Frederick Leverence Ryder | Rectory Lane Cemetery, Berkhamsted

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Frederick Leverence Ryder
1883 –1940

Frederick Leverence Ryder

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Frederick Leverance Ryder, junior (1883-1940)

On 10th June 1838 at All Saints Church, Lower Brixham in Devon, a fisherman-cum-mariner named Samuel Ryder married Betsy Laverance Salsbury, the daughter of a mariner, and so the middle name of Laverance entered into the Ryder family. Both Samuel and Betsy’s families were mariners in Devon going back to the early 1700’s, and as such seafaring was very much in their nature. The couple lived in various towns around the English and Welsh coasts. In 1841 it was Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in 1845 it was Ramsgate in Kent. Throughout the 1850’s they lived in the area that we would today call Humberside. On 27th December 1857 their youngest son, Frederick Laverance Ryder was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Samuel Ryder appears to have been able to employ men. On 8th June 1865 the Hull and Eastern Counties Herald reported that: Francis White was charged by his master, Mr Samuel Ryder, with absconding from one of his vessels when on the point of sailing. The magistrates sent the youth to the treadmill for 14 days, observing that these cases were of so frequent occurrence that some steps must be taken to protect employers. Samuel died at sea in 1865, causing his widow and children to return to Brixham. In 1871 Frederick was living at Brixham School House with the family of the Schoolmaster, Charles Carlile, a cousin of his mother’s. It appears that his time spent living with Charles Carlile influenced Frederick’s future. On 10th April 1879 Frederick married Mary Ann Salmon at St Andrew’s Church, Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk. Frederick’s father-in-law was a fisherman and smack-owner. A smack is a single-masted sailing vessel, fore-and-aft rigged like a sloop or cutter used for fishing. A life at sea seems not to have appealed to Frederick as he gave his occupation as being a school-master. The couple’s first years of marriage were spent in Gorleston. In 1881 they were living on the London Road with their first child, a daughter called Una Katie. Frederick gave his occupation as being a “Certified Schoolmaster”. Frederick Leverance [sic] Ryder junior was born in Gorleston-on-Sea on 20th October 1883 and baptised at the church where his parents married on 13th January 1884. Frederick junior was one of five children:
  • Una Katie Ryder was born on 5th April 1880 and baptised on 12th August 1880 at Gorleston
  • Grace Mabel Ryder born on 18th June 1881 and baptised on 30th December 1881 at Gorleston
  • Mildred Salsbury Ryder was baptised on 25th July 1886 at Pebmarsh, Essex.
  • Claude Samuel Ryder was born at Pebmarsh in 1887.
In 1891 the family were living on the Halstead Road, Pebmarsh. They appear to have moved there from Gorleston between 1884 and 1886. Frederick senior was a National Schoolmaster in Pebmarsh in 1901, but by 1904 he was living at the School House in Wigginton. Wigginton School house was built in 1903 to serve the children of the village, so it is likely that Frederick senior was the first schoolmaster there. His wife Mary Ann died in 1908, just five years into her husband’s new posting. In 1911 Frederick junior was the manager of a boot shop at 138 High Street, Berkhamsted, whilst his father was still the School Master at Wigginton School. It seems that cars and lorries were Frederick’s passion. On 27th May 1912 Frederick joined the 2nd Hertfordshire Royal Field Artillery (RFA). On 31st August 1914 Frederick had made his way to Doncaster where he was sworn into the West Riding Divisional Army Services Corps, as a driver. One month later he was promoted to Lance Corporal Driver, using his knowledge as a driver and fitter to provide training. Being part of the Army Services Corps meant that Frederick never served overseas, so that in 1915 he married a local Berkhamsted girl, Alice Cook, at Berkhamsted. Just a few months earlier, Frederick’s youngest sister, Mildred, had married their cousin, Victor Salmon in Berkhamsted. On 31st April 1916 Frederick was discharged as physically unfit to serve due to a ventral hernia that had originated in 1905, in Hemel Hempstead. So where did this injury occur in Hemel Hempstead. The Watford Observer of 3rd September 1904 tells of a disturbance that occurred at Marlowes in Hemel Hempstead. A Police Constable Limbrick attended a disturbance at the Foundry Arms beer house, during which he was badly assaulted, Frederick was a bystander who went to the policeman’s assistance along with two other constables, to drag the assailant, George Bourne from the injured policeman. “On the way Bourne was very violent, and witnesses saw him repeatedly kick Police-constable Baker and Mr Ryder on the legs”. In his own statement Frederick “deposed to seeing a large hostile crowd outside the Foundry Arms. The prisoner Bourne was on the ground struggling with Police Constable Limbrick and Police Sergant Barron. The crowd were hooting and jeering. Bourne struggled violently and kicked. The witness assisted the police to take Bourne to the Police Station. On the way he was very violent, and kicked the witness three times.” Frederick returned to Berkhamsted and the following year Alice gave birth to their first child, Frederick Leverance Ryder on 10th November 1917. In 1920 Frederick was living with his in-laws, Thomas and Mary Jane Cook at 4 Park Street, Berkhamsted. This arrangement was probably perfect for Frederick’s wife, Alice, who gave birth to a daughter, Alice Una, on 2nd December 1919. The family was completed on 15th April 1922 with the arrival of Frederick and Alice’s second son, Thomas Claude. Frederick’s father, having been born and raised on the East coast, returned there in his later years, dying in Brightlingsea in 1936. He was buried at All Saints Church, and his grave stone, a cross on triple plinth, and kerb, reads: In  loving memory  of FREDERICK LEVERANCE RYDER  who entered into rest  July 3rd 1936 aged 78 years R.I.P. By the start of the Second World War Frederick had become a Hire Car Proprietor, and a special constable for the town. His son, the third Fredrick Leverance Ryder, married Kathleen Reedman in 1940. Sadly, Frederick never got to see the births of any of his grandchildren, as he died just months before his son was married. His widow, Alice remained living at her parents’ house, dying there on 10th January 1955.  
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Frederick Leverance Ryder, junior (1883-1940)

