Joseph Eldridge was born at Eling, Hampshire, England in 1811. He married Hephzibah Coombs in the Eling Parish on 11 Apr 1835. The first eight of their nine known children were born in Eling and with the last in Southampton, Hampshire.
Two of their children married into Eldridge families:
A descendant James William Eldridge, together with is wife and daughter, migrated to Australia on the Strathnaver departing Tilbury on 20 Apr 1961 and settled in South Australia.
Updated 25 April 2025
Joseph Eldridge ( - ) m 1803 Elizabeth Rider ( - ) | Stephen Eldridge (1808- ) Elizabeth Ann Eldridge (1810- ) Joseph Eldridge (1813-1878) m 1835 Hephzibah Coombs (1813-1887) | | | Albert Eldridge (1835- ) | m 1861 Frances Eldridge (1822-1901) | | | | | Esther Frances Eldridge (1864- ) | | m 1894 Frederick George Pilgrim (1871- ) | | | | | | | Emily Frances Pilgrim (1894- ) | | | Alice Esther Pilgrim (1896- ) | | | | | Albert Edward Eldridge (1867-1928) | | m 1893 Kate Eliza Bessant (1865- ) | | | | | Gertrude Kate Eldridge (1893- ) | | Edward Albert Eldridge (1895-1948) | | m 1922 Beatrice May Dagnell (1902-1935) | | | | | | | Douglas Albert Eldridge (1923- ) | | | James William Eldridge (1924-1999) | | | m 1954 Doreen Mary Pitman (1926-2011) | | | | | | | | | Karen Mary Eldridge (1957- ) | | | | m ( ) Trevor (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | | | Gwendoline May Eldridge (1926- ) | | | Myra Kate Eldridge (1928- ) | | | Raymond Charles Eldridge (1930- ) | | | Margaret May Eldridge (1962- ) | | | | | m 1940 Aida Rosina Maria Kendall (1900- ) | | William James Eldridge (1906-1986) | | m 1937 Emily Florence Kate Tillyer (1910-1977) | | | David Eldridge (1836- ) | Daniel Eldridge (1837- ) | Joseph Eldridge (1839-1840) | Joseph Daniel Eldridge (1840-1875) | m 1866 Martha Slight (1837- ) | | | | | Emily Bessie Eldridge (1867- ) | | m 1900 Frank Walter Barnes (1837-1917) | | Harry Joseph Eldridge (1869-1941) | | m 1894 Agnes Rhoda Joyce (1866-1946) | | | | | Reginald Harry Eldridge (1895-1988) | | Leonard Stephen Eldridge (1889-1972) | | | Charles Eldridge (1842- ) | Hephzibah Eldridge (1844- ) | Freeman Edgar Eldridge (1846-1927) | m ( ) Eliza West ( - ) | Esther Eldridge (1848- ) | Dausilla Eldridge (1851- ) | m 1873 Charles Eldridge (1849- ) | Michael Eldridge (1857- ) | Henry Eldridge (1814-1875) m ( ) Jemima (Unknown) (1814-1889) | | | Edmond Eldridge (1841- ) | Sidney Eldridge (1843- ) | Harry Eldridge (1845- ) | Sarah Eldridge (1817- ) Martha Eldridge (1819- ) m 1858 George Young (1834- )