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Hello, I am just after finding this thread after searching for a Thomas French of Randalstown who was my great-great grandfather. His eldest daughter was Mary Elizabeth French who became Ridgway and lived from c1860-1929. I am Charlie Ridgway - the third generation in direct succession to hold the name. The two Charlie Ridgways before me held the middle name of French from that line. My eldest brother has the middle name French, but it seems the tradition of keeping it as middle name for males in our ramily will die out as his only son does not have it in his name.