Margaret (Addison) Ridley (bef. 1837 - 1924)

Born before 3 Apr 1837 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Turner — married 23 Apr 1857 in Champion Bay, Western Australia, Australia

Wife of Henry Lee — married 1878 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Wife of Alfred Ridley — married 1895 in York, Western Australia, Australia

Died 28 Feb 1924 after age 86 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

Margaret came to Western Australia with her parents on the Simon Taylor, arriving on 20 August 1842.^[1]

She married William Turner on 23 April 1857 at Champion Bay.^[1] They did not have any children.

William, died in 1874 and Margaret went on to marry Henry Lee in 1878 at Perth.^[2] They also did not have children.

Henry died in 1892 and Margaret married Alfred Ridley in 1895 at York.^[3] Alfred was the half-brother of her sister's husband and had come out on the Simon Taylor with them.

RIDLEY. — The Friends of the late Mrs. Margaret Ridley, late of Northam, and lov-ing aunt of Mrs. Foster, of Leederville, and Mr. Wm. Collins, of York, are respectfully invited to follow her remains to the place of interment, the Methodist Cemetery, Fre-mantle. The Funeral is appointed to leave the Private Mortuary of Mr. Joseph C. Sem-ken, Adelaide-street, Fremantle, THIS (Saturday) MORNING, at 10.30 o'clock, arriving at the Cemetery at 10.55 o'clock.^[4]

The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians

ADDISON, Margaret, b. 1838, dtr. of William, m. 1857 William TURNER . ^[5]

ADDISON, William. b. 1810, d. 26.8.1863 (York), arr. 20.8.1842 per Simon Taylor, m. Margaret Ellizabeth b. 1809. Chd. Elizabeth b. 1836, Margaret b. 1838, Mary Anne b. 1842 (at sea), ?Robert b. 1844 d. 1862 (Northam). Agric. labourer . Perth. Applied for a Spirit Lic. 1843. ^[6]

TURNER, William, son of Thomas, m. 23. 4.1857 (Champion Bay) Margaret ADDISON b. 1838, dtr. of William, she arr. 20.8.1842 per Simon Taylor as house servant. Labourer at time of marriage. Employed a T/L labourer 1872 at Greenough. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
2. ↑ WA Marriage Index 1878/4527
3. ↑ WA Marriage Index 1895/61
4. ↑ Family Notices (1924, March 1). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31218018
5. ↑ The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Vol 1, A, pg 13. [compiled by Rica Erickson] https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
6. ↑ The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Vol 1, A, pg 13. [compiled by Rica Erickson] https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
7. ↑ The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888, Vol 4, T, pg 3129. [compiled by Rica Erickson] https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NPWM-KJ3 : 6 December 2014, Margaret Addison, 03 Apr 1837); citing SAINT LUKE,CHELSEA,LONDON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 585,472, 585,473.
• WA Death Index 1924/55
• https://www.perthdps.com/shipping/simon-t.htm