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     Sarah Mercer married Isaac Denning on 26 September 1765 at Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England.¹
     From 26 September 1765, her married name became Denning.¹

     Thomas Denning was born in 1767 at Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He was the son of Isaac Denning and Sarah Mercer.¹

     Mathilda Mereweather was born on 31 December 1801 at St. Werburgh, Bristol, England.¹ She married Stephen Poyntz Denning, son of Thomas Denning, on 14 October 1824 at Brokenborough, Wiltshire, England.¹ She died on 2 August 1875 at age 73 at Barnwood House Institution, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.¹
     From 14 October 1824, her married name became Denning.¹

     Isaac Denning was born in 1771 at Kilmersdon, Somerset, England.¹ He was the son of Isaac Denning and Sarah Mercer.¹ He married, firstly, Hesther Treasure in 1795.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Brown on 5 October 1818 at Trickinopoly, Madras, India.³ He died in 1847 at Coleford, Somerset, England.¹
     He fought in the Peninsular Wars.³ He gained the rank of officer in the 53rd Shropshire Regiment of Foot.³

     Elizabeth Brown was born in 1781 at Plymouth, Devon, England.¹ She married Isaac Denning, son of Isaac Denning and Sarah Mercer, on 5 October 1818 at Trickinopoly, Madras, India.¹ She died in 1866 at Frome, Somerset, England.¹
     From 5 October 1818, her married name became Denning.¹

     Hon. William Nicholas Ridley-Colborne was born on 24 July 1814.¹ He was the son of Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne, 1st and last Baron Colborne of West Harling and Charlotte Steele.¹ He died on 23 March 1846 at age 31, unmarried.¹
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Richmond between 1841 and 1846.¹

     Sophia Albertina Summer was the daughter of Rt. Rev. Charles Richard Sumner and Jennie Fannie Barnabine Maunoir.¹ She married Reverend William Henry Ridley, son of Reverend Henry Colborne Ridley and Mary Farrer, on 25 August 1841.¹ She died in 1884.¹
     From 25 August 1841, her married name became Ridley.¹

     James M. Wilkinson is the son of Nigel Vivian Marshall Wilkinson and Heather Carol Hallett, Baroness Hallett.¹ He married Alizé Morand, daughter of Dr. Philippe Rastano and Marie-Laurence Morand.¹

     Rear-Admiral William Terence Colborne Ridley was born on 9 March 1915.¹ He was the son of Captain William Henry Wake Ridley and Vera Constance Walker.¹ He married, firstly, Barbara Allen, daughter of Robert Lee Allen, on 20 August 1938.¹ He married, secondly, Joan Elaine Dowding in 1993.¹ He died on 25 December 2001 at age 86.¹
     Rear-Admiral William Terence Colborne Ridley usually went by his middle name of Terence.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1954.¹ He was Admiral Superintendent, HM Dockyard Rosyth in 1966.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1968.¹

     Barbara Allen is the daughter of Robert Lee Allen.¹ She married Rear-Admiral William Terence Colborne Ridley, son of Captain William Henry Wake Ridley and Vera Constance Walker, on 20 August 1938.¹
     From 20 August 1938, her married name became Ridley.¹