The Ridgway Connections
Our Family Names
My name is David Ridgway. I live in Staffordshire, UK, and I am a Retired Local Government Officer.Since I retired, I have researched my family back to c.1530 in Countesthorpe, and then via Ibstock, Shackerstone, Leicestershire and then to Birmingham
My Great Grandfather, John Ridgway, was a Master Cordwainer in Birmingham, and he had seven sons.
I have a famous relative, Captain John Ridgway, who together with Sergeant Chay Blyth, set off from Boston, USA on the 4th June 1964 to row across the Atlantic Ocean, a voyage that took 92 days to accomplish, ending on the West coast of Ireland.
Ridgway Ancestors
To help other Ridgway researchers, I have compiled several databases of the Ridgway/Ridgeway surname, comprising of all Ridgway Birth, Death & Marriages 1837 - 1970, which have been extracted from the St Catherines Indexes. They are available in seperate databases, to assist you to locate an ancestor.I have also compiled several other databases concerning the Ridgway/Ridgeway surname, and I will be happy to share any information with others.
Current Research
I wish to add further info to the databases to enable a better search area for present and future researchers. So if you have any UK Ridgway information, especially from 1837 to the present, and are willing to share it, please contact me.Alternatively, perhaps you are searching for a Ridgway ancestor, and my databases may hold the information that you are seeking, so I will be pleased to offer my assistance.