Sixth Generation (Continued)
87. Albenia RICHARDSON (James5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1). Born in 1816 in Sussex, England. Christened on 3 Mar 1816 in Brede, East Sussex, England. Albenia died in Brede, East Sussex, England, in 1832; she was 16. Buried on 21 Jul 1832 in St George Church, Brede, East Sussex, England.
- Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- 1832 Buried in St. George churchyard on 21/07/1832
- Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- 1832 Buried in St. George churchyard on 21/07/1832
88. Jane Elizabeth RICHARDSON (James5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1). Born in 1818 in Sussex, England. Christened on 28 Mar 1818 in Brede, East Sussex, England. Jane Elizabeth died in Hastings, East Sussex, England, in Q2 1853; she was 35.
- Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- 1841 census, Brede, Sussex, living with parents, age 20 [probably rounded down]
- Mar 1851, Age 28 with parents in Brede, SSX [born about 1823?]
RESEARCH NOTES:
- 1852 - JE appears to have married a Henry Sarles in Hastings in 1852
- 1853 - There's an entry for a death registration for a Jane Elizabeth Sarles at Hastings in the June quarter of 1853 ref 2b 19, so it would seem to be her.
- Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- 1841 census, Brede, Sussex, living with parents, age 20 [probably rounded down]
- Mar 1851, Age 28 with parents in Brede, SSX [born about 1823?]
RESEARCH NOTES:
- 1852 - JE appears to have married a Henry Sarles in Hastings in 1852
- 1853 - There's an entry for a death registration for a Jane Elizabeth Sarles at Hastings in the June quarter of 1853 ref 2b 19, so it would seem to be her.
On 26 Jun 1852 when Jane Elizabeth was 34, she married Henry SARLES Jr. (141) , son of Henry SARLES Sr. (-1859) & Sarah “Sally” RICHARDSON (58) (~1806-1863), in St Clements, Hastings, East Sussex, England. Born bef 26 Mar 1830. Christened on 26 Mar 1830 in St Clements, Hastings, East Sussex, England.
- Henry was the eldest son of Henry Sarles (a jeweller and watchmaker) and his wife Sarah, who was a Richardson from Brede!
- Henry was the eldest son of Henry Sarles (a jeweller and watchmaker) and his wife Sarah, who was a Richardson from Brede!
89. James Robert RICHARDSON (James5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1). Born in 1819 in Sussex, England. Christened on 29 Jul 1819 in St George Church, Brede, East Sussex, England. James Robert died in Leopold, Victoria, Australia, on 20 Sep 1881; he was 62. Buried on 23 Sep 1881 in Leopold Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
- 1819 Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- From https://www.geni.com/people/James-Richardson/6000000018272707482
James Robert Richardson
Birthdate: circa July 1819
Birthplace: Brede, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Death: Died September 20, 1881 in Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia
Cause of death: Suicide
Place of Burial: Leopold, Victoria, Australia
Immediate Family:
Son of James Richardson and Eliza Ann Richardson
Husband of Eliza Maria Richardson
Father of Joseph Richardson; Henry Richardson; James Richardson; Robert Richardson; James Richardson; Albinia Richardson; John Wiliam Richardson; Samuel Richardson and Mary Richardson « less
Brother of Albenia Richardson; Jane Elizabeth Richardson; Louis Edward Richardson and John (Jack) Gladwish Richardson
Occupation: Gardener
Managed by: Kevin James Gorman
Contributions by: Marie Rowan nee Gorman (James’s second great granddaughter)
- 1841 census: NOT living with parents.
- 1841 Marriages Jun 1841 - Rye spans the boundaries of the counties of Kent and Sussex
CUTBUSH Charlotte Rye 7 585
DAVIS Sarah Rye 7 585
GAIN George Rye 7 585
McVay Eliza Maria Rye 7 585
NOAKES David Rye 7 585
Richardson James Robert Rye 7 585
SELMES Caroline Rye 7 585
- 1841 marriage (from other researcher): On 25th May 1841, at age 21 yrs he (James Robert Richardson) married Eliza Maria McVay, age 20 yrs at St Georges Church, Brede. John William Maher, Rector. Witnesses were James Richardson (father), Jane Richardson (sister), and Henry Proctor Richardson (uncle or grandfather). (Rye, 7, 585) The marriage certificate shows his father, James Richardson, as a farmer in Brede, and Eliza's father, Richard McVay, as an engineer. James is recorded as a gardener.
MIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND
- 1841 emigration account for the Parish of Brede, departed 1841 May 27, destination New Zealand, they paid their own way:
13 Richardson, James Robert, age 21
14 Richardson, Elisa Maria nee McVay, age 19
- From NZSG Shipping database: Arrived Port Nicolson, New Zealand on 16 Oct 1841 aboard the “Arab”, National Archives Reference NZC 34/2 p31
- From another tree on ancestry:
Ship Arab dep Gravesend 3 Jun 1841 arr Wellington New Zealand 16 Oct 1841
*Thomas Richardson, bricklayer & mason, Hastings, marr, 38, w Mercy [should read Delia] 37, sons 13 [?],5,3, daughters 11,8 [this was Thomas Sr’s son and family]
**James Robert Richardson, farmer & gardener (farm lab), Brede, marr, 22, w 20 [this was probably the James Robert Richardson bapt 29 Jul 1819 in Brede Sussex, s/o James Richardson farmer and Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson]
*Thomas Furner Richardson, bricklayer & mason, Hastings, single, 16 [this was Thomas Sr’s grandson, Thomas’s son]
*George Richardson, labourer, Hastings, single, 14 [this was Thomas Sr’s grandson, Thomas’s son]
[NOTE* - don’t yet know if this other Richardon family is related]
- From http://web.archive.org/web/20070807094047/http:/ww...rlindie/day/Arab.htm
Passenger list for “Arab” Ship: 484 tons
Captain: John Sumner
Surgeon Superintendent: William S Butler
Sailed England 5th June 1841 - arrived Port Nicholson 16th October 1841
In steerage among other families:
Richardson James Robert 22 Farm Labourer
Eliza 20
Richardson Thomas 38 Bricklayer & Mason
Delia 37
Thomas Turner 16 Bricklayer & Mason
George 14 Labourer
Caroline 11
Sarah Ann 8
James 5
William Burgess 3
(Note: Mr Horace Fildes, the keen antiquary, states the old records show that the emigrant ship Arab, 484 tons, left Gravesend on June 3, 1841, with 208 settlers, most of whom were intended for the Nelson settlement. She arrived at Port Nicholson on October 16, at which time, of course, there was no such place as Nelson. No subsequent mention is made of these settlers, so we must assume that they drifted across the Straits from time to time as occasion offered, after the sight of Nelson was chosen, or else they waited for the rest of the people in the Fifeshire and her three companions.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett)
From other researchers:
- James Robert Richardson, son of James and Eliza Ann Erving Richardson married in 1841 and also went to NZ in June 1841. - cf RootsChat.com - Sussex Emigrants to New Zealand 1839-42 (106 free and assisted passages by New Zealand Company) -
1) Ship Arab dep Gravesend 3 Jun 1841 arr Wellington 16 Oct 1841; list includes James Robert Richardson, farmer & gardener (farm Lab), Brede, marr, 22, w 20, traveling with other Richardsons from Hastings:Thomas age 38 bricklayer & mason with wife 37, son 13, 5, 3, daughters 11,8; Thomas Turner Richardson, single 16 bricklayer & mason; George Richardson, single, 14, labourer
2) Ship Katherine [Catharine, Catherine] Stewart Forbes departed 5 Feb 1841 Gravesend arr Wellington 11 Jun 1841; only passenger listed was Edward Richardson, agricultural labourer, Brede, marr, 19 (wife 19 applic reg only)
3) Ship Mary Ann dep Gravesend Sep 1841 (Deal 24 Sep) arr Wellington 27 Jan 1842, Nelson 9 Feb; all passengers from Brede including James Richardson, agricultural labourer, marr, 23, w 21, s1, d 2.
