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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #75 on: Wednesday 07 May 08 13:54 BST (UK) »

Hi Tristi

I found this site this morning ...it has wonderful photos from the 1800's -1900's ...some of them are of the Market place (circa 1886-1920's) where I am sure your Samuel Ridgway may have sold his veggies  Grin

I was trying to find an old picture of the post office where yourt rellies used to live ...no luck with that so far.

here is the link;

eeekkkkk , can't post it ...will send you PM

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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #76 on: Wednesday 07 May 08 14:35 BST (UK) »


Sarah's parents, Oliver's maternal grandparents, Evelyn's ggrandparents:
George Rossiter b abt1823 Isle Abotts, Somerset m 1839 d 1891 Taunton, Somerset (death cert ordered) Profession: Farm Labourer
Mary Parker b abt1836 Staple Fitzpaire, Somerset d???



hi Tristi
I wonder if we should try to find Sarah's siblings and see when they died ....they may hold clues re; Alzheimers
In 1891 George Rossiter as this under occupation; "ill infirmity, parochial relief"  Cry
mary is still alive in 1901 ...no luck for a death for her  Undecided

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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #77 on: Thursday 08 May 08 00:56 BST (UK) »

Deb, thanks for the pm of the link.  I did find a photo of the West Monkton Post Office where the Parsons were in 1901.  West Monkton has it's own website, and the post office is threatened with closure  Cry.  so sad.
I also found a Tanpitts farm that is now a camp park and cider farm.  The owners have a very similar name to one that came up when I talked to that long-lost family member from NZ.  I am going to write a Snail - Mail letter to them. 
I do have a list of Sarah's siblings:

James Rossiter b1859
Eliza Rossiter b1861
George Jnr Rossiter b1863 m Jane (possible Hurford), his children Emily Rossiter b1889 Oliver W Rossiterb1891
Emma/Emily Rossiter b1868
Frances/Frank Rossiter b1871
John Rossiter b1874
Ellen Rossiter b1876
Alice Rossiter b1880

I have ordered George Rossiter's Snrs death cert, as I knew when and where he died and because of the whole 'infirm' thing. 

Last night I found some online parish registers and found George Snr's christening:
George Rossiter Christened 24th Sept 1822 father George Rossiter (labourer) mother Sarah Dower Isle Abbotts.  He also had siblings:
Ann Rossiter 1820
James Rossiter 1821
Charlotte Rossiter 1826. 
Maybe Sarah ended up with an aunt or uncle in 1901?  (If she wasn't already dead)  I will try to follow all those names up when I get a chance. 

At the moment I'm researching the Somerset and Wells Lunatic Asylum, as it is the closest Asylum to West Monkton...and maybe where Ellen Ridgway ended up.  There is some information that the 'lunatics' included dementia patients. 

I just don't seem to have the time to do everything at once!  Funny that! Wink

Thanks for you're help Deb, You're a legend. 
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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #78 on: Thursday 08 May 08 14:47 BST (UK) »

Hi Tristi

Trying to fill in some gaps for you ...have had no luck with deaths Undecided

In 1901 John Rossiter b 1874 West Monton is mar and living with his wife Isabel A.

here is their marriage;
John Rossiter = Isabella Alice Singleton
Sept q 1900, Taunton
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This is a possible for Alice Rossiter b 1880 (she had a middle initial D in the censuses ...birth reg ... Alice Delia Rossiter, sept 1879 taunton 5c 352)

Alice Delia Rossiter to either William james Brooks or Ernest William BlackmoreJune q 1901, Taunton 5c 561

then these births:
Ernect C Blackmore june q 1813 Taunton MMN= ROSSITER
Ronald F Blackmore June q 1916 Taunton MMN= ROSSITER

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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #79 on: Monday 19 May 08 17:42 BST (UK) »

[color=Purple]Just found this conversation - hello everyone!

I had Oliver in my tree already - tho' knew nothing about what a fascinsating life he seems to have led!

Anyway, just to introduce myself.I am descended from Samuel's uncle Thomas Ridgway (1806 - 1872).

Sam's dad was William (1815 - ?) and he and brother Thomas were 2 of 10 kids born to Jacob Ridgway and Jane Bray.

I have a vast Ridg(e)way tree which seems to originate in north Devon and meanders into Somerset and into South Wales.

Am happy to share info if you'd like.

Anyway - good luck with your hunt.

Best wishes


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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #80 on: Monday 19 May 08 21:38 BST (UK) »

Hello  there Tristi

Just an  observation... is it possible  that Willian  and Sarah  had divorced?  Did  she go  to New Zealand  perhaps  that is why Oliver ended  up  there?  Just rambling  thoughts

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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #81 on: Tuesday 20 May 08 12:31 BST (UK) »

Stessy.  To excited to say much except there's a personal mail on the way.   Grin

Jenn...I have discovered that Sarah and William didn't divorce, but Sarah remarried Henry John Pring in 1897.

