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An assortment of children belonging to John Ridout

In the years that I have been studying my family history, I have come to ‘know’ some members in the same way that when one reads a book, one imagines what the characters might look and sound like. I have … Continue reading

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A genealogical miscellany discovered during a short trip to Sherborne

Last week I was fortunate enough to visit Sherborne, a lovely Dorset town and home of my mother’s paternal family, the Ridouts. In antiquity, Sherborne and nearby Blandford were the main centre for Ridouts and hence there were rich pickings … Continue reading

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