How did Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia, get its name?
Wauchope was named by Capt. Robert Andrew Wauch (1786-1866) who called his property Wauchope. He simply used the original form of the family name. His Father was Captain Robert Wauch (1761-1817), who was born on the family estate, Niddrie Marischal, in the immediate vicinity of Edinburgh quite close to Craigmillar Castle, famous for its association with Mary Queen of Scots. Actually this Captain Robert Wauch s name was originally Wauchope – the true family name – but after the death of his father, a quarrel ensued over shares of the estates, and the matter finally ended up in the Court of Scotland. Losing the legal battle, the embittered Captain retired to his portion, Foxhall, and thenceforth dropped the ope, retaining the abbreviated form which he passed on to his descendants, including his son, Robert Andrew, the founder of Wauchope NSW Australia. There it is pronounced War-hope. The station of Wauchope in the Northern Territory of Australia is pronounced Walk-up, which is the Gaeli
