Origins of the WEDMORE Surname
The earliest Wedmore surname references are:- John de Wedmore appears in the Somerset Pleas for 1225 at Bemestane, possibly as the serjeant (sic) or bailiff. Adam de Wedmer' in the Somerset Pleas for 1242-43 for selling cloth illegally. William Wedmore appears in the Assize Rolls 1276 for Wiltshire. [PH Reaney and RM Wilson Dictionary of Surnames].