Tag Archives: Ridley

A 1921 Census Search Proves Tricky In Locating Hibbitt Relatives

Posted on 27 January 2023 by
Alice and Nell Hibbitt at Wembury Beach

Don’t want to read? Click PLAY to hear an AI-generated audio discussion on this blog post’s key topics. (The audio was produced by NotebookLM Deep Dive Conversation.) Continuing on from my previous post with my searches in the 1921 census, … Continue reading →

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Solving The Next Ridley Riddle

Posted on 29 August 2021 by
Descendants of Samuel Ridley

In my previous post, I described how I learnt that Joseph Ridley and Mary Dean were the parents of my 2 x great-grandfather, Henry Frederick Ridley. My next task was to discover where Joseph and Mary came from and how … Continue reading →

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DNA Finally Knocks Down My Brick Wall – Ridley Family History

Posted on 27 August 2021 by
The Family of Henry Ridley & Hannah Cotterill

I recently made some headway with a family history brick wall. For many years I’d been stuck on my 2 x great-grandfather, Henry Ridley. I was even beginning to wonder whether he was in fact my biological ancestor as I … Continue reading →

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DNA Testing Is Becoming More Popular

Posted on 6 October 2017 by
AncestryDNA Matches

A nice surprise popped up in my family’s DNA match lists a couple of days ago. Unknown to me, the grand-daughter of a known cousin on my dad’s side took the AncestryDNA test. I still have a few gaps in … Continue reading →

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Down On The Edwardian Farm – BBC Series

Posted on 27 January 2011 by
The Calstock Viaduct, a short distance down river from Morwellham Quay

Today I’m writing about the recent BBC series, ‘Edwardian Farm‘, which was set in the beautiful Tamar Valley, on the borders of Devon and Cornwall. In case you didn’t see it, the program was about two archaeologists and a domestic … Continue reading →

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Henry Ridley From Birmingham. How Do I Tell I Have The Correct Man?

Posted on 29 December 2010 by
Blacksmith

Investigating my Ridley family history. My great-grandmother, Alice Ridley’s, birth certificate states that her father was Henry Ridley, a blacksmith, and her mother, Ann Ridley formerly Cotterill. Henry was ‘Harry’ on Alice’s marriage certificate. I see her family in Birmingham … Continue reading →

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