Richard
Byers
Born before in Kirkandrews-on-Esk, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Kirkside Byers
and Margaret (Ward) Byers
Brother of
Mary Byers, Jane Byers, William Byers, Sarah Byers, John Byers, Margaret Byers, Margaret Byers, Edward Byers, Hannah (Byers) Harrison and David Byers
Died
after age 57
in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2024
This page has been accessed 21 times.
Biography
Richard was baptised on 23 April 1815. He is the son of John Byers and Margaret Ward. [1]
He lived with his widowed mother and siblings at the time of the 1841, 1851 and 1861 Census and was unmarried.
- 1861 Census:
- Margaret Byers 82 Head
- William Byers 55 Son
- Jane Byers 57 Daughter-in-law
- William Byers 25 Grandson
- Betsy Byers 19 Granddaughter
- Mary J Byers 16 Granddaughter
- Sarah Byers 14 Granddaughter
- Richard Byers 46 Son
- John Harrison 12 Grandson
- John Byers 12 Grandson
- Thomas Byers 7 Grandson
Richard Byers died in 1873 aged 58. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3XF-2JS : 4 February 2023), John Byers in entry for Richard Byers, 1815.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JY5-8Z6 : 31 December 2014), Richard Byers, 1873; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Carlisle, Cumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73N-6MG : Fri Mar 08 08:27:38 UTC 2024), Entry for John Byers and John Moffet, 1841.
- "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKY-C7P : 9 November 2019), Richard Byers in household of Margaret Byers, Orton, Cumberland, England; citing Orton, Cumberland, England, p. 17, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
Research Notes
The 1841 Census is difficult to decipher. The transcripts from Ancestry.au and Familysearch.org have varying descriptions but are both taken from the same census copy.
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