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John Ridgeway 1829–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1829

Birth Location: Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England

Death Date: Oct 1891

Death Location: Wellington, Shropshire

Father: George Ridgway

Mother: Bridget Cherrington

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In 1829, John Ridgeway entered the world in Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England, born to George Swanwick Ridgway And Bridget Cherrington. John Ridgeway passed away in 1891 in Wellington, Shropshire.

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Biography

  • In 1829, John Ridgeway entered the world in Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England, born to George Swanwick Ridgway And Bridget Cherrington.
  • John Ridgeway passed away in 1891 in Wellington, Shropshire.

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John Ridgeway's Ancestors

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John Ridgeway
1829–1891
Birth Place: Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England
Parents
George Swanwick Ridgway
1795–1882
Crookmoor, Prees Green, Shropshire, England
Bridget Cherrington
1801–1879
Edgmond, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Cherrington
1770–1830
Kynnersley, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Jones
1769–1843
Henney Lane, Tibberton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cherrington
1716–1799
Margaret Brawne
1718–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cherrington
1679–1727
Mary Dawes
1679–1789

John Ridgeway's Timeline

2 Records

1829
abt 1829
Birth of John Ridgeway in Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England
Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England
1891
Oct 1891
Age 62
Death of John Ridgeway in Wellington, Shropshire
Wellington, Shropshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1829
    Event Place: Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1891
    Event Place: Wellington, Shropshire

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