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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: Annied22 on Saturday 30 August 14 13:44 BST (UK)
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I posted this on the Northumberland Board, but the replies that have come in suggest that I should have posted it here.
This is a long shot, but I thought it was worth a post.
My hobby is bookbinding and very occasionally I come across a book with enough information about a previous owner, to try to find out a little bit more. (I'm always curious about past owners.) There's also always the possibility that the information may be of real use to someone here.
I'm currently repairing a friend's 1809 copy of John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" in which the original owner, a George Ridley, has listed the date of his marriage (although rather surprisingly not the name of his wife), and the dates of birth of his children. I'm assuming, given the surname that the family is probably Northumbrian and am wondering if anyone here recognises them.
George Ridley, married 20 May 1820
Marey was born 10 October 1821
Margaret was born 3 December 1824
George was born 17th December 1826
Ann(? I can't read this name but it's short, so it's a best guess) 23rd January 1830
Joseph was born 10th December 1833
Jhon (? again difficult to read andI think it's probably meant to be John) 1st April 1840
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The family is in Kelloe,Durham in 1841 (and onwards).
George born abt 1796 in Durham is an ag lab. His wife is Margret born abt 1798 in Durham.
Maureen
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I agree with Maureen that must be the family. In 1841 they have Margret 15, George 12, Ann 10, Joseph 7 and John 1 with them. HO107/313 bk12 f4 p3.
1861 gives birthplace of Lumley, Durham for both George and "Margret". RG9/3749/78/7.
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George Ridley married Margaret Pattison. 20 May 1820, Durham St. Mary le Bow. (FreeReg).
Alan.
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Goodness that was quick, thank you all very much. Clearly I should have posted on the Durham Board in case there's anyone there who could use the info and I'll do that now.
I'm now intrigued, as I wouldn't have expected an agricultural labourer in 1809 to have such good handwriting or to own a leather bound book, which would have been prohibitively expensive at that time. It does go some way to explaining why he used it to log the dates though as it may well have been a prized possession and the only leather bound book in the house.
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Hi Annie,
Not sure this is at all relevant but I've just been looking into South Shields and in Wiki it lists Ridley Scott as being born there......
Good luck with your hunt!
Fionaoh
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This George Ridley is my 4th great-grandfather. Any further information about this book would be greatly appreciated!
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Hello Annie,
I am very interested in hearing more about George Ridley's book. Would you have any more information about it?
Jennifer
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Hello Jennifer and welcome to RootsChat.
Annied22 hasn't been online here since January 2022, but hopefully she still has the same email address and will receive notification of your post. I may have contacted her a few years ago regarding a different book, I'll check and see if I can send her a message to let her know about George RIDLEY.
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I'm still here and I'm still subscribed to this thread but somehow I missed the notification that there'd been a new post in April. I've just received the notification about maddies52 post.
I'm really sorry JenPed88, but I don't have any further information. I had to look up my old diaries to jog my memory of which friend it was as I had no recollection of even starting this thread! Unfortunately she tells me that she no longer has the book.
Usually when I start the very occasional thread like this the books are my own and add to its history for me. What a pity that this one is just about the only exception.
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Maddies52, thank you for writing to Annied22. I appreciate it.
Annied22, thank you so much for writing back and also for checking your notes. My heart is admittedly a bit broken to learn that the book is adrift in the world but perhaps whoever holds it now will come looking and find this thread as I did.
Again, thank you for looking into this. I appreciate it very much.