Velvick- Family name Fieldwick/Feldwick to Velvick

[Velvickwho]

I am researching the surname Velvick and was told that is came from the surname Fieldwick/Feldwick. I cannot find anything about this name change but I do know that the name Velvick has much history in Kent, England. Can anyone help with my research on Velvick? Even just a little. 
Thanks

[DavidTaylor]

Hello:

Can't really help on this name, but I just found that I may be linked into it.. I thought it might be a foreign name but I googled it and saw the same thing you mention about it possible deriving from another name.. Also, I noticed a couple of people changed it to VELVET.. I suppose it was easier to do that than keep correcting people...

Possible Marriage for Elizabeth MUCKAWAY, St Mildred, Tenterden to John VELVICK,  16 May 1828

Does this marriage ring a bell?

[trish1120]

Earliest VELVICK's I can find came from Sussex (Familysearch.Org).
FreeREG has Baptisms for the name late 1500's
Using soundex we have even earlier Baptisms under VELFICK/VELDECK
A lot of them are in Kent late 1700's.

Can you give us a DOB/POB for your earliest Velvick in your Tree please Velvickwho?

Trish

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[DavidTaylor]

Maybe he will get an email notification and come back on!

[Velvickwho]

@DavidTaylor
I have a John Velvick who died in Australia 29 April 1833 that may or may not married. I have not really searched too much into him but read this article it is very interesting. This may be the John Velvick you are looking for.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yagan
I also have one other John Velvick born 1750 in England and is the father of the aforementioned John Velvick. I will dig a little about Elizabeth Muckaway and post again.
Do you have DOB/DOD, Parents, siblings or any other information on John and Elizabeth?
Thanks!

[Velvickwho]

@trish1120
I have the following:
John Velvick Born about 1750 -England

His sons were
John DOB unk DOD 29 April 1833 Austrailia, Thomas DOB unk DOD 29 April 1833 Austrailia and William DOB about 1770 Tenterden, Kent, England DOD 03 Sept 1882 in West Austrailia. He married Margaret Jury 23 July 1793 in Tenterden, Kent, England. I am a decendant of William and Margaret they are my 4th great grandparents.

I have not logged online in a little over a year but I do follow posts. 
I can trace my lineage to William with 100% certainty but I have left off researching past John Velvick 1750 because I am focusing on my mother's side of the family.
I have found the Velvick's in England, South Africa, Australia and USA under various name changes.

[DavidTaylor]

Thats a fascinating story! I have nothing that exciting in my line. just a bunch of farmers and plumbers haha!

This was the John I was looking at..

Possible Marriage for Elizabeth MUCKAWAY, St Mildred, Tenterden to John VELVICK,  16 May 1828

1851 Census Elizabeth VELVICK is born c 1798 Halden, Kent. Husband John is much older c 1775 Hawkhusrt, Kent.
They are living in Etchingham, Sussex
1841 they are under Velvet

Wouldn't be the fellow who died in Australia 1833 since he was on the 1851 UK census, but I'm sure there is a link.

[trish1120]

Hi velvick who;

I am a bit confused here?

I seethe Marriage of William/Margaret 1793 but you have him dying 1882 in W.A?

The only Childrens Christenings of a William/Margaret VELVICK I can find were;
GEORGE 08 Feb 1794
MARY 28 Feb 1796
Both Christened in Tenterden, Kent
Then in Rye, Sussex;
WILLIAM 02 Nov 1800***
MARGARET 23 Jan 1803
SOLOMAN 11 Oct 1807
CHARLOTTE 19 March 1809
CAROLINE 03 March 1811
JOHN 18 June 1813***
(Source Famiysearch.Org)

I cant find a Tom/Thomas to them but there is plenty of space to fit between the others Christenings.

GEORGE Married Lisha BLACKMAN  1813
MARY Married James AUSTEN 1819
Both in Tenterden, Kent
(FreeREG)

Interestingly FreeREG has this Baptism;
Caroline VELVICK, 30 Sept 1821, All Saints, Woodchurch, Kent
Mother Grace WALLER
Father William VELDICK
Illegitimate, Grace Waller  a Servant
Father reputedly William Veldick, a Labourer of Tentenden

Cheers,
Trish