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Paternal Family Tree: Ridley of Blagdon Hall, Northumberland
On 14th April 1779 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne was born to Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet (age 33).
On 21st June 1803 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 24) changed his name to Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne by Royal Licence.
In 1805 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 25) was elected MP Bletchingley which seat he held until 1806.
In 1806 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 26) was elected MP Malmesbury which seat he held until 1807.
In 1807 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 27) was elected MP Appleby which seat he held until 1812.
On 16th April 1813 [his father] Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet (age 67) died. His son [his brother] Matthew (age 34) succeeded 3rd Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
Monument at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] sculpted by John Flaxman (age 57).
Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet: On 28th October 1745 he was born to Matthew Ridley and Elizabeth White. In 1763 Matthew White 1st Baronet died. His nephew Matthew succeeded 2nd Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
Matthew White Ridley 3rd Baronet: On 18th April 1778 he was born to Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet. In 1813 Matthew White Ridley 3rd Baronet was elected MP Newcastle upon Tyne. On 14th July 1836 Matthew White Ridley 3rd Baronet died. His son Matthew succeeded 4th Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
In 1818 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 38) was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1826.
In 1827 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 47) was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until 1832.
In 1831 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 51) was appointed Trustee of the National Gallery.
On 13th July 1831 [his son-in-law] George Nugent 2nd Baronet (age 28) and [his daughter] Maria Charlotte Ridley-Colborne Lady Nugent were married.
In 1834 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 54) was elected MP Wells which seat he held until 1837.
On 15th May 1839 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 60) was created 1st Baron Colborne of West Harling in Norfolk.
On 3rd May 1854 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 75) died. Baron Colborne of West Harling in Norfolk extinct.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
[his daughter] Maria Charlotte Ridley-Colborne Lady Nugent was born to Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Ridley of Heaton and Newcastle upon Tyne
GrandFather: Matthew Ridley
Father: Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Matthew White of Blagdon
GrandMother: Elizabeth White