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Hi All
Am trying to find birth and census records for Bessie Ridgway who married Major G. W. Collier on 08.10.1927 in Stockport. She is shown as aged 39 a spinster living at 38 Cooper Street Stockport. Her father is shown as Thomas Ridgway a collier. She died in 1965 in Stockport. This means she was born c1888. I have a full record of Major Collier but unable to trace Bessie prior to marriage.
Dawn

My first thought is that she was not know originally as Bessie

Are the witnesses on the marriage cert related to Ridgway

Have you found any possible entries as RIDGEWAY

The only Bessie Ridgway coming up but she may have been Elizabeth.
Do you know if she had a middle name ?

Births Sep 1887
RIDGWAY Bessie Isabella - Pancras 1b 168



edit :
Strike that, this one died as a baby

Name: Bessie Isabel Ridgway
Birth: 1887
Death: Oct 1887

Death

Name: COLLIER, Bessie
Registration district: ] Stockport
County: Cheshire
Year of registration: 1965
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at death:76
Volume no: 10A
Page no: 748

Marriage cert. witnesses are Harry Collier the grooms son and a Henrietta Bentley. Don't know who she is. I have tried Elizabeth and also Ridgeway spelling.
No Luck?

1911 have you checked this one back thru the census ?

Name: Thomas Ridgway
Age in 1911: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Mellor, Lancashire, England
Civil parish: Stockport
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Street Address: 16 Queen Street
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Collier Hewer
Registration district: Stockport
Registration District Number: 443
Sub-registration district: Stockport Second
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 21391
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Ridgway 48
Annie Quigley 36
Jane Quigley 12
Mary Ellen Quigley 8
Thomas Quigley 1



Right occupation and location

Probably wrong

Did she have an occupation when she married?

Major G W Collier
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1890
Departure Date: 12 Apr 1923
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Natal
Ship Name: Durham Castle

Shipping Line: Union-Castle Mail S S Co Ltd
Official Number: 118387
Master: T M Lang


sailing with Mrs Collier and a child ( can't make out the writing)
Mrs Collier's age is down as 22 so must be first wife ?

Nice one GB

1901 census


Person: RIDGWAY, Thomas Address: 19, Lincoln Street, Stockport


RIDGWAY, Thomas Head Married M 38 1863 Collier (Coal)
Mellor, Derbyshire VIEW
RIDGWAY, Betsy Wife Married F 37 1864
Compstall, Cheshire VIEW
RIDGWAY, Susan Daughter Single F 17 1884 Cardroom Hand Cotton Mill
Mellor, Derbyshire VIEW
RIDGWAY, James Son Single M 16 1885 Collier (Coal)
Mellor, Derbyshire VIEW
RIDGWAY, Betsy Daughter Single F 12 1889
Mellor, Derbyshire VIEW
RIDGWAY, Lottie Daughter Single F 10 1891
Mellor, Derbyshire VIEW
STOREY, Henry Lodger Single M 39 1862 Hatter (Hat Works)
Romiley, Cheshire VIEW Piece: 3298 Folio: 76 Page: 12 Registration District: Stockport Civil Parish: Stockport

1891 census


Person: RIDGWAY, Susan Address: 190, George Street, Werneth, Compstall, Hyde
Cost


SHAW, Richard Head Married M 61 1830 Barm Dealer
Marple, Cheshire VIEW
SHAW, Mary A Wife Married F 60 1831 House Wife
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire VIEW
SHAW, Alfred Son Single M 26 1865 Cotton Spinner
Compstall, Cheshire VIEW
SHAW, Wright Son Single M 18 1873 Labourer General
Compstall, Cheshire VIEW
RIDGWAY, Susan Granddaughter F 7 1884
Ludworth, Derbyshire VIEW
RIDGWAY, James Grandson M 5 1886 Scholar
Ludworth, Derbyshire VIEW
RIDGWAY, Betsy Granddaughter F 2 1889
Ludworth, Derbyshire VIEW

Mike*

That was his FIRST wife.............check marriage date info in OP's post

EDIT

I see that you have now edited.................!

Hi All
Thanks for all your hard work. Looks as if she was born Betsy.

To be 100% sure....get the cert

Births Dec 1888 (>99%)
RIDGWAY Betsy Hayfield 7b 770