Seventh Generation (Continued)
Family of Lewis Richard RICHARDSON (85) & Malinda Jane BORLEY
185. Malinda Damaris/Jane “Minnie” RICHARDSON (Lewis Richard6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1). Born on 6 Mar 1873 in Kerwood, Adelaide, Middlesex,Ontario, Canada.
- 1873 Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913
Name: Malinda Jane Richardson
Date of Birth: 6 Mar 1873
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Father's name: Lewis Richardson
Mother's name: Malinda Jane Borley
Page 372. Births. No 039764. Mar 6 1873, Malinda Jane, F, father Lewis Richardson cheese factor, mother Malinda Jane Borley. Informant L Richardson Sterwood? [perhaps Kerwood which is just west of Strathroy]. Reg Mar 27 1873, Dr Hoare, Adelaide Div Middlesex
- 1881 Canada census , Census Place Strathroy, Middlesex East, Ontario, Family History Library Film 1375905, NA Film Number C-13269, District 168, Sub-district F, Division 3, Page Number 52, Household Number 264
Household:
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Louis N. [R?] RICHARDSON M Male English 55 England Cheese Manuf. Church of England [10 years too old]
Jane RICHARDSON M Female English 38 O <Ontario> Church of England
Emma RICHARDSON Female English 22 O <Ontario> Church of England
Proctor RICHARDSON Male English <1 Born: Sep; 1/12 O <Ontario> Church of England
Henry RICHARDSON Male English 19 O <Ontario> Church of England
Cathrine RICHARDSON Female English 17 O <Ontario> Church of England
Edward RICHARDSON Male English 13 O <Ontario> Church of England
Lynda RICHARDSON Female English 8 O <Ontario> Church of England
Bella MCLELLAN Female Scottish 22 O <Ontario> Servant C. Presbyterian
[NOTE: This census image is so faint, I don’t know how they saw enough to index it. Her name and age may therefore be off...]
- 1891 Canada census, living in Strathroy, Middlesex West 93, Ontario
Name Age - all Methodist
Henry F Richardson 29 - M, 29, M [head]. Ont England Ireland, cheese dealer
Julia E Richardson 25 - F, 25, M, wife, Ont Ont Ont,
Laurence R Richardson 8/12 - M, 8/12, son, Ont Ont Ont
Minnie D Richardson 18 - F, 18, Lodger, Ont, England, Ont
Malinda J Richardson 47 - F, 47, Lodger, Ont Ont Ont
Year: 1891; Census Place: Strathroy, Middlesex West, Ontario; Roll: T-6354; Family No: 17
[NOTE: We’re assuming Malinda and Minnie are the same person as in each case she was living with mother Malinda/Jane, and with Henry (her half brother) who married Julia ...]
This is the right person (note parents names)...
- 1898 Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934
Name: Melinda D Richardson
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birth Place: Strathroy, Ontario
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1898
Marriage Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada - Strathroy Div.
Father: L R
Mother: Richardson Melinda
Spouse: George W Kinder
Page 187, Strathroy, Middlesex Ontario
Kinder Geo W, 29, res Strathroy, born Strathroy, B, Ticket Clerk GTR?, Parents: Edward & Mary
Richardson Melinda D, 25, res Strathroy, born Strathroy, S, - Parents L R Richardson & Melinda
Witnesses: Herb W Harrison, Kincardine; Mable K Sutherland, Mt Brydges.
Married Aprl 13 1898 Strathroy, both Meth, Rev Jasper Wilson, #009907
- 1901 Canada census, living in Strathroy, Middlesex West 90, Ontario - Apr 8
Name Age - all English, Canadian Ch of Eng
Mary A Kinder 68 - F, W, head, W, 1 Mar 1833, 68, England immig 1856, -
Thomas W Kinder 28 - M, W, son, S, 14 Mar 1873, 28, O u, ?Pretoft? lilr?, worked 12 mo $400
George W Kinder 31 - M, W, son, M, 28 Jan 1870, 31, O u, Telg Operat, worked 12 mo, $420
Millinda D Kinder 28 - F, W, Dau-Law, M, 6 Mar 1873, 28, O r
Millinda G Kinder 1 - F, W, gr dau, S, 24 Dec 1899, 1, O u
Benjamin A Kinder 25 - M, W, son, S, 8 July 1876, 25, O u, student 6mo
Year: 1901; Census Place: Strathroy (Town/ville), Middlesex (west/ouest), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 78
- 1911 Canada census, living in E Caradoc 35, Ward 3, Middlesex West 97, Ontario - June 26
Name Age - All English, Canadian Anglican
George W Kinder 42 - M, head, M, Jun [or Jan?]1869, 42, O, operator employed G T R 52wk, ?4hr/wk, $600, $1500LI, $2000AI, $86 cost
Malinda D Kinder 37 - F, wife, M, April 1874, 37, O,
Gunne [Minnie] G Kinder 10 - F, dau, S, Dec 1900, 10, O, 9 mo school
Mary W Kinder 6 - F, dau, S, Oct 1904, 6, O, 9 mo school
Mary A Kinder 78 - F, mother, W, March 1833, 78, England immig 18?3,
Year: 1911; Census Place: 35 - Ward 3, Middlesex West, Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 133
RESEARCH NOTES
- The GOODWINE-HULL tree on ancestry by Curtis Goodwine [connected through the Borley line who married a Hull]
He lists Melinda Demaris Richardson [no sources listed], 6 Mar 1873 Adelaide Middlesex ON, died 2 Feb 1963 Strathroy MIddlesex ON. Married George Walter Kinder 13 Apr 1898 Strathroy. Had 2 daughters:
> Melinda Grace Kinder 1899-1993 - married twice: Bruce David Marwick 1893-1984; William Betts Shipley 1877-1954
> Mary Winnifred Kinder 1901-1987 - married Arthur W Holt 1902-1967
Melinda D is buried in the Strathroy Cemetery
Her husband: George Walter Kinder s/o Edward Kinder and Mary Broomfield 1833-1915.
Her mother Melinda Jane Borley’s sister Elizabeth Borley 1827-1864 married John James Radcliff 1827-1919, and their daughter Harriet Jane Radcliffe 1851-1875 married Samuel N Zavitz 1841-1899
Says Melinda D had a brother Proctor b 1880 and an unnamed sister.
