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William Ridgway 1838–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1838

Birth Location: Wem, Shropshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1898

Death Location: Wem, Shropshire, England

Father: Thomas RIDGWAY

Mother: Sarah Hand

Spouse(s): Sarah Barnalum

Children(s): Emily Ridgway, Alice Ridgway, Sarah Ridgway, Paul Ridgeway, Hanna Ridgway, Frank Ridgway, Emma Ridgway, Alfred Grandson, Francis Ridgway, Elizabeth Ridgway, William Ridgway, Samuel Ridgway, John Ridgway, Elizabeth Ridgway, Charles Ridgway, Fredrick Ridgway

In 1838, William Ridgway entered the world in Wem, Shropshire, England, born to Thomas Ridgway And Sarah Ann Hand. In 1861, William Ridgway resided in Prees. In 1871, William Ridgway resided in Prees, Prees, Shropshire, England. William Ridgway married Sarah Higgenson Barnalum, and had children including Alfred Ridgway Grandson, Alice Ridgway, Charles Ridgway, Elizabeth Ann Ridgway, Elizabeth Ridgway, Emily Matilda Ridgway, Emma Ridgway, Francis Fanny Ridgway, Frank Ridgway, Fredrick Ridgway, Hanna Ridgway, John Thomas Ridgway, Paul Ridgeway, Samuel Henry Ridgway, Sarah Ridgway, William Ridgway. William Ridgway passed away in 1898 in Wem, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1838, William Ridgway entered the world in Wem, Shropshire, England, born to Thomas Ridgway And Sarah Ann Hand.
  • In 1861, William Ridgway resided in Prees.
  • In 1871, William Ridgway resided in Prees, Prees, Shropshire, England.
  • William Ridgway married Sarah Higgenson Barnalum, and had children including Alfred Ridgway Grandson, Alice Ridgway, Charles Ridgway, Elizabeth Ann Ridgway, Elizabeth Ridgway, Emily Matilda Ridgway, Emma Ridgway, Francis Fanny Ridgway, Frank Ridgway, Fredrick Ridgway, Hanna Ridgway, John Thomas Ridgway, Paul Ridgeway, Samuel Henry Ridgway, Sarah Ridgway, William Ridgway.
  • William Ridgway passed away in 1898 in Wem, Shropshire, England.

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William Ridgway's Ancestors

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William Ridgway
1838–1898
Birth Place: Wem, Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas RIDGWAY
1809–1883
Prees
Sarah (Ann) Hand
1810–1871
Prees, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ridgway's Descendants

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William Ridgway (7 Jan 1838–Mar 1898) m. Sarah (Higgenson) Barnalum (July 1842–December 1911)
  1. 1. Emily (Matilda) Ridgway 1861–1918 m. Joseph Powell 1857–1945
    1. 1. Herbert (John) Powell 1894–1967 m. Lilian (Gertrude) White 1896–1988
      1. 1. Evelyn (Lily) Powell 1920–2016 m. Eric (Patterson) Wallace 1915–1995
      2. 2. Joan (Gwynne) Powell 1925–1992 m. Frederick (Allan) Burke 1923–2007
      3. 3. William (John) Powell 1922–1979
    2. 2. William Powell 1883–1968
    3. 3. Alice (A) Powell 1889–1986
    4. 4. Lucy (M) Powell 1891–1955
    5. 5. Albert (Edward) Powell 1896–
    6. 6. Alice (Ann) Powell 1889–1986
    7. 7. Gladys (Nellie) Powell 1900–1981
    8. 8. Hilda (Emily) Powell 1892–
    9. 9. Joseph (Henry) Powell 1887–1947
    10. 10. Evelyn (Marian) Powell 1905–1994
    11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth) Powell 1884–1966
    12. 12. Mary Powell 1888–1982
      1. 1. Joseph Hotchkiss 1912–
  2. 2. Alice Ridgway 1865–1933
  3. 3. Sarah Ridgway 1868–1944
  4. 4. Paul Ridgeway 1869–1919 m. Edith Williams 1875–
    1. 1. William (E C) Ridgeway 1900–
    2. 2. Tombas Ridgeway 1905–
    3. 3. Arthur Ridgway 1907–
    4. 4. Lilly Ridgway 1910–
  5. 5. Hanna Ridgway 1863–
  6. 6. Frank Ridgway 1884–
  7. 7. Emma Ridgway 1861–
  8. 8. Alfred (Ridgway) Grandson 1877–
  9. 9. Francis ('Fanny') Ridgway 1882–1887
  10. 10. Elizabeth Ridgway 1873–1959
  11. 11. William Ridgway 1872–
  12. 12. Samuel (Henry) Ridgway 1889–1938
  13. 13. John (Thomas) Ridgway 1873–1907
  14. 14. Elizabeth (Ann) Ridgway 1886–1959
  15. 15. Charles Ridgway 1875–
  16. 16. Fredrick Ridgway 1880–1925

William Ridgway's Timeline

6 Records

1838
7 Jan 1838
Birth of William Ridgway in Wem, Shropshire, England
Wem, Shropshire, England
1861
1861
Age 23
William Ridgway resided here in Prees
Prees
1871
1871
Age 33
William Ridgway resided here in Prees, Prees, Shropshire, England
Prees, Prees, Shropshire, England
1881
1881
Age 43
William Ridgway resided here in Prees, Shropshire, England
Prees, Shropshire, England
1891
1891
Age 53
William Ridgway resided here in Cotton, Edstaston, Wem, Shropshire, England
Cotton, Edstaston, Wem, Shropshire, England
1898
Mar 1898
Age 60
Death of William Ridgway in Wem, Shropshire, England
Wem, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Wem, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Prees
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Prees, Prees, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Prees, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Cotton, Edstaston, Wem, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1898
    Event Place: Wem, Shropshire, England

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