John Ridley

According to the Dictionary of National Biography article regarding Lancelot Ridley:[1]

Lancelot was said to be the son of John Ridley of Willimoteswick, Northumberland, and Margaret Horton. Given that he received his B.A. from Clare Hall, Cambridge, in 1523-4, Lancelot would have been born about 1501. Extrapolating from that, the father, John, would have been born about 1475.

Sources

• ed. Sidney Lee. Dictionary of national biography. Vol. 48 Reilly-Robins. New York: Macmillan, 1896. Open Library Page 285

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelot_Ridley

Lancelot Ridley is said to have been the son of John Ridley of Willimoteswick in Northumberland, by Margaret, daughter of Richard Horton, and grandson of Sir Nicholas Ridley. Nicholas Ridley, bishop of London, was his first cousin. He married Mary, daughter of Christopher Paterson, and had two sons, Henry and Mark Ridley.[8]

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