4) Ship Lord Auckland dep Gravesend Sep 1841, Deal 27 Sep, arr Wellington 7 Feb 1842, Nelson 27 Feb; Henry Richardson, farm labourer, Brede, single 16 (applic reg 17)
- Re your family story: It was James Robert Richardson who went to New Zealand and was threatened by Maori who had no appreciation of the concept of private property, nor that the white guys believed they had bought large tracts of land in exchange for woollen nightcaps, etc. The migration agents who recruited them landed them in a new "settlement" that they were expected to establish, but the Maori were quite fierce so the ship "Arab" took them to what is now Wellington which was, in 1841 barely existing. James and Eliza removed quickly to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania), a convict settlement established abt. 1790ish, so relatively civilised by 1841. By 1848 they are settled at Connewarre in Port Phillip District (Victoria). There are original records for James Robert and Eliza Maria in Geni if you can access them, except their marriage certificate ...
[In 1841] The New Zealand Company was very busy recruiting farm workers to clear land so the share holders could become absentee landlords without exerting themselves. Rural labourers were in dire straits in England, the famine was beginning in Ireland, and the Highland Clearances in Scotland soon after, so there were plenty of desperate takers [to emigrate to New Zealand].
MIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA
- 1841 From news article, Dec 1841, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Courier (Hobart, Tasmania: 184-1859), Friday 17 Dec 1841, page 2
[NOTE - Description by M Rowan: Port of Hobart Town, schooner Adelaide arrives from Port Nicholson NZ with James Richardson aboard. Only likely reference I have found for possible voyage from NZ to Hobart. Coastal shipping did not keep passenger lists, and reporters took names from passengers on the dock. If this is James Robert and Eliza, that would explain why his full name is not used, and family not mentioned. Reporters used their own shorthand even then.]
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
Port of Hobart Town. Arrivals - ...
12 - the schooner Adelaide, Hasburgh, from Port Nicholson, 17th ultimo, in ballast - passengers, James Richardson, A. Jackson ...
- 1844 Hobart, Van Diemans Land, Australia
James Robert [Richardson] registers henry's birth on the same day before the child is yet named.
They are living at New Town, Hobart where James Robert works as a gardener.
From Image: 1844, Births in the District of Hobart, No. 108, 2’d March, - [unnamed], male, parents: James Robert Richardson, Eliza Richardson former McVay, Gardiner. signed: James Rob’t Richardson Father New Town. Reg 2’d March. by John Watts, Dep Reg.
- 1877 Feb news - Town Talk
TOWN TALK
… A rather impudent robbery was committed on Wednesday last outside the Show yards,
on the occasion of the Polo match. A market gardener, named James Richardson, who
resides at Kensington, drove his horse and cart alongside the fence at the yards and
enjoyed the game from his stand in the dray. He allowed several larrikins*to occupy
positions on the dray with him self, and when the game was finished his companions
left him and he drove homewards. Before going far, Richardson felt iu his coat pocket
for a purse containing £9, which he had placed there on driving up to the yards, and
then discovered that it had been stolen. Enquiries have been instituted since the
robbery was reported, and last night a youth named Edward Williams, re siding iu South
Geelong, was arrested in Malop-street by Sergeant Toobey, on suspicion of having stolen the money.
- 1877 James was admitted twice to the Geelong Infirmary, Geelong, Victoria, Australia:
> 28 Jun 1877 - 9 Jul 1877: James Robert spends 2 weeks in the Infirmary with an ulcerated leg. Discharged, cured, on 9 July 1877.
> 15 Oct 1877 - : Perhaps someone can figure out what James was being treated for this time. My best guess is something like rheumatism, second word is 'cured'.
- 1878 May - Geelong Advertiser (Vic: 1859-1926)
[NOTE by M Rowan: James Robert, gardener, is seriously injured by a kicking horse. This poor man has no luck at all.]
“A gardener named James R. Richardson, 1 who resides at Kensington, had a narrow
escape from a violent death yesterday morning. He had taken a horse into the stable near
his honse for the purpose of giving the animal a feed, when a conple of horses , in
the stable commenced kicking at one another. Whilst. endeavoring to prevent them
doing injury to each other, Richardson received a kick from an unshod animal."
One hoof struck him just under the jaw, inflict ing a severe wound; the other hoof
struck him violently on-the chest. The injuries were of such a character as to necessitate Richardson's immediate removal to the Hospital.”
- 1881 published 23 Sep 1881 - Geelong Advertiser (Vic.: 1859-1926), Freiday 23 September 1881, page 3
A DETERMINED SUICIDE.
What appears to have been a very deliberate and determined suicide was brought under the notice of the Geelong police yesterday forenoon. A man named James Robert Richardson, aged 6O years, who earned his living in a small way by farming at a place called Donny brook, near Kensington, and eight miles from Geelong. had not been seen in the locality for some days. This aroused suspicion in the mind of a Mr Henry Barker, a resident of Donnybrook, and upon his going to Richardson's hut, a very miser able and filthy hovel, he found the unfor tunate man hanging by the neck from a rope which was tied round a rafter of the front room of the house. From the surrounding circumstances, it is surmised that the deceased stood upon a table in the room, tied the rope to the rafter, placed his neck in a noose at one end of the rope, and kicked the table from under his feet, thus strangling him self. The table was found lying on its side on the floor. The body presented the appearance of having been hanging for two or three days. With the assistance of Messrs M. Reegan and M. James, the dead body was taken from the noose by Mr Barker, and information conveyed to the police. Yesterday afternoon a magisterial enquiry was held by Mr Heron, P.M., when it was ascertained that, fourteen years since, the deceased was confined for a period of twelve months in the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, and that since that time he had exhibited signs of insanity, and had been living a lonely kind of life for some time. Lewis Richardson, a brother of the deceased, who resides in the neighborhood of Kensington, deposed that the deceased had two sons in the country, one being a minister at Murtoa. Dr. William Shaw, who made an examination of the body, stated that it was that of a man very much emaciated through want of proper nourishing food, and the appearances were those of a man who had died from strangulation. The Coroner, after commenting upon the disgraceful state of the deceased's hut, concluded that the deceased had committed suicide, but that there was no evidence to show in what state of mind he was at the time.
ALSO
GEELONG.
(from our own correspondent.)
Thursday Evening.
A meeting of delegates from the various local bodies of the Geelong group was held
in the town-hall to day. There were present :-
- Councillor Cunningham, mayor of Geelong;
Councillor M'Master, BellerineShire ;
Coun- cillor Thos. F. Cumming, Mortlake Shire;
Councillor W. Ower, Hampden Shire ;
Coun- cillor John Armstrong, Meredith Shire;
Councillor James Harvey, Bannockburn Shire;
Councillor Matthews, president South Barwon Shire ;
Councillor J. R. Hop- kins,president Winchelsea Shire ;
Councillor J. Spalding , president Corio Shire ;
Councillor Coulston, Colac Shire.
Councillor M'Master, the retiring chairman, returned thanks for the support accorded to him during the year. On
the motion of Councillor Coul- ston, seconded by Councillor Matthews,
Councillor J. R. Hopkins was unanimously elected chairman. Councillor M'Master was
re-elected delegate to attend the conference in Melbourne, and a large number of suggestions
and propositions by local bodies were considered, and in most cases agreed to.
[An unrelated case] The sittings of the Geelong County Court were held to day before his Honour Judge
Hackett. A number of undefended cases and others for small amounts having been disposed
of, the case of Demorlis v. Raw, a claim for £49 19s. damages, for having published
a slander, was heard before a jury of four. Mr. Skinner appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Fink for the defendant. The slander complained of was that Raw had stated that
he and others had lost some sheep about 18 months previously, and that Demorlis had
stolen them and put the skins in a waterhole. Various witnesses testified to having heard
Raw make the statements referred to, and the plaintiff stated that in consequence of the
reports he had found it difficult to get employment. The defendant however,
stated that he had never accused the plaintiff of having stolen the sheep. The defendant
stated that he had lost some sheep and found the skins in a waterhole. He had never
accused Demorlis of having stolen them, although he had suspicions. The previous
witnesses were responsible for what they said. He told the truth. A son of the
defendant deposed to finding the sheepskins in a bag that had contained potatoes sold by
Raw to Demorlis. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, costs to be taxed.
