| ![Show Contents]() Ridsdale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Ridsdale familyThe surname Ridsdale was first found in Northumberland at Redesdale, a valley in the western part of the county. As an important route into Scotland, the area has seen conflict since the time of the Roman Empire. 1 Early History of the Ridsdale familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ridsdale research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1782 and 1803 are included under the topic Early Ridsdale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ridsdale Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ridsdale, Ridesdale, Redesdale, Redesdall, Redsdale, Risdale, Rysdale, Risedale, Rysedale and many more. Early Notables of the Ridsdale familyNotable amongst the family name during their early history was
 Ridsdale migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ridsdale Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Ridsdale, who settled in Virginia in 1620 with his wife
| Ridsdale migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Ridsdale Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. William Ridsdale, English convict who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Clara" on 28th January 1864, arriving in Western Australia, Australia 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ridsdale (post 1700) | + |
- Dame Victoire Evelyn Patricia "Paddy" Ridsdale DBE (1921-2009), British secretary and intelligence operative, author Ian Fleming's secretary during World War II, and was the model for his character Miss Moneypenny
- Peter Ridsdale (b. 1952), former chairman of Leeds United AFC, and is currently chairman of Cardiff City Football Club
- Sir Julian Errington Ridsdale CBE (1915-2004), British National Liberal and later Conservative Party politician
- Sir Edward Aurelian Ridsdale GBE (1864-1923), British Liberal politician and leading member of the British Red Cross Society
- Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin (1899-1958), 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, British politician, son of Stanley Baldwin
| Historic Events for the Ridsdale family | + |
HMS Royal Oak - George Hotham Ridsdale (d. 1939), British Leading Stoker with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 3
- Miss Lucy Ridsdale, aged 50, English Second Class passenger from London, England who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping on life boat 13 4
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