Andrew Fergusson Fleming (1858 - 1937)

Born 9 Nov 1858 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ingerine Marianna (Wessing) Fleming — married 30 Jan 1883 in Hafayels, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1937 at age 78 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Biography

Andrew Fleming was born in Scotland.

Andrew Fergusson Fleming was born on the 9th of November, 1858, in Wood of Auchenland, Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Scotland, the 8th of 12 children of John Taylor Fleming and Letitia Elizabeth Fergusson.^[1]

At 1, on the 25th of June, 1860, his brother George Fergusson Fleming was born in Penninghame Parish, Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

At 2, in 1861, he was at Coat House, Barnkirk, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, with his family.^[2]

At 3, on the 8th of October, 1862, his sister Mary Ann Margaret Fleming was born in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

At 5, on the 13th of December, 1863, his brother James Fleming was born in Penninghame Parish, Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.^[3]

At 6, on the 10th of May, 1865, his sister Susannah Fleming was born in Penninghame Parish, Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.^[4]

At 12, in 1871, he was living at 34 Albert Street, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire with his family.^[5]

At 19, on the 21st of June, 1878, he sailed, with his family, in the Largo Bay ship, from Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, arriving at Adelaide, South Australia on 20 September 1878.

The Largo Bay departed from Greenock, Glasgow 21 Jun 1878 and arrived Pt Adelaide 20 Sep 1878 Your Fleming Family are listed in three sections as all the children were of an age to be classified separately as adults Families Ticket no 298 FLEMING John 48 Ag Lab FLEMING Letitia 48 Single Males Ticket No 298 FLEMING James 14 Ord Lab with Family FLEMING John 22/23 Ord Lab FLEMING Joseph 21 Ord Lab FLEMING Andrew 19 Ord Lab FLEMING George 17 Ord Lab Single Females Ticket 298 FLEMING Mary A/Mary Ann 15 Dau FLEMING Susan 12 Dau A couple of minor differences between different lists Some John was 22 others 23 - Mary A on one Mary Ann on another All listed as embarking and disembarking. The only other piece of information is that all were "Scotch"

At 21, in 1880, he went with his brother George to Otago on contract work putting a cutting through on a new section of railway line near Outram West Taieri, Otago, New Zealand. He returned to Adelaide, and George remained.^[7]

At 24, on the 30th of January, 1883, he married Ingerine Mary Wessing at his residence at Hafayels, Adelaide, South Australia.^[8]

At 25, In 1884, he and Mary were resident at 8 Halifax St, Adelaide, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 25, on the 16th of January, 1884, his daughter Mary Fleming was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 27, on the 7th of November, 1885, his son Andrew John James Fleming was born in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 29, on the 1st of July, 1888, his son John Fleming was born in South Australia, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 31, on the 19th of October, 1890, his son Henry Fleming was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.^[9]

At 34, on the 27th of March, 1893, his daughter Olga Constance Fleming was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 39, in 1898, his brother James Fleming died in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at 34.^{[citation needed]}

At 40, on the 9th of October, 1898, his mother Letitia Elizabeth Fergusson died in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, at 76.^[10]

At 45, on the 20th of May, 1904, his father John Taylor Fleming died in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 48, in 1907, his sister Mary Ann Margaret Fleming died in Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 53, on the 6th of September, 1912, his sister Elizabeth Hewitson Fleming died in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

At 70, in 1929, his wife Ingerine Marianna Wessing died, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, at 69.^{[citation needed]}

At 71, on the 5th of July, 1925, his daughter Mary died in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, at 41.^{[11][citation needed]}

At 71, on the 26th of August, 1930, his brother Joseph Ferguson Fleming died in The District Hospital, Municipality of Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, at 73.^{[citation needed]}

At 75, in 1934, his brother George Fergusson Fleming died in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, at 74.

At 76, in 1935, his daughter Mary Fleming died in South Australia, Australia, at 41.^{[citation needed]}

At 77, on the 20th of March, 1936, his brother John Fleming died in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, at 80.^[12]

At 77, on the 28th of July, 1936, his son Andrew John James Fleming died in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia, at 50.^{[citation needed]}

At 78, on the 7th of October, 1937, he died in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. and was buried on the 9th of October, 1937, in Tasmania, Australia.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" Name Andrew Fergusson Fleming Gender Male Birth Date 09 Nov 1858 Birth Place Wigtown,Wigtown,Scotland FHL Film Number 6035516 Household Members Andrew Fergusson Fleming Letitia Fergusson James Fleming
2. ↑ "1861 Scotland Census" Name Andrew Fleming[User-submitted-comment] Age 2 Estimated Birth Year abt 1859 Relationship Son Father's Name John Hening Mother's Name Felitia Hening Gender Male Where born Wigtown, Wigtownshire RegistrationNumber 895 Registration district Penninghame Civil parish Penninghame Town Newton Stewart County Wigtownshire Address Coat House Barnkirk ED 9 Household schedule number 3 Line 1 Roll CSSCT1861_148
3. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ5V-16G : 12 February 2020), James Fleming, 1863.
4. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQWW-C5D : 12 February 2020), Susannah Fleming, 1865.
5. ↑ "1871 Scotland Census" Name Andrew Fleming Age 12 Estimated Birth Year abt 1859 Relationship Son Father's Name John Fleming Mother's Name Letitia Fleming Gender Male Where born Wigtown, Wigtownshire Registration Number 895 Registration district Penninghame Civil parish Penninghame Town Newton Stewart County Wigtownshire Address 34 Albert St ED 1 Household schedule number 91 Line 8 Roll CSSCT1871_190
6. ↑ "RootsChat.com forum."
7. ↑ Ian Fleming records
8. ↑ "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950" Name Andrew Ferguson Fleming Father's Name John Fleming Spouse Name Mary Wessing Spouse's Father's Name Peter Wessing Marriage Date 30 Jan 1883 Marriage Place Res Of A F Fleming Adelaide Registration Place Adelaide South Australia Page number 412 Volume Number 134 Household Members Andrew Ferguson Fleming
9. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-Q8ZS : 13 March 2020), Henry Fleming, 9 Oct 1890; citing Birth 9 Oct 1890, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, line #173990, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 4,032,709.
10. ↑ Legacy NFS Source: Letitia Ferguson - Government record: Birth record or certificate: death: 9 November 1898; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
11. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees.
12. ↑ Legacy NFS Source: John Fleming - Government record: death: 20 March 1936; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
13. ↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1829-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYT-HN6C : 2 September 2016), Andrew Ferguson Fleming, 09 Oct 1937; citing Burial, Tasmania, Australia, Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office, Hobart.