Cudgegong Valley History Project

Headstone reads:
In memoriam
Abel Harris
Who died
April 21st 1879
Aged 54 years
In the midst of life
we are in death
Also
Marian Harris
Relict of the above \Who departed this life
August 18th 1894
Aged 75 years

Death of an Ilford Resident. There died at Mudgee a few days ago Mrs. A. Leader, of Ilford. Deceased who was 54 years of age, was a daughter of the late Mr. Abel Harris. The late Mrs. Leader had been suffering for a considerable time from an internal tumerous growth, and it was this that was the cause of death. The deceased lady was a sister of Mr. T. A. Harris (Widden), and Mesdames A. Dunn and G. Hardwick (Rylstone). Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 29 November 1906, p. 13. Death, Louisa Leader

DEATHS LEADER-February 14, 1936 (accidentally drowned) Stanley (Budge) beloved son of Mr Alfred Leader of The Retreat, Ilford and dear brother of Robert, Allie (Mrs V. Howard), Percy, Ted and Nellie (Mrs L Jaques), aged 45 years. Interred Methodist Cemetery, Richmond, February 18, 1936. (Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 22 February 1936, p. 16).

Mr. Alfred Leader THE death occurred at his late residence. 'The Retreat.' Ilford, on Thursday last, 30th January, of Mr. Alfred Leader, in his 87th year. The late Mr. Leader was a pioneer of the Rylstone and Ilford districts, which he knew well In the bushranging days. He was born at Rylstone in 1854, and farmed and grazed at 'The Retreat,' Ilford, where his father originally settled. He was one of the earliest advocates of the efficacy of the dry farming system. In his youth he frequently crossed the Blue Mountains when the road was an unformed bush track and, at 14, drove a two-horse dray over the mountains to Sydney before the present road and rail way were constructed. Deceased is survived by three sons, viz., Robert, Percy and Edwin, and two daughters, Alice (Mrs. Howard) and Nellie (Mrs. Jaques). In addition, there are many grandchildren and great-grandchildren Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 6 February 1941, p. 2. Obituary Alfred Leader

DEATHS.

LEADER. — January 30, 1941, at his residence, The Retreat, Ilford, Alfred, beloved husband of Grace, in his 87th year.

LEADER. — January 30, 1941, at his residence, The Retreat, Ilford, Alfred, beloved father of Harold (deceased), Robert, Alice (Mrs. Howard), Percy, Edwin, Stanley (deceased), Nellie (Mrs. Jaques), in his 87th year. Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 1 February 1941, p. 14. Death notice Alfred Leader

DEATHS: LEADER, Robert Arthur - September 22, 1965, at Rylstone Hospital, late of The Retreat, Ilford, beloved ber of Alice, (Mrs V Howard, Lisarow), Nellie (Mrs Jaques, Epping), Percy (Concord), Edwin (Ilford, 85 years. At rest(Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, September 24, 1965).

DEATHS: LEADER. Zerah Vida.- September 6, 1975, at hospital, beloved wife of Percy C Leader, loved mother of Nigel, Raymond, Clive and fond grandmother of Jan, Ken, Peter, Sandra, Clifton and Brian, also great-grandmother of Tanya and Tara, aged 81 years. At rest (Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, September 08, 1975).

DEATHS: HOWARD. Alice Jane. - October 26, 1975, at hospital, late ol Lisarow, beloved wife of Victor Robert (deceased), loving mother and mother-in-law of Myrtle and Fred Brannigan, Mavis and Ray Gale, dearest grandma and great grandma or their children, beloved sister of Percy, Edward (Ted) Leader, Nell (Mrs Jacques), Harold, Robert and Stanley (deceased), aged 91 years. In God's care. See Tuesday's Herald for funeral arrangements (Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, October 27, 1975).

Ilford Pioneer Family Obituary Mr. Thomas Edwin Leader The death occurred of Mr. Thomas Edwin Leader (Ted) of 'Eastview', Ilford, at Rylstone District Hospital on August 23, 1976, aged 87 years. He was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Leader, pioneers of the Ilford district. Mr. Leader lived 51 years of his life at Ilford working as a farmer. He was a very active man and was able to cultivate his garden to within a few days of his death. He loved to work for his Church. His grandparents were among the founders of the local Ilford Methodist Church. After a comforting service conducted by Mr. J. W. Dummett in the Rylstone Methodist Church, Mr. Leader was laid to rest in the Rylstone Cemetery. He is survived by one daughter Valerie and son-in-law Gordon Taylor, three grandchildren Mr. Dexter Taylor, Gulgong, Lola, Mrs. Kevin Pearce, Ilford, and Mr. Douglas Taylor, Hornsby Heights; Great-grandchildren, Dianne, Darryl and Lloyd Pearce, Rodney and Amanda Taylor, Dean and Grant Taylor, also one ber Percy and one sister, Mrs. Nellie Jacques, both of Sydney. Mudgee Guardian, Tuesday 7 September 1976, p. 11. Obituary Thomas Edwin Leader

Deaths LEADER, Thomas Edwin (Ted). - August 23, 1976, at hospital, late of Ilford, fond husband of Ida (deceased), loved father and father-in-law of Val and Gordon Taylor, and grandfather of Dexter and Elvie, Lola and Kevin Pearce, Douglas and Lynne, and great-grandfather of their children, aged 87 years, at rest. Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 25 August 1976, p. 48. Obituary Thomas Edwin Leader

Funerals LEADER. - The funeral of the late Thomas Edward (Ted) Leader will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 1976, at the Methodist Church, Rylstone, thence for interment in the Rylstone Cemetery. Macquarie Valley Funerals, A.F.D.A., Telephone Mudgee 72 2331 or Rylstone 10. Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 25 August 1976, p. 48. Funeral Thomas Edward Leader