- 1873 Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913
Name: Malinda Jane Richardson
Date of Birth: 6 Mar 1873
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Father's name: Lewis Richardson
Mother's name: Malinda Jane Borley
Page 372. Births. No 039764. Mar 6 1873, Malinda Jane, F, father Lewis Richardson cheese factor, mother Malinda Jane Borley. Informant L Richardson Sterwood? [perhaps Kerwood which is just west of Strathroy]. Reg Mar 27 1873, Dr Hoare, Adelaide Div Middlesex
- 1881 Canada census , Census Place Strathroy, Middlesex East, Ontario, Family History Library Film 1375905, NA Film Number C-13269, District 168, Sub-district F, Division 3, Page Number 52, Household Number 264
Household:
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Louis N. [R?] RICHARDSON M Male English 55 England Cheese Manuf. Church of England [10 years too old]
Jane RICHARDSON M Female English 38 O <Ontario> Church of England
Emma RICHARDSON Female English 22 O <Ontario> Church of England
Proctor RICHARDSON Male English <1 Born: Sep; 1/12 O <Ontario> Church of England
Henry RICHARDSON Male English 19 O <Ontario> Church of England
Cathrine RICHARDSON Female English 17 O <Ontario> Church of England
Edward RICHARDSON Male English 13 O <Ontario> Church of England
Lynda RICHARDSON Female English 8 O <Ontario> Church of England
Bella MCLELLAN Female Scottish 22 O <Ontario> Servant C. Presbyterian
[NOTE: This census image is so faint, I don’t know how they saw enough to index it. Her name and age may therefore be off...]
- 1891 Canada census, living in Strathroy, Middlesex West 93, Ontario
Name Age - all Methodist
Henry F Richardson 29 - M, 29, M [head]. Ont England Ireland, cheese dealer
Julia E Richardson 25 - F, 25, M, wife, Ont Ont Ont,
Laurence R Richardson 8/12 - M, 8/12, son, Ont Ont Ont
Minnie D Richardson 18 - F, 18, Lodger, Ont, England, Ont
Malinda J Richardson 47 - F, 47, Lodger, Ont Ont Ont
Year: 1891; Census Place: Strathroy, Middlesex West, Ontario; Roll: T-6354; Family No: 17
[NOTE: We’re assuming Malinda and Minnie are the same person as in each case she was living with mother Malinda/Jane, and with Henry (her half brother) who married Julia ...]
This is the right person (note parents names)...
- 1898 Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934
Name: Melinda D Richardson
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birth Place: Strathroy, Ontario
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1898
Marriage Place: Middlesex, Ontario, Canada - Strathroy Div.
Father: L R
Mother: Richardson Melinda
Spouse: George W Kinder
Page 187, Strathroy, Middlesex Ontario
Kinder Geo W, 29, res Strathroy, born Strathroy, B, Ticket Clerk GTR?, Parents: Edward & Mary
Richardson Melinda D, 25, res Strathroy, born Strathroy, S, - Parents L R Richardson & Melinda
Witnesses: Herb W Harrison, Kincardine; Mable K Sutherland, Mt Brydges.
Married Aprl 13 1898 Strathroy, both Meth, Rev Jasper Wilson, #009907
- 1901 Canada census, living in Strathroy, Middlesex West 90, Ontario - Apr 8
Name Age - all English, Canadian Ch of Eng
Mary A Kinder 68 - F, W, head, W, 1 Mar 1833, 68, England immig 1856, -
Thomas W Kinder 28 - M, W, son, S, 14 Mar 1873, 28, O u, ?Pretoft? lilr?, worked 12 mo $400
George W Kinder 31 - M, W, son, M, 28 Jan 1870, 31, O u, Telg Operat, worked 12 mo, $420
Millinda D Kinder 28 - F, W, Dau-Law, M, 6 Mar 1873, 28, O r
Millinda G Kinder 1 - F, W, gr dau, S, 24 Dec 1899, 1, O u
Benjamin A Kinder 25 - M, W, son, S, 8 July 1876, 25, O u, student 6mo
Year: 1901; Census Place: Strathroy (Town/ville), Middlesex (west/ouest), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 78
- 1911 Canada census, living in E Caradoc 35, Ward 3, Middlesex West 97, Ontario - June 26
Name Age - All English, Canadian Anglican
George W Kinder 42 - M, head, M, Jun [or Jan?]1869, 42, O, operator employed G T R 52wk, ?4hr/wk, $600, $1500LI, $2000AI, $86 cost
Malinda D Kinder 37 - F, wife, M, April 1874, 37, O,
Gunne [Minnie] G Kinder 10 - F, dau, S, Dec 1900, 10, O, 9 mo school
Mary W Kinder 6 - F, dau, S, Oct 1904, 6, O, 9 mo school
Mary A Kinder 78 - F, mother, W, March 1833, 78, England immig 18?3,
Year: 1911; Census Place: 35 - Ward 3, Middlesex West, Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 133
RESEARCH NOTES
- The GOODWINE-HULL tree on ancestry by Curtis Goodwine [connected through the Borley line who married a Hull]
He lists Melinda Demaris Richardson [no sources listed], 6 Mar 1873 Adelaide Middlesex ON, died 2 Feb 1963 Strathroy MIddlesex ON. Married George Walter Kinder 13 Apr 1898 Strathroy. Had 2 daughters:
> Melinda Grace Kinder 1899-1993 - married twice: Bruce David Marwick 1893-1984; William Betts Shipley 1877-1954
> Mary Winnifred Kinder 1901-1987 - married Arthur W Holt 1902-1967
Melinda D is buried in the Strathroy Cemetery
Her husband: George Walter Kinder s/o Edward Kinder and Mary Broomfield 1833-1915.
Her mother Melinda Jane Borley’s sister Elizabeth Borley 1827-1864 married John James Radcliff 1827-1919, and their daughter Harriet Jane Radcliffe 1851-1875 married Samuel N Zavitz 1841-1899
Says Melinda D had a brother Proctor b 1880 and an unnamed sister.
On 13 Apr 1898 when Malinda Damaris/Jane “Minnie” was 25, she married George W KINDER in Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Born on 28 Jan 1870 in Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
- 1901 Canada census, living in Strathroy, Middlesex West 90, Ontario - Apr 8
Name Age - all English, Canadian Ch of Eng
Mary A Kinder 68 - F, W, head, W, 1 Mar 1833, 68, England immig 1856, -
Thomas W Kinder 28 - M, W, son, S, 14 Mar 1873, 28, O u, ?Pretoft? lilr?, worked 12 mo $400
George W Kinder 31 - M, W, son, M, 28 Jan 1870, 31, O u, Telg Operat, worked 12 mo, $420
Millinda D Kinder 28 - F, W, Dau-Law, M, 6 Mar 1873, 28, O r
Millinda G Kinder 1 - F, W, gr dau, S, 24 Dec 1899, 1, O u
Benjamin A Kinder 25 - M, W, son, S, 8 July 1876, 25, O u, student 6mo
Year: 1901; Census Place: Strathroy (Town/ville), Middlesex (west/ouest), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 78
- 1911 Canada census, living in E Caradoc 35, Ward 3, Middlesex West 97, Ontario - June 26
Name Age - All English, Canadian Anglican
George W Kinder 42 - M, head, M, Jun [or Jan?]1869, 42, O, operator employed G T R 52wk, ?4hr/wk, $600, $1500LI, $2000AI, $86 cost
Malinda D Kinder 37 - F, wife, M, April 1874, 37, O,
Gunne [Minnie] G Kinder 10 - F, dau, S, Dec 1900, 10, O, 9 mo school
Mary W Kinder 6 - F, dau, S, Oct 1904, 6, O, 9 mo school
Mary A Kinder 78 - F, mother, W, March 1833, 78, England immig 18?3,
Year: 1911; Census Place: 35 - Ward 3, Middlesex West, Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 133
RESEARCH NOTES
- So was he born in Jan or Jun? 1869 or 1870?
