William Eldridge was born at Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England. He married Ann Chilton on 12 Sep 1847 at St Mary, Harmondsworth and and they had 9 children at Harmondsworth. His father on marriage was shown as John Eldridge.
William and his family are recorded in the census held each decade from 1851 to 1891 with his age being shown as 26, 38, 47, 56 and 67 with his birthplace shown in each as Harmondsworth. He is assumed to be the William baptised on 27 May 1821 son of John and Martha Eldridge.
His daughter Naomi Eldridge migrated to Australia as a 19 year old on the Scottish Hero and she arrived at Rockhampton Queensland on 12 Dec 1877. She married Francis Reidy on 22 Dec 1881 and they had 8 children in Queensland. Naomi died on 11 Jul 1928.
| Two great grandsons migrated to New South Wales, Australia. They were James Thomas Eldridge who departed in 1949 on the Orcades from London to Sydney with his wife Doris Harriet and two children and lived in Sydney before moving to Wagga Wagga in 1970 and his brother Denis George Eldridge who migrated in 1959 on the Strathaird with his wife and son and lived in Sydney. James Thomas died on 28 Feb 1999 at Wagga Wagga and Denis George died on 5 Dec 1980, late of Alexandria. |
![]() Doris H Eldridge with mother-in-law Margaret and daughter Valarie in 1958 |
Updated 29 March 2011
William Eldridge (1821- )
m 1847 Ann Chilton (1829- )
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William Eldridge (1848- )
m 1886 Clara Moss (1862- )
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| Clara Annie Maria Eldridge (1887- )
| Nellie May Eldridge (1889- )
| Florence Elizabeth Eldridge (1890-1892)
| Eliza Jeannette Eldridge (1894- )
| William Moss Eldridge (1897- )
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Anne Maria Eldridge (1850- )
Eliza Eldridge (1852- )
m 1874 John Mardlin (1851- )
John Eldridge (1854- )
Martha Eldridge (1856- )
Naomi Eldridge (1858-1928)
m 1881 Francis Reidy ( - )
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| Francis Shannon Reidy (1882- )
| William Arthur Reidy (1882-1883)
| William Henry Reidy (1885- )
| Naomi Eleanor Reidy (1886-1958)
| Aileen May Reidy (1888- )
| Lilian Annie Reidy (1890- )
| Margaret Olive Reidy (1895- )
| Elizabeth Roberta Chilton Reidy (1901- )
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James Eldridge (1861- )
m 1883 Mary Ann Evans (1860- )
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| Emily Eldridge (1883- )
| Ellen Fanny Eldridge (1889- )
| m 1908 Ernest Henry Stanford (1885- )
| James William (William James) Eldridge (1891- )
| m 1914 Margaret Hannah Vinall (1890- )
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| | James Thomas Eldridge (1915-1999)
| | m 1938 Doris Harriet Russell (1908-1980)
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| | | Valarie Jeanette Eldridge (1940- )
| | | m 1960 John Young (1938- )
| | | m ( ) Terry Brown ( - )
| | | Kenneth N J Eldridge (1944- )
| | | m ( ) Marion (Unknown) ( - )
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| | m 1981 Doris Pech ( - )
| | Margaret May D Eldridge (1918-2000)
| | m 1943 George W R Newton ( - )
| | m ( ) Patrick Barrett ( - )
| | Florence L Eldridge (1921- )
| | m 1943 Walter A Brown ( - )
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| | | Alan Brown ( - )
| | | Sheila Brown ( - )
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| | Ronald William Eldridge (1926-2003)
| | m 1949 Evelyn Mary J Inns (1928-1984)
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| | | Brian P Eldridge (1951- )
| | | Tony J Eldridge (1954- )
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| | Denis George Eldridge (1928-1980)
| | m 1955 Kathleen M Sheehan (1932- )
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| | | Stephen M Eldridge (1957- )
| | | Raymond Eldridge ( - )
| | | Ronald George Eldridge (1965-1999)
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| | | Blake (Unknown) ( - )
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| | Eileen I Eldridge (1931- )
| | m 1953 Kenneth W Hazell ( - )
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| | | Paul Hazell ( - )
| | | David Hazell ( - )
| | | Martin Hazell ( - )
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| | Eric Ernest Eldridge (1935-2004)
| | m 1965 Iris Vella ( - )
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| | Kevin James Francis Eldridge (1966- )
| | m 2005 Lina Berezhnaya ( - )
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| | | Ekaterina Erica Eldridge (2005- )
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| | Theresa Maryanne Eldridge (1969- )
| | m 1990 Alan Peter Graver ( - )
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| | | Deanna May Graver (1992- )
| | | Jason Albert Francis Graver (1997- )
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| | Michelle Joanne Eldridge (1971- )
| | m 2001 Carl D Mawford ( - )
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| | Francesca Louise Mawford (2004- )
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| Selina May Eldridge (1893-1968)
| m 1915 George John Lewcock (1893-1960)
| Annie Eldridge (1895-1896)
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Arthur Joseph Eldridge (1865- )
m 1885 Elizabeth Hoare (1861- )
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| Arthur Eldridge (1884-1918)
| Alfred William Eldridge (1885- )
| Ada Mary Eldridge (1888- )
| Ann Maria Eldridge (1890- )
| Daisy Louisa Eldridge (1892- )
| m 1914 William Henry Hawkett (1887- )
| Isabel Eldridge (1895- )
| Lilian Kate Eldridge (1897-1981)
| m 1924 Sidney Stevens (1897-1975)
| Rose Edith Eldridge (1900- )
| m 1921 Henry Peter Fisher (1898- )
| Ernest Eldridge (1902- )
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Ellen Ann Eldridge (1868- )
m 1885 Jonathan William Irwin ( - )
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| Ellen Irwin (1885- )
| Jonathan W Irwin (1888- )
| Sidney Irwin (1890- )
| Edward Irwin (1896- )
| Charles H Irwin (1900- )
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Benjamin Henry Eldridge (1873-1945)
m 1896 Ada Jones (1875- )
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Ada Eldridge (1896-1988)
m 1924 Victor Edward Pratley (1895-1980)
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| Harold E Pratley (1928- )
| Arnold Pratley (1931- )
| Geoffrey Pratley (1931- )
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Ann Eliza Eldridge (1899- )
Naomi Lydia Eldridge (1901-1962)
m 1928 Arthur W Barrett ( - )