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Sir William (Willem) the 2nd, de (Rydley) Ridley 1545–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: VERIFIED- Willimoteswick Castle, Willimoteswick (hamlet), Ridley Township, Northumberland, England - 4 miles east of Haltwhistle. The traditional birthplace of the martyt Bishop Ridley who, with Latimer, was burnt at the stake in Oxford in 1555.

Death Date: 1603/5 Feb 1620

Death Location: Nutfield, Surrey, England X

Father: Sir Great-Grandfather

Mother: Lady Great-Grandmother

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The story of Sir William (Willem) the 2nd, de (Rydley) Ridley began in 1545 in VERIFIED- Willimoteswick Castle, Willimoteswick (hamlet), Ridley Township, Northumberland, England - 4 miles east of Haltwhistle. The traditional birthplace of the martyt Bishop Ridley who, with Latimer, was burnt at the stake in Oxford in 1555.. Sir William (Willem) the 2nd, de (Rydley) Ridley passed away in 1603 in Nutfield, Surrey, England X.

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  • The story of Sir William (Willem) the 2nd, de (Rydley) Ridley began in 1545 in VERIFIED- Willimoteswick Castle, Willimoteswick (hamlet), Ridley Township, Northumberland, England - 4 miles east of Haltwhistle. The traditional birthplace of the martyt Bishop Ridley who, with Latimer, was burnt at the stake in Oxford in 1555..
  • Sir William (Willem) the 2nd, de (Rydley) Ridley passed away in 1603 in Nutfield, Surrey, England X.

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Sir Ridley
1545–1603
Birth Place: VERIFIED- Willimoteswick Castle, Willimoteswick (hamlet), Ridley Township, Northumberland, England - 4 miles east of Haltwhistle. The traditional birthplace of the martyt Bishop Ridley who, with Latimer, was burnt at the stake in Oxford in 1555.
Parents
Sir John Ridley - Knight 12th Great-Grandfather
1506–1565
Willimoteswick, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Lady (Agnes Clay 12th) Great-Grandmother
1515–1584
Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (Christopher) Ridley
1475–1536
Wall, Northumberland, England
Lady (Anne) Blenkinsop
1475–1550
Willimoteswick, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Sir (John Thomas Clay VI, Knight of) Derbyshire
1480–1560
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth (Elisabeth) de) Astley
1482–1540
Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ridley's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir William (Willem) the 2nd, de (Rydley) Ridley in VERIFIED- Willimoteswick Castle, Willimoteswick (hamlet), Ridley Township, Northumberland, England - 4 miles east of Haltwhistle. The traditional birthplace of the martyt Bishop Ridley who, with Latimer, was burnt at the stake in Oxford in 1555.
VERIFIED- Willimoteswick Castle, Willimoteswick (hamlet), Ridley Township, Northumberland, England - 4 miles east of Haltwhistle. The traditional birthplace of the martyt Bishop Ridley who, with Latimer, was burnt at the stake in Oxford in 1555.
1603
1603/5 Feb 1620
Age 58
Death of Sir William (Willem) the 2nd, de (Rydley) Ridley in Nutfield, Surrey, England X
Nutfield, Surrey, England X

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Willimoteswick Castle, Willimoteswick (hamlet), Ridley Township, Northumberland, England - 4 miles east of Haltwhistle. The traditional birthplace of the martyt Bishop Ridley who, with Latimer, was burnt at the stake in Oxford in 1555.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603/5 Feb 1620
    Event Place: Nutfield, Surrey, England X

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