- His middle initial is W. Another tree says Walter, bot substantiated
- 1901 Canada census, living in Strathroy, Middlesex West 90, Ontario - Apr 8
Name Age - all English, Canadian Ch of Eng
Mary A Kinder 68 - F, W, head, W, 1 Mar 1833, 68, England immig 1856, -
Thomas W Kinder 28 - M, W, son, S, 14 Mar 1873, 28, O u, ?Pretoft? lilr?, worked 12 mo $400
George W Kinder 31 - M, W, son, M, 28 Jan 1870, 31, O u, Telg Operat, worked 12 mo, $420
Millinda D Kinder 28 - F, W, Dau-Law, M, 6 Mar 1873, 28, O r
Millinda G Kinder 1 - F, W, gr dau, S, 24 Dec 1899, 1, O u
Benjamin A Kinder 25 - M, W, son, S, 8 July 1876, 25, O u, student 6mo
Year: 1901; Census Place: Strathroy (Town/ville), Middlesex (west/ouest), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 78
- 1911 Canada census, living in E Caradoc 35, Ward 3, Middlesex West 97, Ontario - June 26
Name Age - All English, Canadian Anglican
George W Kinder 42 - M, head, M, Jun [or Jan?]1869, 42, O, operator employed G T R 52wk, ?4hr/wk, $600, $1500LI, $2000AI, $86 cost
Malinda D Kinder 37 - F, wife, M, April 1874, 37, O,
Gunne [Minnie] G Kinder 10 - F, dau, S, Dec 1900, 10, O, 9 mo school
Mary W Kinder 6 - F, dau, S, Oct 1904, 6, O, 9 mo school
Mary A Kinder 78 - F, mother, W, March 1833, 78, England immig 18?3,
Year: 1911; Census Place: 35 - Ward 3, Middlesex West, Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 133
RESEARCH NOTES
- So was he born in Jan or Jun? 1869 or 1870?
- His middle initial is W. Another tree says Walter, bot substantiated
186. Percival Charles RICHARDSON (Lewis Richard6, Henry Proctor5, Henry4, Henry3, Henry2, Richard1). Born ca 1875 in of London, Ontario, Canada. Percival Charles died in 57 Muston St, Mosman, NSW, Australia, on 26 Jan 1948; he was 73.
- 1894 Percy R Richardson, 19 yrs, appears on a passenger list dated July 1894 arrival in Melbourne via "Orizoba".
http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=23
Unassisted Inward Passengers to Victoria 1852-1923 [Richardson passengers in 1894]
Family Name Given Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page
RICHARDSON —- CHILD WITH 5 NOV 1894 ORIZABA B 589 013
RICHARDSON —- MR 33 NOV 1894 ORIZABA B 589 013
RICHARDSON —- MRS 31 NOV 1894 ORIZABA B 589 013
RICHARDSON PERCY R 19 JUL 1894 ORIZABA B 586 006
[NOTE: Percy arrive in July, the others in Nov, so were on different sailings]
- 1902 marriage notice - Australia news clipping. published Argus (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), Wednesday 4 Jun 1902, page 1:
"RICHARDSON - M'LEOD -On the 16th April (1902) , at St John's Church, Highton, by the Rev. Geo. Sproule (?), Percival Charles, youngest son of Lewis Richard Richardson, London, Canada, to Elizabeth Irene, daughter of the late Hugh Lawrence M'Leod."
- 1905 police duties - Australia news cliipping - published Wagga Wagga Express, NSW, Tuesday 24 Oct 1905, page 2:
“A Youth Steals a Dog. Leonard Smith aged 18 years, pleaded guilty to stealing a dog from James Dennis, the licensee of the LOwer Tarcutta Hotel. Constable Percival C Richardson proved the offence and said that accused had stolen the dog off the chain. He arrested the prisoner whilst going along the road carrying a swag. The POlice Magistrate warned the accused against a repetition of the offence and ordered that he should be impresioned for two weeks in Wagga goal.”
- 1906 police duties - Australia New clipping from Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Mrrembidgee District Advertiser, NSW, Freiday 25 May 1906, pg 2 - “Spints and Splices
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127404997
“...On Friday a man was found dead hanging on a tree at Tarcutta. In the afternoon, Inspector Jones (Wagga) received a telegram from Constable Percival Charles Richardson, who is in charge of the Tarcutta police station, stating that the body of a man unknown had been found hanging on a tree. The body was that of a traveller who had been noticed about the district several days previously. ...”
Also said to be in Tumut, Tumut Council, New South Wales, Australia
Description: Percival Charles Richardson, mounted police constable, Tumut.
- 1919 marriage announcement, published Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, NSW, Friday 7 November 1919, page 48: “MARRIAGE. GRIFFITH - RICHARDSON - On 22nd October, 1919, at St. Paul’s Church of England, Canterbury, by Rev J Heylijer Dewhurst, Percivol Charles Richardson, of Yoorooga, Tumut, NSW, to Lillian Helen, daughter of late Thos. H and Bessie H Griffith, Albury.”
- 1920 news clipping, Califat, Tumut Council, NSW Australia. Califat homestead for sale by Percival who is leaving the district. Advertisement also added.
Published Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers’ Adviser, Tuesday 20 Jan 1920, pg 2
“An important sale of household furniture and farm working plant is to be conducted by Messrs S F WIlkinson & Co, auctioneers, Tumut, at the homestead of Mr P C Richardson, Calafat, at 1.30 pm on Wednesday, January 28. For further particulars see advertisement.”
- 1920 news clipping, Percy sells up Calafat (Advertisement)
Published Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers’ Adviser, NSW, Tuesday 20 Jan 1920, page 3
“Auction Sale. Furniture and Working Plant. S F Wilkinson & Co, Tumut. Have received instructions from P C RICHARDSON ESQ, Calafat (who is leaving the district) to sell, by public auction on Wednesday, january 28, ‘20, at Calafat Homestead, at 1.30 pm, the whole of his household Furniture and Effects and Working Plant, Comprising:-
Dining Room Oak Suite
Marble top Washstands, Double Bed and Bedding, Sing Beds
Large Leather Easy Chairs and Couch
Kitchen Utensils and Sundries
Rubber-tyred sulky and harness
New rake, dray and fire fighter.
The Auctioneers wish to dra special attention to this sale, as Mr Richardson’s Furniture is all practically new and in perfect order, and will be SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.
S F Wilkinson & Co., Auctioneers, Tumut”
- 1922 news clipping, Holbrook, Creater Hume Shire Council, NSW AU. Percy meets the Bishop of Goulburn, and plays golf. It is definitely our Percy playing gold, and probably our Percy lending the Bishop his car.
Published Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, Freday 30 Jun 1922, pg 47.
