William Richards (abt. 1822 - 1853)

Born about 1822 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Williams) Richards — married 20 Apr 1841 in St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 23 May 1853 at about age 31 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Biography

William Richards, a Sail maker's birth year is an estimate based on his Daughter Annie's approximate birth of 1844, and he is Mentioned as Annie Richards father in her 1867 Marriage to David Deere^[1] Her birth record says he was a grocer and names her mother, Mary Williams. ^[2] William and Mary Williams, daughter of laborer John Williams, were married 20 April 1841 at the parish church of St. Woolos, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. ^[3]This record also notes that William is a sailmaker and his father, George Richards, is a carpenter. ^[3] They were the parents of four known children:

• Ann Richards (1844-1916)
• Elizabeth Richards (1846-)
• William Richards (1849-)
• John Richards (1850-1919)

After mary died in 1852, William married the widow Ann Jane (Lukey) Evans, daughter of the merchant Nicholas Lukey, at the parish church of St. Woollos on 14 May 1853. ^[4] Sadly, he died just a short 9 days later on 23 May 1853 at 68 St. Mary Street, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. ^[5]

Research Notes

Baptized 17 Feb 1822 at St John's Church, Cardiff, Glamorganshire. Father is George Richards, a carpenter, and mother is Eleanor. This comes from an unsourced search result posted to Ancestry.com and the source needs to be found to verify. File No. 18344. Selvaggio-84 04:30, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages, 1837-1922," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV3C-L73 : 10 February 2018), David Deere and Annie Richards, 3 Oct 1867; citing St Mary, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, National Library, Aberystwyth; FHL microfilm 4,174,198.
2. ↑ Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth Given at the General Register Office, Cardiff in the Counties of Glamorgan & Monmouth. Image shared by ElizabethMRubbli39 on 14 Dec 2011. Accessed on Ancestry.com, September 2022.
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3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage Given at the General Register Office, Cardiff in the County of Monmouth. Image shared by ElizabethMRubbli39 on 25 May 2010. Accessed on Ancestry.com, September 2022.
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4. ↑ Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage Given at the General Register Office, Cardiff in the County of Monmouth. Image shared by ElizabethMRubbli39 on 9 Nov 2011. Accessed on Ancestry.com, September 2022.
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5. ↑ Certified Copy of an Entry of Death Given at the General Register Office, Cardiff in the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth. Image shared by ElizabethMRubbli39 on 13 Nov 2011. Accessed on Ancestry.com, September 2022.
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