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RIDLEY, MATTHEW, eldest son of Richard Ridley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, and Margaret, dau. of Matthew White, Mayor of Newcastle on Tyne; bapt. 16 Nov 1711; adm. (aged 12) Jun 1724; St. John’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Dec 1727; MA 1 Jul 1730 (incorp. Cambridge 1730); adm. Gray’s Inn 20 Jan 1727/8, called to bar 20 May 1732, Bencher 2 May 1749, Treasurer 24 Jun 1765; four times Mayor of Newcastle on Tyne; MP Newcastle on Tyne 1747-74; FSA 3 May 1764; m. 1st, 1735 Hannah, dau. of Joseph Barnes, Recorder of Newcastle on Tyne; m. 2nd, 18 Nov 1742 his cousin Elizabeth, dau. of Matthew White and sister of Sir Matthew White, Bart., Blagdon, Northumberland; d. 6 Apr 1778.

RIDLEY, SIR MATTHEW WHITE, BART., eldest son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart. (b. 1778, qv); b. 9 Sep 1809; adm. 26 Jan 1821 (G); left Whitsun 1824; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 20 Jun 1825; BA 1828; succ. as 4th baronet 14 Jul 1836; partner, Old Bank, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1836-9; MP North Northumberland (Cons) 1859-68; DL JP Northumberland, High Sheriff 1841; member, Society of Dilettanti 1863; m. 21 Sep 1841 Hon. Cecilia Anne Parke, dau. of James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale PC, Baron, Court of Exchequer; d. 25 Sep 1877.

RIDLEY, SIR MATTHEW WHITE, BART., eldest son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart. (b. 1745, qv); b. 18 Aug 1778; at school under Vincent (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1806, 1815); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 24 Apr 1795; BA 1798; MP Newcastle on Tyne (Whig) from 1812; succ. as 3rd baronet 9 Apr 1813; partner, Old Bank, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from 1812; m. 13 Aug 1803 Laura, youngest dau. of George Hawkins; d. 14 Jul 1836.

RIDLEY, SIR MATTHEW WHITE, BART., eldest son of Matthew Ridley (qv), and his second wife; b. 28 Oct 1745; at school under Markham (Steward, Anniversary Dinner 1771); succ. uncle Sir Matthew White, Bart., as 2nd baronet 21 Mar 1763; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 27 Feb 1764; MP Morpeth 1768-74, Newcastle on Tyne 1774-1812; partner, Old Bank, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from c. 1787; Alderman, Newcastle on Tyne 1778, Mayor 1774, 1782, 1791; m. 12 Jul 1777 Sarah, dau. of Benjamin Colborne, Bath, Somerset; d. 9 Apr 1813.

RIDLEY, JOHN, son of Matthew Ridley (qv), and his second wife; bapt. All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne 16 Apr 1750 (IGI); adm. 19 Jun 1764; left 1767; Lieut., 23rd Foot 1772; Capt., 28th Foot 1775; d. 1776.

Ridley, John Sidney, son of George Frederick Ridley, sec. textile trade charities, of Purley, Sur­rey, and Annie Gertrude, d. of William Anderson Ogg of Forfar, Scotland; b. 29 Oct. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (H); left 1934; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1934, BA 193 7, MA 1943; ord. deacon 1939, priest 1940 (London); Curate St Saviour Pimlico 1939, St Wilfrid Brighton 1942, Goring­ by-Sea 1944, St George's Hanover Square 1945; chaplain Hurstpierpoint Coll. 1946, Roy. Wanstead Sch. 1947; Curate Holy Cross St Pancras 1949; a prep. school master 1956-64; asst master St Dunstan's Coll. Catford 1972-81, retd 1981; d. 17 Apr. 1997.

RIDLEY, HENRY, son of Matthew Ridley (qv), and his second wife; b. 2 Jul 1753; adm. 19 Jun 1764; left Whitsun 1770; University Coll. Oxford, matr. 22 Jan 1770; BA 1774; MA 1776; BD and DD 1802; ordained priest (Durham) 21 Sep 1777; lecturer, All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland 1784; Master of St. Mary’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne; Vicar of Felton, Northumberland Nov 1798-1804; Rector of Whippingham, Isle of Wight 1802; Prebendary of Gloucester from 1804; Rector of Kirkby Underdale, Yorks., 1805; Rector of St. Andrew with St. Mary, Hertford, Hertfordshire, from 1817; Rector of Hertingfordbury, Herts., from 1817; JP Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire; m. 19 Apr 1781 (IGI) Frances, dau. of Aubone Surtees, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland; d. 11 Oct 1825.

RIDLEY, HENRY COLBORNE, son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart. (b. 1745, qv); b. 17 May 1780; in school lists 1795, 1797; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 16 Oct 1797; BA 1801; MA 1804; ordained; Rector of Hambledon, Bucks., from 10 Jun 1804; m. 21 Apr 1808 Mary, eldest dau. of James Farrer, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London; d. 3 Feb 1832.

RIDLEY, CHARLES WILLIAM, son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart. (b. 1778, qv); b. 26 Jan 1812; adm. 11 Apr 1825 (G); Ensign and Lieut., 1st Foot Guards 21 Feb 1828; Lieut, and Capt., 14 Jun 1831; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 14 Jul 1843; Maj., 19 Oct 1854; Brevet Col., 20 Jun 1854; Col., 11 Jan 1858; Major-Gen., 13 Feb 1859; Col., 53rd Foot 2 Apr 1865; served in Crimean War; CB 2 Jan 1857; m. 17 Apr 1845 Hon. Henrietta Araminta Monck Browne, dau. of Dominick Browne, 1st Baron Oranmore and Browne (I); d. 1 Feb 1867.