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Harriett Ryder was born circa 1854 in Cambridgeshire, England.1,2 She was the daughter of James Ryder and Ann Gates.3,2 Harriett Ryder arrived with James Ryder and Ann Gates on 16 December 1854 in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.4 Her married name was Wilson. Harriett Ryder resided on 30 August 1877 in Bligh Street, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.5 She resided on 20 April 1893 in Bowman Street, Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia.1 She died on 12 January 1919 in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia.2,6 She was buried on 13 January 1919 in Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia.2,7

1. [S10] Birth Cerificate of John Raymond Wilson.
2. [S22] Death certificate of Harriet Wilson.
3. [S20] Marriage certificate of John Wilson & Harriet Ryder.
4. [S88] Unknown volume, Immigration - General Hewitt : General Hewitt (Rider, James - 35 - Ag.Lab - Cambridgeshire - Thomas & Mary father in Cambridgeshire mother dead - Baptist - neither (read & write) - brother and sister in Sydney - good health - no compliants. Rider, Anne - 32 - Cambridgeshire - James & Ann Gates - Baptist - neither - none - good - none.), 16 December 1854, unknown repository.
5. [S19] Birth certificate of Victor Albert Wilson.
6. [S23] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address, In Loving Memory of
   HARRIET
   Beloved wife of
   JOHN C WILSON
   Who died 12th January 1919
   Aged 65
   Peace Perfect Peace
   Also JOHN C WILSON
   Dearly Beloved Husband
   of the above
   Who died 10th September 1922
   Aged 77
   At Rest.
7. [S23] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.

James Ryder was baptized on 10 January 1819 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.2,3 He was the son of Thomas Rider and Mary Lofts.4,2 His surname was sometimes spelt as Rider.5 James Ryder appeared on the 1841 Census in the household of Thomas Rider at House 077, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, and Mary Lofts, Charlotte Rider, Alexander Rider, Thomas Rider and Jane Rider lived in the same house.6 James Ryder married Ann Gates, daughter of James Gates and Sarah Dear, on 25 September 1841 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.7,2 James Ryder resided on 24 January 1851 in Cross Street, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.8 In the 1851 Census, James Ryder shows as principal resident at Burgess Terrace, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, with Ann Gates his wife, George Ryder his son, Mary Ann Ryder his daughter.9 James Ryder resided on 13 October 1854 in Cross Street, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.10 He and Ann Gates immigrated on 16 December 1854 to Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, with Harriett Ryder, Mary Ann Ryder and George Ryder aboard the General Hewitt.11 18 January 1855 Cross Street, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England James Ryder is still listed as the occupier of this cottage even though he arrived in Moreton Bay in the preceeding December.10 He was a farmer. In 1857 in Wooloon, near Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.12 He resided in 1873 in Smith Street, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.13 He married Susannah Crow on 30 January 1875 in Methodist Church, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.4,14,15 James Ryder was a labourer in 1876.1 He witnessed the marriage of his daughter Harriet to John Charles WILSON on 24 May 1876 in St Stephen's Anglican Church, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.16 He died on 4 October 1890 in Wentworth Street, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, at age 71.17 He was buried on 5 October 1890 in Baptist Cemetary, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.4

     Children of James Ryder and Ann Gates:

male2 Ryder   (a 1841 - b 1873)
female3 Ryder   (a 1841 - b 1873)
female4 Ryder   (a 1841 - b 1873)
Mary Ann Ryder+   (30 Oct 1842 - 1920)
Sarah Ryder   (05 Oct 1845 - Dec 1846)
George Ryder+   (31 Jul 1846 - 09 Jan 1930)
Sarah Ryder   (30 Sep 1849 - Jul 1850)
Arthur James Ryder   (13 Jul 1851 - Sep 1852)
Harriett Ryder+   (c 1854 - 12 Jan 1919)
Fred Ryder+   (20 Feb 1857 - 1939)
Alice Ryder   (19 Feb 1859 - 1920)
Alfred Ryder+   (1861)
Charles Ryder+   (1863 - 1933)

