On 5 Nov 1849 when John was 24, he married Amelia HAWKER in Church Of St Peter & St Paul, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Born on 16 Sep 1824 in Eckington, Worcestershire, England. Occupation: Schoolmistress / Helper.

- 1849 marriage: Amelia Hawker married John Harris 5th November 1849 at the Church of St. Peter & St. Paul at Aston in Warwickshire ( now close to the center of Birmingham our second largest city - a very large and beautiful building) he is shown as living in Evesham, which was a fruit growing area, and Amelia was living at Bordesley (she was born in Eckington) ... It is now an inner suburb of Birmingham which accounts for where they were married and perhaps suggests that she may have been a schoolmistress at some time which we previously considered unlikely. How they met is still a mystery.

RESEARCH NOTES:
- multiple Eckington’s in England: Sheffield, Worchestershire, Derby [google]... 1881 census says Worchester

On 15 Mar 1853 when Elizabeth was 24, she married Henry Proctor* RICHARDSON II , son of Henry Proctor RICHARDSON I (~1789-1850) & Ann PACKHAM (~1799-1838), in St Mary's Chapel, Lambeth, Surrey, England. Born on 24 Feb 1825 in Brede, Sussex, England. Christened on 5 Sep 1830 in St George Church, Brede, Sussex, England. Henry Proctor* died in 47 Cedar Street, Derby, Derbyshire, England, on 12 Mar 1905; he was 80. Buried on 15 Mar 1905 in Nottingham Road Cemetery. Occupation: Gamekeeper.

- NAME: Usually called Proctor? Name written as Henry Proster Richardson in marriage register.

- 1830 baptisms from a Brede parish transcript seen at ESRO, Lewes:-
 5 September 1830 Henry Proctor Richardson and James Case Richardson  parents Henry Proctor Ricardson (parish clerk) and Ann.

- 1841 Brede Hill census: age 15 [rounded down], living with father Henry Richardson (Sr) and younger siblings. Census: 1841, Age 15, with father at Brede Hill, Brede, SSX

- 1850, From family source: “Granny’s grandfather Henry Proctor Richardson b. 24 Feb 1825 Sussex Co. Inherited Granny’s gr. grandfather’s money.” [Granny’s = Nell Richardson’s] [gr. grandfather = Henry Proctor Richardson Sr who died 1850]

- 1853 - Marriage certificate indexed as Henry Proster [sic] Richardson and Elizabeth Harris. Marriage after banns by Charles Sparkes. Witnesses: John Simpson and Martha Harris

- They had 8 children. Marriage particulars and birthdates of family "taken from Register when home in England Feb 7, 1899" as per note written by granddaughter Nell (Richardson) Andrew, as told to her by her father Sydney:
“Taken from Register When home in England Feb 7th 1899
Henry Proctor Richardson and Elizabeth Harris
married on March 15th 1853 at St Mary’s Church
Lambeth, Lambeth, London, England.
Birthdays of the Family
Henry Proctor Richardson, born 24th Feb 1825
Elizabeth Harris wife of Henry Proctor Richardson, born 17th July 1828
Mary Jane Richardson, born Dec 18th 1853
Henry Proctor Richardson, born Dec 22nd, 1855
Fanny Elizabeth Richardson, born Oct 28th 1857
Agnes Richardson, born June 9th 1860
Sydney Richardson, born July 3rd 1826
Lewis James sRichardson, born May 1st 1864
Alice Richardson, born Nov 16th 1866
Annie Richardson, born July 4th 1870”

- 1861 British Census, Weston, Sparkam, [Norfolk], RG9/1208, page 13, household 74:
Henry Richardson, head, Mar, 35, gamekeeper, Sussex Brede
Elizabeth Richardson, wife, Mar, 32,,Glostershire, Slaughter
Mary J Richardson, Daur,, 7, Scholar, Kent Cranbrook
Henry P Richardson, Son,, 5, Scholar, Kent Cranbrook
Fanny E Richardson, Daur,, 3,, Kent Cranbrook
Agnes Richardson, Daur,, 9mo,, (ditto!) Weston

- 1864 Norfolk White’s Gazette lists Henry Richardson in Weston Longville as head gamekeeper, with James Smith, gameskeeper.

