John Ledger d. 21 Dec 1779 - St Swithun's, East Retford, Nottinghamshire

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Hi Ledge,
My name is Geoff Ledger,i live in New Zealand,i also am searching for family,i have tracked back to John Ledger through his second son Thomas,if i have got it right,John had three sons Francis,Thomas and Gervase,
I have Francis marrying a Mary Twelves on 24/11/1766 and her Date of Burial as 13/06/1834 age 78,
would love to hear from you about your search,
Cheers,
Geoff

[Ledge]

Hi Ledge,
My name is Geoff Ledger,i live in New Zealand,i also am searching for family,i have tracked back to John Ledger through his second son Thomas,if i have got it right,John had three sons Francis,Thomas and Gervase,
I have Francis marrying a Mary Twelves on 24/11/1766 and her Date of Burial as 13/06/1834 age 78,
would love to hear from you about your search,
Cheers,
Geoff

Hi Geoff,

Great to hear from you.

I haven't looked at my tree in a while but have the same as you, which is good to know. Unfortunately, I've got no further than John Ledger d 1779 (FreeREG).

I also have him marrying a Hannah Bailey - a kind member on here found this on the Nottinghamshire Family History indexes.

Other records have Gervase Ledger down as Jarvis and Jonas! Gervase had six children - Lucy, Polly, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha and James.

I have Thomas Bailey marrying a Sarah Brown in 1771 and having a child Lucy Ledger who died at 3 (1771-1774). I then have him marrying an Ann Pearson in 1777 and having 5 children - Edward, Betty, Thomas, William and Edmund.

Are you on Ancestry? If so, I can invite you to view my tree.

James

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Hi James,
Thanks for the reply,unfortunately i am not on Amnesty,i let my membership lapse a few years ago,i have used FreeREG as well as a couple of other sites to find my way around,
I have John having 3 children--Francis,Thomas and Gervase,
Thomas is my GGGG grandfather,iv'e only found  4 children---Edmund,Betty,Thomas and William,do you know what year Edward was born,i have a possible ref of birth 1785,died 1805,any further help on this would be most helpful,
Thomas is my GGG grandfather,he had 4 children---Ann,Edward,Frederic and Louisa
Edward is my GG grandfather,he had 8 children,Emma,Walter,Edward,Frederick,Alfred,William and Walter,one Walter and one William both died in infancy,
Alfred is my G grandfather he had 1 child,Sydney
Sydney is my grandfather and he had 5 children,Emily,Suzy,Noel,Maxwell and Graham
Noel is my farther,

I did find a christening for a John Ledger but the date was 1688,a little early for our John i think,
I will have to look at renewing my membership with Amnesty so i can check out your tree.
Cheers,
Geoff.

[Annie65115]

I can find just these 3 baptisms to John and Hannah Ledger, all at St Swithun's, East Retford
1745 05 08      Francis      
1749 10 31      Thomas   
1751 10 02      Gervase   

The only John Ledger baptism anywhere in the county which is listed on the CD prior to John and Hannah's marriage is the 1688 one
1688 02 09 John   LEDGER   father RICHARD   mother Mary   NOTTINGHAM St Mary   

[Annie65115]

Thomas's details:

Marriage
1771 04 01   Thomas   LEDGER   Sarah   BROWN   EAST RETFORD St Swithun

baptism
1771 12 17 Lucy;     parents Thomas   LEDGER   Sarah   abode Spittlehill    EAST RETFORD St Swithun   

marriage
1777 11 25   Thomas   LEDGER   Ann   PEARSON   EAST RETFORD St Swithun

baptisms (all Thomas and Ann at St Swithun, E Retford)
1778 02 23   Betty   LEDGER   
1780 01 15   Thomas LEDGER
1782 07 20   William    LEDGER   
1785 10 26   Edmund    LEDGER   


Francis's details:
Marriage
1766 11 24   Francis   LEDGER   Mary   TWELVES   EAST RETFORD St Swithun

 baptisms  then at Clarborough
1769 01 03      John   LEDGER               CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist   
1770 03 23      Thomas   LEDGER               CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist   
1775 09 09      Thos.   LEDGER               CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist   
1777 03 03      Elizabeth   LEDGER         abode Moorgate   CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist   
1785 04 15   Son   George   LEDGER         Moorgate   CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist   
1792 07 01   Dau   Ann   LEDGER         Moorte.   CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist   

Burials at Clarborough:
1785 10 23   George   LEDGER      Clarborough   Son of Francis & Mary   CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist

1805 10 17   Francis   LEDGER      Moorgate   Clarborough   Of Fras.& Mary   CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist

1814 11 14   Mary   LEDGER   70   Moorgate   Clarborough   Wife of Francis   CLARBOROUGH St John the Baptist   

Of note is the fact that Thomas Ledger m Elizabeth Webster iin Clarborough in 1795 and their children included a Francis - I wonder if this was a 3rd marriage for Thomas b 1749?

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Thank You Annie,
This has filled some gaps,
most appriciated,
Cheers,
Geoff