William Bligh Ridge (1826–1851)
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Maitland Mercury (NSW), 23 July 1851, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Ridge, Margaret (mother)
- Ridge, Richard (father)
- Cobcroft, Isabella Jane (sister)
- Miller, Martha (sister)
- Ridge, Elizabeth Lucy (sister)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ann (sister)
- Buttsworth, Margaret (sister)
- Wall, Ann (sister)
- Ridge, James Bligh (brother)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (brother)
- Ridge, John (brother)
- Ridge, Robert (brother)
- Poole, Martha (half-sister)
- Ridge, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Ridge, Sophia (sister-in-law)
- Ridge, Charlotte Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Ridge, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Norman, John (brother-in-law)
- Miller, James Cox (brother-in-law)
- Buttsworth, William (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Enoch (brother-in-law)
- Wall, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Cobcroft, Abel John (brother-in-law)
- Chapman, Elizabeth (aunt)
- Martin, Ann (aunt)
- Daley, Isabella Jane (aunt)
- Forrester, Robert (uncle)
- Forrester, John (uncle)
- Forrester, Henry (uncle)
- Forrester, Robert (uncle)
- Forrester, William Arthur (uncle)
- Forrester, Isabella (grandmother)
- Forrester, Robert (grandfather)
- Jones, Elizabeth Ann (niece)
- Robinson, Sophia (niece)
- Alderson, Margaret (niece)
- Hopkins, Charlotte Margaret (niece)
- Ridge, Isabella (niece)
- Forrester, Sarah Jane (niece)
- Eather, Martha Mary (niece)
- Simpson, Martha Margaret (niece)
- Ridge, Martha (niece)
- Wilkinson, Mary Martha (niece)
- Newman, Esther Amelia (niece)
- Paul, Victoria (niece)
- Miller, Margaret (niece)
- Taylor, Frances Clara (niece)
- Swayne, Isabella Jane (niece)
- Flemming, Louisa Rebecca (niece)
- Butler, Caroline (niece)
- Stewart, Louisa Caroline (niece)
- Collett, Julia Mary (niece)
- Buttsworth, Ann (niece)
- Miller, Ann (niece)
- Doubleday, Mary Louisa (niece)
- Henson, Mary Ann (niece)
- Thornthwaite, Emily Adelaide (niece)
- Cobcroft, Matilda Ann (niece)
- Moriarty, Elizabeth Ann (niece)
- Bowman, Mary Ann (niece)
- Eather, Lucina Sarah (niece)
- Nicholls, Martha Margaret (niece)
- Waller, Frances Clara (niece)
- Buttsworth, Emmeline Eliza (niece)
- Ridge, Henrietta (niece)
- Eather, Clara (niece)
- Day, Mary Anne (niece)
- Cobcroft, Minnie Rose (niece)
- Richards, Frances (niece)
- Bauer, Amy (niece)
- Ridge, Richard Charles (nephew)
- Miller, George Sternbeck (nephew)
- Ridge, Edward Charles (nephew)
- Miller, James (nephew)
- Ridge, Robert (nephew)
- Miller, John (nephew)
- Ridge, Richard (nephew)
- Ridge, Prosper Henry (nephew)
- Miller, George (nephew)
- Cobcroft, John Richard (nephew)
- Ridge, John William (nephew)
- Miller, Richard (nephew)
- Cobcroft, Enoch John (nephew)
- Ridge, Joseph Richard (nephew)
- Miller, Robert (nephew)
- Buttsworth, William John (nephew)
- Ridge, William Bligh (nephew)
- Miller, William Bligh (nephew)
- Miller, Robert (nephew)
- Ridge, William Bligh (nephew)
- Cobcroft, William Bligh (nephew)
- Cobcroft, Henry James (nephew)
- Miller, Henry (nephew)
- Cobcroft, Arthur John (nephew)
- Miller, Herbert (nephew)
- Cobcroft, Herbert Cecil (nephew)
- Cobcroft, Percival Henry (nephew)
- Cobcroft, George Creswell (nephew)
- Ridge, Helen Margaret (niece by marriage)
- Miller, Sophia (niece by marriage)
- Ridge, Mary Ann (niece by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Ann Stewart (niece by marriage)
- Miller, Ellen (niece by marriage)
- Ridge, Caroline Ellen (niece by marriage)
- Ridge, Margaret (niece by marriage)
- Ridge, Henrietta Florence (niece by marriage)
- Hayes, Sarah Margaret (niece by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Mary Vernon (niece by marriage)
- Ridge, Emma May (niece by marriage)
- Booth, Esther Amelia (niece by marriage)
- Ecclestone, Evelyn Beatrice (niece by marriage)
- Cobcroft, Mary Ellen (niece by marriage)
- Jones, James (nephew by marriage)
- Smith, William (nephew by marriage)
- Wilkinson, Henry Ernest (nephew by marriage)
- Swayne, Herbert Wigan (nephew by marriage)
- Eather, Charles (nephew by marriage)
- Robinson, Henry (nephew by marriage)
- Alderson, John (nephew by marriage)
- Taylor, William Meekie (nephew by marriage)
- Hopkins, Isaac (nephew by marriage)
- Simpson, George Bowen (nephew by marriage)
- Forrester, William James (nephew by marriage)
- Newman, Charles Henry (nephew by marriage)
- Flemming, Edward Gilbert (nephew by marriage)
- Stewart, William (nephew by marriage)
- Henson, George Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Eather, Henry Charles (nephew by marriage)
- Paul, William Samuel (nephew by marriage)
- Moriarty, James (nephew by marriage)
- Richards, William Evans (nephew by marriage)
- Thornthwaite, Harold Parkin (nephew by marriage)
- Doubleday, Edwin Snow (nephew by marriage)
- Eather, Joseph Hiron (nephew by marriage)
- Bowman, Leslie Huffington (nephew by marriage)
- Collett, Alsager Benjamin (nephew by marriage)
- Forrester, Robert (cousin)
- Forrester, George (cousin)
- Forrester, Henry (cousin)
- Potts, Ann (cousin)
- O'Neill, Elizabeth (cousin)
Citation details
'Ridge, William Bligh (1826–1851)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/ridge-william-bligh-26819/text, accessed 23 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
6 June,
1826
Hawkesbury,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
19 June,
1851
(aged 25)
New South Wales,
Australia
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