[Richardson case] A magisterial inquiry was held to-day at Donnybrook, about eight miles from
Geelong, on the body of a small farmer named James Robert Richardson, aged 60
years, who was found hanging by the neck, suspended by a rope to a rafter in his house
at Donnybrook. From the evidence adduced at the inquiry it appeared that the deceased
had not been sound in his mind for some years, and that some time ago he was con-
fined in the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum for 12 months. Lately he was hard pushed with
regard to money matters, and this appears to have been preying on his mind. The police
magistrate found that the deceased committed suicide, but there was no evidence to
show what state of mind he was in at the time.
- 24 Sep 1881 Items of News, Donnybrook
What appears to have been a very deliberate and determined suicide was brought under the notice of the Geelong police on Thursday fore noon. A man named James Robert Richardson aged 60 years, who earned his living irn a small way by farming at a place called Donnybrook,, near Kensington, and eight miles from Geelong, had not been seen in tho locality for some days. This aroused suspicion in tho mind of a Mr Henry Barker, a resident of Donnybrook, and upon his going to Richardson's hut, a very miserable and filthy hovel, he found the unfortunate man hanging by the neck from a rope which was tied round a rafter of the front room of the house. From the surrounding circumstances, it is surmised that the deceased stood upon a table in the room, tied the rope to the rafter, placed his neck in a noose at one end of the rope, and kicked the table from under his feet, thus strangling himself. At the inquest the coroner found the deceased committed suicide.
- 1881 Oct 5 - Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia - Accidents &c. news clipping
The dead body of a man, named James Robert Richardson, aged 60 years, a small farmer
residing at a place called Donnybrook, was on Sept. 22 found suspended by a rope to a rafter
in tho front room of his house. A magisterial inquiry was hold, when it was decided that
the deceased had committed suicide.
Richardson was once an inmate of the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, and although he has
been away from that institution for some years, he has not been right in his mind.
RESEARCH NOTES
- Index to the Admission Books of the
Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum
[Are these all the same person?]
4865 Richardson, James - 1862
15492 Richardson, James R - 1877
15695 Richardson, James R - 1877
16198 Richardson James - 1878
[NOTE for Marie R: James Robert is admitted twice to the infirmary (not asylum) in 1877. Suggests serious illness and no-one to care for him.]
This is likely for a different James Richardson:
- 1893, Wallington, Victoria Australia, published in the Geelong Advertiser, 3 Oct 1893, page 2
[NOTE by M Rowan: See page 4 re James Richardson. James Robert is said to be in Kew Asylum at the same time, but actually died in 1881. Unless this is a totally different family! There is more than one Richardson family in the area. At least two of them are from Ireland. More research needed.]
[NOTE: The middle name Robert is not recorded in this article.]
“At the police court yesterday morning a man named James Richardson, who attempted to drown himself by dropping into a tank on the property of Mr A Rutherford, at Lepold, on Thursday last, was charged with lunacy. The patiemt was not present, and it was certified by Drs Smith and Wall that Richardson was so violent in his disposition that he had to be kept under close restraint. The Bench committed the patient to the Kew asylum of which his father is also said to be an inmate.”
A 1967 news article about Hobart Town in the period James Robert and Eliza lived there:1841 arrival in Hobart, Van Diemans Land [Tasmania], Australia from Port Nicholson Wellington NZ
“Sprent’s Hobart, circa 1845” by R J Solomon, Department of Georgraphy, University of Tasmania
- 1819 Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- From https://www.geni.com/people/James-Richardson/6000000018272707482
James Robert Richardson
Birthdate: circa July 1819
Birthplace: Brede, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Death: Died September 20, 1881 in Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia
Cause of death: Suicide
Place of Burial: Leopold, Victoria, Australia
Immediate Family:
Son of James Richardson and Eliza Ann Richardson
Husband of Eliza Maria Richardson
Father of Joseph Richardson; Henry Richardson; James Richardson; Robert Richardson; James Richardson; Albinia Richardson; John Wiliam Richardson; Samuel Richardson and Mary Richardson « less
Brother of Albenia Richardson; Jane Elizabeth Richardson; Louis Edward Richardson and John (Jack) Gladwish Richardson
Occupation: Gardener
Managed by: Kevin James Gorman
Contributions by: Marie Rowan nee Gorman (James’s second great granddaughter)
- 1841 census: NOT living with parents.
- 1841 Marriages Jun 1841 - Rye spans the boundaries of the counties of Kent and Sussex
CUTBUSH Charlotte Rye 7 585
DAVIS Sarah Rye 7 585
GAIN George Rye 7 585
McVay Eliza Maria Rye 7 585
NOAKES David Rye 7 585
Richardson James Robert Rye 7 585
SELMES Caroline Rye 7 585
- 1841 marriage (from other researcher): On 25th May 1841, at age 21 yrs he (James Robert Richardson) married Eliza Maria McVay, age 20 yrs at St Georges Church, Brede. John William Maher, Rector. Witnesses were James Richardson (father), Jane Richardson (sister), and Henry Proctor Richardson (uncle or grandfather). (Rye, 7, 585) The marriage certificate shows his father, James Richardson, as a farmer in Brede, and Eliza's father, Richard McVay, as an engineer. James is recorded as a gardener.
MIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND
- 1841 emigration account for the Parish of Brede, departed 1841 May 27, destination New Zealand, they paid their own way:
13 Richardson, James Robert, age 21
14 Richardson, Elisa Maria nee McVay, age 19
- From NZSG Shipping database: Arrived Port Nicolson, New Zealand on 16 Oct 1841 aboard the “Arab”, National Archives Reference NZC 34/2 p31
- From another tree on ancestry:
Ship Arab dep Gravesend 3 Jun 1841 arr Wellington New Zealand 16 Oct 1841
*Thomas Richardson, bricklayer & mason, Hastings, marr, 38, w Mercy [should read Delia] 37, sons 13 [?],5,3, daughters 11,8 [this was Thomas Sr’s son and family]
**James Robert Richardson, farmer & gardener (farm lab), Brede, marr, 22, w 20 [this was probably the James Robert Richardson bapt 29 Jul 1819 in Brede Sussex, s/o James Richardson farmer and Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson]
*Thomas Furner Richardson, bricklayer & mason, Hastings, single, 16 [this was Thomas Sr’s grandson, Thomas’s son]
*George Richardson, labourer, Hastings, single, 14 [this was Thomas Sr’s grandson, Thomas’s son]
[NOTE* - don’t yet know if this other Richardon family is related]
- From http://web.archive.org/web/20070807094047/http:/ww...rlindie/day/Arab.htm
Passenger list for “Arab” Ship: 484 tons
Captain: John Sumner
Surgeon Superintendent: William S Butler
Sailed England 5th June 1841 - arrived Port Nicholson 16th October 1841
In steerage among other families:
Richardson James Robert 22 Farm Labourer
Eliza 20
Richardson Thomas 38 Bricklayer & Mason
Delia 37
Thomas Turner 16 Bricklayer & Mason
George 14 Labourer
Caroline 11
Sarah Ann 8
James 5
William Burgess 3
(Note: Mr Horace Fildes, the keen antiquary, states the old records show that the emigrant ship Arab, 484 tons, left Gravesend on June 3, 1841, with 208 settlers, most of whom were intended for the Nelson settlement. She arrived at Port Nicholson on October 16, at which time, of course, there was no such place as Nelson. No subsequent mention is made of these settlers, so we must assume that they drifted across the Straits from time to time as occasion offered, after the sight of Nelson was chosen, or else they waited for the rest of the people in the Fifeshire and her three companions.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett)
From other researchers:
- James Robert Richardson, son of James and Eliza Ann Erving Richardson married in 1841 and also went to NZ in June 1841. - cf RootsChat.com - Sussex Emigrants to New Zealand 1839-42 (106 free and assisted passages by New Zealand Company) -
1) Ship Arab dep Gravesend 3 Jun 1841 arr Wellington 16 Oct 1841; list includes James Robert Richardson, farmer & gardener (farm Lab), Brede, marr, 22, w 20, traveling with other Richardsons from Hastings:Thomas age 38 bricklayer & mason with wife 37, son 13, 5, 3, daughters 11,8; Thomas Turner Richardson, single 16 bricklayer & mason; George Richardson, single, 14, labourer
2) Ship Katherine [Catharine, Catherine] Stewart Forbes departed 5 Feb 1841 Gravesend arr Wellington 11 Jun 1841; only passenger listed was Edward Richardson, agricultural labourer, Brede, marr, 19 (wife 19 applic reg only)
3) Ship Mary Ann dep Gravesend Sep 1841 (Deal 24 Sep) arr Wellington 27 Jan 1842, Nelson 9 Feb; all passengers from Brede including James Richardson, agricultural labourer, marr, 23, w 21, s1, d 2.
