Elizabeth Ridings

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Ridings was born in 1856, in Halliwell St Peter, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Washington Ridings, was 32 and her mother, Mary Mayoh, was 32. She married Caleb Edward Ashworth on 8 December 1887, in Halliwell, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Halliwell, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Caleb Edward Ashworth
1862–
Elizabeth Ridings
1856–
Marriage: 8 December 1887

Sources (9)

  • Elizabeth Riding in household of Thomas Riding, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Eliza Riding, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Riding, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers

The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers

The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): variant of Riding with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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