On 10th June 1838 at All Saints Church, Lower Brixham in Devon, a fisherman-cum-mariner named Samuel Ryder married Betsy Laverance Salsbury, the daughter of a mariner, and so the middle name of Laverance entered into the Ryder family.

Both Samuel and Betsy’s families were mariners in Devon going back to the early 1700’s, and as such seafaring was very much in their nature. The couple lived in various towns around the English and Welsh coasts. In 1841 it was Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in 1845 it was Ramsgate in Kent. Throughout the 1850’s they lived in the area that we would today call Humberside.

On 27th December 1857 their youngest son, Frederick Laverance Ryder was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Samuel Ryder appears to have been able to employ men. On 8th June 1865 the Hull and Eastern Counties Herald reported that:

Francis White was charged by his master, Mr Samuel Ryder, with absconding from one of his vessels when on the point of sailing. The magistrates sent the youth to the treadmill for 14 days, observing that these cases were of so frequent occurrence that some steps must be taken to protect employers.

Samuel died at sea in 1865, causing his widow and children to return to Brixham. In 1871 Frederick was living at Brixham School House with the family of the Schoolmaster, Charles Carlile, a cousin of his mother’s. It appears that his time spent living with Charles Carlile influenced Frederick’s future.

On 10th April 1879 Frederick married Mary Ann Salmon at St Andrew’s Church, Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk. Frederick’s father-in-law was a fisherman and smack-owner. A smack is a single-masted sailing vessel, fore-and-aft rigged like a sloop or cutter used for fishing. A life at sea seems not to have appealed to Frederick as he gave his occupation as being a school-master.

The couple’s first years of marriage were spent in Gorleston. In 1881 they were living on the London Road with their first child, a daughter called Una Katie. Frederick gave his occupation as being a “Certified Schoolmaster”.