- 1871 British Census, Weston Longville [Norfolk], RG10/1805, page 11 & 12, household 62, new Weston House:
Henry Richardson, head, Mar, 46, gamekeeper, Sussex Brede
Elizabeth Richardson, wife, Mar, 42,,Glostershire Lower Slaughter
Henry Richardson, Son, unm, 15, under-gamekeeper, Kent Cranbrook
Fanny E Richardson, Daur,, 13, scholar, Kent Cranbrook
Agnes Richardson, Daur,, 10, scholar, Norfolk Weston
Sydney Richardson, Son,, 8, scholar, Norfolk Weston
Lewis Richardson, Son,, 6, scholar, Norfolk Weston
Alice Richardson, Daur,, 4, scholar, Norfolk Weston
Annie Richardson, Daur,, 8 mo,, Norfolk Weston
[no Mary listed]

- 1881 British Census Weston Hall Cottages, Weston Longville, Norfolk:
- Henry P. Richardson, Gamekeeper, age 56, b. Brede, Sussex, England
- Elizabeth Richardson, wife, 52, Lower Slaughter, Gloucester, England
- Agnes Richardson, daughter, 20, Weston Longville, Norfolk, England
- Sydney Richardson, son, 18, Weston Longville, Norfolk, England
- Annie Richardson, daughter, 10, Weston Longville, Norfolk, England
- 1881 British Census Weston House:
- Lewes Richardson, man servant - footman, age 17, Weston Longville, Norfolk, England (another child)

- 1891 census, Weston Longville, St Faiths, Norfolk, RG12/1516, page 11 (65?), household 73, Ball Road (cottage):
- Henry Proston (small superscript inserted) Richardson, head, married, 66, head gamekeeper, employed, Sussex Brede
- Elizabeth Richardson, wife, married, 62,, Gloucestershire Lower Slaughter
- Annie Richardson, daughter, single, 20,, Norfolk Weston Longville
- Damaris Ella Richardson, granddaughter,, 5, Scholar, Norfolk Weston Longville
[Damaris Ella Richardson birth registration, Q3 1885, St Faiths Norfolk, vol 4b, page 86]

- 1901 census, St Alkmund, Derby, Derbyshire, RG13/3215, page 11 (114?) , household 70, 47 Cedar Street:
- Henry Richardson, head, M, 76, retired gamekeeper, Sussex Brede
- Elizabeth Rcihardson, wife, M, 72,,Gloucester Lower Slaughter

- 1905: Died Jan-Mar 1905, age 80, Volume 7b, Page 424 in Derby, Derbyshire
Death certificate says his son-in-law Fred Lewis, 45 Cedar Street, Derby informed on his death

- 1905 funeral flier: “In Loving Memory of HENRY PROCTOR RICHARDSON, At Rest March 12th, 1905, Aged 80 Years.
Interred at the Nottingham Road Cemetery, March 15th
‘Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee.’ Isaiah xxvi. 3.
47, Cedar Street, Derby.” [see image]

- 1905 Probate and Will of Henry Proctor Richardson:
Page 1, Probate: BE IT KNOWN that Henry Proctor Richardson, of 47 Cedar Street Derby in the Count of Derby, Gamekeeper, who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at 47 Cedar Street aforesaid within the District of the County of Derby, died on the 12th day of Mar 1905 at 47 Cedar Street aforesaid.
AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written the last will and Testament of the said deceased was proved and registered in the District Probate Registry of His Majesty’s Hgh Court of Justice at Derby and that administration of all the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the prsonal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to Frederick Lewis of 45 Cedar Street, Derby, aforesaid, Nurseryman, and Herbert Worgan of 63 Sherwin Street Derby aforesaid Foreman, the Executors named in the said Will.
Probate dated the 24th day of March 1905.
Gross value of Estate [in pound sterling] 161-0-0
Extracted by the Executors in person.

Page 2 [all in penned writing]: This is the last Will and Testament of me Henry Proctor Richardson, late Gamekeeper of 47 Cedar Street Derby in the County of Derby. I direct that after my death all moneys standing to my credit at the Derby Savings Bank 107 Friar Gate Derby after payment of funeral expenses and any other debts I may owe, the whole of the remainder be equally divided between my five daughters. I also bequeath the residue of my personal estate to be equally divided between my five daughters. I also appoint Frederick Lewis Nurseryman of 45 Cedar St Derby and Herbert Worgan Foreman of 173 Ultexeter (?) New Road Derby to be my Executors In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand this sixth day of December One thousand nine hundred and two.
Signed by the said Testator as and for his last Will & Testament in the presence of us, present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto the same having been first read over and explained to him and he appearing perfectly to understand the same.
To the right of this paragraph: H P X Richrdson
his mark
[Executors:] Herbert (Henry crossed out, initialed below) Worgan, 173 Ultexeter New Road, Derby
Frederick Lewis, 45 Cedar Street Derby
On the 24th day of March 1905 Probate of this Will was granted at Derby to Frederick Lewis and Hebert Worgan the Executors
I certify this to be a true copy (stamped, showing a crown)


