Servetus and Mary Ann Ridings

[BNNS]

Hi I am looking into my family that lived on the Island around the 1900's.  My great grandfather was Servetus Ridings and was killed on the Ellan Vannin.  He lived at the 'Big House' South Quay, I do wonder where this was. Following his death his wife and daughters where housekeepers but I don't know where.  Any info would be great.

Cheers
B

[KGarrad]

1901 census:
Class: RG13; Piece: 3642; Folio: 74; Page: 42
2 Schofield Street, Heywood, Lancashire

Ridings, Servitus  Head  M  41  Beerseller (Cotton Tree Inn)  b Heywood
Ridings, Mary Ann  Wife  F  39  b Heywood
Ridings, Priscilla  Daughter  F  19  Cotton Towel Weaver  b Heywood
Ridings, Betsey  Daughter  F  16  Cotton Towel Weaver  b Heywood
Ridings, Fanny  Daughter  F  14  b Heywood
Ridings, Emily  Daughter  F  10  b Heywood
Ridings, Doris  Daughter  F  1  b Heywood

[BNNS]

Thanks very much for that

Cheers
B

[KGarrad]

From an inquest report:

The Coroner announced that one of the bodies was unidentified, but it was hoped to secure identification, because the victim's shirt bore the name "Bradshaw, Bury".
In August last two shirts were purchased from Mr Bradshaw at Bury by Mr J. E. Mather, of Walshaw, Bury and sent to Mr Riding, 15 South Quay, Heywood House, Douglas. Mr Riding lost his life on the "Ellan Vannin"


South Quay has been largely knocked down - maybe #15 was the Trafalgar Hotel?
I would need to check the next time I walk down that way - but I won't be back on the island until the New Year.


Burial at Braddan parish, 10th February 1910
Servetus Ridings, aged 49 years

[trish1120]

In the last Census available Mary Ann Ridings is a Lodging Housekeeper at the address mentioned by KGarrad.
With her are;
Fanny now Mrs Cleator and Son Servitus age 6mths.
Also Daughter Emily Ridings age 20
Both are Assistant Housekeepers.

EMILY Ridings, Father Servetus, Married James Ernest WOOLFENDEN, 01 Aug 1917, St George's, Douglas, Isle of Man
(Source Familysearch.Org)

[KGarrad]

A marriage for Emily:

1st August 1917 at Braddan parish
James Ernest Woolfenden, bachelor   to
Emily Ridings, spinster, daughter of Servetus Ridings

[trish1120]

Another posting on the Ridings;
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=406633.0

[BNNS]

Cheers for all the info. I know that the daughters married and Fanny was married twice, to Mark Cleator who died and then to a chap called Broomfield who came from Liverpool, and she then left the island and lived in Liverpool.  Emily married Ernest Woolfenden  and had two children but there again I don't know what happened, there may be family still on the island. Thanks for the info about the boarding house, I do wonder if that is where they lived after Servetus had died.


B

[KGarrad]

If you look at Google Maps, Street View, ATS is at 5-7 South Quay.
Plumb Centre is at 18-23 South Quay.

There are a couple of houses in between - looking fairly unlived in!
I would guess that one of these is no 15?