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Christopher Ridley 1475–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Northumberland, England

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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Spouse(s): Anne Blenkinsop

Children(s): Anne Ridley

Christopher Ridley was born in 1475 in Northumberland, England, the child of Nicholas Ridley Wythsmode Ridley Bishop Of Rochester And Mary Elizebeth Curwen. Christopher Ridley married Anne Blenkinsop, and had children including Anne Ridley. Christopher Ridley passed away in 1540 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Ridley was born in 1475 in Northumberland, England, the child of Nicholas Ridley Wythsmode Ridley Bishop Of Rochester And Mary Elizebeth Curwen.
  • Christopher Ridley married Anne Blenkinsop, and had children including Anne Ridley.
  • Christopher Ridley passed away in 1540 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Christopher Ridley
1475–1540
Birth Place: Northumberland, England
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Christopher Ridley's Descendants

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Christopher Ridley (1475–1540) m. Anne Blenkinsop (1475–1556)
  1. 1. Anne Ridley 1500–1555 m. Sir (Matthew) Whitfield 1500–1547
    1. 1. Sir (Ralph) Whitfield 1529–1607 m. Dorothy Ridley 1530–
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Whitfield) Esquire 1545–1629 m. Lady (Mildred Fortun\Foxtuna) Manning 1560–1627
        1. 1. *John Whitfeld 1584–1636 m. Elisabeth Culpepper 1584–1624
        2. 2. Henry (Whitfield) Sr 1597–1657
      2. 2. George Whitfield 1568–1607
      3. 3. John Whitfield 1560–1669
      4. 4. Francis Whitfield 1562–1669
      5. 5. Nicholas Whitfield 1561–1622
      6. 6. Nicholas Whitfield 1569–
      7. 7. Alice Whitfield 1571–
      8. 8. Thomas Whitfield 1570–1622
    2. 2. Agnes Whitfield 1533–
    3. 3. Cuthbert Whitfield 1530–1575
    4. 4. Peter Whitfield 1531–
    5. 5. Margaret Whitfield 1532–
    6. 6. Peter Whitfield 1531–

Christopher Ridley's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Christopher Ridley in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1540
1540
Age 65
Death of Christopher Ridley in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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