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Family of James Smith and Hannah Unknown

James Smith.

Born: date and place unknown
Married: Hannah Unknown, date and place unknown
Died: date and place unknown

Spouse - Hannah Unknown.

Born: date and place unknown
Married: James Smith, date and place unknown
Died: date and place unknown

Research:
7 Jul 1791: James Smith married Hannah Cowlar at Newport, Essex, England, which ties in with the birth of James Smith, who was baptised 19 Aug 1792 at Elmdon, Essex, England (see no 1 below)
10 May 1818: James and Hannah gave their consent for their daughter Hannah to marry James Pledger
15 Nov 1832: James Smith, buried, aged 72, Elmdon, Essex, England
20 Jul 1842: James and Hannah were not listed as living on the convict papers of their son Benjamin on his arrival in Hobart

James Smith and Hannah Unknown had the following children:

  1. James Smith.

    Born: abt 1792, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, baptism, D/P 13/1/2, 19 Aug 1792, image 29, Elmdon)
    Baptised: 19 Aug 1792, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, baptism, D/P 13/1/2, 19 Aug 1792, image 29, Elmdon)
    Died: Oct 1792, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, burial, D/P 13/1/2, 28 Oct 1792, image 42, Elmdon)
    Buried: 28 Oct 1792, St Nicholas Churchyard Cemetery, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, burial, D/P 13/1/2, 28 Oct 1792, image 42, Elmdon)

  2. John Smith.

    Born: abt 1793, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, baptism, D/P 13/1/2, 19 Aug 1792, image 29, Elmdon)
    Baptised: 25 Nov 1793, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, baptism, D/P 13/1/2, 19 Aug 1792, image 29, Elmdon)
    Died: Mar 1794, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: John Smith,  burial, D/P13/1/2, 12 Mar 1794, image 42, Elmdon)
    Buried: 12 Mar 1794, St Nicholas Churchyard Cemetery, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: John Smith, burial, D/P13/1/2, 12 Mar 1794, image 42, Elmdon)

  3. Joseph Smith.

    Born: abt 1795, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Joseph Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/2, 30 Aug 1795, image 30, Elmdon)
    Baptised: 30 Aug 1795, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Joseph Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/2, 30 Aug 1795, image 30, Elmdon)
    Died: Jul 1806, Dagenham, ESS, England (EPR: Joseph Smith, burial, D/P 69/1/3,  11 Jul 1806, image 206, Dagenham)
    Buried: 11 Jul 1806, St Peter & Paul Churchyard Cemetery, Dagenham, ESS, England (EPR: Joseph Smith, burial, D/P 69/1/3, 11 Jul 1806, image 206, Dagenham)

  4. James Smith.

    Born: abt 1797, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/2, 25 Jun 1797, image 31, Elmdon)
    Baptised: 25 Jun 1797, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/2, 25 Jun 1797, image 31, Elmdon)
    Died: Aug 1797, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, burial, D/P3/1/2, 27 Aug 1797, image 427, Elmdon)
    Buried: 27 Aug 1797, St Nicholas Churchyard Cemetery, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: James Smith, burial, D/P3/1/2, 27 Aug 1797, image 427, Elmdon)

  5. Samuel Smith.

    Born: abt 1798, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Samuel Smith, baptism, D/P13/1/2, 25 Dec 1798, image 32, Elmdon)
    Baptised: 25 Dec 1798, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Samuel Smith, baptism, D/P13/1/2, 25 Dec 1798, image 32, Elmdon)
    Died: Nov 1801, Elmdon, ESS, England; aged 3 (EPR: Samuel Smith, burial, D/P13/1/2, 24 Nov 1801, image 43, Elmdon)
    Buried: 24 Nov 1801, St Nicholas Churchyard Cemetery, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Samuel Smith, burial, D/P13/1/2, 24 Nov 1801, image 43, Elmdon)

  6. Sarah Smith.

    Born: abt 1801, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Sarah Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/2, 24 May 1801, image 33, Elmdon)
    Baptised: 24 May 1801, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Sarah Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/2, 24 May 1801, image 33, Elmdon)
    Died: Despite research, no further information has been found regarding her life or the circumstances of her death

  7. Hannah Smith.

    Baptised: 17 Nov 1802, Elmdon, Essex, England

  8. Daniel Smith.

    Born: abt 1804, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Daniel Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/4, no 27/1804, image 5, Elmdon)
    Baptised: 27 Jul 1804, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Daniel Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/4, no 27/1804, image 5, Elmdon)
    Died: Jul 1804, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Daniel Smith, burial, D/P3/1/4, no 127/1804, image 37, Elmdon)
    Buried: 31 Jul 1804, St Nicholas Churchyard Cemetery, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Daniel Smith, burial, D/P3/1/4, no 127/1804, image 37, Elmdon)

