Richard Ridge (c. 1776–1842)
Richard Ridge (c.1766-1842) was sentenced, with Gilbert Baker, James McAuley, William Lloyd, and William Shaw, to seven years transportation on 9 September 1789 at the Old Bailey, London, for burglariously breaking and entering into a dwelling house and stealing clothing. The men arrived in Sydney in 1791 aboard the Atlantic as part of the Third Fleet.
By 1801 Ridge was living with Jane Poole; they jointly held 60 acres of land. He married Margaret Forrester in 1809 and was appointed a district constable in 1812. In 1822 he appears in Muster records as the master of 10 convicts.
Richard Ridge died on 1 January 1842 at Windsor, New South Wales; his age was given as 78.
Additional Resources
- death notice, Sydney Gazette, 6 January 1842, p 3
- inquest, Australasian Chronicle (Sydney), 4 January 1842, p 2
- proceedings of trial, Old Bailey, London, 9 September 1789 (pdf)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Ridge, Margaret (wife)
- Poole, Jane (partner)
- Poole, Martha (daughter)
- Cobcroft, Isabella Jane (daughter)
- Miller, Martha (daughter)
- Ridge, Elizabeth Lucy (daughter)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (daughter)
- Buttsworth, Margaret (daughter)
- Wall, Ann (daughter)
- Ridge, James Bligh (son)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (son)
- Ridge, John (son)
- Ridge, Robert (son)
- Ridge, William Bligh (son)
- Ridge, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Ridge, Sophia (daughter-in-law)
- Ridge, Charlotte Margaret (daughter-in-law)
- Ridge, Sarah (daughter-in-law)
- Norman, John (son-in-law)
- Miller, James Cox (son-in-law)
- Buttsworth, William (son-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Enoch (son-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Abel John (son-in-law)
- Forrester, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Chapman, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Hannah (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Lucy (sister-in-law)
- Martin, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Maria (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Daley, Isabella Jane (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Maria (sister-in-law)
- Forrester, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Freeman, Ellen (sister-in-law)
- Chapman, James (brother-in-law)
- Martin, Charles Homer (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, Robert (brother-in-law)
- Lovell, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, John (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, Robert (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, William Arthur (brother-in-law)
- Daley, Charles (brother-in-law)
- Potts, Ann (niece by marriage)
- O'Neill, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Forrester, Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Forrester, George (nephew by marriage)
- Forrester, Henry (nephew by marriage)
- Jones, Elizabeth Ann (granddaughter)
- Robinson, Sophia (granddaughter)
- Alderson, Margaret (granddaughter)
- Hopkins, Charlotte Margaret (granddaughter)
- Ridge, Isabella (granddaughter)
- Forrester, Sarah Jane (granddaughter)
- Eather, Martha Mary (granddaughter)
- Simpson, Martha Margaret (granddaughter)
- Ridge, Martha (granddaughter)
- Wilkinson, Mary Martha (granddaughter)
- Newman, Esther Amelia (granddaughter)
- Paul, Victoria (granddaughter)
- Miller, Margaret (granddaughter)
- Taylor, Frances Clara (granddaughter)
- Swayne, Isabella Jane (granddaughter)
- Flemming, Louisa Rebecca (granddaughter)
- Butler, Caroline (granddaughter)
- Stewart, Louisa Caroline (granddaughter)
- Collett, Julia Mary (granddaughter)
- Buttsworth, Ann (granddaughter)
- Miller, Ann (granddaughter)
- Doubleday, Mary Louisa (granddaughter)
- Henson, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Thornthwaite, Emily Adelaide (granddaughter)
- Cobcroft, Matilda Ann (granddaughter)
- Moriarty, Elizabeth Ann (granddaughter)
- Bowman, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Eather, Lucina Sarah (granddaughter)
- Nicholls, Martha Margaret (granddaughter)
- Waller, Frances Clara (granddaughter)
- Buttsworth, Emmeline Eliza (granddaughter)
- Ridge, Henrietta (granddaughter)
- Eather, Clara (granddaughter)
- Day, Mary Anne (granddaughter)
- Cobcroft, Minnie Rose (granddaughter)
- Richards, Frances (granddaughter)
- Bauer, Amy (granddaughter)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (grandson)
- Miller, George Sternbeck (grandson)
- Ridge, Edward Charles (grandson)
- Miller, James (grandson)
- Ridge, Robert (grandson)
- Miller, John (grandson)
- Ridge, Richard (grandson)
- Ridge, Prosper Henry (grandson)
- Miller, George (grandson)
- Cobcroft, John Richard (grandson)
- Ridge, John William (grandson)
- Miller, Richard (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Enoch John (grandson)
- Ridge, Joseph Richard (grandson)
- Miller, Robert (grandson)
- Buttsworth, William John (grandson)
- Ridge, William Bligh (grandson)
- Miller, William Bligh (grandson)
- Miller, Robert (grandson)
- Ridge, William Bligh (grandson)
- Cobcroft, William Bligh (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Henry James (grandson)
- Miller, Henry (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Arthur John (grandson)
- Miller, Herbert (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Herbert Cecil (grandson)
- Cobcroft, Percival Henry (grandson)
- Cobcroft, George Creswell (grandson)
- Lloyd, William (criminal associate)
- McCauley, James (criminal associate)
- Shaw, William (criminal associate)
- Baker, Gilbert (criminal associate)
- Bligh, William (supported)
Citation details
'Ridge, Richard (c. 1776–1842)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/ridge-richard-26801/text34394, accessed 1 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
c.
1776
Oxfordshire,
England
Death
1 January,
1842
(aged ~ 66)
Windsor,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Passenger Ship
Occupation
Key Events
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Convict Record
Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years
Court: Old Bailey, London
Trial Date: 9 September 1789
(1789)