See also

Family of John Ridgewell and Margaret Bowtle

Husband: John Ridgewell

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John Ridgewell

  • Name:

  • John Ridgewell

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • man servant and coachman then a farmer4 5

  • Birth:

  • 14 May 1844

  • Finchingfield, Essex, England6 1 4 5

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 37)

  • 2 St. Johns Cottages, Maple Road, Penge, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a coachman and living with his wife Margaret, sons Frederick and William, and daughter Margaret. Born in Finchingfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 57)

  • Garrolds Farm, Woodgate End, Broxted, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a farmer and living with his wife Margaret and grandson William. Born in Finchingfield Essex

  • Death:

  • 16 Jul 1924 (age 80)1

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Wife: Margaret Bowtle

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Margaret Bowtle

  • Name:

  • Margaret Bowtle7 8 9 10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • George Bowtle (1815-1857)

  • Mother:

  • Eliza Cordwell (1820-1913)

  • Birth:

  • 21 Jan 1849

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England7 8 11 12 4 5 13

  •  

  • daughter of George Bowtle (bricklayer) and Eliza formerly Cordwell. 1939 census says born 21st January 1848

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Oct 1849 (age 0)

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England14 9

  •  

  • daughter of George Bowtle (bricklayer's labourer) and Eliza of Wethersfield

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 2)

  • Silver Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England11

  •  

  • daughter aged 2, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 12)

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England12

  •  

  • daughter aged 12, attending school and living with mother and three siblings, Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 33)

  • 2 St. Johns Cottages, Maple Road, Penge, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John, sons Frederick and William, and daughter Margaret. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 53)

  • Garrolds Farm, Woodgate End, Broxted, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John and grandson William. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 90)

  • 1 Dunraven Road, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales13

  •  

  • a widowed retiree living with her grandson John, his wife Irene, son-in-law James Nicol, and her daughter Margaret Nicol. Born on 21st January 1848

Child 1: Frederick John Ridgewell

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Son: Frederick John Ridgewell

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Spouse: Janet Evans, 1959?, age 94

  • Name:

  • Frederick John Ridgewell15 16 17 18

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Fred

  • Spouse:

  • Janet Evans (1865-1962)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • master plumber and gas fitter19 20 21 22

  • Birth:

  • 22 Mar 1866

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England1 16 4 19 20 21

  • Baptism:

  • 31 Mar 1867 (age 1)

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England17

  •  

  • son of John Ridgewell (labourer) and Margaret of Wethersfield

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • 2 St. Johns Cottages, Maple Road, Penge, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents John and Margaret, brother William, and sister Margaret. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 26)

  • Graig Road, Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales19

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a plumber and living with his wife Janet and son William Stanley. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 35)

  • 5 Blythe Hill Lane, Lewisham, London, England20

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a plumber and gas fitter living with his wife and three children. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 45)

  • 62 Cae-Bricks Road, Cwmbrwla, Glamorganshire, wales21

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a plumber and gas fitter in the building trade and living in four rooms with his wife Janet, sons Stanley and John and daughter Maggie. Born in Wethersfield Essex

  • Death:

  • 22 Jul 1935 (age 69)

  • Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales1

Child 2: Minnie Adelaide Ridgewell

  • Name:

  • Minnie Adelaide Ridgewell23 24 25

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 31 Jan 1869

  • Greenwich "Registration District", London, England23 24

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Feb 1869 (age 0)

  • St. James Church, Hatcham, Surrey, England24

  •  

  • daughter of John Ridgewell (gardener) and Margaret of Railway Grove, born on 31st January 1869

  • Death:

  • Q4 1869 (age 0)

  • Bromley "Registration District", Kent, England25

Child 3: Margaret Ridgewell

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Daughter: Margaret Ridgewell

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Spouse: James Alexander Nicol

  • Name:

  • Margaret Ridgewell15 26 27

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Madge

  • Spouse (1):

  • Edward Tannar (1865-1896)

  • Spouse (2):

  • James Alexander Nicol (1876-1964)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker28

  • Birth:

  • 1 Oct 1870

  • Beckenham, Kent, England26 27 4 28 29

  • Baptism:

  • 28 May 1873 (age 2)

  • Christ Church with St. Paul, Church Road, Forest Hill, Kent, England27

  •  

  • daughter of John Ridgewell (coachman) and Margaret of 5 Darreds Road Forest Hill, born 1st October 1870

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 10)

  • 2 St. Johns Cottages, Maple Road, Penge, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents John and Margaret, and brothers Frederick and William. Born in Beckenham Kent

  • Census absence:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 20)

  •  

  • Administrator:

  • 2 Feb 1897 (age 26)

  •  

     

    Margaret Ridgewell was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Edward Tannar on Tuesday on 2 February 1897 at the Probate Registry, London, England

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 30)

  • 73 Thorold Road, Ilford, Essex, England28

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as a dressmaker at home and living with a servant, and three boarders. Born in Beckenham Surrey

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 40)

  •  

  • Census absence:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 50)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 68)

  • 1 Dunraven Road, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales29

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with nephew John Ridgwell, his wife Irene, her widowed mother Margaret, and her husband John Nicol. Born on 1st October 1870

  • Administrator:

  • 8 Feb 1961 (age 90)

  •  

     

    Margaret Ridgewell was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of William Henry Ridgewell on Wednesday on 8 February 1961 at the Probate Registry, London, England

  • Death:

  • Q2 1962 (age 91)

  • Rochford "Registration District", Essex, England30

Child 4: William Henry Ridgewell

  • Name:

  • William Henry Ridgewell31 32 33

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Alice Caroline Twiddy (1877-1958)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • plumber34

  • Birth:

  • 23 Mar 1873

  • Forest Hill, Kent, England15 31 32 4 34

  • Baptism:

  • 28 May 1873 (age 0)

  • Christ Church with St. Paul, Church Road, Forest Hill, Kent, England32

  •  

  • 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, England4

  •  

  • 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, England34

  •  

  • 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, England35

  •  

  • on the Empress of Britain, a plumber from Kent

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1921 (age 47)

  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada36

  •  

  • 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, England15 33 37

  • Probate:

  • 8 Feb 1961

  • Probate Registry, London, England37

  •  

  • 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

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Alan Goodwin Personal Communication. email dated 8th September 2024. Cit. Date: 8 September 2024.

2.

Colchester Record Office Parish Records. Colchester Record Office, Colchester, Essex, England.

3.

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England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1732 folio:47 page:8. Cit. Date: 18 November 2019.

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Geoff Bowtle personal communication. visit. Cit. Date: 1997.

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UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:7290D page:14 line:26 letter code:XIBR. Cit. Date: 26 December 2018.

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Geoff Bowtle personal communication. letter.

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

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England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1866 quarter:2 volume:4a page:358. Cit. Date: 24 September 2023.

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England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:559 folio:5 page:1. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

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England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece32790 class:RG78 piece:1870 registration district:594 sub-district:3 enumeration district:33 schedule:234. Cit. Date: 26 December 2018.

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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.

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