  9. Benjamin Smith.

    Born: 17 Mar 1808, Dagenham, Essex, England

  10. Peter Smith.

    Born: 24 Jul 1810, Dagenham, ESS, England (EPR: Peter Smith, baptism, D/P 69/1/3, 6 Aug 1810, image 102, Dagenham)
    Baptised: 6 Aug 1810, Dagenham, ESS, England (EPR: Peter Smith, baptism, D/P 69/1/3, 6 Aug 1810, image 102, Dagenham)
    Died: Aug 1810, Dagenham, ESS, England; aged 1 month (EPR: Peter Smith, burial, D/P 69/1/3, 27 Aug 1810, image 212, Dagenham)
    Buried: 27 Aug 1810, St Peter & Paul Churchyard Cemetery, Dagenham, ESS, England (EPR: Peter Smith, burial, D/P 69/1/3, 27 Aug 1810, image 212, Dagenham)

  11. William Smith.

    Born: 13 Sep 1811, Dagenham, ESS, England (EPR: William Smith, baptism, D/P69/1/3, 13 Oct 1811, image 104, Dagenham)
    Baptised: 13 Oct 1811, Dagenham, ESS, England (EPR: William Smith, baptism, D/P69/1/3, 13 Oct 1811, image 104, Dagenham)
    Died: date and place unknown

Second Generation of James Smith and Hannah Unknown

Family of Hannah Smith & James Pledger

Hannah Smith, daughter of James Smith and Hannah Unknown.

Born: abt 1802, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Hannah Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/2, 17 Nov 1802, image 34, Elmdon)
Baptised: 17 Nov 1802, Elmdon, ESS, England (EPR: Hannah Smith, baptism, D/P3/1/2, 17 Nov 1802, image 34, Elmdon)
Married: 10 May 1818, James Pledger, St Margaret's Anglican Church, Barking, ESS, England; James, aged 32, a bachelor; Hannah, aged 16, a spinster with the consent of her parents; witnesses: John Nichols and Ann Moore (EPR: Pledger-Smith, marriage, D/P 81/1/31, no 118/1818, Barking)
Census: 6 Jun 1841, Clamber End Rd Institution, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 35, wife of agricultural labourer, born in ESS, England (CE41: Pledger, 1841, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ22-PSS)
Census: 30 Mar 1851, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; wife, married, aged 48, born in Elmdon, ESS, England (CE51: James Pledger, 1851, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVH-6R6)
Census: 7 Apr 1861, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; wife, married, aged 57, born in Elmdon, ESS, England (CE61: James Pledger, 1861, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CD-BWW)
Census: 2 Apr 1871, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; wife, married, aged 69, born in Elmdon, ESS, England (CE71: James Pledger, 1871, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNS-V62)
Died: May 1873, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 71 (EPR: Hannah Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 415/1873, image 29, Wendens Ambo)
Buried: 15 May 1873, St Mary the Virgin Cemetery, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: Hannah Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 415/1873, image 29, Wendens Ambo)

Spouse - James Pledger, son of George Pledger and Sarah Smith.

Born: abt 1786, Elmdon, ESS, England (FSEB: James Pledger, 1786, Elmdon, Essex, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWXS-BX8)
Baptised: 22 Oct 1786, Elmdon, ESS, England (FSEB: James Pledger, 1786, Elmdon, Essex, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWXS-BX8)
Married: 10 May 1818, Hannah Smith, St Margaret's Anglican Church, Barking, ESS, England; James, aged 32, a bachelor; Hannah, aged 16, a spinster with the consent of her parents; witnesses: John Nichols and Ann Moore (EPR: Pledger-Smith, marriage, D/P 81/1/31, no 118/1818, Barking)
Census: 6 Jun 1841, Clamber End Rd Institution, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 42, agricultural labourer, born in ESS, England (CE41: Pledger, 1841, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ22-PSS)
Census: 30 Mar 1851, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; head of household, married, aged 68, agricultural labourer, born in Elmdon, ESS, England (CE51: James Pledger, 1851, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVH-6R6)
Census: 7 Apr 1861, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; head of household, married, aged 78, formerly agricultural labourer, born in Elmdon, ESS, England (CE61: James Pledger, 1861, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CD-BWW)
Census: 2 Apr 1871, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; head of household, married, aged 84, agricultural labourer, born in Elmdon, ESS, England (CE71: James Pledger, 1871, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNS-V62)
Died: Apr 1874, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 88 (EPR: James Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 421/1874, image 29, Wendens Ambo)
Buried: 17 Apr 1874, St Mary the Virgin Cemetery, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: James Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 421/1874, image 29, Wendens Ambo)

