William was born in Worth, Sussex and baptised there on 21 December 1783.[1] He is the son of John Ridley and Mary Woodman.
He may have married Mary Vigar in Worth in 1808[2] or Elizabeth Cocherell there in 1805.[3]
William was buried in West Hoathly on 20 September 1809, his age recorded as 26 years.[4]
Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBJJ-D9P : 10 February 2018, William Ridley, ); citing item 2, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,590.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: