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RISLEY, Thomas (c.1571-1653), of Titchfield, Hants and Southampton House, Mdx.

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b. c. 1571, 2nd s. of William Riseley† (d.1603), of Chetwode, Bucks. and Joan, da. of Fulke Buttery of Marston St. Lawrence, Northants.Vis. Bucks. (Harl. Soc. lviii), 105-6; Lipscomb, Bucks. iii. 3. educ. ?Winchester Coll.; Hart Hall, Oxf. 1585, aged 14, BA (Queen’s) 1588; Clement’s Inn; I. Temple 1590. Al. Ox.; I. Temple database of admiss. unm. d. by Sept. 1653. PROB 11/228, f. 387.
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Servant to 3rd earl (and subsequently the 4th earl) of Southampton by 1619, steward by 1620–d.; CSP Dom. 1619–23, p. 55; PROB 11/137, f. 6; C3/397/59. freeman, Yarmouth, I.o.W. 1624; Add. 5669, f. 60v. j.p. Hants 1643–4. Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, i. 95.

Member, Virg. Co. 1620. Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 62.

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RISLEY, Thomas (c.1571-1653), of Titchfield, Hants and Southampton House, Mdx.
Main residences: Titchfield, Hants.; Southampton House, Mdx.
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RIDGEWAY, Sir Thomas (c.1566-1631), of Torre Abbey, Devon

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b. c. 1566,Date estimated from age at admission to Oxford. 1st s. of Thomas Ridgeway† of Tor Mohun, Devon and Mary, da. of Thomas Southcote† of Shillingford St. George, Devon and coh. to her grandfa. John Barnhouse of Prestcot, Devon. Vivian, Vis. Devon, 647; D. and S. Lysons, Devonshire, 151. educ. Exeter Coll. Oxf. 1581, aged 15; I. Temple 1583. Al. Ox.; I. Temple Admiss. m. by 1591, Ridgeway’s eldest son was born c.1592: CSP Ire. 1606-8, p. 607. Cecily (d.1627), da. of Henry Macwilliam† of Stambourne, Essex and coh. to her bro. Henry, 3s. 2da. (1 d.v.p.). Vivian, 647; CP, viii. 106. suc. fa. 1598; C142/252/33. Kntd. Aug. 1600; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 98. cr. bt. 25 Nov. 1611, C66/1942/16. Bar. Ridgeway of Gallen-Ridgeway [I] 25 May 1616, earl of Londonderry [I] 23 Aug. 1622. CPR Ire. Jas. I, 311, 551. d. 24 June 1631. Lismore Pprs. ed. A.B. Grosart (ser. 1), iii. 88.
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Customer, Dartmouth and Exeter, Devon by 1595–1605; HMC Hatfield, v. 393; E351/609. commr. prize goods, Dartmouth 1597, APC, 1597–8, p. 94; HMC Hatfield, vii. 486. investigate complaints by Dartmouth corporation 1598, APC, 1598–9, p. 297. j.p. Devon 1598-at least 1626, C231/1, f. 60v; E163/18/12, f. 16v. sheriff 1599–1600, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 36. commr. piracy 1603–4. C181/1, ff. 61v, 93.

Commr. inquiry into ex-monastic lands, co. Dublin 1606, CSP Ire. 1606–8, pp. 45–6. survey, Ulster 1608, P.S. Robinson, Plantation of Ulster, 68. Ulster plantation from 1609, CSP Ire. 1608–10, pp. 171, 460. co. Wexford from 1614; APC, 1613–14, p. 517. freeman, Ballynakill, Queen’s Co. 1612. Ibid. 299.

Member, Anne of Denmark’s Council from 1603; Add. 38139, f. 104v. commr. Union with Scotland 1604; CJ, i. 208b. v.-treas. and treas.-at-wars [I] 1606–16, C66/1691; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 425. PC [I] 1606–16, CSP Ire. 1606–8, p. 6; APC, 1615–16, p. 454. commr. levy Crown debts 1609, 1613, CPR Ire. Jas. I, 172; C66/1978. trade 1610–11, CSP Ire. 1611–14, p. 196. visitation 1615. Ibid. 1615–25, p. 75.

Capt. of ft. [I] by 1608 – at least11, horse by 1610. Ibid. 1608–10, pp. 33, 507; CSP Carew, 1603–24, p. 218.

Member, Virg. Co. 1609. Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iv. 363.

MP [I] 1613–15. CSP Ire. 1611–14, p. 362.