“Holbrook. ...Dr Radford, Bishop of Goulburn, arrived in Holbrook on Sasturday, being met at the station by the rector, also Mr Richardson (who kindly offered to place his car at the bishop’s service during his visit). The bishop preached at 11 am on Sunday, at which service Holy Communion was celebrated, also in the evening at 7.30 a Confirmation service was held at which a numbr of candidates were confirmed. The bishop also journeyed to Woomargama in the afternoon to preach and didicate the new altar and font at that church. ON Monday evening a welcome conversazione [sic] wa held in the large hall of the School of Arts. ... A very enjoyable afternoon was spent on the local golf links on Wednesday afternoon last, when a men’s foursome was played. Several new members participated. The game resulted in three pairs finishing equal, and the leading pairs decided to play off for the prize at first convenient date ... Following were the scores: ... I D Jones. P C Richardson. 10-59-49 ...”
- 1922 Canada-US Border Crossing Manifest Card
Class B, Port of Niagara Falls. Date NY 11/23-22. SN 647-6-16
Richardson Percival C, accompanie by Lillian H 47
Born London Canada, age 47, M, mar, Grazer, read & write, English, Canada. Last permandent address Sydney Australia. no contacts listed., Never been in US before. Ticket paid for by self. $500 shown, no arrests or deportment. Destination: Canada. Transit. Head tax status: LB 17458
5’9”, fair complexion, gray hair, blue enys, no marks.
Seaport Victoria, landed Oct 14/22 aboard “Makura”.
Present Disposition, PI = Primary; arrived by LB
Transiit Ticket 1523 A-67871; Leaves US a N. Falls
ALSO
- 1922 Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924
Name: Percival Charles Richardson
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Birth Place: Canada
Age: 47
Date of Arrival: 14 Oct 1922
Port of Arrival: Victoria, British Columbia
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Ship Name: Makura
Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248
From image of Declaration Passenger to Canada form: S S Makura, 1st class, Date of sailing: 21/9/22
Richardson, Percival Charles, 47, male, married, accompanied by wife Lillian Helen Richardson. Independent. Tourist.
Born Canada, English, Australia citizen, C of E. Pupose of trip: pleasure. No intent to rermain permanently. Previously lived London, Canada. Port of departure and date [blank]. Left Canada: accompanying parents.
Money in possession £750. Paid for own ticket. Reads English. Never refused entry or deported from Canada.
Destination: M Beeching, Victoria BC. Ret to Sydney.
Nearest relative in AU: Charles Griffith, brother-in-law, Dalgety Co Albruy
No medical reason to be denied entry.
Signed P C Richardson
ALSO
- 1922 U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
Name: Percival C Richardson
Birth Date: abt 1875
Birth Country: Canada
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Arrival Date: Nov 1922
Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Residence Country: Australia
Record Type: Manifests
Line Number: 7 [lines 16 & 17] - Percival C & Lillian H Richardson, both 47, Canadian-Australin Line [header says Canadian Pacific OS Line], last perm residence: Sydney Australia. Leaves US at N Falls. Descriptions on page 2. Lillian is Irish, born Inglewood Australia.
- 1925 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Passenger list for RMS "Aorangi".
As published in the Sydney Morning Herald, NSW, Thursday 12 March 1925, pg 12, cols 6 & 7
“RMS AORANGI’S PASSENGERS. For Vancouver, via ports, the Canadian-Australasian Royal mail ??? motor ship Aorangi sails from No 6 wharf, Darling Harbour, at noon today. The following is a list of passengers:… [column 7 of 8] … Mr and Mrs P. C. Richardson …”
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16198179
- 1926 Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965 - Vancouver to Seattle
Name: Percival Richardson
Gender: Male
Nationality: English
Arrival Age: 49
Birth Date: 1877
Birth Place: London, Ont, Canada
Last Residence: Canada
Departure Place: Vancouver, British Columbia - departed April 7, 1926
Arrival Date: Apr 1926
Arrival Place: Seattle, Washington
Other Possible Places: London, England
Ship Name: S S London Merchant
Line Number: 1
National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1383; Roll Number: 115
From 2 images
1. Percival Richardson, 49yr 8mo, male, married read & write England, British English, born London Ont Canada, last perm res Victoria Canada, nearest relative: O? McBeth, Burbank Calif; in US in transit, final destination: London England, previously in Pasadena Calif for 6 mo. now going to join: c/o Bank of Australasia, Threadneedle St, London England ...
2. Lillian Helen Richardson, 49yr 6mo, F, M, read & write England, British English, born Victoria Canada [sic], last perm res Victoria Canada, nearest relative: J W Walker Pallal Hall Yorkshire ...
- 1931 Califat, Tumut Council, NSW Australia. Percival is removed from JP resgister. Reason not entirely clear but he might have moved to Sydney.
News clippig published in the Cootamundra Herald on Wednesday 10 Jun 1931, page 2
“J.P. List Revision. The following are among those announced to be deleted because they did not reply to a circular. Fancy listing dead men! A refence to the local CPS offices could furnish the department with explanations before finalising. Tow on the list below are now chimists at Manly:-
... P. C. Richardson, Yorga, Califat.
W. Richardson, Hillas Creek ...
- 1937 California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959
Name: Percival Charles Richardson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1876
Birth Place: London,Ontario, Canada
Age: 61
Arrival Date: 22 Mar 1937
Port of Arrival: San Pedro, California
Ship Name: Monterey
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Last Residence: Australia
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Pedro/Wilmington/Los Angeles, California; NAI Number: 4486355; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
ALSO
From 2 images of “List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival”
SS Monterey Voy 30 North, sailing from Sydney Australia, March 5, 1937, Arriving at Port of San Pedro, Calif / Los Angeles Calif, on March 22, 1937:
5 Richardson Percival Charles 61 M M Retired Grazier, read & write English, Australia Citizen, English, born Canada London Ontario, Visa NQIV #42 Sec 4(c), issued Sydney Feb 15 1937, last perm address Sydney AU ...Page 2: AU relative: brother in law - Ch Griffith Albury NSW Aust, final dist: Santa Monica Cal, self paid, carrying at least $50, prev in US 1923 Pasadena dep Mar 192 c/o Miss Jsephine MacBeith, 3343 18th St Santa Monica ...
6 Richardson Lilian Helen 52 F M Home Duties, read & write English, Australia Citizen, English, born Boort Victoria Australia, visa NQIV #43 Sec 4(c) issued Sydney Feb 15 1937, last perm address Sydney AU ... Page 2: [same as husband]
A tree on ancestry had this obit for Percival (with clipping) plus his 2nd marriage info (no source):
- 1948 obit, published in the Sydney Morning Herald NSW AU, 31 Jan 1948:
“Richardson, Percival Charles - [died[ January 26 1948 at his residence, Delaware, 37 [57?] Muston Street, Mosman (late Tumut and Albury), dearly beloved husband of Lilian Helen Richardson, in his 73rd year.”
[NOTE: if he was age 72 in Jan 1948, the odds are he was born in 1875 unless earlier in Jan 1876]
[This was posted on ancestry.com by ChrisRose10 in the Jennings/Nixon Family Tree.]
