RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!

[Nridgway]

Hi all ... I'm Nick Ridgway of Plymouth Devon  ,  formerly of  Wellington in the Taunton Distict  of Somerset ...Im 48

Im just researching my wing  -- It could be that your Evelyn (Ridgway) could be related to my Grandfather  Ernest,  Born 1910  in Taunton District ...I can trace my grandmothers family (Wyatt) , his wife ... but not my Ridgway,  Grandfather at the moment  ...I'll keep you posted .

Further to say that Burliscombe is only a mile away from my birthplace and the name Parsons pops up in a nearby village ....

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[tristiw]

Hello Nick,
It's possible that Ernest and Evelyn are related.  However, I haven't encountered that name before.  I will have a look at my family tree to see if he pops up.  I haven't looked at it for over a year, as I went back to work and haven't had time to pursue it. 
I can update those following the thread that Evenlyn ended up in New Zealand.  I found her daughters and was able to go over there and meet one of them in 2010.  Hopefully I will be able to go back to family history again in 2012....I miss it.
Tristi

[tristiw]

OK 
So I looked the tree up, but I didn't find an Ernest. 

The earliest Ridgway I have is William b circa 1816 in Devon, England.  He's married to an Elizabeth.

His son is Samuel b Burlescombe, Devon Feb 1838 d 27 Jul 1901 West Monkton married to Jane Thorne b Aisholt 1825 d 11 Nov 1897

His only son is William b 1863 Bridgewater, Somerset d 2 May 1895 Carlton( Victoria, Australia) married to Sarah Rossiter b 1865 Taunton, Somerset d 1950 (Sarah Pring)

Their only two surviving children where Lily b 1886 and Oliver b 1885 (Tasmania).

So, the closest Ridgway would be William and Elizabeth's children (which I only have Samuel recorded), unless Samuel was married before he married Jane. 

It will be interesting to see where everything fits.  Tristi