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There will be more information at the National Archives. If Muster Rolls have survived for his regiment they might give a little information, and there MIGHT be some surviving service records for him. None of this is online though - you'd have to go there or get someone to go for you.

Still searching for information on Captain Thomas Yates Ridley,54th foot,wounded c 1853 Crimean War-died of wounds liverpool 1855-cant find any info which lead to his injuries in newspaper search we did,we live in Australia,
Would we have to trav el to England to do this kind of research?
regards Darryl

thank you again everyone for all your help
regards Darryl

Jacob and Anns marriage:
JACOB RIDLEY Pedigree

Marriages:
Spouse: JANE YATES Family
Marriage: 28 NOV 1790 Heysham, Lancashire, England

There seem to be two baptisms for Thos Snr!:
THOMAS YATES RIDLEY Pedigree

Birth: 03 MAY 1796

Christening: 14 JAN 1798 Heysham, Lancashire, England

Father: JACOB RIDLEY Family
Mother: JANE

Thos Snr's death?:

Name: Thomas Yates Ridley
Year of Registration: 1838
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Lancaster
County: Lancashire
Volume: 21
Page: 333 (click to see others on page)

Possible birth for Thos Snr:

THOMAS YATES RIDLEY Pedigree
Birth: 03 MAY 1796

Christening: 29 MAY 1796 Saint Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Father: JACOB RIDLEY Family
Mother: JANE

Marriage of Thomas's parents:
There was 1 match for this search!

Marriage: 20 Mar 1820 St Peter, Heysham, Lancashire, England
Thos. Yates Ridley - of Northampton Square, Clarkenwell, London
Margaret Hadwen - of this parish
Witness: Matthew Hadwen; John Foxcroft
Married by Licence by: Thos. Clarkson, Rector
Register: Marriages 1813 - 1927, Page 8, Entry 23
Source: LDS Film 1471019

always worth a look here

www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/

free access to newspapers, I found same surname (sadly not mine as it turned out ) details of the action which led to his death in Crimean war,

1841:

1841 Scotland Census
about Thos Yates Ridley
Name: Thos Yates Ridley
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1823
Gender: Male
Where born: Midlothian, Scotland

Civil parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts
County: Midlothian
Address: St Cuthberts Street No 43
Occupation: Cadet Queens Army
Parish Number: 685/2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John Orr 50
John Orr 11
Mrs. Jane Orr 43
Margaret M Orr 16
Jane Helen Orr 6
Jessie Eddington 32
Margaret Blackhall 22
Ann Blackhall 20
Jane Scott 30
Margaret Mclaren 20
Spencer Vancittart 17
Edd Thos Wickham 19
Archd Ferguson 16
Alex Montgomerie 16
R Townley Parkes 17
Thos Yates Ridley 18

Can anyone find information on Captain Thomas Yates Ridley 54th Royal Lancahire regiment-born 1822 Edinburgh died from wound in the Crimean War in 1855
regards
Karen