Individual Details

George Ridgeway "Ridge" WESTON

(29 Jul 1897 - 16 Jul 1978)

Birth certificate says:
Father: Compositor, age 27 years, born Salford, Lancashire, England
Mother: age 27 years, born Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Previous children: Mary Elizabeth, age 6 years; Winifred May, age 4 years
Father's residence: "Mill Crest", Fernberg Road, Paddington
Registrar: G.H.Cole, 20 September 1897, Paddington

Did the linotyping for the Lockyer Herald weekly newspaper at 97 Railway Road, Gatton, Queensland.

David says: I remember visiting Uncle Ridge in the inner Northern suburbs of Brisbane when I was a child. He was a tall slim man with a full head of white hair.

Events

Birth29 Jul 1897Fernberg Road, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Marriage1921Florence Elizabeth "Florrie" LINGARD
Residence1939Letterpress machinist - Eildon Road, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Burial16 Jul 1978Albany Creek Memorial Park, 400 Albany Creek Road, Bridgeman Downs, Queensland, Australia
Death16 Jul 1978
MarriageMyrtle V LINGARD
Alt nameRidge WESTON
Alt nameGeorge Ridgway WESTON

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