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James Ridley 1420–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Alkington, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 21 JAN 1479

Death Location: England

Father: Odard Ridley

Mother: Mary Musgrave

Spouse(s): Ellen Booth

Children(s): Isabella Leigh

James Ridley was born in 1420 in Alkington, Shropshire, England, the child of Odard Ridley And Mary Musgrave. James Ridley married Ellen Booth, and had children including Isabella Ridley Warren Leigh. James Ridley passed away in 1479 in England.

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Biography

  • James Ridley was born in 1420 in Alkington, Shropshire, England, the child of Odard Ridley And Mary Musgrave.
  • James Ridley married Ellen Booth, and had children including Isabella Ridley Warren Leigh.
  • James Ridley passed away in 1479 in England.

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James Ridley's Ancestors

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James Ridley
1420–1479
Birth Place: Alkington, Shropshire, England
Parents
Odard Ridley
1393–1424
Willimoteswycke, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Mary Musgrave
1400–1462
Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ridley's Descendants

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James Ridley (1420–21 JAN 1479) m. Ellen Booth (1410–SEP 1505)
  1. 1. Isabella (Ridley Warren) Leigh 1425–1474 m. Ralph Leigh 1418–1479
    1. 1. Richard Leigh 1446–1508 m. Elizabeth Corbin 1434–1500 m. Mary Spencheaux 1450–1512
      1. 1. Roger Leigh 1483–1555 m. Alice (Ann) Trafford 1487–1572
        1. 1. Thomas Leigh 1509–1571 m. Alice Barker 1517–1604
        2. 2. William Leigh 1502–1550
        3. 3. John Leigh 1513–1576 m. Margaret Saunders 1502–1558
        4. 4. John Bymand 1515–1575 m. Sarah Alexander 1515–1575
        5. 5. Richard Leigh 1520–1570
        6. 6. Robert Leigh 1515–
      2. 2. Johannes Lee 1474–
      3. 3. Randolph Lee 1473–
      4. 4. Thomas Leigh 1482–1540
      5. 5. Fulke Lee 1472–1516 m. Alice Cornwall 1460– m. Alice Cornwall –1560
      6. 6. Margery Lee 1475–1502 m. Frances Lingen 1466–
      7. 7. Johanna Lee 1476–
      8. 8. Richard Lee 1478–1500

James Ridley's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of James Ridley in Alkington, Shropshire, England
Alkington, Shropshire, England
1479
21 JAN 1479
Age 59
Death of James Ridley in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Alkington, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JAN 1479
    Event Place: England

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