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Nell
01-12-12, 14:52
1832 Birth Cobham, Surrey
Baptism not found, parents (deduced from 1841 census) were William Ledger and Sarah Colvin.

1841 HO 107 1071 Book 8 Folio 19
Downside, Cobham Surrey
William Ledger, 40, Lab Ag, born in Surrey
Sarah Ledger, 40, Not born in Surrey
John Ledger, 10, Not born in Surrey
Arthur Ledger, 8, born in Surrey
Sarah Ledger 6, born in Surrey

1851
HO107/1592 625 p.15
Cobham, Surrey (3 households down from house called Downside)
William Ledger abt 1802 Cobham, Surrey, Head 69 ag lab
Sarah Ledger abt 1792 Ringley, Hampshire, Wife 59
John Ledger abt 1832 Cobham, Surrey, Son 19 ag lab
Arthur Ledger abt 1833 Cobham, Surrey, Son 18 ag lab
James Bonsey abt 1814 Ockham, Surrey, Lodger 37 ag lab
James Borak abt 1819 Cranley, Surrey, Lodger 32 ag lab

1st Marriage to Eliza Moore 09 Nov 1851 Cobham, Surrey

1861 RG9/59 5 p.22
3 Langley Street, St Martins in the Fields, Westminster
John Ledger abt 1831 Cobham, Surrey, Head 30 brewer's servant
Eliza Ledger abt 1825 West Horsley, Surrey, England Wife 36
Mary A Ledger abt 1854 Cobham Daughter 7 scholar
William Ledger abt 1857 St Martins, Middlesex, England Son 4 scholar
[on next page] Henry Ledger abt 1860 St Martins, Middlesex, England Son 1
Charles Pink [?] widr. 52 messenger b Marylebone

1867 John's first wife Eliza Ledger died.

2nd marriage to Letitia Bethell 20 Nov 1870 St. James, Clerkenwell, Islington, London
Banns were called 4,11,18 Sep 1869. John was 39, widower of 60 Broad St., Bloomsbury, Letitia 26 of 5 Martlett Court, Bow St. Witnesses: Michael Drurugan [?] & Emily Bethell.

1871 RG10/343 45 p.6
60 Broad Street, St Giles in the Fields London
John Ledger abt 1832 Cobham, Surrey Head 39 brewer's servant
Letitia Ledger abt 1844 Cov Garden, Middlesex, Wife 27 hair weaver
Mary A Ledger abt 1854 Cobham, Surrey, England Daughter 17 servant
William Ledger abt 1856 St Martins, Middlesex, Son 15 apprentice
Henry Ledger abt 1858 St Martins, Middlesex, Son 13 errand boy
Arthur Ledger abt 1866 St Martins, Middlesex, Son 5
John Ledger abt 1867 St Martins, Middlesex, England Son 4
Edward Allen boarder 16 errand boy
[John's daughter Alice, b. 1860, is staying with her "uncle" John Ledger in Cobham, Surrey. Have not yet worked out connection between the 2 Johns]

after census 1871 James Bethel Ledger was born, but he died in 1872.

John, Letitia and family moved between 1878 and 1881 to West Ham. Their daughter Eliza's birth was registered in St Giles in Mar quarter of 1878, so the move would have taken place after that, probably before John's son William married Letitia's niece Emily Kezia Mullins in Dec quarter 1878 in Romford, which is near West Ham.

1881 RG11/1722 65 p.66
3 Leonard Terrace, Odessa Road, Forest Gate, West Ham
John Ledger abt 1829 Cobham, Surrey, England Head 52 brewer's cellar foreman
Letitia Ledger abt 1844 Midd City, Middlesex Wife 37
Henry Ledger abt 1859 Midd City, Middlesex, Son 22 barman
Arthur A. Ledger abt 1864 Midd City, Middlesex, Son 17 messenger (glass warehouse)
John Ledger abt 1866 Midd City, Middlesex, Son 15 messenger (illegible -ellers)
Albert E. Ledger abt 1873 St Giles, Middlesex, Son 8 scholar
Eliza Ledger abt 1878 St Giles, Middlesex, Daughter 6 scholar
Emily L. Ledger abt 1875 St Giles, Middlesex, Daughter 3
Richard Ledger abt 1881 West Ham, Essex, Son 3months


1891 RG12/504 144 p.58
23 Kender Street Bricklayers Arms Deptford
Ledger, John abt 1832 Cobham, Surrey, Head 59 tradesman publican
Ledger, Letitia abt 1844 Covent Garden, London, Wife 47
Ledger, Albert E abt 1874 St Giles, London, Son clerk CC 17
Ledger, Charles F abt 1878 St Giles, London, Son scholar 13
Ledger, Eliza abt 1879 St Giles, London, Daughter scholar12
Ledger, George abt 1884 Leyton, Essex, Son scholar 8
Ledger, Horace abt 1883 Leyton, Essex, Son scholar 7
Ledger, Louis abt 1890 Leyton, Essex, Son 1


1901 RG13/530 99 p.51
23 Kender Street Deptford, Surrey {Bricklayers Arms}
John Ledger abt 1832 Pagham,[Cobham] Surrey, Head 69 beer retailer employer at home
Letitia Ledger abt 1845 Strand, Middlesex, Wife 56
Albert Ledger abt 1874 Bloomsbury, Middlesex, Son 27 commercial clerk
Charles Ledger abt 1877 Bloomsbury, Middlesex, Son 24 painter (house)
Eliza Ledger abt 1879 Bloomsbury, Middlesex,Daughter 22 barmaid
Horace Ledger abt 1882 Leytonstone, Essex, Son 17 painter (house)
George Ledger abt 1885 Leytonstone, Essex, England Son 16 plumber apprentice
Lewis Ledger abt 1890 Leytonstone, Essex, Son 11

Death cert:
5th July 1903, 23 Kender Street
John Ledger, licensed victualler
cause of death: senilis.
Informant: J. Ledger, son present at the death. 18A Peabodys Buildings, Drury Lane, WC. 6th July 1903.

Will: John Ledger of 23 Kender Street, New Cross, Surrey died 05 Jul 1903, probate granted London 13 Jul 1903 to Letitia Ledger, widow. Effects: £119.

Burial - not yet found

Link to ex's gt x 2 grandfather:http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=6240&highlight=william+ledger

Shona
01-12-12, 15:55
Nell - there are a couple of public trees on Ancestry which say that John Ledger was baptised on 12 June 1831 in Cobham - parents are William, labourer, and Sarah. There's a link to the image, too. However, I can't make out place of residence.

Nell
02-12-12, 07:42
Thank you Shona, off to look now.

Nell
02-12-12, 07:50
I've had a look,its definitely him, thanks. It looks like the address is Chatley. On Google Maps there's a Chatley Heath near Cobham.

Thanks again. It's always good to get a new fact.

Shona
02-12-12, 11:01
Chatley - yes, that's it. Have you been in touch with the tree owner?

Nell
02-12-12, 16:13
Not yet Shona, still sorting out all my 3 x gt grandparents on here!