Person Sheet


Name Frederick John RIDGWAY, 89
Birth 19 3 1856, Dresden Trentham46
Birth Memo IoB 2Q1856 Stone 6b37 #26
Death 30 5 1939, Villa Melita Blythe Bridge Age: 83
Death Memo IoD 2Q1939 Stafford 6b46
Occupation 1876: potter. 1881: commercial traveller. 1901: earthenware manufacturer.
Father Joseph RIDGWAY, 1669 (1826-1880)
Mother Jane FOX, 1592 (~1817-)
Spouses:
1 Esther MEAKIN, 2C3R, 220
Birth 1855, Longton
Birth Memo IoB 2Q1855 Stoke-on-Trent 6b198
Christen 23 9 1855, St James Longton
Christen Memo VRI(B&C)
Death 10 6 1895, 9 Wise Street Dresden Longton Age: 40
Death Memo IoD 2Q1895 Stone 6b30
Father Thomas Walmsley MEAKIN, 209 (1829-1879)
Mother Esther ASTBURY, 210 (1830-1871)
Marriage 4 5 1876, St Peter Forsbrook Dilhorne47
Marriage Memo IoM 2Q1876 Cheadle 6b393 #50
Divorce 15 12 1887
Children: Lilian Esther, 328 (1876-)
Evelyn, 330 (1878-)
Fanny Meakin, 331 (1880-1962)
Florence May, 13929 (1883-)
Notes for Frederick John RIDGWAY
Meakin Family Tree 26/1/97: "Fred". Online080303: census1901. Dau Evelyn living in another part of same house. Dau Fanny M staying with 327 Harry Aynsley. Also niece Kate Ridgway aged23 living with him. FRC280303: IoB. FRC041203: census1881. MC: occ1876, aged20 4/5/1876. Ancestry040815: IoD aged83. AncestryProbate040815: DandPofD. Ancestry040120: census1861.
Census
Census1861 1914/69/12: aged 5, son at Rupell Street Dresden, PofB Dresden. Census1881 2695/25/2: "Frederick John", aged 25, son at Stallington Lane Normacott Stone, occ, PofB "Staffs Dresden". Census1901 2630/36/32: "Frederick J", aged44, widower at Weston Coyney Hall Caverswall, occ, PofB "Hanley".
Census Notes for Esther (Spouse 1)
Census1861 1941/53/21: aged5, dau at 5 Market Street Longton, PofB Longton. Census1871 2827/35/25: aged15, dau at Grindley Road Normacott Stone, PofB. Census1881 2745/90/41: aged25, married, boarder with Ann Burgess in Caverswall Staffs. Census1891 2145/147/54: aged35, wife at 1 Wise Street Dresden Trentham, PofB Longton.
Misc. Notes
Meakin Family Tree 26/1/97: 3rd of 8. FRC140303: IoB. FRC080503: census1881. MC: aged21 4/5/1876. FRC041203: census1871. FRC190304: VRI(B&C). Ancestry021206: census1861. Ancestry200715: IoD aged40. AncestryProbate300715: DandPofD. Ancestry150517: census1891.
Notes for Frederick John & Esther (Family)
FRC030903: IoM.
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