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Henry Fortnam Rider 1840–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Buckingham, Tasmania

Death Date: 5 Mar 1910

Death Location: New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia

Father: John Rider

Mother: Mary Fortnam

Spouse(s): Emma Wheatley

Children(s): John Rider, Albert Rider, Florence Rider, Herbert Rider, Walter Rider, George Rider, Frederick Rider, Eva Rider, Winnie Rider, Maud Rider, Henry Rider

Henry Fortnam Rider was born in 1840 in Buckingham, Tasmania, the child of John Rider And Mary Fortnam. Henry Fortnam Rider married Emma Wheatley, and had children including Albert Henry John Rider, Eva Emma Rider, Florence Mary Rider, Frederick William Rider, George Edward Rider, Henry Fortnam Rider, Herbert Alfred Rider, John Ramsay Rider, Maud Elizabeth Rider, Walter Fortnam Rider, Winnie Charlotte Rider. Henry Fortnam Rider passed away in 1910 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • Henry Fortnam Rider was born in 1840 in Buckingham, Tasmania, the child of John Rider And Mary Fortnam.
  • Henry Fortnam Rider married Emma Wheatley, and had children including Albert Henry John Rider, Eva Emma Rider, Florence Mary Rider, Frederick William Rider, George Edward Rider, Henry Fortnam Rider, Herbert Alfred Rider, John Ramsay Rider, Maud Elizabeth Rider, Walter Fortnam Rider, Winnie Charlotte Rider.
  • Henry Fortnam Rider passed away in 1910 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia.

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Henry Rider's Ancestors

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Henry Rider
1840–1910
Birth Place: Buckingham, Tasmania
Parents
John Rider
1801–1878
Hunslet, Leeds
Mary Fortnam
1814–1894
Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
John Rider
1778–1849
Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
Ellen Alcock
1782–1844
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Rider's Descendants

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Henry (Fortnam) Rider (2 Feb 1840–5 Mar 1910) m. Emma Wheatley (7 Dec 1842–3 Jan 1915)
  1. 1. John (Ramsay) Rider 1879–1911
  2. 2. Albert (Henry John) Rider 1866–1946
  3. 3. Florence (Mary) Rider 1871–1923 m. Francis (Henry) Sherrin 1862–1915
  4. 4. Herbert (Alfred) Rider 1881–1952 m. Katherine (Helen) Smith 1881–1962
    1. 1. Frederick (Alfred) Rider 1905–1978
    2. 2. Oscar (Cyril) Rider 1909–1977
    3. 3. Florence (Emma) Rider 1907–1965 m. Roy (Clarence Dewhurst Hornsey) * 1899–1965
    4. 4. Albert (William) Rider 1921–1973
    5. 5. Minnie (Olive) Rider 1914–1987 m. Theodore (William John Allsebrook) Kirkby 1910–1978
    6. 6. Mavis (Helen) Rider 1911–1982 m. James (Arthur) McGuinness 1898–1960
    7. 7. Herbert (Henry) Rider 1916–1994 m. Laura 1920–2005
    8. 8. Phyllis Rider 1914–1996
  5. 5. Walter (Fortnam) Rider 1867–1950 m. Ruth (Esther) HALLAM 1869–1933 m. Dora (Emma) Lahl 1872–1941 m. Eliza (Mary) Grimwood 1874–1953
    1. 1. Corrie (Holly Fortnam) RIDER 1899–1984 m. Harrie (G) Scott 1898–1973
    2. 2. Holly (Hallam Walter) RIDER 1900–1924 m. Louisa (Marie) MOSELY 1899–1956
      1. 1. Hallam (Walter) Rider 1924–1999 m. Elwyn (Merle) Giles 1924–
  6. 6. George (Edward) Rider 1869–1946
  7. 7. Frederick (William) Rider 1873–1958 m. Ada (Susan) Rawnsley 1880–1960
    1. 1. Edmund (Robert) Rider 1912–1975
    2. 2. Louis (Edmond) Rider 1909–1973
    3. 3. Thelma (Emma) Rider 1900–1973 m. Sydney (Tasman) Sims 1898–1967
    4. 4. Thora (Elizabeth) Rider 1904– m. Basil (Manning) Harvey 1911–1985
    5. 5. Ray (William) Rider 1911– m. Dorothy (Lidia Mary) Keeling 1913–
  8. 8. Eva (Emma) Rider 1875–1947
  9. 9. Winnie (Charlotte) Rider 1883–1978 m. Arthur (George) Petterd 1882–1949
  10. 10. Maud (Elizabeth) Rider 1886– m. Tasman Turner 1882–1955
  11. 11. Henry (Fortnam) Rider 1877–1941

Henry Rider's Timeline

4 Records

1840
2 Feb 1840
Birth of Henry Fortnam Rider in Buckingham, Tasmania
Buckingham, Tasmania
1865
1 Jul 1865
Age 25
Henry Fortnam Rider was married in 'Tasmania', 'Australia'
'Tasmania', 'Australia'
1910
5 Mar 1910
Age 70
Death of Henry Fortnam Rider in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
1914
1914
Age 74
Henry Fortnam Rider resided here in Zeehan, Darwin, Tasmania, Australia
Zeehan, Darwin, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Buckingham, Tasmania
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1865
    Event Place: 'Tasmania', 'Australia'
    Record Source: Tasmania, Australia, Index to Marriage Notices in the Mercury

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Zeehan, Darwin, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1910
    Event Place: New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

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