Ida Mary (Laidlaw) Kingsford (1871 - 1944)

Born 4 Feb 1871 in Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Wife of Richard Arthur Kingsford — married 27 Apr 1892 (to 6 Aug 1915) in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Died 15 Aug 1944 at age 73 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Ida was born on 4 February 1871 at Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was the daughter of William Hunter Laidlaw and Elizabeth Ann Prentice. ^[1]

She married Richard Arthur Kingsford on 27 April 1892 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

Around 1910 Richard deserted his family and went to Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada. Ida initiated divorce proceedings against Richard on the grounds of desertion after >3 years absent, filing a petition with the New South Wales Supreme Court in 1914 with a ruling of Decree Nisi handed down in March 1914 and becoming absolute (and dissolving the marriage) in August 1915. ^{[4][5] [6]}

She passed away on 15 August 1944 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^{[7] [8]}

She was cremated on 16 August 1944 at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Holland Park West, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages: Ida Mary Laidlaw Event date: 04/02/1871 Event type: Birth registration QLD Birth Registration details: 1871/B/12140 Mother: Elizabeth Ann Prentice Father/parent: William Hunter Laidlaw
2. ↑ Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages: Ida Mary Laidlaw Event date: 27/04/1892 Event type: Marriage registration QLD Marriage Registration details: 1892/C/1377 Spouse: Richard Arthur Kingsford
3. ↑ Marriage Notice: The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 18 Jul 1892, Page 4 and Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Sat 11 Jun 1892, Page 1 Family Notices Marriages KINGSFORD-LAIDLAW.-On 27th April, at the residence of the bride's parents by the Rev. R. R. Eva, Richard Arthur, only son of R. A. Kingsford, Esq., of Launceston, Tasmania, to Ida May, second daughter of W. H. Laidlaw. Esq., of Maryborough, Queensland. The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Sat 23 Jul 1892, Page 153, Family Notices MARRIAGES. KINGSFORD—LAIDLAW.—On the 27th April, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. R. R. Eva, Richard Arthur, only son of R. A. Kingsford, Esq., of Launceston, Tasmania, to Ida May, second daughter of W. H. Laidlaw, Esq., of Maryborough, Queensland.
4. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15431583
5. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15605394
6. ↑ Divorce Proceedings Leading To Decree Nisi Becoming Absolute:

   Petition For Divorce

   The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Sat 12 Jul 1913, Page 9, Advertising IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction, No. 7799. Between IDA MARY KINGSFORD, formerly IDA MARY LAIDLAW, Petitioner, and RICHARD ARTHUR KINGSFORD, formerly of Sydney, in the State of New- South Wales, but now of Vancouver, in the Dominion of Canada, Clerk. To RICHARD ARTHUR KINGSFORD, of Vancouver, Dominion of Canada. Take Notice that the said IDA MARY KINGSFORD has commenced a suit against you in this Honorable Court, and is applying for a Dissolution of Marriage on the grounds of desertion for three years and upwards without just cause or excuse; and Take Notice that you are required to enter an appearance to the said suit at the proper office of this Court on or before the twentieth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and in the event of your not doing so within the time limited, or obtaining further time, the Petitioner will proceed and the suit be heard and determined, your absence notwithstanding. A copy of the filed petition herein may be had on application to the undersigned free of charge. Dated this 28th day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. LAMBTON and MILFORD, Solicitors for the Petitioner, 2 Bond-street, Sydney. For the Registrar, I. M. ADDISON (L.S.), Chief Clerk In Divorce.

   Grant Of Decree Nisi

   Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Wed 18 Mar 1914, Page 9 DESERTED WIVES. Decrees nisi were granted in the Sydney Divorce Court by Mr. Justice Gordon in the following petitions for dissolutions of marriage on the ground of desertion, and made returnable in six months:— Ida Mary Kingsford, formerly Laidlaw, v Richard Arthur Kingsford. The parties were married at the residence of the respondent, a banker, at the Royal Bank, Maryborough, on April 27, 1902. Evidence was given that the respondent had gone to Canada. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114498994?searchTerm=%E2%80%9CRichard%20Arthur%20Kingsford%E2%80%9D The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 19 Mar 1914. Page 6 DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.) KINGSFORD v KINGSFORD. Ida Mary Kingsford, formerly Laidlaw, petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with Richard Arthur Kingsford, on the ground of desertion. The parties were married at Maryborough, Queensland, according to the rites of the Church of England, on April 27, 1892. Mr. H. G. Edwards, instructed by Messrs. Lambton and Milford, appeared for the petitioner. A decree nisi, to be made absolute in six months, was granted.

   Decree Nisi Made Absolute

   The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 6 Aug 1915, Page 5 DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.) DECREES ABSOLUTE. His Honor made absolute the decrees nisi in the following suits, and declared the marriages dissolved — Esther Frances Boggis v Edward George Boggis, Ida Mary Kingsford v Richard Arthur Kingsford, ….
7. ↑ Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages: Ida Mary Kingsford Event date: 15/08/1944 Event type: Death registration QLD Death Registration details: 1944/B/67496 Mother: Elizabeth Ann Prentice Father/parent: William Hunter Laidlaw
8. ↑ Death Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 17 Aug 1944, Page 10, Advertising DEATHS. KINGSFORD.—August 15, at Brisbane, Ida Mary, widow of the late Richard Arthur Kingsford. Privately cremated, Brisbane, August 16.
9. ↑ Find-a-grave Profile: Ida Mary Kingsford BIRTH : unknown DEATH : 15 Aug 1944 BURIAL : Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Holland Park West, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia MEMORIAL ID : 252438770 Mount Thompson Burial Registration # 8748 Inscription : 73 yrs https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252438770/ida-mary-kingsford