Sarah, Henry John and Lily Ridgway Pring were all living in Gloucester in 1901 - but were mistranscribed as Bring and Lily was said to have been born in Qasmania, Hobart.  That's why we couldn't find them. 

Now I am busy looking for deaths of Sarah Pring and Lily's marriage.   Unfortunately there's about a million of them. 
Perhaps I'll find Mary Rossiter with them. 
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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #82 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 09:25 BST (UK) »

This looks like Frank Rossiter...

1901 - RG13 Piece 2322 Folio 80 Page 23

Boarder with the 'Burge' family

looks likely Marriage Jun 1902   
 
Burge  Elizabeth Mary A    Axbridge  5c 909   
Dade  Georgina Augusta     Axbridge  5c 909   
Rossiter  Frank     Axbridge  5c 909   
Thomas  Frank     Axbridge  5c 909

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Gibbons, Mordecai/Mort, Squire, Thomas, David/Davies, Joseph, Bowen, Lewis, Rees, Williams, Jones, Llewellyn, Morgan - Glam
Gibbons, Timbrell, Beale, Ludlow - Glos/Wilts
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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #83 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 11:27 BST (UK) »

Good work with the Rossiters Deb & Cas!
I must admit, Rossiter is such a common name that it makes my eyes go like this  Shocked every time I look for them.  You guys are so much better at it than me. 
Right now I am trawling through 'Rossiter' death images past 1920 to try and find Mary Rossiter.  (I think it may be a lost cause)
She wasn't with her daughter Sarah in the 1901 census, so every other Rossiter you find brings me one step closer to Mary (I think).  I really want to find her death so I can order her death certificate.  I got her husband's already.  He died of Cystitis - Natural decay.  No Alzheimer's there.
Thanks for the continuing interest.  Back to the eye popping  Tongue
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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #84 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 11:31 BST (UK) »

Hey Deb,
If I'm descended from Jane Bray, and you have Brays in your family tree...we could be related too!
Wouldn't it be weird if you found out you were helping a very long lost cousin?
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« Reply #85 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 11:50 BST (UK) »

Hi tristi

My Brays come from north Devon too!! Shocked at the moment the furthest back I have gone is William Bray b c 1813 , Hatherleigh.

My gg grandmother Elizabeth Bray (1853) married William Henry Adams.


will investigate  Grin

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« Reply #86 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 16:29 BST (UK) »

Hi tristiw, just read your blog, Mary is still alive in West Monkton in 1901 with daughter Alice, as Debs mentioned in previous post. 

Cannot locate her death, but she could have gone to live with any of her children, as you suggested.  Also son James married Louisa Parsons, and is in 1891 / 1901 with his family.

1901 for Mary - RG13 Piece: 2275 Folio 6 Page 3

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Re: RIDGWAY - Lookup request marriage, death, anything!
« Reply #87 on: Thursday 22 May 08 01:42 BST (UK) »

Cas & Deb,
sorry about that.  I either didn't write it down or I haven't printed off the updated gedcom file for Mary.

As for James marrying a Parsons... Shocked, that means Oliver's uncle married his wife's sister!  I guess West Monkton was a very small place.  I hate to think what that means for a diminished gene pool.  Undecided Wink

I think I've got to the stage where I'm going to have to investigate the whole Parsons and Rossiter households to find where Mary ended up.  The good news is that maybe I'll come across Ellen Ridgway (nee Parsons) in the mix. I'm also missing the deaths of George & Flora Parsons (Ellen's parents).  I might spend some time double checking I've had all the information entered into Gedcom files and printing off the most recent copy though.  Might take a while.

Thanks for your help guys.
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« Reply #88 on: Thursday 22 May 08 04:47 BST (UK) »

From Deb's reply #78,
I searched for children born after 1900 with last name Rossiter mmn Singleton.
I found:
Evelyn Rossiter b1912 d1912
Isabella Rossiter b1913
Ellen Rossiter b1915
Emily b1917
Ivy b1919
And then the records seem to run out
All born in Neath, Breconshire, Glamorgan (Wales)

So I searched for Rossiter deaths after 1900 in Neath, Breconshire, Glamorgan - and all I found was Evelyn.  I didn't find any parents, nor did I find Mary Rossiter.  She must be somewhere else. 
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« Reply #89 on: Thursday 22 May 08 05:00 BST (UK) »

And from Cas's reply #82:

Looked for Rossiter births mmn Burge:

Olive G Rossiter b 1912 Bridgwater just down the road from West Monkton

I'm really looking for somewhere other than that parish for Mary Rossiter's children, so I can narrow down my list of dead Mary Rossiter's that were born around 1838 (or 1836 or 1837 depending on which census you look at)

I'll keep looking
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