Charles Wedge (1746–1842), English farmer and surveyor, was the son of Sir Francis Wedge of Aqualate Park at Forton, Staffordshire, and the brother of John Wedge and Thomas Wedge. In 1776 he married Elizabeth Fletcher, at

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, London. They had seven surviving children. The second son was

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(1793–1872), emigrant to

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. Charles Wedge practised as a surveyor and assisted John Rennie in the construction of canals. He was often appointed a Commissioner of the Inclosures and also practised modern agricultural techniques on his farms at Little Wilbraham and

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, in Cambridgeshire. Charles Wedge died in 1842, aged 96 years. He is buried with his wife at St Mary’s Church,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wedge, Charles 1746 births 1842 deaths English farmers People from Forton, Staffordshire Burials in Cambridgeshire