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Lady Eleanor Martha Stephen (1810–1886)

Mrs. Stephen, the wife of Sir Alfred Stephen, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Lady Stephen died yesterday morning at her residence, College Street. The deceased lady was the only daughter of the Rev. William Bedford, senior chaplain of Tasmania, and was 76 years of age at the time of her death. She was the second wife of Sir Alfred Stephen, and was married to him in the year 1838. During her residence in Sydney she was an active participator in numerous charity organisations, and always had the welfare of the poorer classes at heart; she was remarkable for doing all in her power to assist any cases of distress which came to her notice.

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'Stephen, Lady Eleanor Martha (1810–1886)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/stephen-lady-eleanor-martha-1309/text1301, accessed 26 March 2025.

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  • Bedford, Eleanor Martha
Birth

1810

Death

12 July, 1886 (aged ~ 76)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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