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RIDGEWAY, Sir Thomas (c.1566-1631), of Torre Abbey, Devon
Main residence: Torre Abbey, Devon.
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RIDDELL, Sir Thomas (1567/8-1650), of Gateshead, co. Dur. and Fenham, Northumb.

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b. 1567 /8, 1st s. of William Riddell of Gateshead and his 1st w. Anne, da. and h. of William Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.; half-bro. of Sir Peter*. educ. Clifford’s Inn; I. Temple 1588. I. Temple database of admiss. m. by 1597, Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Conyers of Sockburne, co. Dur. 7s (2 d.v.p.), 5da. Durham Vis. Peds. ed. Foster, 271; Vis. Northumb. ed. Foster, 101. Kntd. 25 Apr. 1616; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 157. suc. fa. 1600. R. Welford, Hist. Newcastle and Gateshead, iii. 424. d. 30 Mar. 1650. Vis. Northumb. 101. sig. Tho[mas] Riddell.
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Member, Merchant Adventurers’ Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1600, gov. 1604; Tyne and Wear RO, GU/MA/3/2, ff. 45, 54v-5. freeman, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1600, sheriff 1601 – 02, mayor 1604 – 05, 1616–17; Newcastle Freemen ed. M.H. Dodds (Newcastle-upon-Tyne Rec. Cttee. iii), 6; Northumb. RO, ZAN/M13/B34. member, Hostmen’s Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1602 – d., gov. 1604, 1614–15; Recs. Co. Hostmen ed. F.W. Dendy (Surtees Soc. cv), 263, 267. j.p. co. Dur. 1602 – 40, Northumb. 1608–25; C231/1, f. 138; 231/4, f. 154. bailiff, Gateshead, co. Dur. 1605 – 06, 1614 – 15, 1620–1; Arch. Aeliana ed. C.H. Hunter Blair (ser. 4. xxiii), 137. commr. oyer and terminer Cumb., Northumb. and Westmld. 1607 – 24, co. Dur. 1623 – 25, piracy, co. Dur. and Northumb. 1614, subsidy, co. Dur., and Northumb. 1621, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1621, 1624, inquiry, River Tweed 1625. C181/2, ff. 50v, 215v; 181/3, ff. 95, 155v; C212/22/20–3; C66/2327/1; 66/2348/5.

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RIDDELL, Sir Thomas (1567/8-1650), of Gateshead, co. Dur. and Fenham, Northumb.
Main residences: Gateshead, co. Dur; Fenham, Northumb.
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S.H.
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Commons 1604-1629
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RIDDELL, Sir Thomas (1567/8-1650)

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RIDDELL, Sir Peter (1576-1641), of Gateshead, co. Dur.

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bap. 8 Jan. 1576, 3rd s. of William Riddell, merchant of Gateshead and his 2nd w. Barbara, da. of Bartram Anderson†, merchant and alderman of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.;Durham Vis. Peds. ed. Foster, 271; R. Surtees, Co. Pal. Dur. ii. 128. half-bro. of Sir Thomas*. educ. Clifford’s Inn; M. Temple 1595. MT Admiss. m. (1) 19 Dec. 1603 Isabel (bur. 12 Oct. 1614), da. of Robert Atkinson, alderman of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 4s. (2 d.v.p.), 4da. (2 d.v.p.); (2) 6 Feb. 1616 Mary (bur. 15 May 1660), da. and coh. of Thomas Surtees of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1s. d.v.p., 2da. Surtees, 128. Kntd. 4 May 1617. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 163. d. 18 Apr. 1641. Northumbrian Monuments ed. C.H. Hunter Blair (Newcastle-upon-Tyne Recs. Cttee. iv), 30. sig. Peter Riddell.
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Member, Hostmen’s Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1602 – d., gov. 1627; Recs. Co. Hostmen ed. F.W. Dendy (Surtees Soc. cv), 263, 267. freeman, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1604, sheriff 1604 – 05, mayor 1618 – 19, 1635–6; Newcastle Freemen ed. M.H. Dodds (Newcastle-upon-Tyne Recs. Cttee. iii), 7; Northumb. RO, ZAN/M13/B34; CD 1621, vii. 87. commr. subsidy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1621 – 22, 1624, feudal tenures, co. Dur. 1626. C212/22/20–3; Univ. of London, Goldsmiths’ ms 195, i. f. 2v.

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RIDDELL, Sir Peter (1576-1641), of Gateshead, co. Dur.
Main residence: Gateshead, co. Dur.
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S.H.
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Commons 1604-1629
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RIDDELL, Sir Peter (1576-1641)

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