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The Ridout Act: Christopher Ridout of Henstridge (1664-1694)

To genealogists and family historians from the United States of America and Canada, the name Christopher RIDOUT may be very familiar; in fact many of those folk regard this man as being their principal ancestor and will also know that … 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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