James Frederick Ryder

Born: 1 September 1837, Warwickshire, England
Died: 20 January 1923, (aged 85), Khandallah, Wellington, NZ

When James Frederick Ryder was born on 1 September 1837, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Nicholas Ryder, was 35 and his mother, Harriet Auster, was 41. He married Sarah Elizabeth Tregilgas on 13 June 1863, in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 20 January 1923, in New Zealand, at the age of 85, and was buried in Wellington, New Zealand. [2]

ca. 1900s

Chess player's chronicle. v. 25 (Feb. 1874-Dec. 1875).

Birmingham Daily Post - Saturday 20 November 1875
Steinitz Simultaneous (Ryder lost)

Birmingham Daily Post - Monday 22 November 1875
Steinitz Blindfold Simultaneous (Ryder won)

Illustrated London News - Saturday 08 July 1876

Year	City	Event	Pts	Plc
1873	Bristol	4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II	9/11	2nd
1874	Birmingham	5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 2nd Class	8.5/12	3rd
1877	Birmingham	Counties Chess Association - 2nd Class	8.5/10	1st

For further info. on Ryder's play in England see EDO Ratings

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume X, Issue 993, 25 January 1881
THE VOYAGE OF THE LADY JOCELYN

Evening Post 29 January 1923

New Zealand Times 24 April 1923
Mr J. F. Ryder, who , passed away ,in January, last,- aged 85, was for many years one of our strongest chess players. He won the Auckland championship in, the year 1885, and had before coming to New Zealand been a prominent player for Birmingham against Oxford University and other important sides.

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References:
[1] The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District] - Ryder, James Frederick
[2] FamilySearch - James Frederick Ryder