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John Rankine Ridgeway 1918–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1918

Birth Location: Colac Victoria

Death Date: 22 September 1994

Death Location: Lorne, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia

Father: Francis Ridgeway

Mother: Elsie Edwards

Spouse(s): Enid Mildren

Children(s):

John Rankine Ridgeway was born in 1918 in Colac Victoria, the child of Francis Edwin Ridgeway And Elsie Edwards. In 1949, John Rankine Ridgeway resided in Birregurra, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia. John Rankine Ridgeway married Enid Shirley Mildren, and had children including Dale Ridgeway 9Cm To Spf. John Rankine Ridgeway passed away in 1994 in Lorne, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Rankine Ridgeway was born in 1918 in Colac Victoria, the child of Francis Edwin Ridgeway And Elsie Edwards.
  • In 1949, John Rankine Ridgeway resided in Birregurra, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia.
  • John Rankine Ridgeway married Enid Shirley Mildren, and had children including Dale Ridgeway 9Cm To Spf.
  • John Rankine Ridgeway passed away in 1994 in Lorne, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ridgeway's Ancestors

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John Ridgeway
1918–1994
Birth Place: Colac Victoria
Parents
Francis Edwin Ridgeway
1887–1969
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Elsie Edwards
1886–1956
Carlton, Victoria
Grandparents
Joseph Ridgeway
1858–1949
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
ISABELLA Wilkins
1864–1934
Dowling Forest, District of Miner's Rest, Victoria
Richard Edwards
1841–1933
Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (Jane) Rankine
1846–1935
City of London, London
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ridgeway
1828–1911
Amelia Reynolds
1835–1932
William 🦘(Farmer)
1830–1917
Helen 🦘
1837–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
BERNARD Ridgeway
1783–1851
Catherine Howe
1807–1852
Amelia Hayball
1814–1891
ANDREW McLean
1796–
Helen Macfarlane
1802–1880

John Ridgeway's Timeline

4 Records

1918
4 Jul 1918
Birth of John Rankine Ridgeway in Colac Victoria
Colac Victoria
1949
1949
Age 31
John Rankine Ridgeway resided here in Birregurra, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
Birregurra, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
1994
22 September 1994
Age 76
Death of John Rankine Ridgeway in Currumbin, Queensland, Australia
Currumbin, Queensland, Australia
1994
22 September 1994
Age 76
Death of John Rankine Ridgeway in Colac, Victoria, Australia
Colac, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1918
    Event Place: Colac Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Birregurra, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1994
    Event Place: Currumbin, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1994
    Event Place: Colac, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lorne, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia

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