Name: patray -- Ridgards - To Africa and beyond

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Andrew Ridgard: Birth: 11 Nov 1816 in Brownlow Street Longacre London. Death: 1910 in Bolotwa, Transkei, South Africa

  2. Mary Ann Ridgard: Birth: 18 Mar 1819 in London. Death: 1899 in Queenstown South Africa

  3. Charlotte Caroline Ridgard: Birth: 16 Oct 1821 in Baviaans River, South Africa. Death: 1 Nov 1911 in Grey street Queenstown

  4. Elizabeth Sophia Ridgard: Birth: 11 Apr 1825 in Cradock South Africa. Death: 1825

  5. Elizabeth Sophia Ridgard: Birth: 2 Jul 1826 in Cradock South Africa.

  6. Ezra Thomas Ridgard: Birth: 1 Aug 1830 in Tarka South Africa. Death: 27 May 1905 in "Longlands", Barkley West, Northern Cape, South Africa

  7. Benjamin James, Ridgard: Birth: 7 Mar 1833 in Tarkastad South Africa. Death: in East London South Africa

  8. Sarah Margaret Ridgard: Birth: 26 May 1835 in Tarkastad South Africa. Death: 26 Apr 1884 in Kimberley South Africa

  9. George John Rennie, Ridgard: Birth: 26 Sep 1836 in Baviaans River, Cape Colony. Death: 14 Jan 1901 in Pretoria South Africa

  10. Hannah Grace Ridgard: Birth: 15 Jan 1839 in Tarkastad, Cape Province, South Africa.

  11. Edward Henry Ridgard: Birth: 5 Oct 1841 in Tarkastad, Cape Province, South Africa.


Notes
a. Note:   ancelations. They left England on the Brilliant from Gravesent, London on 15 Jun 1820. On board were the Erith, Pringle and Gush division of the Sephton Party. At the time of departure they had 2 children Andrew born in 1816 and Mary Anne born 1819. Before depature,they must have lived in the Holborn area London as both Andrew and Marry Anne was christened there. Ezra was a Saddlemaker and when they arrived in South Africa thy settled in the Cradock area.
 The PRINGLE, RENNIE, SYDSERFF, RIDGARD lot all inter married and all the way through the names are found as per George John Rennie RIDGARD - his father was Ezra who came out to SA with Elizabeth RENNIE nee BROWN (and sister to PRINGLE's wife, Janet BROWN).
 John Brown RENNIE m Catherine PRINGLE Elizabeth Kirkwood RENNIE m Charles SYDSERFF Charles RENNIE m Mary Ann Ridgard
  In MD Nash's book "The Settler Handbook" Ezra 's occupation was gaiven as being a Saddler. He was born on 10 June 1790 at Holywell, Flintshire in Wales.and died May 21, 1866. in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
 and is buried in the Queenstown Cemetery.
 The following was found in the cemetery records of the Queenstown cemetry, Eastern Cape:- RIDGARD EZRA 1866 5 21 1790 76 HUSBAND TO E.
Note:   Ezra responded to an advertisement in the newspaper when the Scotish party of Pringle had 2 c

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