James Pledger and Hannah Smith had the following children:

  1. Sarah Pledger.

    Born: 20 Nov 1819, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: Sarah Pledger, baptism, D/P1/15/1/9, no 450/1820, image 31, Hornchurch)
    Baptised: 11 Jun 1820, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: Sarah Pledger, baptism, D/P1/15/1/9, no 450/1820, image 31, Hornchurch)
    Died: Feb 1824, Hornchurch, ESS, England; aged 4 (EPR: Sarah Pledger, burial, D/P1/15/1/12, no 482/1824, image 33, Hornchurch)
    Buried: 29 Feb 1824, St Andrew's Cemetery, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: Sarah Pledger, burial, D/P1/15/1/12, no 482/1824, image 33, Hornchurch)

  2. George Pledger.

    Born: 28 May 1821, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: George Pledger, baptism, D/P1 15/1/9, no 515/1821, image 35, Hornchurch)
    Baptised: 24 Jun 1821, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: George Pledger, baptism, D/P1 15/1/9, no 515/1821, image 35, Hornchurch)
    Census: 6 Jun 1841, Clamber End Rd Institution, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 20, born in ESS, England (CE41: Pledger, 1841, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ22-PSS)
    Census: 30 Mar 1851, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; son, aged 29, born in Hornchurch, ESS, England (CE51: James Pledger, 1851, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVH-6R6)
    Census: 7 Apr 1861, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; son, single, aged 39, cripple, born Hornchurch, ESS, England (CE61: James Pledger, 1861, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CD-BWW)
    Census: 2 Apr 1871, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; son, aged 49, born in Hornchurch, ESS, England (CE71: James Pledger, 1871, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNS-V62)
    Died: Dec 1890, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 69, crippled from birth (EWED: George Pledger, 1890, Saffron Walden, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JFG-PC2)
    Buried: 30 Dec 1890, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (INFO: Elaine Pledger)

  3. William Pledger.

    Born: 28 Feb 1823, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: William Pledger, baptism, D/P1/15/1/9, no 622/1823, image 42, Hornchurch)
    Baptised: 6 Apr 1823, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: William Pledger, baptism, D/P1/15/1/9, no 622/1823, image 42, Hornchurch)
    Married: 19 Apr 1847, Elizabeth Gibbs, Southampton, HAM, England; William, aged 24, a bachelor; Elizabeth, aged 22, a spinster (EWEM: Pledger-Gibbs, 1847, Southampton, Hampshire, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26W1-MGH)
    Died: Aug 1895, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 72 (EWED: William Pledger, 1895, Saffron Walden, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JPS-VDP)
    Buried: 13 Aug 1895, St Mary the Virgin Cemetery, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: William Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 538/1895, image 37, Wendens Ambo)

    Spouse - Elizabeth Gibbs, daughter of Mary Gibbs.

    Born: abt 1825, Salisbury, WIL, England (FSEB: Elizabeth Maton Gibbs, 1825, Salisbury, Wiltshire, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3JV-K52)
    Baptised: 25 Dec 1825, Salisbury, WIL, England (FSEB: Elizabeth Maton Gibbs, 1825, Salisbury, Wiltshire, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3JV-K52)
    Married: 19 Apr 1847, Elizabeth Gibbs, Southampton, HAM, England; William, aged 24, a bachelor; Elizabeth, aged 22, a spinster (EWEM: Pledger-Gibbs, 1847, Southampton, Hampshire, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26W1-MGH)
    Residence: Mar 1909, Union Workhouse, Saffron Walden, ESS, England (EPR: Elizabeth Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 602/1909, image 41, Saffron Walden)
    Died: Mar 1909, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 84 (EPR: Elizabeth Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 602/1909, image 41, Saffron Walden)
    Buried: 15 Mar 1909, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: Elizabeth Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 602/1909, image 41, Saffron Walden)

