Person Page - 68190

     Reverend Andrew Corbett married Marianne Ridley, daughter of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Bt. and Laura Hawkins, on 5 January 1839.¹ He died in 1864.¹
     He was Rector at South Willingham, Lincolnshire, England.¹

     Isaac Thomas Cookson was born in 1817.² He was the son of Thomas Cookson and Elizabeth Earle.² He married Janetta Maria Ridley, daughter of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Bt. and Laura Hawkins, on 23 February 1843.¹ He died in 1881.²
     He lived at Swinburne Castle, Northumberland, England.¹ He and Janetta Maria Ridley emigrated to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand, arriving on 28 August 1851 on board Dominion.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) [New Zealand] between 1860 and 1863.²

     Sir Edward Ridley was born in August 1843.¹ He was the son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Bt. and Cecilia Anne Parke.¹ He married Alice Davenport, daughter of William Bromley Davenport and Augusta Elizabeth Campbell, on 29 July 1882.¹ He died on 14 October 1928 at age 85.¹
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1868 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for South Northumberland between 1878 and 1880.¹ He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1892.¹ He held the office of High Court Judge between 1897 and 1917.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹

     Alice Davenport was the daughter of William Bromley Davenport and Augusta Elizabeth Campbell.^1,2 She married Sir Edward Ridley, son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Bt. and Cecilia Anne Parke, on 29 July 1882.¹ She died on 6 June 1945.¹
     From 29 July 1882, her married name became Ridley.¹

     Singhahl Kjaer lived at Oslo, Norway.¹

     Colonel Edward Davenport Ridley was born on 13 June 1883.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Ridley and Alice Davenport.¹ He died on 24 February 1934 at age 50.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was Chief Instructor in 1925 at Small Arms School, Hythe, Kent, England.¹ He was Chief Instructor of Small Arms, Enfield in 1930.¹

     Cecil Guy Ridley was born in 1885.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Ridley and Alice Davenport.¹ He married Cicely Debenham, daughter of Henry Debenham, on 26 July 1928.¹ He died on 15 November 1947, without issue.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1908 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1911 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1918.¹ He was a practising solicitor in 1923.¹ He was Assistant Master in Lunacy.¹

     Cicely Debenham is the daughter of Henry Debenham.¹ She married Cecil Guy Ridley, son of Sir Edward Ridley and Alice Davenport, on 26 July 1928.¹
     From 26 July 1928, her married name became Ridley.¹

     Henry Debenham lived at Wimbledon, London, England.¹

     Mary Ridley was the daughter of Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Bt. and Cecilia Anne Parke.¹ She married Reverend Arthur Octavius Medd on 14 June 1876.¹ She died on 19 July 1902.¹
     From 14 June 1876, her married name became Medd.¹