Paternal Family Tree: Ridley of Blagdon Hall, Northumberland
On 14th April 1779 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne was born to [his father] Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet (age 33).
On 21st June 1803 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 24) changed his name to Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne by Royal Licence.
In 1805 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 25) was elected MP Bletchingley which seat he held until 1806.
In 1806 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 26) was elected MP Malmesbury which seat he held until 1807.
In 1807 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 27) was elected MP Appleby which seat he held until 1812.
On 16th April 1813 [his father] Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet (age 67) died. His son [his brother] Matthew (age 34) succeeded 3rd Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
Monument at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] sculpted by John Flaxman (age 57).
Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet: On 28th October 1745 he was born to Matthew Ridley and Elizabeth White. In 1763 Matthew White 1st Baronet died. His nephew Matthew succeeded 2nd Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
Matthew White Ridley 3rd Baronet: On 18th April 1778 he was born to Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet. In 1813 Matthew White Ridley 3rd Baronet was elected MP Newcastle upon Tyne. On 14th July 1836 Matthew White Ridley 3rd Baronet died. His son Matthew succeeded 4th Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
In 1818 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 38) was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1826.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1827 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 47) was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until 1832.
In 1831 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 51) was appointed Trustee of the National Gallery.
On 13th July 1831 [his son-in-law] George Nugent 2nd Baronet (age 28) and [his daughter] Maria Charlotte Ridley-Colborne Lady Nugent were married.
In 1834 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 54) was elected MP Wells which seat he held until 1837.
On 15th May 1839 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 60) was created 1st Baron Colborne of West Harling in Norfolk.
On 3rd May 1854 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 75) died. Baron Colborne of West Harling in Norfolk extinct.
[his daughter] Maria Charlotte Ridley-Colborne Lady Nugent was born to Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne. She married 13th July 1831 George Nugent 2nd Baronet, son of Field Marshal George Nugent 1st Baronet and Maria Skinner, and had issue.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Ridley of Heaton and Newcastle upon Tyne
GrandFather: Matthew Ridley
Father: Matthew White Ridley 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Matthew White of Blagdon
GrandMother: Elizabeth White