Medland was born in 1903, the son of John & Maud Mary Rickard. The 3 of them emigrated to America in Aug 1910 aboard the SS Adriatic. In 1932 he married Evelyn Georgina David (1915-2002). They had a son Medland born 6 Aug 1936 who died on 5 Aug 1988. Midland Rickard Snr died in 1971 aged 68.
Note
There is a difference in date of death between the "California Death Index" which cites 7 Aug 1971 and the "Find A Grave Index" which cites 6 Aug 1971.
Sources
England & Wales Birth Registrations: Sep 1903, Rickard, Medlin Olver District: St Austell Vol 5c Page 101. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJV3-JTP : 30 January 2018), Medland Oliver Rickard, 1910.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPN4-2LN : accessed 11 May 2016), Medland O Rickard, 07 Aug 1971; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGS-9TCM : accessed 11 May 2016), Medland Oliver Rickard, 1971; Burial, Hayward, Alameda, California, United States of America, Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park; citing record ID 109506432, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Acknowledgements
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