4) Ship Lord Auckland dep Gravesend Sep 1841, Deal 27 Sep, arr Wellington 7 Feb 1842, Nelson 27 Feb; Henry Richardson, farm labourer, Brede, single 16 (applic reg 17)
- Re your family story: It was James Robert Richardson who went to New Zealand and was threatened by Maori who had no appreciation of the concept of private property, nor that the white guys believed they had bought large tracts of land in exchange for woollen nightcaps, etc. The migration agents who recruited them landed them in a new "settlement" that they were expected to establish, but the Maori were quite fierce so the ship "Arab" took them to what is now Wellington which was, in 1841 barely existing. James and Eliza removed quickly to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania), a convict settlement established abt. 1790ish, so relatively civilised by 1841. By 1848 they are settled at Connewarre in Port Phillip District (Victoria). There are original records for James Robert and Eliza Maria in Geni if you can access them, except their marriage certificate ...
[In 1841] The New Zealand Company was very busy recruiting farm workers to clear land so the share holders could become absentee landlords without exerting themselves. Rural labourers were in dire straits in England, the famine was beginning in Ireland, and the Highland Clearances in Scotland soon after, so there were plenty of desperate takers [to emigrate to New Zealand].
MIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA
- 1841 From news article, Dec 1841, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Courier (Hobart, Tasmania: 184-1859), Friday 17 Dec 1841, page 2
[NOTE - Description by M Rowan: Port of Hobart Town, schooner Adelaide arrives from Port Nicholson NZ with James Richardson aboard. Only likely reference I have found for possible voyage from NZ to Hobart. Coastal shipping did not keep passenger lists, and reporters took names from passengers on the dock. If this is James Robert and Eliza, that would explain why his full name is not used, and family not mentioned. Reporters used their own shorthand even then.]
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
Port of Hobart Town. Arrivals - ...
12 - the schooner Adelaide, Hasburgh, from Port Nicholson, 17th ultimo, in ballast - passengers, James Richardson, A. Jackson ...
- 1844 Hobart, Van Diemans Land, Australia
James Robert [Richardson] registers henry's birth on the same day before the child is yet named.
They are living at New Town, Hobart where James Robert works as a gardener.
From Image: 1844, Births in the District of Hobart, No. 108, 2’d March, - [unnamed], male, parents: James Robert Richardson, Eliza Richardson former McVay, Gardiner. signed: James Rob’t Richardson Father New Town. Reg 2’d March. by John Watts, Dep Reg.
- 1877 Feb news - Town Talk
TOWN TALK
… A rather impudent robbery was committed on Wednesday last outside the Show yards,
on the occasion of the Polo match. A market gardener, named James Richardson, who
resides at Kensington, drove his horse and cart alongside the fence at the yards and
enjoyed the game from his stand in the dray. He allowed several larrikins*to occupy
positions on the dray with him self, and when the game was finished his companions
left him and he drove homewards. Before going far, Richardson felt iu his coat pocket
for a purse containing £9, which he had placed there on driving up to the yards, and
then discovered that it had been stolen. Enquiries have been instituted since the
robbery was reported, and last night a youth named Edward Williams, re siding iu South
Geelong, was arrested in Malop-street by Sergeant Toobey, on suspicion of having stolen the money.
- 1877 James was admitted twice to the Geelong Infirmary, Geelong, Victoria, Australia:
> 28 Jun 1877 - 9 Jul 1877: James Robert spends 2 weeks in the Infirmary with an ulcerated leg. Discharged, cured, on 9 July 1877.
> 15 Oct 1877 - : Perhaps someone can figure out what James was being treated for this time. My best guess is something like rheumatism, second word is 'cured'.
- 1878 May - Geelong Advertiser (Vic: 1859-1926)
[NOTE by M Rowan: James Robert, gardener, is seriously injured by a kicking horse. This poor man has no luck at all.]
“A gardener named James R. Richardson, 1 who resides at Kensington, had a narrow
escape from a violent death yesterday morning. He had taken a horse into the stable near
his honse for the purpose of giving the animal a feed, when a conple of horses , in
the stable commenced kicking at one another. Whilst. endeavoring to prevent them
doing injury to each other, Richardson received a kick from an unshod animal."
One hoof struck him just under the jaw, inflict ing a severe wound; the other hoof
struck him violently on-the chest. The injuries were of such a character as to necessitate Richardson's immediate removal to the Hospital.”
- 1881 published 23 Sep 1881 - Geelong Advertiser (Vic.: 1859-1926), Freiday 23 September 1881, page 3
A DETERMINED SUICIDE.
What appears to have been a very deliberate and determined suicide was brought under the notice of the Geelong police yesterday forenoon. A man named James Robert Richardson, aged 6O years, who earned his living in a small way by farming at a place called Donny brook, near Kensington, and eight miles from Geelong. had not been seen in the locality for some days. This aroused suspicion in the mind of a Mr Henry Barker, a resident of Donnybrook, and upon his going to Richardson's hut, a very miser able and filthy hovel, he found the unfor tunate man hanging by the neck from a rope which was tied round a rafter of the front room of the house. From the surrounding circumstances, it is surmised that the deceased stood upon a table in the room, tied the rope to the rafter, placed his neck in a noose at one end of the rope, and kicked the table from under his feet, thus strangling him self. The table was found lying on its side on the floor. The body presented the appearance of having been hanging for two or three days. With the assistance of Messrs M. Reegan and M. James, the dead body was taken from the noose by Mr Barker, and information conveyed to the police. Yesterday afternoon a magisterial enquiry was held by Mr Heron, P.M., when it was ascertained that, fourteen years since, the deceased was confined for a period of twelve months in the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, and that since that time he had exhibited signs of insanity, and had been living a lonely kind of life for some time. Lewis Richardson, a brother of the deceased, who resides in the neighborhood of Kensington, deposed that the deceased had two sons in the country, one being a minister at Murtoa. Dr. William Shaw, who made an examination of the body, stated that it was that of a man very much emaciated through want of proper nourishing food, and the appearances were those of a man who had died from strangulation. The Coroner, after commenting upon the disgraceful state of the deceased's hut, concluded that the deceased had committed suicide, but that there was no evidence to show in what state of mind he was at the time.
ALSO
GEELONG.
(from our own correspondent.)
Thursday Evening.
A meeting of delegates from the various local bodies of the Geelong group was held
in the town-hall to day. There were present :-
- Councillor Cunningham, mayor of Geelong;
Councillor M'Master, BellerineShire ;
Coun- cillor Thos. F. Cumming, Mortlake Shire;
Councillor W. Ower, Hampden Shire ;
Coun- cillor John Armstrong, Meredith Shire;
Councillor James Harvey, Bannockburn Shire;
Councillor Matthews, president South Barwon Shire ;
Councillor J. R. Hop- kins,president Winchelsea Shire ;
Councillor J. Spalding , president Corio Shire ;
Councillor Coulston, Colac Shire.
Councillor M'Master, the retiring chairman, returned thanks for the support accorded to him during the year. On
the motion of Councillor Coul- ston, seconded by Councillor Matthews,
Councillor J. R. Hopkins was unanimously elected chairman. Councillor M'Master was
re-elected delegate to attend the conference in Melbourne, and a large number of suggestions
and propositions by local bodies were considered, and in most cases agreed to.