  4. Louisa Pledger.

    Born: 22 May 1824, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: Louisa Pledger, baptism, D/P1/15/1/9, no 701/1824, image 47, Hornchurch)
    Baptised: 27 Jun 1824, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: Louisa Pledger, baptism, D/P1/15/1/9, no 701/1824, image 47, Hornchurch)
    Died: Oct 1825, Hornchurch, ESS, England; aged 17 months (EPR: Louisa Pledger, burial, D/P1/15/1/12, no 559/1825, image 38, Hornchurch)
    Buried: 30 Oct 1825, St Andrew's Cemetery, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: Louisa Pledger, burial, D/P1/15/1/12, no 559/1825, image 38, Hornchurch)

  5. Eleanor Pledger.

    Born: 5 May 1828, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: Eleanor Pledger, baptism, D/P1/15/1/9, no 945/1828, image 62, Hornchurch)
    Baptised: 8 Jun 1828, Hornchurch, ESS, England (EPR: Eleanor Pledger, baptism, D/P1/15/1/9, no 945/1828, image 62, Hornchurch)
    Died: Jan 1831, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 2 (EPR: Eleanor Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 137/1831, image 12, Wendens Ambo)
    Buried: 16 Jan 1831, St Mary the Virgin Cemetery, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: Eleanor Pledger, burial, D/P389/1/6, no 137/1831, image 12, Wendens Ambo)

  6. Martha Pledger.

    Born: abt 1833, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: Martha Pledger, baptism, D/P389/1/5, no 236/1833, image 19, Wendens Ambo)
    Baptised: 29 Sep 1833, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: Martha Pledger, baptism, D/P389/1/5, no 236/1833, image 19, Wendens Ambo)
    Census: 6 Jun 1841, Clamber End Rd Institution, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 7, born in ESS, England (CE41: Pledger, 1841, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ22-PSS)
    Extract from the life story of Benjamin Smith (1835-1927): I went down to my native place and saw my relations. I had lots of aunts and uncles, also cousins. My Aunt Hannah had two daughters, the same age as my oldest brother and myself. My brother told me before I left Tasmania to ask this cousin if she would come to Tasmania to marry him, and I delivered my message and got a reply in the affirmative.
    Correspondence: 2 Mar 1857, Bothwell Police Office. James Smith, immigrant, forwarded £7 (with bounty ticket) to Messrs Kerr, Boyle & Co, as an outfit for the introduction into the Colony of Martha Pledger, at the instigation of the said James Smith, her cousin (POL14: James Smith, POL14/1/1, 2 Mar 1857)
    Departed: 24 Jul 1857, Liverpool, LAN, England; on board the Persian as a bounty passenger (HTM: "Shipping," 2 Nov 1857, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3245486)
    Arrived: 31 Oct 1857, Hobart, TAS, Australia (CB7/12: Martha Pledger, 1857, Persian, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CB7-12-1-8p026j2k)
    Description: Age, 24, looks much younger; Eyes, brown; Figure, slight; Face, long; Church of England; can read and write; Trade, nursemaid; Name of person on whose application sent out, James Smith; Amount paid, £16 (CB7/12: Martha Pledger, 1857, Persian, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CB7-12-1-8p026j2k)
    Article: 2 Nov 1857, "Shipping": arrival of the Persian with typhus fever on board (HTM: "Shipping," 2 Nov 1857, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3245486)
    Article: 3 Nov 1857, "Shipping News": Persian placed in quarantine (LAEX: "Shipping," 3 Nov 1857, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36302859)
    Article: 6 Nov 1857, "Shipping": Persian to be towed to Impression Bay "Shipping," 6 Nov 1857, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3245524)
    Article: 23 Nov 1857, "Shipping": Persian released from quarantine (HTM: "Shipping," 23 Nov 1857, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3245669)
    Article: 25 Dec 1857, "Immigration Office": instructions issued for introducers to be prepared to receive the healthy immigrants (HTM: "Immigration Office," 25 Dec 1857, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3245948)
    Died: 28 Jan 1858, Bothwell, TAS, Australia; aged 25, a servant; cause: typhoid fever; informant: her aunt, Ann (Hammond) Smith (RGD35: Martha Pledger, no 4/1858, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD35-1-27p1j2k)
    Buried: aft 28 Jan 1858, Public Cemetery, Bothwell, TAS, Australia (BC: Martha Pledger, 1858, section A, site unknown)

