The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Charles Ridley, farm labourer, son of John Ridley and Ann Ridley [French]
Generation No. 1
  1. Charles Ridley, farm labourer was the son of John Ridley and Ann Ridley [French]. He was born 1779 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1779 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Lucy Burley on 5th Dec 1800 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born 1778 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iNancy who was born 1802 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 7th Aug 1802 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 1806 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jan 1806 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiJames who was born 1808 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened Mar 1808 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  ivClara who was born 1810 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 14th Oct 1810 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
2 vSylvanus who was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1814 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viElias who was born 1817 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1817 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viiCharles who was born 1819 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1819 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viiiGeorge who was born 1821 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1821 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Sylvanus Ridley, farm labourer was the son of Charles Ridley, farm labourer and Lucy Ridley [Burley]. He was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jan 1814 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Caroline Wickham on 24th Dec 1839 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born 1813 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1813 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iOrpha who was born 1840 at Maresfield, Sussex
3 iiCharles who was born 1842 at Maresfield, Sussex
4 iiiHarry who was born 1844 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivJohn who was born 1846 at Maresfield, Sussex
  vGeorge who was born 1848 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viSilvanus who was born 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiArthur who was born 1853 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiiCaroline who was born 1860 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Charles Ridley, labourer was the son of Sylvanus Ridley, farm labourer and Caroline Ridley [Wickham]. He was born 1842 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Lucy on c 1862. She was born 1844 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth who was born 1863 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiEllen who was born 1866 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiCharles who was born 1869 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivCatherine who was born 1870 at Maresfield, Sussex
  vMary A. who was born 1871 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viArthur who was born 1874 at Maresfield, Sussex
5 viiLucy Jane who was born 1876 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiiBertha L. who was born 1878 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ixWilliam G. who was born Jul 1880 at Maresfield, Sussex
  xSpencer who was born 1883 at Maresfield, Sussex
  xiAlvey who was born 1886 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
  4. Harry Ridley, farm labourer was the son of Sylvanus Ridley, farm labourer and Caroline Ridley [Wickham]. He was born 1844 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Agnes Wickham on c 1862. She was born 1840 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born 1863 at Croydon, Surrey; christened 9th Sep 1863 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iiCharles who was born 1865 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1865 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 28th Feb 1925
  iiiJane who was born 1868 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1868 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  ivOrpah who was born 1871 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1871 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 25th Mar 1960
  vHarry who was born 1874 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1874 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 25th Mar 1960
  viGeorge who was born 1877 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Apr 1877 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  5. Lucy Jane Tester [Ridley] was the daughter of Charles Ridley, labourer and Lucy Ridley. She was born 1876 at Maresfield, Sussex
  She married Ernest Tester, general labourer on July to Sep 1906, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q3 Vol 2b Page 299. He was born 1885 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iDoris who was born 1907 at Crowborough, Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1909 at Crowborough, Sussex
   

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