- 1919 marriage: Also included in this tree was his marriage to Lilian Helen Griffith (1875-1966) on 22 Oct 1919 at St Pauls Church, Canterbury, Victoria AU, Officiating Minister Rev Heyliger Dewhurst. But no sources are cited; no image. The connection in this tree is to the Griffith side; Helen’s parents: Thomas H Griffith 1842-1913 and Elizabeth H Dewhurst 1843-1911).]
From other researchers:
- [Looking at the 1902 marriage news clipping] the name is unmistakable, second, the Canadian connection, then, St John's Highton is very close to the Louis Edward cluster of homes in Geelong, and a couple of Louis' children were also married there. I would be very surprised if Percival was not visiting relations in Geelong when he met the lovely Miss M'Leod. There is a clan of M'Leods in the area and her parents are buried at Highton.
- From https://www.geni.com/people/Percival-Richardson/6000000050473950299?through=6000000050441264829
Percival Charles Richardson
Gender: Male
Birth: estimated between 1848 and 1904
London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Son of Lewis Richard Richardson and Melinda Jane Richardson
Husband of Elizabeth Irene Richardson and Lillian Helen Richardson
Brother of Melinda D Richardson
Half brother of Annie Sutherland; Emily Richardson; Henry Thompson Richardson; Mary Catherine Richardson and Louis Edward Richardson
Can't find Percival's birth date. Lewis Richard married Melinda between 1871 (death of 1st wife) and 1873 (birth of daughter). Melinda was abt. 30 yrs at marriage so plenty of time for more children. Percival marries in 1902 so I would expect him to be no less than 20 yrs in 1902 so he could have been born as late as 1882 - maybe. Melinda would have been abt. 40 yrs by then, not a great time for childbearing, and Lewis much older. My guess is Lewis and Melinda married 1872, had Melinda Jnr 1873 and Percival in the next 2 or 3 yrs, which makes him born 1874 - 1876.
When Percival Charles marries Elizabeth, Highton in Geelong, just up the road from Louis Edward Richardson [half brother] and his clan, in 1902, both his parents have died in Ontario. Perhaps Percival decided to spend his inheritance visiting his Geelong cousins. There also seems to have been a breakdown between Lewis Richard's first family and his second with Melinda. My impression is that the Canadian branch of the family also seems to travel more than the Australians. Australia has been a prohibitive distance from everywhere except New Zealand, and overseas travel was fairly unusual for ordinary people until WW1 sent thousands to the UK where they could meet long lost relatives.
Percival's father dies 1899 and his mother 1901.
Probably staying with Louis Edward or one of the clan in Geelong, Percival meets and marries Elizabeth Irene M'Leod of Highton, at Highton 1902. Percival is next working as a mounted police constable at Tumut NSW - the very same job his cousin Louis Edward has in rural Victoria. Has Louis Edward provided a role model? In March 1905 he is transferred from Wagga Wagga to Tarcutta. See docs for some articles. Elizabeth dies and is buried 1914 at Box Hill Cemetery, so she, at least, has been living in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. There is a possible infant born 1913 in Geelong area, who likely also died. See docs. Elizabeth might have moved from the rough country around Tumut for the end of her pregnancy. One can only try to guess. Did she go to her parents for her confinement?
Percival marries Lillian Griffiths in 1919 at Canterbury (Sydney). Percival lives at Yoorooga, Tumut, and Lillian in Albury. Her family are from Albury and her father is MLA for that electorate. They are living in the areas around Tumut, or Wagga Wagga, I think, and Percival becomes 'a grazier'. See docs.
1920: Percival sells "Yoorooga" his Tumut station, and possibly another, "Califat" in the same area. It is unclear to me whether they are the same property, ie Yoorooga is located at Califat, or they are two properties being sold at the same time. There are several articles referencing "Yoorooga" being bought and sold, with owners other than Percival, and possibly with Percival selling more than once. All I can imagine is that "Yoorooga" was a much larger station sold in parcels, of which Percival owns one of 583 acres. This would help to explain how he went from being a mounted police constable to hob nobbing with landed gentry in a relatively short time. 583 acres is tiny compared with the thousands of acres that made up a real cattle or sheep station. Perhaps Percival began with buying a small slice of "Yoorooga" when it was gazetted for closer settlement, then went on to bigger things. His marriage to Lilian in 1919 suggests he was already on his way to bigger things.
It is also difficult to be clear about exactly to locate "Yoorooga" - at Mount Horeb? At Califat? At Tumut? It seems probable that all the local names are in the Tumut District.
I am adding a lyrical description of "Yoorooga" from 1910.
Percival is quite a wealthy man by 1920 and takes Lillian to London, Ontario, Canada in 1922 to visit his roots. Unclear if any family left there, and he reports none on his border declaration when they cross into USA.
The border crossing declaration at Niagara Falls US customs says that Percival and Lillian arrived in "Makura" to Victoria in British Columbia, visited London Ontario, and Percival is 47 yrs old. Claudia has sent me a number of passenger declarations for Percival and Lilian visiting Canada and US in 1922, and 1936/7/8 See docs. Eventually all will become clear - I hope.
1934: Percival buys a substantial sheep/cattle station near Tumut, and sells it in 1936 before setting off again to Canada and the US.
They celebrate their silver wedding anniversary in Albury 1944. See docs
1948: Percival dies at Mosman, NSW
ALSO: Percy has become a little complicated hasn't he? I have done a trawl and clarified a few things which I will post one day soon.
He is not short of a quid because he married money. His father-in-law is a wealthy grazier and Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) ie state parliament. His Brother-in-law is a senior manager or director of Dalgety Co, major stock and station agents engaged in the buying and selling of large cattle and sheep stations as well as the national wool clip, who gets a huge obit when he dies at his Toorak mansion in Melbourne. Toorak at that time was home to the creme de la creme of the squattocracy and rural station owners who keep city mansions as well as large station homesteads. Percy has fallen on his feet. Unclear whether he owned "Yoorooga" before his marriage, but it seems unlikely. Possibly a manager? However, he was buying and selling thousands of acres of lush grazing in one of the most desirable locations in a very dry continent. He was a JP, and undertook various other gentlemanly pursuits, including golf.
In Australia 'grazier' refers to a person who makes a living from 'grazing' beef cattle for market, and/or sheep for wool and meat. Usually they own or lease thousands of acres because Australia, even in the greenest areas, is subject to long droughts, and stocking rates are quite low. This is a mass farming and mass marketing operation for international sale, as distinct from farming which is more hands-on, smaller scale and local. Percy probably benefited from Dalgety's inside knowledge and ability to get him a good deal. From the end of WW1 he is a very wealthy man.
- 1913 [Looking at an Australian news clipping from the Gellong Advertiser (Victoria AU), published 4 Mar 1913, page 1]
“BIRTHS. RICHARDSON - On the 5th February, at Gorio street, Geelong; to Mr an Mrs Percival L Richardson - a daughter (Iris Pauline.)”