1. [S20] Marriage certificate of John Wilson & Harriet Ryder.
2. [S62] Letter, Stephen Taylor to Robyn Smith, 14 Jan 1984.
3. [S93] Unknown name of person unknown record type, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia, 1819 Jan 10 James Thomas & Mary Rider Little Shelford labourer Henry Finch rector.
4. [S39] Death certificate of James Ryder.
5. [S65] 1851 Census Little Shelford, 57. Burgess Terrace, James Rider, Head, Mar, 32, Labourer, Cambshire Lt Shelford.
6. [S41] 1841 Census of Little Shelford, p.16.
7. [S93] Unknown name of person unknown record type, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia, The banns of the marriage between James Rider bachelor of this parish and Ann Gait spinster of this parish were published on the three Sundays underwritten. That is to say on Sunday 5th April, on Sunday 12th April, on Sunday 19 April 1841. Henry Finch.
8. [S102] Unknown volume, Poor Rates Books for Little Shelford covering years 1851 to 1852, 1853 to 1855, 1854, unknown repository.
9. [S65] 1851 Census Little Shelford, p.14.
10. [S102] Unknown volume, Poor Rates Books for Little Shelford covering years 1851 to 1852, 1853 to 1855, 1854 : 104. (occupier) Rider James, (owner) Burgess William, (desc of property rated) cottage, (name or situation of property) Cross, (estimated extent) 5 perchs, (gross estimated rental) 2/10/0d, (rateable value) 2/0/0d (Amount assessed upon and payable by owner instead of occupier by virtue of statute or statutes on that behalf) , Total maont to be collected) , (recoverable arrears at balancing the book), unknown repository.
11. [S88] Unknown volume, Immigration - General Hewitt : General Hewitt (Rider, James - 35 - Ag.Lab - Cambridgeshire - Thomas & Mary father in Cambridgeshire mother dead - Baptist - neither (read & write) - brother and sister in Sydney - good health - no compliants. Rider, Anne - 32 - Cambridgeshire - James & Ann Gates - Baptist - neither - none - good - none.), 16 December 1854, unknown repository.
12. [S82] Birth Certificate of Fred Ryder.
13. [S40] Death certificate of Ann Ryder.
14. [S76] Unknown volume, BDM Index - NSW : Ryder, James - M - 1875 - Caler, Susannah - Parramatta - 1875 3691, Internet site.
15. [S86] Marriage registration of James Ryder & Susannah Cater.
16. [S20] Marriage certificate of John Wilson & Harriet Ryder, Marriage of Harriet Ryder and John Charles Wilson..
17. [S39] Death certificate of James Ryder, 10615.

Ann Gates was baptized on 18 May 1823 in Shepreth, Cambridgeshire, England.2,3 She was the daughter of James Gates and Sarah Dear.4 Ann Gates was a servant in the house of William and Ruth Clear, a farming family in Little Shelford. On 6 June 1841 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.5 She appeared on the 1841 Census in the household of William Clear at House 058, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England, and Ruth Nutter, Ellen Clear, Mary Clear, Mary Freeman, James Gurner and Sarah Webb lived in the same house.6 Ann Gates married James Ryder, son of Thomas Rider and Mary Lofts, on 25 September 1841 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.7,8 Her married name was Ann Ryder. In the 1851 Census Ann Gates is shown as living at Burgess Terrace, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England with her husband James Ryder. Mary Ann Ryder and George Ryder lived in the same house.9 Ann Gates and James Ryder immigrated on 16 December 1854 to Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, with Harriett Ryder, Mary Ann Ryder and George Ryder aboard the General Hewitt.10 Ann Gates died on 22 June 1873 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, at age 50.4 She was buried on 25 June 1873 in Baptist Cemetary, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.4 She witnessed the marriage of his daughter Harriet to John Charles WILSON on 24 May 1876 in St Stephen's Anglican Church, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.11

     Children of Ann Gates and James Ryder:

male2 Ryder   (a 1841 - b 1873)
female3 Ryder   (a 1841 - b 1873)
female4 Ryder   (a 1841 - b 1873)
Mary Ann Ryder+   (30 Oct 1842 - 1920)
Sarah Ryder   (05 Oct 1845 - Dec 1846)
George Ryder+   (31 Jul 1846 - 09 Jan 1930)
Sarah Ryder   (30 Sep 1849 - Jul 1850)
Arthur James Ryder   (13 Jul 1851 - Sep 1852)
Harriett Ryder+   (c 1854 - 12 Jan 1919)
Fred Ryder+   (20 Feb 1857 - 1939)
Alice Ryder   (19 Feb 1859 - 1920)
Alfred Ryder+   (1861)
Charles Ryder+   (1863 - 1933)

1. [S20] Marriage certificate of John Wilson & Harriet Ryder.
2. [S68] Unknown compiler, "International Genealogical Index", Ancestral File, P007711-1761.
3. [S132] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address, GATES, CHR, 18 May 1823, Ann, James Gates & Sarah Dear.
4. [S40] Death certificate of Ann Ryder.
5. [S41] 1841 Census of Little Shelford, Little Shelford.
6. [S41] 1841 Census of Little Shelford, p.12.
7. [S93] Unknown name of person unknown record type, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Library, Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia, The banns of the marriage between James Rider bachelor of this parish and Ann Gait spinster of this parish were published on the three Sundays underwritten. That is to say on Sunday 5th April, on Sunday 12th April, on Sunday 19 April 1841. Henry Finch.
8. [S62] Letter, Stephen Taylor to Robyn Smith, 14 Jan 1984.
9. [S65] 1851 Census Little Shelford, p.14.
10. [S88] Unknown volume, Immigration - General Hewitt : General Hewitt (Rider, James - 35 - Ag.Lab - Cambridgeshire - Thomas & Mary father in Cambridgeshire mother dead - Baptist - neither (read & write) - brother and sister in Sydney - good health - no compliants. Rider, Anne - 32 - Cambridgeshire - James & Ann Gates - Baptist - neither - none - good - none.), 16 December 1854, unknown repository.
11. [S20] Marriage certificate of John Wilson & Harriet Ryder, Marriage of Harriet Ryder and John Charles Wilson..

Compiler:
Robyn Smith
Sydney, Australia

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