Florence Amelia
Richardson
formerly Cherry aka Douglas
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Francis Cherry
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Percy Walter Douglas
— married
28 Dec 1907 (to 1922) in Auckland, New Zealand
Wife of
John Richardson
— married
1923 in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 79
in Auckland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
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Biography
Florence Amelia (Cherry) Richardson has English ancestors.
Florence Amelia was born in 1879 in New Zealand. She was the daughter of Francis Cherry and Elisabeth Edwards. [1]
On 28 December 1907 at the Holy Sepulchre, Auckland, she married Percy Walter Douglas. [2] They lived together until 1918 when she left him; and mutual separation was agreed in 1919. The divorce was finalized in 1922. [3] [4]
In 1923 she remarried to John Richardson, [5] a widowed farmer of Tarewa, Gisborne.
She passed away 11 November 1958 age 78 and is buried at Waikumete Cemetery with her parents, and John. [6] [7]
Research Notes
Sources
- ↑ NZ BDM Birth search: 1880/438 Cherry Florence Amelia || Elisabeth Edwards || Francis
- ↑
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 7, 8 January 1908, Page 12
"Marriages" (accessed 27 April 2023) - ↑ Archives New Zealand: R16698645 DOUGLAS Percy Walter - Florence Amelia; 1922 divorce file, Auckland repository
- ↑
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 143, 19 June 1922, Page 8
"Undefended Divorce Cases" (accessed 27 April 2023) - ↑ NZ BDM Marriage search: 1923/3221 Florence Amelia Douglas || John Richardson
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #236970677 -- wrong death year as of 27 April 2023; I have submitted a correction.
- ↑ NZ BDM Death search: 1958/32869 Richardson Florence Amelia 78Y
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Florence Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Florence Amelia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Florence Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Florence Amelia:
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~0.78%
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