[An unrelated case] The sittings of the Geelong County Court were held to day before his Honour Judge
Hackett. A number of undefended cases and others for small amounts having been disposed
of, the case of Demorlis v. Raw, a claim for £49 19s. damages, for having published
a slander, was heard before a jury of four. Mr. Skinner appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Fink for the defendant. The slander complained of was that Raw had stated that
he and others had lost some sheep about 18 months previously, and that Demorlis had
stolen them and put the skins in a waterhole. Various witnesses testified to having heard
Raw make the statements referred to, and the plaintiff stated that in consequence of the
reports he had found it difficult to get employment. The defendant however,
stated that he had never accused the plaintiff of having stolen the sheep. The defendant
stated that he had lost some sheep and found the skins in a waterhole. He had never
accused Demorlis of having stolen them, although he had suspicions. The previous
witnesses were responsible for what they said. He told the truth. A son of the
defendant deposed to finding the sheepskins in a bag that had contained potatoes sold by
Raw to Demorlis. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, costs to be taxed.
[Richardson case] A magisterial inquiry was held to-day at Donnybrook, about eight miles from
Geelong, on the body of a small farmer named James Robert Richardson, aged 60
years, who was found hanging by the neck, suspended by a rope to a rafter in his house
at Donnybrook. From the evidence adduced at the inquiry it appeared that the deceased
had not been sound in his mind for some years, and that some time ago he was con-
fined in the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum for 12 months. Lately he was hard pushed with
regard to money matters, and this appears to have been preying on his mind. The police
magistrate found that the deceased committed suicide, but there was no evidence to
show what state of mind he was in at the time.
- 24 Sep 1881 Items of News, Donnybrook
What appears to have been a very deliberate and determined suicide was brought under the notice of the Geelong police on Thursday fore noon. A man named James Robert Richardson aged 60 years, who earned his living irn a small way by farming at a place called Donnybrook,, near Kensington, and eight miles from Geelong, had not been seen in tho locality for some days. This aroused suspicion in tho mind of a Mr Henry Barker, a resident of Donnybrook, and upon his going to Richardson's hut, a very miserable and filthy hovel, he found the unfortunate man hanging by the neck from a rope which was tied round a rafter of the front room of the house. From the surrounding circumstances, it is surmised that the deceased stood upon a table in the room, tied the rope to the rafter, placed his neck in a noose at one end of the rope, and kicked the table from under his feet, thus strangling himself. At the inquest the coroner found the deceased committed suicide.
- 1881 Oct 5 - Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia - Accidents &c. news clipping
The dead body of a man, named James Robert Richardson, aged 60 years, a small farmer
residing at a place called Donnybrook, was on Sept. 22 found suspended by a rope to a rafter
in tho front room of his house. A magisterial inquiry was hold, when it was decided that
the deceased had committed suicide.
Richardson was once an inmate of the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, and although he has
been away from that institution for some years, he has not been right in his mind.
RESEARCH NOTES
- Index to the Admission Books of the
Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum
[Are these all the same person?]
4865 Richardson, James - 1862
15492 Richardson, James R - 1877
15695 Richardson, James R - 1877
16198 Richardson James - 1878
[NOTE for Marie R: James Robert is admitted twice to the infirmary (not asylum) in 1877. Suggests serious illness and no-one to care for him.]
This is likely for a different James Richardson:
- 1893, Wallington, Victoria Australia, published in the Geelong Advertiser, 3 Oct 1893, page 2
[NOTE by M Rowan: See page 4 re James Richardson. James Robert is said to be in Kew Asylum at the same time, but actually died in 1881. Unless this is a totally different family! There is more than one Richardson family in the area. At least two of them are from Ireland. More research needed.]
[NOTE: The middle name Robert is not recorded in this article.]
“At the police court yesterday morning a man named James Richardson, who attempted to drown himself by dropping into a tank on the property of Mr A Rutherford, at Lepold, on Thursday last, was charged with lunacy. The patiemt was not present, and it was certified by Drs Smith and Wall that Richardson was so violent in his disposition that he had to be kept under close restraint. The Bench committed the patient to the Kew asylum of which his father is also said to be an inmate.”
A 1967 news article about Hobart Town in the period James Robert and Eliza lived there:1841 arrival in Hobart, Van Diemans Land [Tasmania], Australia from Port Nicholson Wellington NZ
“Sprent’s Hobart, circa 1845” by R J Solomon, Department of Georgraphy, University of Tasmania
In Q2 1841 when James Robert was 22, he married Eliza Maria McVAY in Rye Reg Dist, Sussex, England. Born on 22 May 1820 in England. Christened on 25 May 1820 in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. Eliza Maria died in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, on 15 Apr 1890; she was 69.
- 1820 England baptism - RG4/2816
Baptsied May 25, 1820, born May 22, 1820, Eliza, daughter of Richard and Margaret McVay, Richmond,
Sponsors: Richard Harker and Mary Petch. By: Robert Johnson
ALSO
- 1820 England baptism - RG4/2751
May 25, Eliza McVay daughter of Richard & Margaret McVay, born May 22’d & baptised by me Robert Johnsa
Sponsors: Richard Harker, Mary Petch
- 1860 Oct 31 - GeelongAdvertiser (Vic: 1859-1924) news clipping
CENTRAL POLICE COURT.
Yarra-street.
Tuesday, 30th October.
Before the Police Magistrate and John Morris,Esq.J
Lunacy.—Eliza Richardson, on the report of Drs
Mackin and Day, was committed as a lunatic, unsafe
to be at large.
Noted by another researcher: “This is almost certainly Eliza. She gave birth to twins, Samuel and Mary in Geelong Goal 2 months later in December. Both babies died, Samuel probably stillborn, and Mary lived about a month.”
- 1890 Apr 15, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia: Probable, but still unsupported, confirmation of the death of Eliza Maria and the Beechworth Mental Asylum..
- From https://www.geni.com/people/Eliza-Richardson/6000000018272773093
Eliza Maria Richardson (McVay)
Birthdate: May 22, 1820
Birthplace: Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: Died April 15, 1890 in Beechworth, Victoria
Cause of death: Dementia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Richard McVay and Margaret McVay
Wife of James Robert Richardson
Mother of Joseph Richardson; Henry Richardson; James Richardson; Robert Richardson; James Richardson and 4 others
Managed by: Kevin James Gorman
- 1820 England baptism - RG4/2816
Baptsied May 25, 1820, born May 22, 1820, Eliza, daughter of Richard and Margaret McVay, Richmond,
Sponsors: Richard Harker and Mary Petch. By: Robert Johnson
ALSO
- 1820 England baptism - RG4/2751
May 25, Eliza McVay daughter of Richard & Margaret McVay, born May 22’d & baptised by me Robert Johnsa
Sponsors: Richard Harker, Mary Petch
- 1860 Oct 31 - GeelongAdvertiser (Vic: 1859-1924) news clipping
CENTRAL POLICE COURT.
Yarra-street.
Tuesday, 30th October.
Before the Police Magistrate and John Morris,Esq.J
Lunacy.—Eliza Richardson, on the report of Drs
Mackin and Day, was committed as a lunatic, unsafe
to be at large.
Noted by another researcher: “This is almost certainly Eliza. She gave birth to twins, Samuel and Mary in Geelong Goal 2 months later in December. Both babies died, Samuel probably stillborn, and Mary lived about a month.”
- 1890 Apr 15, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia: Probable, but still unsupported, confirmation of the death of Eliza Maria and the Beechworth Mental Asylum..
- From https://www.geni.com/people/Eliza-Richardson/6000000018272773093
Eliza Maria Richardson (McVay)
Birthdate: May 22, 1820
Birthplace: Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: Died April 15, 1890 in Beechworth, Victoria
Cause of death: Dementia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Richard McVay and Margaret McVay
Wife of James Robert Richardson
Mother of Joseph Richardson; Henry Richardson; James Richardson; Robert Richardson; James Richardson and 4 others
Managed by: Kevin James Gorman
They had the following children:
187i.
Joseph RICHARDSON (1842-1916)
188ii.
Henry RICHARDSON (1844-)
189iii.
James RICHARDSON (Died as Infant) (1845-1846)
190iv.
191v.
192vi.
193vii.
194viii.