Frederick Leverance [sic] Ryder junior was born in Gorleston-on-Sea on 20th October 1883 and baptised at the church where his parents married on 13th January 1884.

Frederick junior was one of five children:

  • Una Katie Ryder was born on 5th April 1880 and baptised on 12th August 1880 at Gorleston
  • Grace Mabel Ryder born on 18th June 1881 and baptised on 30th December 1881 at Gorleston
  • Mildred Salsbury Ryder was baptised on 25th July 1886 at Pebmarsh, Essex.
  • Claude Samuel Ryder was born at Pebmarsh in 1887.

In 1891 the family were living on the Halstead Road, Pebmarsh. They appear to have moved there from Gorleston between 1884 and 1886. Frederick senior was a National Schoolmaster in Pebmarsh in 1901, but by 1904 he was living at the School House in Wigginton. Wigginton School house was built in 1903 to serve the children of the village, so it is likely that Frederick senior was the first schoolmaster there. His wife Mary Ann died in 1908, just five years into her husband’s new posting.

In 1911 Frederick junior was the manager of a boot shop at 138 High Street, Berkhamsted, whilst his father was still the School Master at Wigginton School.

It seems that cars and lorries were Frederick’s passion. On 27th May 1912 Frederick joined the 2nd Hertfordshire Royal Field Artillery (RFA). On 31st August 1914 Frederick had made his way to Doncaster where he was sworn into the West Riding Divisional Army Services Corps, as a driver. One month later he was promoted to Lance Corporal Driver, using his knowledge as a driver and fitter to provide training. Being part of the Army Services Corps meant that Frederick never served overseas, so that in 1915 he married a local Berkhamsted girl, Alice Cook, at Berkhamsted.

Just a few months earlier, Frederick’s youngest sister, Mildred, had married their cousin, Victor Salmon in Berkhamsted.

On 31st April 1916 Frederick was discharged as physically unfit to serve due to a ventral hernia that had originated in 1905, in Hemel Hempstead.

So where did this injury occur in Hemel Hempstead. The Watford Observer of 3rd September 1904 tells of a disturbance that occurred at Marlowes in Hemel Hempstead. A Police Constable Limbrick attended a disturbance at the Foundry Arms beer house, during which he was badly assaulted, Frederick was a bystander who went to the policeman’s assistance along with two other constables, to drag the assailant, George Bourne from the injured policeman. “On the way Bourne was very violent, and witnesses saw him repeatedly kick Police-constable Baker and Mr Ryder on the legs”. In his own statement Frederick “deposed to seeing a large hostile crowd outside the Foundry Arms. The prisoner Bourne was on the ground struggling with Police Constable Limbrick and Police Sergant Barron. The crowd were hooting and jeering. Bourne struggled violently and kicked. The witness assisted the police to take Bourne to the Police Station. On the way he was very violent, and kicked the witness three times.”

Frederick returned to Berkhamsted and the following year Alice gave birth to their first child, Frederick Leverance Ryder on 10th November 1917.

In 1920 Frederick was living with his in-laws, Thomas and Mary Jane Cook at 4 Park Street, Berkhamsted. This arrangement was probably perfect for Frederick’s wife, Alice, who gave birth to a daughter, Alice Una, on 2nd December 1919. The family was completed on 15th April 1922 with the arrival of Frederick and Alice’s second son, Thomas Claude.

Frederick’s father, having been born and raised on the East coast, returned there in his later years, dying in Brightlingsea in 1936. He was buried at All Saints Church, and his grave stone, a cross on triple plinth, and kerb, reads:

In  loving memory  of FREDERICK LEVERANCE RYDER  who entered into rest  July 3rd 1936 aged 78 years R.I.P.

By the start of the Second World War Frederick had become a Hire Car Proprietor, and a special constable for the town. His son, the third Fredrick Leverance Ryder, married Kathleen Reedman in 1940. Sadly, Frederick never got to see the births of any of his grandchildren, as he died just months before his son was married. His widow, Alice remained living at her parents’ house, dying there on 10th January 1955.

 

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