Alexandrina (Laidlaw) Seager (1870 - 1950)

Born 10 Nov 1870 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Clarendon James Seager — married 1893 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1950 at age 79 in Kingscote, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Alexandrina (Laidlaw) Seager is Notable.

Alexandrina Laidlaw was born in 1870 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. She is the daughter of William Laidlaw and Helen Mickel (Dickson) Laidlaw. ^[1]

In 1893 Alexandrina Laidlaw marries Clarendon James Seager in Victoria, Australia. ^[2]

The couple had 6 children. ^[3]

In 1908 the family moved to Adelaide, South Australia. In 1914 she visited the Morphettville camp to see her eldest son who had enlisted in the A.I.F. This inspired her to get South Australian women to give greater support to the war effort. ^[4]

She was the founder of the "Cheer Up Society" and the South Australian Returned Soldiers' Association (forerunner of the RSL), ^[5]

She dies on the 12th of March 1950 in Kingscote, South Australia, Australia. She was 79 years old. ^[6]

She was buried at Kingscote Cemetery Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM Birth Record: Family name: LAIDLAW Given name(s): Alexandrine Event: births Mother's name >, Helen Mickel Mother's family name at birth: DICKSON Father's name: William Place of birth: BALLARAT Reg. year: 1870 Reg. number: 21221/1870 ]
2. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM Marriage Record: Family name: LAIDLAW Given name(s): Alexandrina Event: marriages Spouse's name: SEAGER, Clarendon Jas Reg. year: 1893 Reg. number: 2044/1893 ]
3. ↑ [ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs_A._Seager ]
4. ↑ [ https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/people/alexandrine-seager ]
5. ↑ [ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/seager-alexandrine-8378 ]
6. ↑ [ Death Citation: Misc. newspaper (Secondary evidence) Text: Family Notices. (1950, March 13). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 19. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130335805 ]
7. ↑ [ Alexandrine Laidlaw Seager BIRTH 10 Nov 1870 Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia DEATH 12 Mar 1950 (aged 79) Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia BURIAL Kingscote Cemetery Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia MEMORIAL ID 159001190 · View Source https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159001190/alexandrine-seager ]