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Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley 1527–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Willmontswick, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1574

Death Location: Willimotheswick, Northumberland, England

Father: Thomas Ridley

Mother: Elizabetha Ridley

Spouse(s): Lady Dacre

Children(s): Nicholas Ridley, Sir Radley

Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley was born in 1527 in Willmontswick, Northumberland, England, the child of Thomas Ridley And Elizabetha Spleiss Ridley. Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley married Lady Mabel Dacre, and had children including Nicholas Ridley, Sir Richard Radley. Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley passed away in 1574 in Willimotheswick, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley was born in 1527 in Willmontswick, Northumberland, England, the child of Thomas Ridley And Elizabetha Spleiss Ridley.
  • Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley married Lady Mabel Dacre, and had children including Nicholas Ridley, Sir Richard Radley.
  • Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley passed away in 1574 in Willimotheswick, Northumberland, England.

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Sir Ridley's Ancestors

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Sir Ridley
1527–1574
Birth Place: Willmontswick, Northumberland, England
Parents
Thomas Ridley
1514–1574
Willmontswick, Northumberland, England
Elizabetha (Spleiss) Ridley
1518–1573
Walltown, Willmontswick, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Lady (Isabel) Heron
1500–1588
Chipcase, Northumberland, England
Margaret Horton
1505–1564
Willimoteswick, Bardon Mill, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ridley's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas of Wythsmode) Ridley (1527–16 Nov 1574) m. Lady (Mabel) Dacre (1522–1573)
  1. 1. Nicholas Ridley 1551–1585
    1. 1. Sir (Nicholas Ridley) III 1580–1617 m. Barbara Errington 1593–1649
      1. 1. John Rutley 1618–1696 m. Ann Allow 1629–1690
        1. 1. Ann Rutley 1654–1699 m. Richard Wakelin 1654–1724
  2. 2. Sir (Richard) Radley 1555–1610

Sir Ridley's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley in Willmontswick, Northumberland, England
Willmontswick, Northumberland, England
1574
16 Nov 1574
Age 47
Death of Sir Nicholas of Wythsmode Ridley in Willimotheswick, Northumberland, England
Willimotheswick, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Willmontswick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1574
    Event Place: Willimotheswick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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