All indications according to census records lead to that belief.
Then I received a copy of John Ridings death certificate which stated that John's father was also named John. At this point I am not ruling out any possibilities because it is possible that John was a part of William's name. It is with that thought in mind, that have continued with the information I have. I tend to believe all of the Ridings family is related in some way, if we can just figure out where they really came from and who came when. I am also planning to do a new webpage with all the Ridings facts I currently have in order to have all information available to anyone and in one place.