1816 -
1790 - 1866 (75 years)
| Birth |
10 Jun 1790 |
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales  |
| Died |
21 May 1866 |
| Buried |
Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Benjamin Ridgard, b. Est 1765 |
| Mother |
Ann, b. Est 1770 |
| |
| Family |
Elizabeth Keen, 1820 Settler, b. 13 May 1796, Marylebone, London, England |
| Married |
Abt 1815 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| + | 2. Mary Ann Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 18 Mar 1819, England |
| | 3. Charlotte Carolina Ridgard, b. 16 Oct 1821 |
| + | 4. Miss Elizabeth Sophia Ridgard, b. 11 Apr 1825 |
| + | 5. Ezra Thomas Ridgard, b. 1 Aug 1830, Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 6. Benjamin Jacobus Ridgard, b. 7 Mar 1833 |
| | 7. Sarah Margaret Ridgard, b. 26 May 1835 |
| + | 8. George John Rennie Ridgard, b. 26 Sep 1836, Baviaans River, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 9. Hannah Grace Ridgard, b. 15 Jan 1839 |
| | 10. Edward Henry Ridgard, b. 5 Oct 1841 |
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1796 - 1870 (74 years)
| Birth |
13 May 1796 |
Marylebone, London, England |
| Died |
14 Sep 1870 |
| Buried |
15 Sep 1870 |
Queenstown Cemetery, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Family 1 |
Ezra Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 10 Jun 1790, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales |
| Married |
Abt 1815 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| + | 2. Mary Ann Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 18 Mar 1819, England |
| | 3. Charlotte Carolina Ridgard, b. 16 Oct 1821 |
| + | 4. Miss Elizabeth Sophia Ridgard, b. 11 Apr 1825 |
| + | 5. Ezra Thomas Ridgard, b. 1 Aug 1830, Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| + | 6. Benjamin Jacobus Ridgard, b. 7 Mar 1833 |
| | 7. Sarah Margaret Ridgard, b. 26 May 1835 |
| + | 8. George John Rennie Ridgard, b. 26 Sep 1836, Baviaans River, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 9. Hannah Grace Ridgard, b. 15 Jan 1839 |
| | 10. Edward Henry Ridgard, b. 5 Oct 1841 |
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| Family 2 |
James Ekron, 1820 Settler, b. 21 Oct 1793, Parish of Havick, County of Roxburgh, Scotland |
| |
| |
| Family |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Children |
| | 1. Philippina Maria Elizabeth Ridgard, b. 22 May 1841, Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 2. Elizabeth Keen Ridgard, b. 1 Apr 1843 |
| + | 3. Ezra Thomas Ridgard, b. 27 Sep 1845 |
| | 4. Petrus Jansen Ridgard, b. 19 Apr 1849 |
| | 5. Martha Louisa Ridgard, b. 1 Jul 1852 |
| | 6. Charlotte Carolina Ridgard, b. 15 Mar 1854 |
| + | 7. Andrew Benjamin Ridgard, b. 5 Jul 1856 |
| + | 8. John Wiggle Ridgard, b. 19 Aug 1860 |
| + | 9. William Edward Ridgard, b. 18 Jun 1862 |
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| |
1841 -
| Birth |
22 May 1841 |
Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Christened |
31 Oct 1841 |
Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
1843 -
| Birth |
1 Apr 1843 |
| Christened |
26 Nov 1843 |
Glen Lynden, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
1845 -
| Birth |
27 Sep 1845 |
| Christened |
25 Dec 1845 |
Glen Lynden, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
| Family |
Philippina Rudolphina van Vuuren |
| Children |
| | 1. Andrew Benjamin Ridgard, b. 22 Jul 1875 |
| | 2. Maria Catharina Ridgard, b. 4 Nov 1878 |
| | 3. Clara Isabella Ridgard, b. 28 May 1882 |
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| |
1849 -
| Birth |
19 Apr 1849 |
| Christened |
6 May 1849 |
Glen Lynden, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
1852 -
| Birth |
1 Jul 1852 |
| Christened |
15 May 1853 |
Glen Lynden, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
1854 -
| Birth |
15 Mar 1854 |
| Christened |
17 Jul 1854 |
Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
1856 -
| Birth |
5 Jul 1856 |
| Christened |
22 Mar 1857 |
Stockenström, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
| Family |
Susanna Philippina Jacoba van Vuuren, b. Abt 1858 |
| Married |
4 Nov 1881 |
Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
1860 -
| Birth |
19 Aug 1860 |
| Christened |
29 Dec 1868 |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
| Family |
Anna Elizabeth Catharina Opperman |
| Married |
20 Feb 1880 |
Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
1862 -
| Birth |
18 Jun 1862 |
| Christened |
29 Dec 1868 |
Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
| Father |
Andrew Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 11 Nov 1816 |
| Mother |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| |
| Family |
Catharina Adriana Opperman, b. 1868 |
| Married |
16 Feb 1887 |
Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| |
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| Name |
Andrew Ridgard |
| Suffix |
1820 Settler |
| Birth |
11 Nov 1816 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| 1820 Lineage |
Yes |
| Settler |
15 Feb 1820 |
Gravesend, Kent, England |
- Pringle's party on the Brilliant
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| Settler ID |
692 |
| Person ID |
I21678 |
master |
| Last Modified |
7 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Ezra Ridgard, 1820 Settler, b. 10 Jun 1790, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales d. 21 May 1866 (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Keen, 1820 Settler, b. 13 May 1796, Marylebone, London, England d. 14 Sep 1870 (Age 74 years) |
| Family ID |
F1644 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Philippina Rudolphina Maria Elizabeth J van Vuuren |
| Children |
| | 1. Philippina Maria Elizabeth Ridgard, b. 22 May 1841, Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| | 2. Elizabeth Keen Ridgard, b. 1 Apr 1843 |
| + | 3. Ezra Thomas Ridgard, b. 27 Sep 1845 |
| | 4. Petrus Jansen Ridgard, b. 19 Apr 1849 |
| | 5. Martha Louisa Ridgard, b. 1 Jul 1852 |
| | 6. Charlotte Carolina Ridgard, b. 15 Mar 1854 |
| > | 7. Andrew Benjamin Ridgard, b. 5 Jul 1856 |
| > | 8. John Wiggle Ridgard, b. 19 Aug 1860 |
| > | 9. William Edward Ridgard, b. 18 Jun 1862 |
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| Family ID |
F58897 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart
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| Last Modified |
23 Aug 2019 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Settler - 15 Feb 1820 - Gravesend, Kent, England |
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| Sources |
- [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8).
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