Merriott Families Genealogy

The Cridge Family of Merriott

First Mentions- 18th Century

19th Century Records

Censuses

Monumental Inscriptions

Emigration to the United States

First Mentions - 18th Century

The first mention of the surname CRIDGE occurred in 1763, with the baptism of Robert, son of Matthew & Sarah Cridge.  The origins of Matthew & Sarah are not known.   The Richard Cridge who was baptising children in Merriott from the early 1790s was possibly the son of Matthew & Sarah.

BAPTISMS

BURIALS

Burial 8 February 1787 Matthew Cridge 
Burial 14 December 1789 Sarah Cridge 
Burial 1 June 1795 Sarah Cridge 
Burial 1 June 1795 Betty Cridge  

The 19th Century

MARRIAGES pre 1837

MARRIAGES post 1837 - extra detail

BAPTISMS

BURIALS

CENSUSES

2 MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS FROM ALL SAINTS CHURCHYARD

Courtesy of Lesley Murray, a descendant of Mary Cridge & Joseph Lawrence.   

Joseph was son of Susanna Lawrence and Joseph Eason, and he & his wife Mary nee Cridge moved to Sherborne and were known as Joseph & Mary Eason.    Later Joseph remarried, and gave his father's name as Joseph Eason.  This Joseph Eason died in 1797, but his son Joseph (Lawrence) Eason was left some money in William Eason's will in 1820.   William was father of Joseph Eason and grandfather of Joseph (Lawrence) Eason.

Emigration to the United States - Matthew CRIDGE & Family

This information comes from Al Cridge, January 2004:  Thank you Al! ( acridge@hotmail.com )

My name is Al Cridge and I live in Gibsonia , Pennsylvania USA .     I am interested in the CRIDGE, ENGLAND ,and related families; specifically the SPROUTING and CHURCHILL line.

John Cridge and Mary England, (married 17 June 1817), were my 3x great-grand parents and their son Matthew was my 2x great-grandfather. Matthew came to the United States when he was about 19 years of age with his mother and some of his younger siblings. I do not know about his father, but information in an old family bible states that he died on 4 May 1850, of paralysis.

Matthew Cridge practiced his trade of pattern maker, and eventually became a partner in the firm of Wadsworth and Cridge Engine Builders, manufacturers of steam engines in Allegheny City , which is now Pittsburgh 's North Side. He was the holder of quite a few patents for steam engine designs, steam valves, and speed governors from which he amassed substantial wealth.

Joseph Cridge worked as a butcher in Allegheny City and died around 1890.

Mary ( England ) Cridge died on 4 November 1876, at the age of 83, and is buried in Uniondale Cemetery on Pittsburgh 's North Side.

Robert Cridge died 3 September 1867 and is buried in the family plot near his mother.

Matthew Cridge died in March of 1908, at almost 85 years of age.

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