Sarah (Merrick) Richardson (1836 - 1923)

Born 14 Jul 1836 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of James Richardson — married 14 Apr 1858 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1923 at age 87 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Sarah was born at North Richmond in 1836 the daughter of John Merrick and Eliza Francis, she died in 1923 and buried at St Peters cemetery North Richmond aged 87 years. Married to James RICHARDSON in 1858 at the Presbyterian Church Windsor.

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1. BAPTISM: MERRICK SARAH 386/1836 V1836386 157 JOHN ELIZA
2. DEATH: RICHARDSON SARAH 14829/1923 JOHN ELIZA RICHMOND
3. MARRIAGE: 2852/1858 RICHARDSON JAMES/MERRICK SARAH WINDSOR

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• 1] 1923 Sep 28 Windsor & Richmond Gazette: Mrs. SARAH RICHARDSON.
• There passed away on the 19th inst., at her late residence, North Richmond, Mrs. Sarah Richardson, wife of Mr. James Richardson, at the ripe age of 87 years. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late John Merrick, and was born at North Richmond, where she lived all her life. At the age of 21, in 1858 she married, in Windsor Mr James Richardson, who, though well over the allotted span of three score years and ten is a man of great vitality and activity. He is a respected elder of the Presbyterian Church. The issue of their marriage was a family of 11 children, viz., Sarah (Mrs. J. Sherwood, Barraba); Emily (Mrs. Walker, Croydon); John Thomas (Canterbury); James; Alice (Mrs. Hyslop, Croydon); Clara (Mrs. Watts, Sydney); Roland (Grafton); William Charles (Kiama); Frederick (Auburn); Gertrude (Mrs. Burgess Douglass, North Richmond); Jessie, at home. Two of the daughters have 11 children each, and the total number of grandchildren is 66, with 42 great grandchildren. The late Mrs. Richardson had been laid up for about nine years, and was totally blind for the same period. Before she became physically incapacitated she gave much help to any who were sick or in trouble, and for all her benevolent Christian work she was greatly beloved. The remains were interred in the Richmond Presbyterian cemetery, Rev. W. R. Milne conducting the beautiful burial service. Mr. Price was the undertaker.
• 2] 1923 Sep 21 Windsor Gazette: DEATH: The death took place on Wednesday of Mrs. Sarah Richardson, wife of Mr. James Richardson, of North Richmond, at the ripe age of 87 years.
• 3] 1923 Sep 20 Windsor Gazette: RICHARDSON: The relatives and Friends of JAMES RICHARDSON are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of his beloved WIFE, Sarah to leave her late residence North Richmond, THIS AFTERNOON, at 1.30 o'clock, for Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond.
• 4] 1923 Oct 12 W & R Gazette: THANKS. Mr. J. RICHARDSON and family, of North Richmond, desire to express heart-felt thanks to all kind friends who sent messages of sympathy and showed so much kindness to them in their recent sad bereavement, especially Miss Penton, Mrs. Wilmott, Mr. Turnbull, and Mr. Cyril Walshaw.