Samuel RICHARDSON (Twin) (1860-1860)
195ix.
Mary RICHARDSON (Twin) (1860-~1861)
90. Louis Edward RICHARDSON Sr (James5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1) 
. Born in 1821 in Sussex, England. Christened on 22 Apr 1821 in Brede, East Sussex, England. Louis Edward died in Australia in May 1898; he was 77. Buried in 1898 in Leopold Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
- 1821 Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- 1844 freeBMD England Marriage Jun 1844
RICHARDSON Louis Edward Rye 7 639
WELLS Sally Rye 7 639
- 1849: A Louis Edward (farmer’s son) & Sally Richardson listed as parents of William North Richardson in baptism record.
- 1851 census, Brede, Kent, England, household 57:
Sally Richardson, 32, head, married
Lewis Richardson, 6, born Sussex Brede
Charles Guy Richardson, 4, born Sussex Brede
William Nabl (Nat’l) Richardson 1, born Sussex Brede
- 1857: The Admiral Boxer came March 1857 and brought Assisted British Immigrants including Louis Edward Richardson 33, Sally Richardson 33, Louis Edward Richardson 12, Charles Richardson 9 and William North Richardson 7. They moved to Moolap and then to Geelong, Victoria, Australia. - see also http://mepnab.netau.net/r/r07.html [Pioneer Families in Victoria, Australia], also http://www.oocities.org/mepnab/r/r6.html
- 1857 Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923
Name: Louis Richardson
Estimated birth year: abt 1824
Age: 33
Arrival Date: 9 Mar 1857
Arrival Port: Geelong, Australia
Departure Port: Liverpool
Ship: Admiral Boxer
Nationality: English and Welsh
Admiral Boxer sailed from Liverpool 3rd December 1856, arrived at Geelong [Australia] 9th March 1857 Admiral Boxer
Line 176, Richardson Louis, labour, native of Sussex England, CofE, can read and write, age 33, gone to brother James Richardson, Lake Connewane?
Line 177, Richardson Sally, Sussex England, CofE, can read and write, 33
Line 178, Richardson Charles, Sussex England, CofE, read only, 9
Line 179, Richardson William, Sussex England, CofE, read only, 7
[no other Richardsons on this page]
On another page:
Line 260, Richardson Louis, laborer, Sussex England, Cof, read & write, age 12, gone with father, no date
[passengers are listed alphabetically in 2 groups / classes? - can’t find youngst 3 children elsewhere in these images as they were born after arrival]
[note that 4 young children died on this voyage, none were Richardsons]
- 1883: died in Australia. Buried in Leopold cemetery. (Most other members are interred in the Methodist Section at Geelong Easter Cemetery).
Leopold (Kensington) Cemetery online records show him buried in plot LPD-COE-QB-807-15
No dates given for him, age stated as “0 M”, map shows him buried in the CofE section next to the children’s lawn, buried beside:
Sarah Richardson - LPD-COE-QB-807-16 [0 M]
Picture of gravestone is hard to read.
- 1898 billiongraves: http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/Louis-Edward...ily_names=Richardson
Birth: Not Available
Marriage: Not Available
Death: May 1898
Cemetery: Leopold (Kensington) Cemetery
Leopold, Victoria, Australia
Others here: Sarah Richardson (-1894)
From other researchers:
- Louis Edward Richardson, brother of James Robert, ... followed his brother [James Robert] to Port Phillip District, the colonial name for Victoria [Australia]. Louis Edward was occasionally reported as Lewis, but I suspect that had to do with reporters transcribing a more common version of the name, Louis being a little unusual in colonial times. Louis Edward arrived 1857 in "Admiral Boxer" and took up farming about 2 or 3 miles from where James Robert was living. Plenty about him in Geni, too. His son, also Louis Edward, became a mounted police constable in remote settlements. You will notice some of the Sussex family names continuing in their colonial connections, such as William North Richardson, and a few more Henrys.
RESEARCH NOTES
- Search http://mapping.gct.net.au/Mapping/Default.aspx for all 34 Richardson names in Leopold cemetery [all ages seem to be 0 M, probably the equivalent of blank] - including
James Robert Richardson - LPD-COE-PB-807-02
Allen Richardson - LPD-COE-PB-807-02 [sic]
Emma Richardson - LPD-COE-PB-807-17 [0 M]
On this same site ther are 104 Richardson names in the Geelong Eastern Cemetery
- from http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/1857-1858.shtml
Appendix No. 9 - Victoria
Return of Ships and Emigrants dispatched by Public Funds to Victoria, in 1856, 1857, and up to the 31st March 1858.
Admiral Boxer 1,116 13 : 11 : 03 03 Dec 09 Mar 1857 96 A. Newbold 89 202 42 68 401 - - 1 2 3
Column headings: Name of Vessel, Tonnage, Contract Price per Statute Adult (pounds:s:d), Date of Departure, Date of Arrival, No. of Days on the Voyage, Name of Surgeon Superintendent,
Number of Emigrants: Adults M, Adults F, Children under 14 M, Children under 14 F, Total Souls
Number of Deaths on the Voyage: Adults M, Adults F, Children under 14 M, Children under 14 F, Total Souls
Could he have moved to Canada? Probably not if he moved to Australia in 1857. But the following family must be somehow related, considering the name Proctor... [Probably Louis R Richardson, age about 45 and his 2nd wife Melinda Jane] ...
- 1881 census, Ontario, Strathroy, Middlesex E., Dist 168, Subdist F, Div 3, Page 52, household 264 (all C of E):
Louis N. Richardson M, M, English, 55, England, Cheese Manuf.,
Jane Richardson, M, F, English, 38, Ontario,
Emma Richardson,, F, English, 22, Ontario
Proctor Richardson,, M, English, <1 Born: Sep; 1/12, Ontario
Henry Richardson,, M, English, 19, Ontario
Cathrine Richardson,, F, English, 17, Ontario
Edward Richardson,, M, English, 13, Ontario,
Lynda Richardson,, F, English, 8, Ontario,
Bella McLellan,, F, Scottish, 22, Ontario, servant, C. Presbyterian
From another researcher:
- I've found the marriage of Louis E Richardson and Sally Wells in 1844 in the registration district of Rye and the birth of their 3 sons there. Charles Guy who was baptised on 29/08/1847 was born in the last quarter of 1846. In the 1851 census Sally and the boys were living in Brede, but Louis Sr. may have been checking out the situation in Canada. None of them appear on the 1861 census, so I suspect they all immigrated to Canada and Sally died and Louis remarried sometime before 1859. According to the 1851 census, Sally was born in Biddenden, Kent about 1819. I have Wellses from Biddenden on my tree , the descendants of William Wells and Elizabeth Mawle (1747) and I've been told by Tony Wells, a distant cousin, that Sally was one of them. She was supposedly the daughter of William Wells (1784) and his wife Sarah Winton. The problem is that William died about 1813 and the Biddenden parish records that I consulted were in a deplorable condition. I suppose Sally may have had a different father. I do know that the Mawles of Brede kept in touch with the Wellses of Biddenden, so Louis and Sally may have met that way. It would be fun to prove that this Sally is family.
- Thinking about the possibility that he had 2 wives: Sally Wells, and Jane ?, if in fact this is the Louis that moved to Ontario Canada and started another family - see [1881] census [as above]:
Emma Richardson, 1859
Proctor Richardson ,1860 [should say 1880]
Henry Richardson, 1862
Catherine Richardson ,1864
Edward Richardson, 1868
Lynda Richardson, 1873
This was probably a different “Edward” who had help emigrating to New Zealand:
- 1841 aboard the Ship Katherine [Catharine, Catherine] Stewart Forbes, departed 5 Feb 1841 Gravesend arrived Wellington 11 Jun 1841; only passenger listed was Edward Richardson, agricultural labourer, Brede, marr, 19 (wife 19 applic reg only)
ALSO
- 1841/42 emigration account for the Parish of Brede, departed 1841 Jany, destination New Zealand, travel expenses of £5 5s 0d subsidized by the parish:
1 Richardson, Edward, age 22
. Born in 1821 in Sussex, England. Christened on 22 Apr 1821 in Brede, East Sussex, England. Louis Edward died in Australia in May 1898; he was 77. Buried in 1898 in Leopold Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.- 1821 Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- 1844 freeBMD England Marriage Jun 1844
RICHARDSON Louis Edward Rye 7 639
WELLS Sally Rye 7 639
- 1849: A Louis Edward (farmer’s son) & Sally Richardson listed as parents of William North Richardson in baptism record.
