William Ridley
- Born: 1786, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk England
- Marriage (1): Maria Dixon on 4 Sep 1811
- Died: 3 Jun 1852, The Bury, Felstead, Essex England at age 66
Noted events in his life were:
• source. Mary-Ann Cook who writes:
The story of how Ridley`s brewery came to be established begins with William Ridley, who in 1811 married Maria Dixon, the daughter of a mill owner at Hartford End. Shortly after their marriage the ownership of the mill passed to both William and Maria.
In 1814, Maria gave birth to Thomas Dixon Ridley and it is after him that T D Ridley & Sons Limited is named.
Thomas Dixon took on his father`s business, expanding the milling side and in 1841 he married Lydia Wells, who came from a brewing family in Chelmsford. Within a year, Thomas Dixon had built his own brewery downstream from the mill on the bank of the River Chelmer.
The business expanded rapidly and by 1882, the year of Thomas Dixon`s death, he had already established a chain of inns.
In August 2002 Ridley`s acquired Tolly Cobbold brands, estate and distribution contracts.
T D Ridley & Sons Limited has been passed down through succeeding generations and is still a family company. Today Nicholas Ridley, great great grandson of Thomas Dixon Ridley is Executive Chairman and his son Nelion is the Marketing Manager.
William married Maria Dixon, daughter of Thomas Dixon and Maria Bloss, on 4 Sep 1811. (Maria Dixon was born on 22 Dec 1787 in Hartford End, Chelmsford, Essex England and died on 7 May 1837.)
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