Births Surnames Starting with A to H Surnames Starting with J to W Marriages Surnames Starting with A to D Surnames Starting with E to J Surnames Starting with K to P Surnames Starting with R to Y Deaths Surnames Starting with A to H Surnames Starting with J toW THE TOWN OF WAYLAND, Middlesex County, was formerly east Sudbury. April 10, 1780, a part of Sudbury was established as East Sudbury. March 11, 1835, the name of the town of East Sudbury was changed to Wayland. April 26, 1850, bounds between Wayland and Natick were established. Popoulation by Census: 1790 (U.S.), 801; 1800 (U.S.), 835; 1810 (U.S.), 824; 1820 (U.S.), 962; 1830 (U.S.), 944; 1840 (U.S.), 998; 1850 (U.S.), 1115; 1855 (State),1178; 1860 (U.S.), 1188; 1865 (State),1137; 1870 (U.S.), 1240; 1875 (State),1766; 1880 (U.S.), 1962; 1885 (State),1946; 1890 (U.S.), 2060; 1895 (State),2026; 1900 (U.S.), 2303; 1905 (State),2220.   EXPLANATIONS 1. WHEN places other than Wayland and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. 2. In all records the original spelling is followed. 3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual might be found under different spellings. 4. Marriages and intentions of marriages are printed under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed; and where a marriage appears without the intention recorded, it is designated with an asterisk. 5. Additional information which does not appear in the originnal text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used to show the difference in the spelling of a name in the same entry, to indicate the maiden name of a wife, to enclose an imperfect portion of the original text, and to separate clauses in the original text__such as the birthplace of a parent in late records. 6. WHEN places other than Wayland and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. 7. In all records the original spelling is followed. 8. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual might be found under different spellings. 9. Marriages and intentions of marriages are printed under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed; and where a marriage appears without the intention recorded, it is designated with an asterisk. 10. Additional information which does not appear in the originnal text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used to show the difference in the spelling of a name in the same entry, to indicate the maiden name of a wife, to enclose an imperfect portion of the original text, and to separate clauses in the original text__such as the birthplace of a parent in late records. Abbreviations used a. - age abt. - about b. - born ch. - child chn. children Co. - County C.R.1. - church record, First Unitarian C.R.2. - church record, Evangelical Trinitarian d. - daughter; died; day Dea. - Deacon dup. - duplicate entry G.R.1. - gravestone record, North Cemetery G.R.2. - gravestone record, Center Cemetery G.R.3. - gravestone record, Lakeview Cemetery G.R.4. - gravestone record, Draper private lot, Tower Hill h. - husband hrs. - hours inf. - infant int. - publishment of intentions of marriage Jr. - junior m. married; month min. - minutes M.R. - Middlesex County Record rec. - recorded s. Son Sr. - senior w. - wife; week wid. - widow widr. - widower y. year