William Gledhill and Jane Ledger
and their descendants of Dewsbury, Yorkshire,
and New South Wales, Australia
Contact Llew Hodges at P.O. Box 121, Brunswick Heads NSW 2483 Australia
1. William GLEDHILL
Died: Before 1864, England.
Spouse: Jane LEDGER
Christened: 26 Jan 1814 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Died as Jane Pentony 2 Feb 1882, Yass NSW Australia
Spouse Father: Samuel LEDGER
Spouse Mother: Ann
Spouse Notes: Jane Gledhill sailed for Australia from Plymouth on 5 March 1864 on the "Sandringham" as a widow with children Harriet 14 and Rhoda 11, arriving Sydney NSW 26 June 1864.
Married 27 Nov 1831, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Children of William & Jane Gledhill:
Rachel b 1832
Ann b 1835
Thomas - see below
Rachel b 1839
Daniel - see below
Jane b 1842
James b 1845
Mary b 1846
Other children of Jane Gledhill, William Gledhill the possible father:
Harriet - see below
Rhoda b 1853 England
Jane Ledger Gledhill married a second time, to John Pentony in NSW, Australia, in 1865.
1.3 Thomas GLEDHILL
Likely to be the son of William & Jane Gledhill above
Born 1837, Dewsbury
Occupation: Horse Trainer
1881 Census: living at Back Hanover St, Dewsbury.
Spouse: Lucy
Born: 1833 Dewsbury
Children of Thomas & Lucy Gledhill, all born in Dewsbury:
Zilla b 1860
Hannah b 1862
Mary b 1864
Harry b 1866
Jane A b 1871
1.5 Daniel GLEDHILL
Likely to be the son of William & Jane Gledhill above
Born: 1840 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Occupation: Card Cleaner (Woollen Weaver)
1881 Census: living at Watergate Rd, Dewsbury
Spouse: Eliza
Born: 1838 Dewsbury
Children of Daniel & Eliza Gledhill, all born Dewsbury:
Harriet b 1867
William b 1869
Maria b 1871
Jane b 1877
Sarah A b 1879
Rhoda b 1881
1.9 Harriet GLEDHILL
Born 1850 England, possibly the daughter of William Gledhill
Married John Thatcher at Cavan near Yass NSW Australia on 4 March 1867.
Died 23 October 1917.