Robert Ridley in 1891 & 1901? COMPLETED WITH THANKS

[patrexjax]

Hello Rootschatters!  My request may be looking for the proverbial "needle in a haystack"....   Here's what I know:  I have a civil marriage certificate for Margaret Ann E. MORTON, age 23 who married Robert RIDLEY, age 22 on 12 Sept 1906 in St Augustine parish in Newcastle (?) From the barely legible cert., it looks as tho this was some sort of a branch church, perhaps in a miner's village.  -- Robert's Father is listed as William Ridley, a miner.  I have details on Margaret, my great-aunt, but am trying to find out more about her spouse!  Thank you kindly!   Pat

[CaroleW]

There is only one Robert Ridley with a father William that matches on the 1891 census


3 John St Tanfield Durham.  Everybody b Tanfield

William Ridley 50   coal miner
Barbara 46
Joseph 25
Sarah A 24
John W 22
William 21
Thomas A 18
Matthew 13
James 12
Frederick 10
Robert 6
RG12; Piece: 4086; Folio 133; Page 19

[CaroleW]

1901 for Tanfield - looks like 12 Allen ??

William Ridley 60 widower coal hewer b Clowdun?
Robert 16 b Tanfield Lea coal miner below ground
Elizabeth J Summerville 18 housekeeper b Shield Row
RG13; Piece: 4665; Folio: 75; Page: 39

[CaroleW]

freebmd deaths

Barbara Ridley age 53 December qtr 1897  Lanchester   
Volume: 10a Page: 166 

[patrexjax]

Hello CarolW!!!!  THANK YOU so very much for your find.  There are so many Ridleys in the NorthEast that I thought it might be an impossible request; HOWEVER, I have learned never to underestimate the abilities of Rootschatters! I'm off and running on this twig on the tree, thanks to you!  Most appreciatively, Pat   

[CaroleW]

Freebmd has 2 William Ridley/Barbara marriages both in Gateshead - 1864 and 1865

This is the 1871 census for Causey Bank Tanfield.  All b Tanfield unless shown otherwise

William Ridley 31 coal miner 
Barbra (per image) 27
Joseph 5 b Urpeth?
Sarah A 4
John W 2
William 2months
John Winn 47 boarder b Gateshead

RG10; Piece: 4955; Folio: 60; Page: 14

[patrexjax]

Hey CarolW!!  Looking at the two possible Barbaras.....it looks like "my" Barbara might be Barbara Hetherington who was b. Mar Qtr 1844 in Co. Durham... The other Barbara, Temple, wasn't born in 1844 or a full year either side of that....Pat

[CaroleW]

I was just checking the 1861 for all Barbara's b 1844-1846 and found her as Heatherington b Causey Tanfield.  Parents John & Ann

Send me a pm with your email address and I'll send you the 1861 image

[CaroleW]

1841 1851 and 1861 images sent by email

Per IGI

BARBARA HETHERINGTON  Christening:  19 MAR 1844   Tanfield, Durham   
Father:  JOHN HETHERINGTON    Mother:  ANN