[Possible birth of daughter. Caption: February 5, 1913 - Corio, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia
I am not sure this is our Percy.
C and L are often misread by busy editors and copywriters.
Did Elizabeth Irene go to her family, or to the Richardsons for her confinement rather than stay in Wagga Wagga? Possible. She dies in 1914 and is buried at Box Hill Cemetery.
Not enough to be confident this is Percival and Elizabeth.]
- 1894 Percy R Richardson, 19 yrs, appears on a passenger list dated July 1894 arrival in Melbourne via "Orizoba".
http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=23
Unassisted Inward Passengers to Victoria 1852-1923 [Richardson passengers in 1894]
Family Name Given Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page
RICHARDSON —- CHILD WITH 5 NOV 1894 ORIZABA B 589 013
RICHARDSON —- MR 33 NOV 1894 ORIZABA B 589 013
RICHARDSON —- MRS 31 NOV 1894 ORIZABA B 589 013
RICHARDSON PERCY R 19 JUL 1894 ORIZABA B 586 006
[NOTE: Percy arrive in July, the others in Nov, so were on different sailings]
- 1902 marriage notice - Australia news clipping. published Argus (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), Wednesday 4 Jun 1902, page 1:
"RICHARDSON - M'LEOD -On the 16th April (1902) , at St John's Church, Highton, by the Rev. Geo. Sproule (?), Percival Charles, youngest son of Lewis Richard Richardson, London, Canada, to Elizabeth Irene, daughter of the late Hugh Lawrence M'Leod."
- 1905 police duties - Australia news cliipping - published Wagga Wagga Express, NSW, Tuesday 24 Oct 1905, page 2:
“A Youth Steals a Dog. Leonard Smith aged 18 years, pleaded guilty to stealing a dog from James Dennis, the licensee of the LOwer Tarcutta Hotel. Constable Percival C Richardson proved the offence and said that accused had stolen the dog off the chain. He arrested the prisoner whilst going along the road carrying a swag. The POlice Magistrate warned the accused against a repetition of the offence and ordered that he should be impresioned for two weeks in Wagga goal.”
- 1906 police duties - Australia New clipping from Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Mrrembidgee District Advertiser, NSW, Freiday 25 May 1906, pg 2 - “Spints and Splices
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127404997
“...On Friday a man was found dead hanging on a tree at Tarcutta. In the afternoon, Inspector Jones (Wagga) received a telegram from Constable Percival Charles Richardson, who is in charge of the Tarcutta police station, stating that the body of a man unknown had been found hanging on a tree. The body was that of a traveller who had been noticed about the district several days previously. ...”
Also said to be in Tumut, Tumut Council, New South Wales, Australia
Description: Percival Charles Richardson, mounted police constable, Tumut.
- 1919 marriage announcement, published Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, NSW, Friday 7 November 1919, page 48: “MARRIAGE. GRIFFITH - RICHARDSON - On 22nd October, 1919, at St. Paul’s Church of England, Canterbury, by Rev J Heylijer Dewhurst, Percivol Charles Richardson, of Yoorooga, Tumut, NSW, to Lillian Helen, daughter of late Thos. H and Bessie H Griffith, Albury.”
- 1920 news clipping, Califat, Tumut Council, NSW Australia. Califat homestead for sale by Percival who is leaving the district. Advertisement also added.
Published Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers’ Adviser, Tuesday 20 Jan 1920, pg 2
“An important sale of household furniture and farm working plant is to be conducted by Messrs S F WIlkinson & Co, auctioneers, Tumut, at the homestead of Mr P C Richardson, Calafat, at 1.30 pm on Wednesday, January 28. For further particulars see advertisement.”
- 1920 news clipping, Percy sells up Calafat (Advertisement)
Published Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers’ Adviser, NSW, Tuesday 20 Jan 1920, page 3
“Auction Sale. Furniture and Working Plant. S F Wilkinson & Co, Tumut. Have received instructions from P C RICHARDSON ESQ, Calafat (who is leaving the district) to sell, by public auction on Wednesday, january 28, ‘20, at Calafat Homestead, at 1.30 pm, the whole of his household Furniture and Effects and Working Plant, Comprising:-
Dining Room Oak Suite
Marble top Washstands, Double Bed and Bedding, Sing Beds
Large Leather Easy Chairs and Couch
Kitchen Utensils and Sundries
Rubber-tyred sulky and harness
New rake, dray and fire fighter.
The Auctioneers wish to dra special attention to this sale, as Mr Richardson’s Furniture is all practically new and in perfect order, and will be SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.
S F Wilkinson & Co., Auctioneers, Tumut”
- 1922 news clipping, Holbrook, Creater Hume Shire Council, NSW AU. Percy meets the Bishop of Goulburn, and plays golf. It is definitely our Percy playing gold, and probably our Percy lending the Bishop his car.
Published Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, Freday 30 Jun 1922, pg 47.
“Holbrook. ...Dr Radford, Bishop of Goulburn, arrived in Holbrook on Sasturday, being met at the station by the rector, also Mr Richardson (who kindly offered to place his car at the bishop’s service during his visit). The bishop preached at 11 am on Sunday, at which service Holy Communion was celebrated, also in the evening at 7.30 a Confirmation service was held at which a numbr of candidates were confirmed. The bishop also journeyed to Woomargama in the afternoon to preach and didicate the new altar and font at that church. ON Monday evening a welcome conversazione [sic] wa held in the large hall of the School of Arts. ... A very enjoyable afternoon was spent on the local golf links on Wednesday afternoon last, when a men’s foursome was played. Several new members participated. The game resulted in three pairs finishing equal, and the leading pairs decided to play off for the prize at first convenient date ... Following were the scores: ... I D Jones. P C Richardson. 10-59-49 ...”
- 1922 Canada-US Border Crossing Manifest Card
Class B, Port of Niagara Falls. Date NY 11/23-22. SN 647-6-16
Richardson Percival C, accompanie by Lillian H 47
Born London Canada, age 47, M, mar, Grazer, read & write, English, Canada. Last permandent address Sydney Australia. no contacts listed., Never been in US before. Ticket paid for by self. $500 shown, no arrests or deportment. Destination: Canada. Transit. Head tax status: LB 17458
5’9”, fair complexion, gray hair, blue enys, no marks.
Seaport Victoria, landed Oct 14/22 aboard “Makura”.
Present Disposition, PI = Primary; arrived by LB
Transiit Ticket 1523 A-67871; Leaves US a N. Falls
ALSO
- 1922 Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924
Name: Percival Charles Richardson
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Birth Place: Canada
Age: 47
Date of Arrival: 14 Oct 1922
Port of Arrival: Victoria, British Columbia
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Ship Name: Makura
Library and Archives Canada; Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924; Rolls: T-14939 - T-15248
From image of Declaration Passenger to Canada form: S S Makura, 1st class, Date of sailing: 21/9/22
Richardson, Percival Charles, 47, male, married, accompanied by wife Lillian Helen Richardson. Independent. Tourist.
