RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!

[lcsnor]

Well looks like you're in luck.....

Looks as if Samuel & his wife Jane only have one child.  William is b. abt 1863 and is with his parents in 1871 and 1881.

There is one possible William in the 1891, a single man, a saddler, age 27, lodging in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, says born, Taunton, Devon. (Taunton is actually in Somerset). 

Seems like William is a good bet for the father of Oliver.

Louise

[deb usa]

hi

yey yippee ...well done Louise  on finding the stuff prior to the certs ...

tristi ...now we can search ...

deb

ps ... what's it like in your part of NC , louise?

[lcsnor]

On closer inspection in freeBMD both Ellen Parsons & Oliver Ridgway are transcribed for Taunton December 1907.  They are transcribed with different reference numbers but looking at the original scans it looks to me as if Ellen's number is correct.  I would suggest you don't take my word for this if you plan to order the certificate but take a look for yourself as it is far from distinct.

Good luck,
Louise

[deb usa]

hi ...

marriage

Oliver Ridgway dec q 1907 , Taunton , Somerset ( Vol 5c p 650) he is the only person on the page ...doing cross reference we find :
Ellen Parsons  Dec q 1907 Taunton Somerest vol 5c p 659

The marriage cert would show who Ellen' father is and his occupation and how old she was ...

deb  

looking at the original ..I would say Oliver's should be page 659 and not 650

snap Louise 

[deb usa]

Hi

1841
burlescombe
William RIDGWAY 25 ag lab
Elizabeth " 30
Elizabeth "  8
SAMUEL   "  3..granddad of Oliver, gr granddad of Evelyn
Jonn        "   1
all born in county

deb

[deb usa]

hi again

The only marriage of a Samuel Ridgway to a Jane is this :

Bridgewater, Somerset
June q 1861
Jane Thorne
Vol 5c p 666

these would be Oliver's Grandparents ...

deb

[deb usa]

I was wondering if Evelyn ridgway had any siblings ... unfortunately I cannot see any with the mother's maiden name as Parsons... I did however spot this child;

Olive Ridgway Dec q 1909 Taunton , Somerset

maybe named after Oliver ?

deb

[deb usa]

Hi again

I have looked on IGI for a marriage of William Ridgway to an Elizabeth and also for their childrens christenings ... can't see anything ... I have looked in Devon and Somerset ...

will keep on looking

deb 

[tristiw]

Thanks for doing this...I'm busy trying to sort this out with my mother to figure out who is who.  Will let you know what we think soon...thanks so much