See also

Family of Frederick John Ridgewell and Janet Evans

Husband: Frederick John Ridgewell

  • Name:

  • Frederick John Ridgewell1,2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Fred

  • Father:

  • John Ridgewell (1844?- )

  • Mother:

  • Margaret Bowtle (1849- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • master plumber and gas fitter5,6,7,8

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1866

  • Wethersfield, Essex, England3,5,6,7,9

  • Baptism:

  • 31 Mar 1867 (age 0)

  • St. Mary Magdalene Church, High Street, Wethersfield, Essex, England4

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 15)

  • 2 St. Johns Cottages, Maple Road, Penge, Surrey, England9

  •  

  • 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, Wales5

  •  

  • 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, England6

  •  

  • 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, wales7

  •  

  • 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

Wife: Janet Evans

  • Name:

  • Janet Evans1,2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 4 Jan 1865

  • Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales5,6,7,10

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 26)

  • Graig Road, Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Fred and son William Stanley. Born in Morriston Glamorgan

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 36)

  • 5 Blythe Hill Lane, Lewisham, London, England6

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband and three children. Born in Morriston Glamorgan

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 46)

  • 62 Cae-Bricks Road, Cwmbrwla, Glamorganshire, wales7

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Frederick, sons Stanley and John and daughter Maggie. Born in Swansea Glamorgan. Married for twenty-two years with five children, four of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 74)

  • 50 Manselton Road, Manselton, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales10

  •  

  • a widow doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her daughter Maggie, her husband and a closed record. Born on 4th January 1865

Child 1: William Stanley Ridgwell

  • Name:

  • William Stanley Ridgwell11

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Catherine Cornelius (1890?- )

  • Birth:

  • Jul 1890

  • Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales5,7,11,12

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 8 mns)

  • Graig Road, Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales5

  •  

  • son living with his parents Fred and Janet. Born in Morriston Glamorgan

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • Garrolds Farm, Woodgate End, Broxted, Essex, England12

  •  

  • grandson living with his grandparents John and Margaret. Born in Wales

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • 62 Cae-Bricks Road, Cwmbrwla, Glamorganshire, wales7

  •  

  • unmarried son as Stanley Ridgwell working as a Siemens steel furnaceman and living in four rooms with his parents Frederick and Janet, brother John and sister Maggie. Born in Swansea Glamorgan

  • Death:

  • 25 Jan 1962 (age 71)

  • Swansea "Registration District", Glamorganshire, Wales13,14

  • Probate:

  • 10 Mar 1970

  • Probate Registry, Llandaff, Glamorganshire, Wales14

  •  

  • of 52 Robert Street Manselton Swansea died 25th January 1962, administration of £1,882 (~£26,500 in 2017)

Child 2: Daniel Watkin Ridgewell

  • Name:

  • Daniel Watkin Ridgewell15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1893

  • Swansea "Registration District", Glamorganshire, Wales15

  • Death:

  • Q3 1893 (age 0)

  • Swansea "Registration District", Glamorganshire, Wales16

Child 3: Mary Adelaide Ridgwell

  • Name:

  • Mary Adelaide Ridgwell17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • George Henry Wales (1895-1952)

  • Birth:

  • 20 Aug 1894

  • Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales6,17,18,19

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • 5 Blythe Hill Lane, Lewisham, London, England6

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents and two siblings. Born in Morriston Glamorgan

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 45)

  • 12 Lon Mefus, Tycoch, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales18

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband George and a closed record (presumably son Colin). Born on 20th August 1894

  • Death:

  • Q4 1977 (age 83)

  • Swansea "Registration District", Glamorganshire, Wales19

Child 4: Maggie Gwendoline Ridgwell

  • Name:

  • Maggie Gwendoline Ridgwell6,7,20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Gabriel Williams (1894-1954)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Cyril Hugh Sanders (1891-1964)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker7

  • Birth:

  • 21 Oct 1896

  • Catford, London, England6,7,10,20,21

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  • 5 Blythe Hill Lane, Lewisham, London, England6

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents and two siblings. Born in Catford Kent

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 14)

  • 62 Cae-Bricks Road, Cwmbrwla, Glamorganshire, wales7

  •  

  • daughter working as an apprentice dressmaker and living in four rooms with her parents Frederick and Janet, and brothers Stanley and John. Born in Catford Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 42)

  • 50 Manselton Road, Manselton, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales10

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband, a closed record and her mother. Born on 21st October 1896. Married a Sanders at a later date

  • Death:

  • Jan 1989 (age 92)

  • Swansea "Registration District", West Glamorgan, Wales21

Child 5: John Leslie Ridgewell

  • Name:

  • John Leslie Ridgewell6,22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Jack

  • Spouse:

  • Irene Maud Davies (1900-1977)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • chemist and metallurgist23

  • Birth:

  • 28 Dec 1898

  • Catford, London, England6,7,22,23

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 2)

  • 5 Blythe Hill Lane, Lewisham, London, England6

  •  

  • son as Jack living with his parents and two siblings. Born in Catford Kent

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 12)

  • 62 Cae-Bricks Road, Cwmbrwla, Glamorganshire, wales7

  •  

  • son as Jno Ridgwell attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Frederick and Janet, brother Stanley and sister Maggie. Born in Catford Kent

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 40)

  • 1 Dunraven Road, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales23

  •  

  • married chief chemist and metallurgist iron and steel engineering works and an A.R.P. Warden for the industrial sector living with his wife, his grandmother Margaret and a James and Margaret Nicol. Born on 28th December 1898

  • Death:

  • Q1 1965 (age 66)

  • Swansea "Registration District", Glamorganshire, Wales24

Sources

1.

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

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Swansea 1889 quarter:4 volume:11a page:1392. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

3.

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.

4.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Wethersfield St. Mary Magdalene baptisms 1858-1981 ref:D/P 119/1/11 image:19 page:32 entry:207. Cit. Date: 24 September 2023.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:4473 folio:118 page:18. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

6.

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

7.

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

8.

FindMyPast Glamorganshire Marriages and Banns, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Swansea St. James marriages page:74 entry:148. Cit. Date: 16 May 2019.

9.

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

10.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:7295E page:15 line:2 letter code:XIIT. Cit. Date: 6 March 2019.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1890 quarter:3 volume:11a page:849. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

12.

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

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1962 quarter:1 volume:8b page:870. Cit. Date: 19 November 2019.

14.

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). 1970 page:165. Cit. Date: 19 November 2019.

15.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1893 quarter:2 volume:11a page:968. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

16.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1893 quarter:3 volume:11a page:510. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

17.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1894 quarter:4 volume:11a page:888. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

18.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:7289G page:25 line:10 letter code:XIBM. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1977 quarter:4 volume:27 page:2744. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

20.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1896 quarter:4 volume:1d page:1241. Cit. Date: 5 March 2019.

21.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1989 quarter:1 register:189 volume:27 page:2674. Cit. Date: 6 March 2019.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lewisham 1899 quarter:1 volume:11a page:1262. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

23.

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

24.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1965 quarter:1 volume:8b page:808. Cit. Date: 26 December 2018.