Christopher Ridley (abt. 1475 - abt. 1536)

Born about 1475 in Unthank Hall, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Blenkinsop) Ridley — married [date unknown] in Willimoteswick, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

Descendants

Died about 1536 at about age 61 in Willimoteswick, Northumberland, England

Biography

Christopher Ridley 11 (1), third son of Nicholas 10 (4), married Anne, daughter of William and Margaret Blenkinsop, of Blenkinsop, and had issue four children (perhaps others), of whom hereafter. ^[1]

He was of Unthank Hall, Northumberland.

Christopher was a confidante of Henry VIII, one of the very few Henry regarded as a friend.

Visitations of the North 1911 Part 1 Author: Surtees Society, Durham, England

Harvey's Visitation in 1552 p.19 : Ridley

NYCHOLAS, son and heyre to Nycholas, maryed the dowghter to Curweu of Wyrkenton, and by her had yssu Nycholas, eldyst ; Cristouer (sic) London, ijnd sone, father to the bishope of London. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884 G. T. (Gideon Tibbetts) Ridlon 1884
2. ↑ Harvey's Visitation in 1552 p.19 : Ridley

• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ridley,_Lancelot_(DNB00)
• https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ridley,_Nicholas_(DNB00)