Stephen Lingham

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Background

Stephen Loingham was born in Worthing, England in 1831. He married Bridget Smith in 1854,[1] and the couple had eleven children. [2]

Stephen Lingham died on 23 August 1909 [3] and was buried at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on 11 August 1909.[4]

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

It is believed that Stephen Lingham took part in the Eureka Stockade. [5]

Post 1854 Experiences

Lingham was residing in High St, Ballarat in the 1880s. [6] He worked as a storekeeper. [7]

Obituary

LINGHAM. —On the 23rd August, 1909, at his residence, corner of Burnbank and Cardigan streets, Ballarat, Stephen Lingham, aged 78 years.[8]

In the News

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ... Letter read from Stephen Lingham, the Town Herdsman, complaining of dairymen herding cattle at a less price than he was entitled to charge.' The writer of the letter prayed the protection of the Council, other wise be would have to resign his office.[9]


DISTRICT POLICE COURT. - Tuesday, 2nd November. (Before the Police'Magistrate and D. Oliver,Esq.)
TAKING TIMBER.-William Harris and John Gladden were charged with stealing timber of the value of 12s, the property of one Stephen Lingham. According to the prosecutor's statement he had a quantity of cut timber near the Swamp, part of which he believed had been taken away by parties with drays. Being determined to trap the offenders, he set about marking the remaining logs by driving a "tack" into their ends. While thus engaged prisoners came up and loaded their drays, whereupon the indignant proprietor gave them in charge. The men at once said it was a mistake and offered to pay for the timber, but Mr Ling ham refused, and the men were now prosecuted. Being cross-examined by Mr Hardy, Mr Lingham admitted that he had no licence to cut timber on Crown Lands, Mr Lingham's man corroborated this statement, but the Bench did not think there was any evidence of felonious intent, and dismissed the case.[10]


HORSE DESERTERS.-Thos. Mulder, Stephen Lingham, and William Jones were charged with having left their horses in the street. The first and last were fined 10s each, and the other dismissed. [11]


FURIOUS DRIVING.- Stephen Lingham was charged with furious driving on the Main Road, whereby a horse belonging to John Perry was fatally injured. The prosecutor deposed that he was going up the Main Road on his right side, and prisoner was on the wrong side, and the result was a collision, whereby the horse of witness was killed by the shaft of prisoner's cart. In order to avoid prisoner's cart witness crossed over to the wrong side, but prisoner drew across to his right side then, and occasioned the occurrence. Mr Harris appeared for the accused. In reply to him the witness said he was going about seven miles an hour. The prisoner was not sober. The Bench advised the case to be withdrawn, and the complainant could bring an action in the County Court. Case withdrawn.[12]

See also

Further Reading

Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.


References

  1. Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
  2. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  3. The Argus, 24 August 1909.
  4. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  5. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  6. Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
  7. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  8. The Argus, 24 August 1909.
  9. Ballarat Star, 5 March 1857.
  10. Ballarat Star, 3 November 1858.
  11. Ballarat Star, 17 November 1859.
  12. Ballarat Star, 16 June 1861.

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