- 1851 census, Brede, Kent, England, household 57:
Sally Richardson, 32, head, married
Lewis Richardson, 6, born Sussex Brede
Charles Guy Richardson, 4, born Sussex Brede
William Nabl (Nat’l) Richardson 1, born Sussex Brede
- 1857: The Admiral Boxer came March 1857 and brought Assisted British Immigrants including Louis Edward Richardson 33, Sally Richardson 33, Louis Edward Richardson 12, Charles Richardson 9 and William North Richardson 7. They moved to Moolap and then to Geelong, Victoria, Australia. - see also http://mepnab.netau.net/r/r07.html [Pioneer Families in Victoria, Australia], also http://www.oocities.org/mepnab/r/r6.html
- 1857 Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923
Name: Louis Richardson
Estimated birth year: abt 1824
Age: 33
Arrival Date: 9 Mar 1857
Arrival Port: Geelong, Australia
Departure Port: Liverpool
Ship: Admiral Boxer
Nationality: English and Welsh
Admiral Boxer sailed from Liverpool 3rd December 1856, arrived at Geelong [Australia] 9th March 1857 Admiral Boxer
Line 176, Richardson Louis, labour, native of Sussex England, CofE, can read and write, age 33, gone to brother James Richardson, Lake Connewane?
Line 177, Richardson Sally, Sussex England, CofE, can read and write, 33
Line 178, Richardson Charles, Sussex England, CofE, read only, 9
Line 179, Richardson William, Sussex England, CofE, read only, 7
[no other Richardsons on this page]
On another page:
Line 260, Richardson Louis, laborer, Sussex England, Cof, read & write, age 12, gone with father, no date
[passengers are listed alphabetically in 2 groups / classes? - can’t find youngst 3 children elsewhere in these images as they were born after arrival]
[note that 4 young children died on this voyage, none were Richardsons]
- 1883: died in Australia. Buried in Leopold cemetery. (Most other members are interred in the Methodist Section at Geelong Easter Cemetery).
Leopold (Kensington) Cemetery online records show him buried in plot LPD-COE-QB-807-15
No dates given for him, age stated as “0 M”, map shows him buried in the CofE section next to the children’s lawn, buried beside:
Sarah Richardson - LPD-COE-QB-807-16 [0 M]
Picture of gravestone is hard to read.
- 1898 billiongraves: http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/Louis-Edward...ily_names=Richardson
Birth: Not Available
Marriage: Not Available
Death: May 1898
Cemetery: Leopold (Kensington) Cemetery
Leopold, Victoria, Australia
Others here: Sarah Richardson (-1894)
From other researchers:
- Louis Edward Richardson, brother of James Robert, ... followed his brother [James Robert] to Port Phillip District, the colonial name for Victoria [Australia]. Louis Edward was occasionally reported as Lewis, but I suspect that had to do with reporters transcribing a more common version of the name, Louis being a little unusual in colonial times. Louis Edward arrived 1857 in "Admiral Boxer" and took up farming about 2 or 3 miles from where James Robert was living. Plenty about him in Geni, too. His son, also Louis Edward, became a mounted police constable in remote settlements. You will notice some of the Sussex family names continuing in their colonial connections, such as William North Richardson, and a few more Henrys.
RESEARCH NOTES
- Search http://mapping.gct.net.au/Mapping/Default.aspx for all 34 Richardson names in Leopold cemetery [all ages seem to be 0 M, probably the equivalent of blank] - including
James Robert Richardson - LPD-COE-PB-807-02
Allen Richardson - LPD-COE-PB-807-02 [sic]
Emma Richardson - LPD-COE-PB-807-17 [0 M]
On this same site ther are 104 Richardson names in the Geelong Eastern Cemetery
- from http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/1857-1858.shtml
Appendix No. 9 - Victoria
Return of Ships and Emigrants dispatched by Public Funds to Victoria, in 1856, 1857, and up to the 31st March 1858.
Admiral Boxer 1,116 13 : 11 : 03 03 Dec 09 Mar 1857 96 A. Newbold 89 202 42 68 401 - - 1 2 3
Column headings: Name of Vessel, Tonnage, Contract Price per Statute Adult (pounds:s:d), Date of Departure, Date of Arrival, No. of Days on the Voyage, Name of Surgeon Superintendent,
Number of Emigrants: Adults M, Adults F, Children under 14 M, Children under 14 F, Total Souls
Number of Deaths on the Voyage: Adults M, Adults F, Children under 14 M, Children under 14 F, Total Souls
Could he have moved to Canada? Probably not if he moved to Australia in 1857. But the following family must be somehow related, considering the name Proctor... [Probably Louis R Richardson, age about 45 and his 2nd wife Melinda Jane] ...
- 1881 census, Ontario, Strathroy, Middlesex E., Dist 168, Subdist F, Div 3, Page 52, household 264 (all C of E):
Louis N. Richardson M, M, English, 55, England, Cheese Manuf.,
Jane Richardson, M, F, English, 38, Ontario,
Emma Richardson,, F, English, 22, Ontario
Proctor Richardson,, M, English, <1 Born: Sep; 1/12, Ontario
Henry Richardson,, M, English, 19, Ontario
Cathrine Richardson,, F, English, 17, Ontario
Edward Richardson,, M, English, 13, Ontario,
Lynda Richardson,, F, English, 8, Ontario,
Bella McLellan,, F, Scottish, 22, Ontario, servant, C. Presbyterian
From another researcher:
- I've found the marriage of Louis E Richardson and Sally Wells in 1844 in the registration district of Rye and the birth of their 3 sons there. Charles Guy who was baptised on 29/08/1847 was born in the last quarter of 1846. In the 1851 census Sally and the boys were living in Brede, but Louis Sr. may have been checking out the situation in Canada. None of them appear on the 1861 census, so I suspect they all immigrated to Canada and Sally died and Louis remarried sometime before 1859. According to the 1851 census, Sally was born in Biddenden, Kent about 1819. I have Wellses from Biddenden on my tree , the descendants of William Wells and Elizabeth Mawle (1747) and I've been told by Tony Wells, a distant cousin, that Sally was one of them. She was supposedly the daughter of William Wells (1784) and his wife Sarah Winton. The problem is that William died about 1813 and the Biddenden parish records that I consulted were in a deplorable condition. I suppose Sally may have had a different father. I do know that the Mawles of Brede kept in touch with the Wellses of Biddenden, so Louis and Sally may have met that way. It would be fun to prove that this Sally is family.
- Thinking about the possibility that he had 2 wives: Sally Wells, and Jane ?, if in fact this is the Louis that moved to Ontario Canada and started another family - see [1881] census [as above]:
Emma Richardson, 1859
Proctor Richardson ,1860 [should say 1880]
Henry Richardson, 1862
Catherine Richardson ,1864
Edward Richardson, 1868
Lynda Richardson, 1873
This was probably a different “Edward” who had help emigrating to New Zealand:
- 1841 aboard the Ship Katherine [Catharine, Catherine] Stewart Forbes, departed 5 Feb 1841 Gravesend arrived Wellington 11 Jun 1841; only passenger listed was Edward Richardson, agricultural labourer, Brede, marr, 19 (wife 19 applic reg only)
ALSO
- 1841/42 emigration account for the Parish of Brede, departed 1841 Jany, destination New Zealand, travel expenses of £5 5s 0d subsidized by the parish:
1 Richardson, Edward, age 22
In Q2 1844 when Louis Edward was 23, he married Sally WELLS in Rye Distict, East Sussex, England. Born abt 1819 in Biddenden, Kent, England. Sally died in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, in 1894; she was 75. Buried in 1894 in Leopold Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
- 1851 census, Sally was born in Biddenden, Kent about 1819.