  7. Mary Ann Pledger.

    Born: abt 1837, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: Mary Ann Pledger, baptism, D/P389/1/5, no 271/1837, image 22, Wendens Ambo)
    Baptised: 26 Feb 1837, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: Mary Ann Pledger, baptism, D/P389/1/5, no 271/1837, image 22, Wendens Ambo)
    Census: 6 Jun 1841, Clamber End Rd Institution, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 4, born in ESS, England (CE41: Pledger, 1841, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ22-PSS)
    Census: 30 Mar 1851, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; daughter, aged 14, scholar, born in Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (CE51: James Pledger, 1851, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVH-6R6)
    Departed: 24 Mar 1858, Liverpool, LAN, England; on board the Castalian as assisted immigrants; Mary Ann Pledger, aged 21, and her brother, James Pledger, aged 17, who died during the voyage (SMH: "Shipping," Castilian, 14 Jun 1858, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13016665)
    Arrived: 13 Jun 1858, Sydney, NSW, Australia (AIPL: Mary Anne Pledger, 1858, Castilian, https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/349762:1204)
    Description: Age: 20; Trade: housemaid; Native Place: Wendens Ambo, ESS; Parents: James and Hannah, living at Wendens Ambo; Religion: Church of England; can read and write; Relations in the country: none; State of health: good; no complaints respecting treatment on board; Paid in full. Her brother James died during the voyage (AIPL: Mary Anne Pledger, 1858, Castilian, https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/349762:1204)
    Article: 22 Jun 1858, "Sydney Labour Market" (MMHR: "Sydney Labour Market," 22 Jun 1858, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18642848)
    Married: 12 Aug 1858, Joseph Saunders, Frederickton, NSW, Australia; Joseph, aged 24, a bachelor; Mary, aged 21, a spinster (NBDM: Saunders-Pledger, marriage, no 2162/1858)
    Died: 6 Nov 1862, New South Wales, Australia; aged 25 (NBDM: Mary A Saunders, death, no 4079/1862)
    Buried: aft 6 Nov 1862, Frederickton Cemetery, Frederickton, NSW, Australia (FA: Mary Ann Saunders, 1862, Memorial ID 153153381, citing Frederickton Cemetery, Frederickton, New South Wales; maintained by Anonymous, contributor 50787501, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153153381/mary-ann-saunders)

    Spouse - Joseph Saunders.

    Born: abt 1834, Arkesden, ESS, England (ESBB: Joseph Saunders, 1834, Arkesden, https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/2398705:9850)
    Baptised: 11 May 1834, Arkesden, ESS, England (ESBB: Joseph Saunders, 1834, Arkesden, https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/2398705:9850)
    Married: 12 Aug 1858, Mary Ann Pledger, Frederickton, NSW, Australia; Joseph, aged 24, a bachelor; Mary, aged 21, a spinster (NBDM: Saunders-Pledger, marriage, no 2162/1858)
    Died: 20 Dec 1903, Kempsey, NSW, Australia; aged 69, son of John Saunders and Amelia Unknown, (SMAD: "Deaths," Saunders, 30 Dec 1903, p1736, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164902032)
    Buried: aft 20 Dec 1903, Frederickton Cemetery, Frederickton, NSW, Australia (FAG: Joseph Saunders, 1903, Memorial ID 153153380, citing Frederickton Cemetery, Frederickton, New South Wales; maintained by Anonymous, contributor 50787501, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153153380/joseph-saunders)
    Death Notice: SAUNDERS - December 20, 1903, at his residence, Pleasant Hill, Macleay-street, Joseph Saunders, aged 69 (SMAD: "Deaths," Saunders, 30 Dec 1903, p1736, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164902032)

  8. James Pledger.

    Born: 1841, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EWEB: James Pledger, 1841, Saffron Walden, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N9B-67F)
    Census: 6 Jun 1841, Clamber End Rd Institution, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; aged 2 months, born in ESS, England (CE41: Pledger, 1841, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https:/www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ22-PSS)
    Baptised: 3 Oct 1841, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (EPR: James Pledger, baptism, D/P389/1/5, no 305/1841, image 24, Wendens Ambo)
    Census: 30 Mar 1851, Wendens Ambo, ESS, England; son, aged 10, scholar, born in Wendens Ambo, ESS, England (CE51: James Pledger, 1851, Wendens Ambo, Essex, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVH-6R6)
    Departed: 24 Mar 1858, Liverpool, LAN, England; on board the Castalian as assisted immigrants: James Pledger, aged 17, and his sister Mary Ann Pledger, aged 21 (SMH: "Shipping," Castilian, 14 Jun 1858, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13016665)
    Died: bef 13 Jun 1858, at sea; aged 17 (AIPL: Pledger, 1858, Castilian, https:/www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/167988:1204

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