Rebecca (Scott) Ledingham (abt. 1826 - 1898)

Born about 1826 in England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of George Ledingham — married 21 Jun 1850 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1898 at about age 72 in Moree, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Rebecca was born about 1824. She was the daughter of James Scott and Hannah Graves. She passed away in 1898.

Birth: about 1826 in London, England. Her father James Scott was a carpenter, and the family lived in Ward's Row, Bethnal Green according to the baptism record of her elder sister in 1824.

Migration: Rebecca migrated to Australia in 1833 on the Layton. Her age was recorded as 7 when she arrived on 17 December 1833 at Sydney, New South Wales, with her mother Hannah Scott age 28 and sisters [Hannah] Maria 10, and Jane Scott 5.

Marriage: 21 June 1850 to George Ledingham at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sydney, NSW, Australia.^[1]

They had children: ^[2]

• George Urial Ledingham 1852–1924
• Hannah Jane Elizabeth Ledingham 1854–1900
• Rebecca Ledingham 1857–1898
• Jane Elizabeth Ledingham 1859–1934
• Charles Henry Ledingham 1861–1946
• William Anderson Ledingham 1864–1941
• Mary Ledingham 1866–
• Helen Ledingham 1868–1953

Death: 19 September 1898 • Wallan near Moree, New South Wales.^[3]

Obituary, Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser, Saturday 24 September 1898:

Obituary.

Mrs. Rebecca Ledingham, a respected resident of the Moree district for the last 32 years, died at her residence, Wallon, on Sunday last, in her 71 year. The deceased was the mother of a large family, consisting of three sons and four daughters, the former being large and thriving selectors in the neighborhood. The funeral of the deceased, who had been a zealous member of the Church of England, took place on Tuesday, and was largely attended, there being 57 relatives of the deceased present. The Rev. Canon Sowter officiated at the grave. The late Mr. and Mrs. Ledingham first came to reside at Tarriaro, Namoi River, in 1850, where they kept an hotel for six years. In 1865 they went to reside at Ashley, but did not remain long there, moving to Wallon in 1866, where Mr. Ledingham died in 1872. When the husband of the deceased lady was dying he expressed a wish that they should be side by side in the same grave, and this wish was, on the decease of Mrs. Ledingham, religiously attended to. The deceased lady will be much missed by a large circle of friends to whom she endeared herself by the display of many estimable qualities.^[4]

Research Notes

Several trees have her birth 12 March, baptised 26 March 1824 in Hackney, London, England, however this appears to be another child Rebecca, father James Scott vellum binder, and wife Rebecca.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Marriages search page Marriage Registration: 132/1850 Vol 79 and 1925/1850 Vol 73C LEDINGHAM GEORGE SCOTT REBECCA JB (Presbyterian Sydney, St Andrew's Scots Church). Seen Vol 79: George Ledingham, "widower of New England" and Rebecca Scott "spinster of the same place and Sydney".
2. ↑ Children from https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/87346977/person/352232450399/facts (not checked)
3. ↑ Death: NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Deaths search page Death registration: LEDINGHAM REBECCA 10224/1898 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN MOREE
4. ↑ 1898 'Obituary.', The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser (NSW : 1898 - 1899), 24 September, p. 2. , viewed 18 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176725286
5. ↑ London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 for Rebecca Scott Hackney St Leonard, Shoreditch 1823-1824 Ancestry.com sharing link