- 1851 England and Wales Census, living in Brede, Sussex,England, Rye RD
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Sally Richardson Head F 38 Biddenden, Kent - head, female, married
Lewis Richardson Son M 6 Brede, Sussex - son, male,
Charles Guy Richardson Son M 4 Brede, Sussex - son, male
William Natl Richardson Son M 1 Brede, Sussex - son, male
Page Number 13 & 14
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 1634 / 556
in Rye Distict, East Sussex, England. Born abt 1819 in Biddenden, Kent, England. Sally died in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, in 1894; she was 75. Buried in 1894 in Leopold Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.- 1851 census, Sally was born in Biddenden, Kent about 1819.
- 1851 England and Wales Census, living in Brede, Sussex,England, Rye RD
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Sally Richardson Head F 38 Biddenden, Kent - head, female, married
Lewis Richardson Son M 6 Brede, Sussex - son, male,
Charles Guy Richardson Son M 4 Brede, Sussex - son, male
William Natl Richardson Son M 1 Brede, Sussex - son, male
Page Number 13 & 14
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 1634 / 556
They had the following children:
196i.
Louis Edward RICHARDSON Jr (1844-1918)
197ii.
Charles Guy RICHARDSON (1846->1931)
198iii.
William North RICHARDSON (1849-)
199iv.
Albinia RICHARDSON (1858-1892)
200v.
Alice RICHARDSON (1860-~1861)
201vi.
Albert RICHARDSON (1862-)
91. John Gladwish “Jack” RICHARDSON (James5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1). Born in 1822 in Sussex, England. Christened on 29 Dec 1822 in Brede, East Sussex, England.
- Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- 1841 census: age 15 living with parents
- 1845: listed as farmer’s son of Udimore at baptism of daughter Elizabeth Bertha
- Mar 1851, Widowed, age 25, (no occupation given) with parents in Brede, SSX
From other researchers:
- JG married twice; first to Elizabeth Campbell ... the daughter of James Campbell and Sarah Stunt. She was born in Brede about 1822, married JGR in 1845 and must be the Elizabeth Richardson on the list of Burials - 12/02/1846, because on the 1851 census he was a widower. He subsequently married Caroline Hannah Ransom in 1853. She was born in Northiam about 1832 and I think they must have emigrated as their trail grows cold. In the 1850's a lot of people were drawn to the gold diggings in Victoria, Australia, so maybe ...
From a descendant living in Melbourne Australia:
- Yes i am quite proud on my great grandfather and his brothers and their running ability. I will outline the family tree in Australia as i have it. John Gladwish Richardson married Caroline Hannah Ransom (1836 - 1916 Ballarat Victoria Australia). They had:
Alfred Henry (28 August1858 Lake Connaivaire near Geelong Victoria Australia-31 May 1928
Ballarat Victoria Australia)
John Richardson(1855-dec)
William Richardson(1856-dec)
George Richardson(1864-dec)
Louis Edward Richardson(1866-dec)
Arthur Richardson(1870-dec)
Albert Richardson(1872-dec)
Robert James Richardson(dec)
- I have found records of 10 children for him in Australia but i think he may have also had some children in England
- John Gladwish Richardson, a third brother, also settled near James Robert. I have less information for him because John Richardsons are like blades of grass, and ensuring I have the right person is nigh impossible without more effort than I have expended. Also, John Gladwish moved away from Connewarre and Leopold where his brothers stayed, and I have not confidently connected him to a specific location - although there is a high probability I have it right.
- Baptisms in Brede, East Sussex, England (PAR253) - extracted from Sussex Family History Group database (2008)
For Parents: James and Eliza/Elizabeth Richardson
RICHARDSON John Gladwish James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1822 12 29 29 Dec 1822
RICHARDSON Albenia James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1816 3 3 3 Mar 1816
RICHARDSON Louis Edward James Richardson Eliza Ann Erving Richardson 1821 4 22 22 Apr 1821
RICHARDSON Jane James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1818 3 28 28 Mar 1818
RICHARDSON James Robert James Richardson Elizabeth Ann Erving Richardson 1819 7 29 29 Jul 1819
- 1841 census: age 15 living with parents
- 1845: listed as farmer’s son of Udimore at baptism of daughter Elizabeth Bertha
- Mar 1851, Widowed, age 25, (no occupation given) with parents in Brede, SSX
From other researchers:
- JG married twice; first to Elizabeth Campbell ... the daughter of James Campbell and Sarah Stunt. She was born in Brede about 1822, married JGR in 1845 and must be the Elizabeth Richardson on the list of Burials - 12/02/1846, because on the 1851 census he was a widower. He subsequently married Caroline Hannah Ransom in 1853. She was born in Northiam about 1832 and I think they must have emigrated as their trail grows cold. In the 1850's a lot of people were drawn to the gold diggings in Victoria, Australia, so maybe ...
From a descendant living in Melbourne Australia:
- Yes i am quite proud on my great grandfather and his brothers and their running ability. I will outline the family tree in Australia as i have it. John Gladwish Richardson married Caroline Hannah Ransom (1836 - 1916 Ballarat Victoria Australia). They had:
Alfred Henry (28 August1858 Lake Connaivaire near Geelong Victoria Australia-31 May 1928
Ballarat Victoria Australia)
John Richardson(1855-dec)
William Richardson(1856-dec)
George Richardson(1864-dec)
Louis Edward Richardson(1866-dec)
Arthur Richardson(1870-dec)
Albert Richardson(1872-dec)
Robert James Richardson(dec)
- I have found records of 10 children for him in Australia but i think he may have also had some children in England
- John Gladwish Richardson, a third brother, also settled near James Robert. I have less information for him because John Richardsons are like blades of grass, and ensuring I have the right person is nigh impossible without more effort than I have expended. Also, John Gladwish moved away from Connewarre and Leopold where his brothers stayed, and I have not confidently connected him to a specific location - although there is a high probability I have it right.
In 1845 when John Gladwish “Jack” was 23, he first married Elizabeth CAMPBELL. Born abt 1822 in Brede, East Sussex, England. Elizabeth died in 1846; she was 24. Buried on 12 Feb 1846 in St George Church, Brede, East Sussex, England.
- Daughter of James Campbell and Sarah Stunt
- Looks like Elizabeth R, nee Campbell died in childbirth, as she was only married one year.
- Sussex Burials Index: Elizabeth Richardson, 12 Feb 1846, St George Brede, 24y
- Daughter of James Campbell and Sarah Stunt
- Looks like Elizabeth R, nee Campbell died in childbirth, as she was only married one year.
- Sussex Burials Index: Elizabeth Richardson, 12 Feb 1846, St George Brede, 24y
They had one child:
202i.
Elizabeth Bertha RICHARDSON (~1845-)
In Q1 1853 when John Gladwish “Jack” was 31, he second married Caroline Hannah RANSOM in Rye Reg Dist, Sussex, England. Born in 1836 in Northiam, Sussex, England. Caroline Hannah died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, in 1916; she was 80.
- Caroline Hannah Ransom (1836 - 1916 Ballarat Victoria Australia)
- FreeBMD: Marriages Mar 1853
CATT Thomas Rye 2b 13
NOAKES Caroline Rye 2b 13
RANSOM Caroline Hannah Rye 2b 13
RANSOME Caroline Hannah Rye 2b 13
RICHARDSON John Gladwish Rye 2b 13
- Caroline Hannah Ransom (1836 - 1916 Ballarat Victoria Australia)
- FreeBMD: Marriages Mar 1853
CATT Thomas Rye 2b 13
NOAKES Caroline Rye 2b 13
RANSOM Caroline Hannah Rye 2b 13
RANSOME Caroline Hannah Rye 2b 13
RICHARDSON John Gladwish Rye 2b 13
They had the following children:
203i.
John RICHARDSON (1855-)
204ii.
William RICHARDSON (1856-)
205iii.
Alfred Henry RICHARDSON (1858-1928)
206iv.
George RICHARDSON (1864-)
207v.
Louis Edward RICHARDSON (1866-)
208vi.
Arthur RICHARDSON (1870-)
209vii.
Albert RICHARDSON (1872-)
210viii.
Robert James RICHARDSON (ca1874-)