Richard was born in 1848. He was christened on 11 Feb 1849. His parents were Richard and Hannah Fletcher. He married Mary Ann in Oct 1869. They had two children. He was a coal miner in the Astley Deep Pit mine and was killed by a terrible explosion 14 Apr 1874. Richard was buried at Christ Church, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England on 17 Apr 1874. He left his widow and 2 children.
Sources
"England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDMT-DZ6 : 10 February 2018), Richard Fletcher, burial 18 Apr 1874; citing Christ Church, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,737,081.