Born Canada, English, Australia citizen, C of E. Pupose of trip: pleasure. No intent to rermain permanently. Previously lived London, Canada. Port of departure and date [blank]. Left Canada: accompanying parents.
Money in possession £750. Paid for own ticket. Reads English. Never refused entry or deported from Canada.
Destination: M Beeching, Victoria BC. Ret to Sydney.
Nearest relative in AU: Charles Griffith, brother-in-law, Dalgety Co Albruy
No medical reason to be denied entry.
Signed P C Richardson
ALSO
- 1922 U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
Name: Percival C Richardson
Birth Date: abt 1875
Birth Country: Canada
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Arrival Date: Nov 1922
Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Residence Country: Australia
Record Type: Manifests
Line Number: 7 [lines 16 & 17] - Percival C & Lillian H Richardson, both 47, Canadian-Australin Line [header says Canadian Pacific OS Line], last perm residence: Sydney Australia. Leaves US at N Falls. Descriptions on page 2. Lillian is Irish, born Inglewood Australia.
- 1925 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Passenger list for RMS "Aorangi".
As published in the Sydney Morning Herald, NSW, Thursday 12 March 1925, pg 12, cols 6 & 7
“RMS AORANGI’S PASSENGERS. For Vancouver, via ports, the Canadian-Australasian Royal mail ??? motor ship Aorangi sails from No 6 wharf, Darling Harbour, at noon today. The following is a list of passengers:… [column 7 of 8] … Mr and Mrs P. C. Richardson …”
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16198179
- 1926 Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965 - Vancouver to Seattle
Name: Percival Richardson
Gender: Male
Nationality: English
Arrival Age: 49
Birth Date: 1877
Birth Place: London, Ont, Canada
Last Residence: Canada
Departure Place: Vancouver, British Columbia - departed April 7, 1926
Arrival Date: Apr 1926
Arrival Place: Seattle, Washington
Other Possible Places: London, England
Ship Name: S S London Merchant
Line Number: 1
National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 4449160; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1383; Roll Number: 115
From 2 images
1. Percival Richardson, 49yr 8mo, male, married read & write England, British English, born London Ont Canada, last perm res Victoria Canada, nearest relative: O? McBeth, Burbank Calif; in US in transit, final destination: London England, previously in Pasadena Calif for 6 mo. now going to join: c/o Bank of Australasia, Threadneedle St, London England ...
2. Lillian Helen Richardson, 49yr 6mo, F, M, read & write England, British English, born Victoria Canada [sic], last perm res Victoria Canada, nearest relative: J W Walker Pallal Hall Yorkshire ...
- 1931 Califat, Tumut Council, NSW Australia. Percival is removed from JP resgister. Reason not entirely clear but he might have moved to Sydney.
News clippig published in the Cootamundra Herald on Wednesday 10 Jun 1931, page 2
“J.P. List Revision. The following are among those announced to be deleted because they did not reply to a circular. Fancy listing dead men! A refence to the local CPS offices could furnish the department with explanations before finalising. Tow on the list below are now chimists at Manly:-
... P. C. Richardson, Yorga, Califat.
W. Richardson, Hillas Creek ...
- 1937 California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959
Name: Percival Charles Richardson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1876
Birth Place: London,Ontario, Canada
Age: 61
Arrival Date: 22 Mar 1937
Port of Arrival: San Pedro, California
Ship Name: Monterey
Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia
Last Residence: Australia
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Pedro/Wilmington/Los Angeles, California; NAI Number: 4486355; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
ALSO
From 2 images of “List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival”
SS Monterey Voy 30 North, sailing from Sydney Australia, March 5, 1937, Arriving at Port of San Pedro, Calif / Los Angeles Calif, on March 22, 1937:
5 Richardson Percival Charles 61 M M Retired Grazier, read & write English, Australia Citizen, English, born Canada London Ontario, Visa NQIV #42 Sec 4(c), issued Sydney Feb 15 1937, last perm address Sydney AU ...Page 2: AU relative: brother in law - Ch Griffith Albury NSW Aust, final dist: Santa Monica Cal, self paid, carrying at least $50, prev in US 1923 Pasadena dep Mar 192 c/o Miss Jsephine MacBeith, 3343 18th St Santa Monica ...
6 Richardson Lilian Helen 52 F M Home Duties, read & write English, Australia Citizen, English, born Boort Victoria Australia, visa NQIV #43 Sec 4(c) issued Sydney Feb 15 1937, last perm address Sydney AU ... Page 2: [same as husband]
A tree on ancestry had this obit for Percival (with clipping) plus his 2nd marriage info (no source):
- 1948 obit, published in the Sydney Morning Herald NSW AU, 31 Jan 1948:
“Richardson, Percival Charles - [died[ January 26 1948 at his residence, Delaware, 37 [57?] Muston Street, Mosman (late Tumut and Albury), dearly beloved husband of Lilian Helen Richardson, in his 73rd year.”
[NOTE: if he was age 72 in Jan 1948, the odds are he was born in 1875 unless earlier in Jan 1876]
[This was posted on ancestry.com by ChrisRose10 in the Jennings/Nixon Family Tree.]
- 1919 marriage: Also included in this tree was his marriage to Lilian Helen Griffith (1875-1966) on 22 Oct 1919 at St Pauls Church, Canterbury, Victoria AU, Officiating Minister Rev Heyliger Dewhurst. But no sources are cited; no image. The connection in this tree is to the Griffith side; Helen’s parents: Thomas H Griffith 1842-1913 and Elizabeth H Dewhurst 1843-1911).]
From other researchers:
- [Looking at the 1902 marriage news clipping] the name is unmistakable, second, the Canadian connection, then, St John's Highton is very close to the Louis Edward cluster of homes in Geelong, and a couple of Louis' children were also married there. I would be very surprised if Percival was not visiting relations in Geelong when he met the lovely Miss M'Leod. There is a clan of M'Leods in the area and her parents are buried at Highton.
- From https://www.geni.com/people/Percival-Richardson/6000000050473950299?through=6000000050441264829
Percival Charles Richardson
Gender: Male
Birth: estimated between 1848 and 1904
London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
Son of Lewis Richard Richardson and Melinda Jane Richardson
Husband of Elizabeth Irene Richardson and Lillian Helen Richardson
Brother of Melinda D Richardson
Half brother of Annie Sutherland; Emily Richardson; Henry Thompson Richardson; Mary Catherine Richardson and Louis Edward Richardson
Can't find Percival's birth date. Lewis Richard married Melinda between 1871 (death of 1st wife) and 1873 (birth of daughter). Melinda was abt. 30 yrs at marriage so plenty of time for more children. Percival marries in 1902 so I would expect him to be no less than 20 yrs in 1902 so he could have been born as late as 1882 - maybe. Melinda would have been abt. 40 yrs by then, not a great time for childbearing, and Lewis much older. My guess is Lewis and Melinda married 1872, had Melinda Jnr 1873 and Percival in the next 2 or 3 yrs, which makes him born 1874 - 1876.