RESEARCH NOTES:
- it is possible that as a lad of 16 in Sep 1841 he set sail for New Zealand: a Henry Richardson, farm labourer, Brede, single 16 (applic reg 17), departed Gravesend Sep 1841 Deal 27 Sep aboard ship Lord Auckland, arr Wellington NZ 7 Feb 1842, then to Nelson 27 Feb (assisted passenger). If so he didn’t stay because he was back in England in 1853 to marry Elizabeth.

- SUSSEX: BREDE is a parish, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of Gostrow, rape of Hastings, union and county court district of Rye, diocese of Chichester, archdeaconry of Lewes, and rural deanery of Dallington, 6 miles east-north-east from Battle. The church of St. George consists of a nave, side aisles, and three chancels; one of these chancels belongs to the ancient mansion of Brede Place, and was the burying place of the Oxenbridge family; the architecture of this chancel is much more elegant than that of the rest of the church: the interior contains some ancient tombs and brasses. The register dates from the year 1559. The living is a rectory, annual value £900, with residence, in the gift of T. Frewen, Esq., and held by the Rev. Augustus Aylward, M.A. of Oxford. Here is a neat Wesleyan chapel. A fair is held here on Easter Tuesday for cattle and pedlery. The population in 1861 was 1,083. Area of the parish, 4,840 acres.
[Kelly's Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, 1867.]

- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brede,_East_Sussex:-
Area 17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi) [1], Population 1,715 (Parish-2007)[1], - Density 97 /km2 (250 /sq mi), OS grid reference TQ825183 - London 50 miles (80 km) NW, District Rother, Shire county East Sussex, Region South East, Constituent country England, Sovereign state United Kingdom, Post town RYE, Postcode district TN31, Dialling code 01424, Police Sussex, Fire East Sussex, Ambulance South East Coast, European Parliament South East England, UK Parliament Bexhill and Battle

- NORFOLK:
Henry Proctor Richardson and family moved his family to Weston Longville parish in Norfolk sometime between 1857 and 1860, and he was listed as a gamekeeper there in the 1861 census.

Weston Longville is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich. Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy, France, which owned the local land in the 12th century.

In 1836 most of the land belonged to the lord of the manor at Weston House. Fifteen farmers were tenants and in 1888 eleven tenants are recorded plus a tailor, veterinary surgeon, iron founder, agricultural implement manufacturer, gamekeepers, gardeners and carpenters to Colonel Custance at Weston House. The farms and farm buildings remained as part of the Weston estate until the 1960s. Since then most of the farmhouses and buildings have been sold and Weston House has become the clubhouse for the 18-hole golf course. Recently the estate was purchased by Anglian Leisure who has retained the Dinosaur Park with the adventure playground.

Records held in Norfolk Records Office include: http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/Dserve/dserve.exe?dsq...amp;dsqItem=FOS/4/17
Custance/Douglas, 1768-1946:
- Personal account book of Edward Everard, 1768-1769, 1790-1798., 1799-1806
- Settlement on marriage of Frederick Custance and Eleanor Hylton Joliffe covering estates in Weston Longville, Great Witchingham, Sparham, Lyng, Morton and South Lynn, 17 Jul 1877
- Typescript inventory and valuation of contents of Weston House, Weston Longville, the property of Colonel F.H. Custance, c 1921
- Sale catalogue, contents of Weston House, Weston Longville, 1927
- Draft conveyance of Weston Old Hall and land in Great Witchingham and Weston Longville by Lady Alfred Bruce Douglas to Bertram Keppel, 28 Feb 1927
- Printed sale particular for grass feed or grazing meadows at Haddiscoe, Chedgrave and Langley Levels, 1926-1946
- Sale particulars for contents of Weston House (with photographs), 1927-1944
Personal correspondence of Douglas family, mainly re care of Raymond Douglas in mental institutions, 1920s-1930s
- Newspaper cuttings and pamphlets by or about Lord Alfred Douglas, 1920s
- Printed sale particular for contents of Congham Hall, 1935

- 1946 photo of Weston Hall where Henry was head gamekeeper: http://norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/02_Catalogue/02_013_...r=02_001_Search.aspx