Benjamin WOOLDRIDGE

Benjamin WOOLDRIDGE

Male 1751 - 1833  (~ 81 years)

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  • Name Benjamin WOOLDRIDGE 
    Christened 4 Feb 1751  Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Buried 12 Jan 1833  Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I894  Young Kent Ancestors
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2017 

    Mother Martha WONACOTT 
    Family ID F4732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary BICKLE,   c. 16 Apr 1751, Beaworthy, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Feb 1774  Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. William WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 17 Jul 1774, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1851, Broadwoodwidger, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
     2. John WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 15 Sep 1776, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 6 Aug 1851, Broadwoodwidger, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     3. Benjamin WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 28 Dec 1778, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850  (Age ~ 71 years)
     4. Robert WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 30 Jan 1781, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Mary WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 26 Dec 1782, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Susanna WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 16 May 1784, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Henry WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 11 Nov 1786, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 1829, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years)
     8. Thomas WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 21 Jun 1789, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. James WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 21 Jun 1792, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 1864, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)
     10. Tristram WOOLDRIDGE,   c. 28 Jul 1794, Northlew, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary BUTLER,   b. Abt 1778,   d. 1859, Okehampton District, Devon, England (vol. 10, p. ) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F4723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Copy of will of Benjamin Wooldridge: (in possesion of Jane Down) late of Northlew Devon Yeoman Proved in the Archdeacon's Court of Totnes 5 February 1833. Sole Executor Tristram Wooldridge Yeoman. Among the bequests it states; "I give unto my daughter Mary Hicks the wife of John Hicks five shillings". He seems to have given five shillings to each of his children except Benjamin whom he gave yearly annuity of five pounds. To his youngest son Tristram, he left the remainder of his estate which was 450 pounds sterling. (which must have been a sizeable sum at that time).

      !Another contact for this family is Jane Down, my Shipman client in Gloucester, Ontario.


      Benjamin Woolridge of North Lew, Devon
      This record is held by Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)
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      Reference: 1078/IRW/W/1264
      Description:
      Benjamin Woolridge of North Lew, Devon
      Date: 1833
      Held by: Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives
      Language: English
      Context of this record
      27 - Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)
      1078/IRW - Estate Duty Office Wills
      1078/IRW/W/1264 - Benjamin Woolridge of North Lew, Devon

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] Parish Register, Church of England, (Not published), Northlew, Devon, England, 15 Feb 1774.

      No. 67, Banns of Marriage Benjamin Woolridge and Mary Bickle were thrice duly published viz on Sunday January 30th Feb. 6th and 13th by H. Coham. Benjamin Woolridge of this parish husbandman and Mary Bickle of this parish spinster were married in this parish church by banns this fifteenth day of February in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Four by me Holland Coham Rector. This marriage was solemnized between us Benjamin Woolridge, the mark of "M" Mary Bickle. In the presence of Robert King, Tristrem Bickel.
      A Tristram Bickle witnessed one other marriage at Northlew that being of Benjamin Bickle and Elizabeth Bickle on 2 April 1770, the other witness being also Robert King.