David Dunlop Rutledge1

M, #6471, b. 24 February 1852, d. 19 September 1905
FatherJames Rutledge1
MotherLucy Ann Field1 b. 23 Dec 1826, d. 29 Aug 1896
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited30 Oct 2021
Birth*24 February 1852 Drayton Darling Downs, QLD, Australia1 
Baptism28 November 1852 Warwick, QLD, Australia;
Child’s Christian Name: David Dunlop Rutledge
Parents’ Names: James & Lucy Ann Rutledge
Abode: Drayton Darling Downs
Quality or Profession: School Master
When Born: February 24th 1852
When Baptized: November 28th 1852
By whom the ceremony was performed: Thomas Kingsford Presbyterian Minister1 
Marriage19 March 1878 St Luke's, Scone, NSW, Australia;
RUTLEDGE—ASSER. —March 19, at St. Luke's, Scone, by the Rev. John Shaw, B.A., and the Rev. John Dixon, the Rev. David D. Rutledge, M.A., third son of James Rutledge, Orange, to Mary Adelaide, eldest daughter of Nathaniel Frederick Asser, Scone.
;Bride=Mary Adelaide Asser2 
Death of Mother29 August 1896 "Wembury", Boyce Street, Glebe, NSW, Australia;Lucy Ann Rutledge, 70, Private duties, incarcerated umbilical hernia
born Penrith NSW
father Edward Field, Farmer
mother Maria Collitt
married James Rutledge, Castlereagh NSW, age 16
Children of marriage Arthur 53, Maria J 51, Susanna W 49, William W 47, David D 45, James J 42, Lucy A 38, Frances M 35 living, nil deceased
Informant James Rutledge, husband, "Wembury" Boyce Street
Burial 30/08/1896, Weleyan Cemetery, Rockwood, Witnesses Edward Herrod & Sidney B Metcalf, Minister Jos Woodhouse, Wesleyan;Principal=Lucy Ann Field3 
Death*19 September 1905 St Stephen's Rectory, Sutton Forest, NSW, Australia;
DEATH OF THE REV. D. RUTLEDGE.
At St. Stephen's Rectory, Sutton Forest, yesterday afternoon, died the Rev. David Rutledge, M.A., M.B., Ch.M., at the , age of 53. He was the son of the late Mr. James Rutledge, formerly of Sydney, and was born in Queensland. His brothers are the Rev. W. WooIls Rutledge, of Sydney, and Sir Arthur Rutledge, who was Attorney-General in a recent Queensland Ministry.
Educated at the Sydney Grammar School, Dr. Rutledge, after taking his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Sydney University, entered the Church of England, and was ordained by Dr. Tyrrell, Bishop of Newcastle. He had successive charge of the Scone, Wilcannia, and Warren parishes, and he subsequently qualified for the medical profession, being one of the first seven students to enter the medical school in connection with the University, and the only one to pass the first final examination. He practised at his profession for a while, and then re-entered the Church.
It was while incumbent of St. Stephen's, Mittagong. that he wrote, "Christ, the Anti-Christ, and the Millennium". He proceeded to England for the purpose of having the book published, and on his return was appointed to Sutton Forest, where he resided till his death.
The deceased leaves a widow and ten children.
A motion of sympathy with the Rev. Woolls Rutledge was carried at last night's meeting of the Christian Endeavour Convention.4 

Family

Mary Adelaide Asser
Children

Citations

  1. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism David Dunlop Rutledge 1852.
  2. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday, March 30, 1878.
  3. [S1317] Death Certificate transcript.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Evening News, Wednesday, September 20, 1905.
  5. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 17130/1879 Harold S Rutledge.
  6. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 27992/1881 Irene Amy Rutledge.
  7. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Stanley Edward Rutledge 1882.
  8. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Robert Taylor Rutledge 1883.
  9. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Mary Kathlen Dorothy Rutledge 1886.
  10. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 3887/1887 Helen F M Rutledge.
  11. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Leslie Charles Rutledge 1888.
  12. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Ethel Vera Muriel Rutledge 1893.
  13. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Eric Shannon Rutledge 1894.
  14. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 29077/1898 Marjorie B L Rutledge.
  15. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 20282/1900 Frederick D Rutledge.