See also

Family of William Henry Ridgewell and Alice Caroline Twiddy

  • Husband:

  • William Henry Ridgewell (1873-1960)

  • Wife:

  • Alice Caroline Twiddy (1877-1958)

  • Children:

  • Alice Pearl Ridgwell (1918-2012)

  • Marriage:

  • 25 Dec 1913

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada1 2

Husband: William Henry Ridgewell

  • Name:

  • William Henry Ridgewell3 4 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Ridgewell (1844-1924)

  • Mother:

  • Margaret Bowtle (1849- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • plumber6

  • Birth:

  • 23 Mar 1873

  • Forest Hill, Kent, England1 3 4 7 6

  • Baptism:

  • 28 May 1873 (age 0)

  • Christ Church with St. Paul, Church Road, Forest Hill, Kent, England4

  •  

  • son of John Ridgewell (coachman) and Margaret of 5 darreds Road Forest Hill, born 23rd March 1873

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 8)

  • 2 St. Johns Cottages, Maple Road, Penge, Surrey, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents John and Margaret, brother Frederick, and sister Margaret. Born in Forest Hill Kent

  • Census absence:

  • 3 Apr 1891 (age 18)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 30)

  • 2 Priory Cottages, Sangley Road, Catford, London, England6

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder working as a plumber and living with widowed Ann Tolfts and family, and another boarder. Born in Forest Hill Kent

  • Immigration:

  • 24 May 1907 (age 33)

  • to Quebec, Quebec, Canada from Liverpool, Lancashire, England8

  •  

  • on the Empress of Britain, a plumber from Kent

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1921 (age 47)

  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada9

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a plumber with his wife Alice, step-son Walter, step-daughter Grace, and daughter Alice. Born in England and arrived in Canada in 1907 and naturalised, speaks English and can read and write

  • Death:

  • 10 Dec 1960 (age 87)

  • Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex, England1 5 10

  • Probate:

  • 8 Feb 1961

  • Probate Registry, London, England10

  •  

  • of 178 Maygrove Road West Hampstead Middlesex died 10th December 1960 at Mount Vernon Hospital Northwood Middlesex, probate of effects of £237 2s 1d (~£4,800 in 2017) to Margaret Nicol married woman

Wife: Alice Caroline Twiddy

  • Name:

  • Alice Caroline Twiddy1 11 12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • nurse maid13

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1877

  • St. Mary Cray, Kent, England11 14 13 9

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Sep 1877 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, High Street, St. Mary Cray, Kent, England12

  •  

  • daughter of Horatius Tweddy (labourer) and Elizabeth of St. Mary Cray

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 3)

  • 9 Remington Street, St. Lukes, Middlesex, England14

  •  

  • step-daughter attending school and living with her step-father John Morris, her mother Elizabeth, sister Edith, and half-brother Henry Morris. Born in St. Mary Cray Kent

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 13)

  • 25 Haverstock Street, St. Lukes, Middlesex, England13

  •  

  • unmarried step-daughter working as a nurse maid and living in three rooms with her step father John Morris, her mother Elizabeth, half-brothers Henry and Joseph Morris, and half-sisters Emily, Elizabeth and Florence Morris. Born in St. Mary Cray Kent

  • Immigration:

  • 1909 (age 31-32)

  • to Canada9

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1921 (age 43)

  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada9

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, son Walter, and daughters Grace and Alice. Born in England and arrived in Canada in 1909 and naturalised, speaks English and can read and write

  • Death:

  • 28 Nov 1958 (age 81)

  • Napa, California, USA15

Child 1: Alice Pearl Ridgwell

  • Name:

  • Alice Pearl Ridgwell1 16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Daniel Keig York (1914-1969)

  • Birth:

  • 30 Nov 1918

  • Romford "Registration District", Essex, England1 16 9

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1921 (age 2)

  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada9

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Alice, half-brother Walter, and half-sister Grace. Born in England and arrived in Canada in 1920 and naturalised, speaks English and can read and write

  • Death:

  • 28 Mar 2012 (age 93)

  • Napa, California, USA17

Note on Wife: Alice Caroline Twiddy

Previously married to Walfred Ericson (1877-1969) and had two children Walter and Grace15

Sources

1.

Ridgewell Descendents web site. Cit. Date: 14 December 2002.

2.

Manitoba Government Marriages, (on-line at www.vitalstats.gov.mb.ca). Winnepeg register:1914,078124. Cit. Date: 24 September 2023.

3.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1873 quarter:2 volume:1d page:856. Cit. Date: 1 August 2017.

4.

Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Forest Hill Christ Church with St. Paul baptisms 1854-1922 page:111 entry:888. Cit. Date: 24 September 2023.

5.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Harrow 1960 quarter:4 volume:5f page:439. Cit. Date: 11 September 2024.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:551 folio:95 page:6 schedule:30. Cit. Date: 24 September 2023.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:824 folio:72 page:18 schedule:628. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

8.

Ancestry Canada Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Quebec Empress of Britain. Cit. Date: 24 September 2023.

9.

Ancestry Canada 1921 Census, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Alberta Edmonton district:11 enumeration district:43 page:41. Cit. Date: 25 September 2023.

10.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1961 page:225. Cit. Date: 11 September 2024.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bromley 1877 quarter:3 volume:2a page:375. Cit. Date: 25 September 2023.

12.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Kent Baptisms St. Mary Cray Bromley Archives ref:P2778-1-07. Cit. Date: 25 September 2023.

13.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:230 folio:219 page:21 schedule:194. Cit. Date: 25 September 2023.

14.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:360 folio:100 page:17 schedule:955. Cit. Date: 25 September 2023.

15.

Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Diane's Large World by DianePotter69. Cit. Date: 25 September 2023.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Romford 1918 quarter:4 volume:4a page:753. Cit. Date: 4 September 2017.

17.

Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). York-Pacheo by Pamela York. Cit. Date: 4 September 2017.