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William Ridgway 1863–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1863

Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Death Date: 14/9/1940

Death Location: Belmont, Western Australia, Australia

Father: James Ridgway

Mother: Jane Birch

Spouse(s): Frances Evans, Jane Davidson, Mary Trotter, Mary Dunn

Children(s): Frederick Wilson, Violet Wilson, Ethel Wilson, Walter Wilson, Douglas Ridgway, Ernest Ridgway, Walter Ridgway, Lawrence Ridgway, Alexander Ridgway, Frederick Ridgway, Maud Ridgway, Arthur Ridgway

In 1863, William Ridgway entered the world in Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, born to James Ridgway And Jane Birch. William Ridgway married Frances Ann Evans, Jane More Davidson, Mary Augustus Dunn, Mary Elizabeth Trotter, and had children including Alexander Ridgway, Arthur Edward Ridgway, Douglas Allan Ridgway, Ernest Ridgway, Ethel Wilson, Frederick Harvey Wilson, Frederick Hugh Ridgway, Lawrence Ridgway, Maud Beatrice Ridgway, Violet Wilson, Walter Edgar Ridgway, Walter Wilson. William Ridgway passed away in 1940 in Belmont, Western Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1863, William Ridgway entered the world in Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, born to James Ridgway And Jane Birch.
  • William Ridgway married Frances Ann Evans, Jane More Davidson, Mary Augustus Dunn, Mary Elizabeth Trotter, and had children including Alexander Ridgway, Arthur Edward Ridgway, Douglas Allan Ridgway, Ernest Ridgway, Ethel Wilson, Frederick Harvey Wilson, Frederick Hugh Ridgway, Lawrence Ridgway, Maud Beatrice Ridgway, Violet Wilson, Walter Edgar Ridgway, Walter Wilson.
  • William Ridgway passed away in 1940 in Belmont, Western Australia, Australia.

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William Ridgway's Ancestors

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William Ridgway
1863–1940
Birth Place: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Parents
James Ridgway
1820–1888
Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England
Jane Birch
1826–1901
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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William Ridgway's Descendants

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William Ridgway (27 Mar 1863–14/9/1940) m. Frances (Ann) Evans (1888–29 Dec 1964) m. Jane (More) Davidson (1889–1950) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Trotter (1866–1935) m. Mary (Augustus) Dunn (1867–1943)
  1. 1. Frederick (Harvey) Wilson 1924–1998
  2. 2. Violet Wilson 1918–1958
  3. 3. Ethel Wilson 1919–1979
  4. 4. Walter Wilson 1920–1921
  5. 5. Douglas (Allan) Ridgway 1915–1994
  6. 6. Ernest Ridgway 1888–1910
  7. 7. Walter (Edgar) Ridgway 1889–1890
  8. 8. Lawrence Ridgway 1891–1977
  9. 9. Alexander Ridgway 1898–1973
  10. 10. Frederick (Hugh) Ridgway 1894–1961
  11. 11. Maud (Beatrice) Ridgway 1904–1979 m. Robert (John Percival) Lucas 1891–1959 m. Harold (George) Gallot 1910–1984
  12. 12. Arthur (Edward) Ridgway 1908–1981

William Ridgway's Timeline

2 Records

1863
27 Mar 1863
Birth of William Ridgway in Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
1940
14/9/1940
Age 77
Death of William Ridgway in Belmont, Western Australia, Australia
Belmont, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1491940
    Event Place: Belmont, Western Australia, Australia

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