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Linking William of Hyle and Christopher Ridout

Christopher Ridout, miller and yeoman of Sherborne, son of John and Elizabeth Ridout (neé Oliver), was undoubtedly a descendant of William Ridout of Hyle but in decades of research by different individuals, it has been difficult to determine the exact … Continue reading

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William Ridowte of Hyle, Sherborne 1620

The earliest known member of the Sherborne RIDOUT clan was a chap called William RIDOWTE. If one supposes a likely age for a man at marriage being 20, then William may have been born in the early 1550s. He was … Continue reading

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