 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Ridgeway akaberekwa musi wa6 August 1853, muBallydermot, Kings County, Ireland, mwanakomana waRev. John Henry Ridgeway naMarianne Ridgeway. Akanga ari muzukuru chaiye womumwe wevagari vemuIreland vaCromwell.Akadzidza paPortarlington School neTrinity College, muDublin, pashure pacho akadzidza paPeterhouse, Cambridge ipapo Gonville neCaius College, Cambridge, achipedzisa Classical tripos ikoko muna 1880. 