane
Hunter Wesslink aged 81. (Interred Melbourne
Cemetery June 18, 1906.)
Note 14: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Judith M Wesslink
Death Date: 1907
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's name: William M
Mother's name: Judith M
Registration Year: 1907
Registration Place: Ashfield, New South Wales
Registration Number: 440
Note 15: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Francis G Wesslink
Birth Date: 1908
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1908
Registration Place: Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Father: William M Wesslink
Mother: Judith M
Registration Number: 26449
Note 16: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: John V Wesslink
Birth Date: 1910
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1910
Registration Place: Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Father: William M Wesslink
Mother: Judith M
Registration Number: 13133
Note 17: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: William Murdoch Wesslink
Death Date: 1938
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's name: Herman
Mother's name: Jane
Registration Year: 1938
Registration Place: Waverley, New South Wales
Registration Number: 4137

Sydney Morning Herald 14 March 1939
WESSLINK.-At his residence 5 Glen Ayr
Avenue Bondi, William Murdoch Wesslink. Aged
76 years. Privately interred at Catholic Ceme-
tery Rookwood on March 12 1938.
Note 18: POSSIBLE
Philip Murdoch Wesslink

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Name: Philip Murdoch Wesslink
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Pasadena, Mitcham City, South Australia, Australia
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Age at death 84
Personal Notes:
May 1889 - articles in the paper - William Murdoch leaving the Federal bank at Prahan to move to Sydney, George St Haymarket

May 1891 - returns as manager to Federal bank Prahan
Aug 1892 - resigns from bank in Prahan (following wife’s death)
1894 - in the bankruptcy courts
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949
Name William Murdoch Wesslink
Spouse Name Jessie Morrison White
Marriage Place Victoria
Registration Place Victoria
Registration Year 1888
Registration Number 7873
Household Members
Name Age
Jessie Morrison White
William Murdoch Wesslink
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
View Record
Name William M Wesslink
Spouse Name Judith M Mccarthy
Marriage Date 1899
Marriage Place New South Wales
Registration Place Sydney New South Wales
Registration Year 1899
Registration Number 7258
Household Members
Name Age
William M Wesslink
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: William Murdoch Wesslink
Death Date: 1938
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's name: Herman
Mother's name: Jane
Registration Year: 1938
Registration Place: Waverley, New South Wales
Registration Number: 4137
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 17 Nov 1888
WESSLINK —WHITE. —On the 31st ult., at North Mel-
bourne, by the Rev. James T. Robertson, M.A.,
William Murdoch, youngest son of the late Herman
Wesslink, Hermanville, Carrol-street, North
Melbourne, and late of Edinburgh, Scotland, to
Jessie Morrison, second daughter of Walter White,
Esq., Dryburgh-street, North Melbourne.
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 14 March 1939
WESSLINK.-At his residence 5 Glen Ayr
Avenue Bondi, William Murdoch Wesslink. Aged
76 years. Privately interred at Catholic Ceme-
tery Rookwood on March 12 1938.