When Percival Charles marries Elizabeth, Highton in Geelong, just up the road from Louis Edward Richardson [half brother] and his clan, in 1902, both his parents have died in Ontario. Perhaps Percival decided to spend his inheritance visiting his Geelong cousins. There also seems to have been a breakdown between Lewis Richard's first family and his second with Melinda. My impression is that the Canadian branch of the family also seems to travel more than the Australians. Australia has been a prohibitive distance from everywhere except New Zealand, and overseas travel was fairly unusual for ordinary people until WW1 sent thousands to the UK where they could meet long lost relatives.
Percival's father dies 1899 and his mother 1901.
Probably staying with Louis Edward or one of the clan in Geelong, Percival meets and marries Elizabeth Irene M'Leod of Highton, at Highton 1902. Percival is next working as a mounted police constable at Tumut NSW - the very same job his cousin Louis Edward has in rural Victoria. Has Louis Edward provided a role model? In March 1905 he is transferred from Wagga Wagga to Tarcutta. See docs for some articles. Elizabeth dies and is buried 1914 at Box Hill Cemetery, so she, at least, has been living in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. There is a possible infant born 1913 in Geelong area, who likely also died. See docs. Elizabeth might have moved from the rough country around Tumut for the end of her pregnancy. One can only try to guess. Did she go to her parents for her confinement?
Percival marries Lillian Griffiths in 1919 at Canterbury (Sydney). Percival lives at Yoorooga, Tumut, and Lillian in Albury. Her family are from Albury and her father is MLA for that electorate. They are living in the areas around Tumut, or Wagga Wagga, I think, and Percival becomes 'a grazier'. See docs.
1920: Percival sells "Yoorooga" his Tumut station, and possibly another, "Califat" in the same area. It is unclear to me whether they are the same property, ie Yoorooga is located at Califat, or they are two properties being sold at the same time. There are several articles referencing "Yoorooga" being bought and sold, with owners other than Percival, and possibly with Percival selling more than once. All I can imagine is that "Yoorooga" was a much larger station sold in parcels, of which Percival owns one of 583 acres. This would help to explain how he went from being a mounted police constable to hob nobbing with landed gentry in a relatively short time. 583 acres is tiny compared with the thousands of acres that made up a real cattle or sheep station. Perhaps Percival began with buying a small slice of "Yoorooga" when it was gazetted for closer settlement, then went on to bigger things. His marriage to Lilian in 1919 suggests he was already on his way to bigger things.
It is also difficult to be clear about exactly to locate "Yoorooga" - at Mount Horeb? At Califat? At Tumut? It seems probable that all the local names are in the Tumut District.
I am adding a lyrical description of "Yoorooga" from 1910.
Percival is quite a wealthy man by 1920 and takes Lillian to London, Ontario, Canada in 1922 to visit his roots. Unclear if any family left there, and he reports none on his border declaration when they cross into USA.
The border crossing declaration at Niagara Falls US customs says that Percival and Lillian arrived in "Makura" to Victoria in British Columbia, visited London Ontario, and Percival is 47 yrs old. Claudia has sent me a number of passenger declarations for Percival and Lilian visiting Canada and US in 1922, and 1936/7/8 See docs. Eventually all will become clear - I hope.
1934: Percival buys a substantial sheep/cattle station near Tumut, and sells it in 1936 before setting off again to Canada and the US.
They celebrate their silver wedding anniversary in Albury 1944. See docs
1948: Percival dies at Mosman, NSW
ALSO: Percy has become a little complicated hasn't he? I have done a trawl and clarified a few things which I will post one day soon.
He is not short of a quid because he married money. His father-in-law is a wealthy grazier and Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) ie state parliament. His Brother-in-law is a senior manager or director of Dalgety Co, major stock and station agents engaged in the buying and selling of large cattle and sheep stations as well as the national wool clip, who gets a huge obit when he dies at his Toorak mansion in Melbourne. Toorak at that time was home to the creme de la creme of the squattocracy and rural station owners who keep city mansions as well as large station homesteads. Percy has fallen on his feet. Unclear whether he owned "Yoorooga" before his marriage, but it seems unlikely. Possibly a manager? However, he was buying and selling thousands of acres of lush grazing in one of the most desirable locations in a very dry continent. He was a JP, and undertook various other gentlemanly pursuits, including golf.
In Australia 'grazier' refers to a person who makes a living from 'grazing' beef cattle for market, and/or sheep for wool and meat. Usually they own or lease thousands of acres because Australia, even in the greenest areas, is subject to long droughts, and stocking rates are quite low. This is a mass farming and mass marketing operation for international sale, as distinct from farming which is more hands-on, smaller scale and local. Percy probably benefited from Dalgety's inside knowledge and ability to get him a good deal. From the end of WW1 he is a very wealthy man.
- 1913 [Looking at an Australian news clipping from the Gellong Advertiser (Victoria AU), published 4 Mar 1913, page 1]
“BIRTHS. RICHARDSON - On the 5th February, at Gorio street, Geelong; to Mr an Mrs Percival L Richardson - a daughter (Iris Pauline.)”
[Possible birth of daughter. Caption: February 5, 1913 - Corio, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia
I am not sure this is our Percy.
C and L are often misread by busy editors and copywriters.
Did Elizabeth Irene go to her family, or to the Richardsons for her confinement rather than stay in Wagga Wagga? Possible. She dies in 1914 and is buried at Box Hill Cemetery.
Not enough to be confident this is Percival and Elizabeth.]
On 16 Apr 1902 when Percival Charles was 27, he first married Elizabeth Irene McLEOD in St Johns Church, Highton, Victoria, Australia.
On 22 Oct 1919 when Percival Charles was 44, he second married Lillian Helen GRIFFITH in St Pauls Church, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. Born in 1875 in Mysia, Inglewood, Victoria, Australia. Lillian Helen died in St Leonards, NSW, Australia, on 22 Oct 1966; she was 91.
- 1875 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Lilian Helen Griffith
Birth Date: Abt 1875
Birth Place: Inglewood, Victoria
Registration Year: 1875
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Thomas Hunter Griffith
Mother: Elizabeth Dewhurst
Registration Number: 9773
From other researchers:
- Daughter of Thomas Hunter Griffith 1842-1913 and Elizabeth Heyliger (Bessie) Dewhurst 1843-1911
- Sister of Tom Heyliger Griffith 1876-1878, Harold Dewhurst Griffith 1877-1906, Charles Hunter Griffith 1879-1940, Dr ClaudeHamilton Griffith 1882-1929.
- 1875 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Lilian Helen Griffith
Birth Date: Abt 1875
Birth Place: Inglewood, Victoria
Registration Year: 1875
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Thomas Hunter Griffith
Mother: Elizabeth Dewhurst
Registration Number: 9773
From other researchers:
- Daughter of Thomas Hunter Griffith 1842-1913 and Elizabeth Heyliger (Bessie) Dewhurst 1843-1911
- Sister of Tom Heyliger Griffith 1876-1878, Harold Dewhurst Griffith 1877-1906, Charles Hunter Griffith 1879-1940, Dr ClaudeHamilton Griffith 1882-1929.