The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Card [Ridley], daughter of Richard Ridley, farm labourer and Ann Ridley [Wheatley]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Card [Ridley] was the daughter of Richard Ridley, farm labourer and Ann Ridley [Wheatley]. She was born 1797 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1797 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died 11th Jan 1866 at Southborough, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q1
  She married Thomas Card on 17th Nov 1821 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnessed by William Ridley and Eliza Waters. He was born 8th Apr 1781 at Speldhurst, Kent; died 29th Oct 1869 at Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEleanor who was born 1823 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 9th Nov 1823 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiEmma who was born 1826 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28th May 1826 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
2 iiiJesse who was born 1828 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th Oct 1828 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  ivJames who was born 1831 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 16th Apr 1831 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
3 vStephen who was born 1836 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 26th Jun 1836 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 13th Jul 1888 Southborough, Kent; buried 17th Jul 1888 Southborough, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jesse Card, grocer and draper was the son of Thomas Card and Elizabeth Card [Ridley]. He was born 1828 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th Oct 1828 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Hester on c 1852. She was born 1832 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  3. Stephen Card, carpenter was the son of Thomas Card and Elizabeth Card [Ridley]. He was born 1836 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 26th Jun 1836 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 13th Jul 1888 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; buried 17th Jul 1888 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
  He married Ellen Chapman on 10th Aug 1859 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent. She was born 1835 at Southborough, Kent; christened 4th Oct 1835 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent; died 20th Dec 1922 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAda Ellen who was born 27th Apr 1860 at Southborough, Kent
  iiTrayton who was born 20th Oct 1861 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 8th Dec 1861 St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
  iiiEllen who was born 5th Feb 1863 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1863 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  ivStephen who was born 1864 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 29th May 1864 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  vAmy Chapman who was born 1865 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 30th Jul 1865 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  viArthur Bradley who was born 1866 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 30th Dec 1866 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  viiWalter who was born 1868 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 31st May 1868 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  viiiMabel who was born 1870 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 28th Aug 1870 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  ixGertrude Eliza who was born 1872 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 28th Jan 1872 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  xGordon who was born 16th Mar 1873 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 25th May 1873 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  xiEdith Mary who was born 1874 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 29th Nov 1874 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  xiiGeorge who was born 1876 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 30th Apr 1876 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  xiiiRupert who was born 1877 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 25th Nov 1877 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
  xivCecil who was born 1879 at Modest Corner, Southborough, Kent; christened 29th Jun 1879 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent
   

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