John
Richardson
Born in Whitelaw, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Richardson
and Margaret (Runchaman) Richardson
Brother of
Elizabeth (Richardson) Wight, Walter Richardson, Robert Richardson, James Richardson and David Richardson
Husband of
Elisabeth (Shiel) Richardson
— married
Aug 1806 in Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Ann Richardson, Margaret Richardson, Elizabeth Richardson, Robert Richardson, John Richardson, Heleanor Richardson, Margaret Richardson, Mary Richardson, Jemima Richardson, Jane Richardson, Adam Richardson, William Richardson and Helen Richardson
Died
at age 77
in Burnfoot, Par. of Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
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Biography
John Richardson was born in 1777 to Robert Richardson and Margaret Runchaman. He died in 1855
Born 27 Dec 1777 Rutherford Whitelaw, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- "John RICHARDSON, son to Robert RICHARDSON smith in Rutherfoord Whitelaw and his wife Margt RUNCHAMAN born 27 of December 1777 and baptised 14th of January 1778" [1]
Baptized 14 Jan 1778 Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]
Died 23 Feb 1855 Burnfoot, Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- 77, of bronchitis Dist 796/1 at 2:55am Married to Elizabeth m.s. SHIEL, s/o Robert RICHARDSON blacksmith and Margaret m.s. RUNCIMAN, Born Whitelaw, Par. of Maxton, in district 60 yrs, issue: Anne 47; Margt dec at 8? in 1813; Betsy 45; Robert 43; John 41; Margt 30; Helen dec. at 10 in 1825; Mary dec. at 20 in 1837; Jemima 36; Jane 34; Adam 33; William 29; Helenor 26; Buried Morebattle. Inf. John WILSON, son in law [2]
Buried Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2]
Family
- Husband: John Richardson
- Wife: Elizabeth Shiel
Children:
- Ann Richardson (1807-aft.1855)
- Margaret Richardson (1808-1813)
- Elizabeth Richardson (1809-aft.1855)
- Robert Richardson (1811-aft.1877)
- John Richardson (1813-1894)
- Heleanor Richardson (1815-1825)
- Margaret Richardson (1815-aft.1861)
- Mary Richardson (1817-1837)
- Jemima (Richardson) Dickson (1818-1886)
- Jane (Richardson) Wilson (1820-1891)
- Adam Richardson (1821-1892)
- William Richardson (1825-1884)
- Helen (Richardson) Wilson (1828-aft.1901)
Census
1841 Corberthouse, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- RICHARDSON: John ag lab 62; Elisabeth 54; Margaret 26; Jean 20 ag lab all b ROX [3]
1851 Burnfoot, Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- RICHARDSON: John, 75, ag lab b Maxton, wife Elizabeth, 69, b Linton; Children: Margaret dtr 32, ag lab; "Ealonor" dtr 25 ag lab b Morebattle; sister-in-law, Helen SHIEL, formerly housekeeper, unm, 54, b ENG [4]
John's death (age 77) was registered in 1855 in the Linton district.[5]
Research notes
Birth date
- Information passed down from an earlier family researcher gave John's birth as 03 Dec 1777 [6]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maxton OPR, image available ScotlandsPeople
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dth 23 Feb 1855 John RICHARDSON, Burnfoot, Par. of Linton, ROX, copy held
- ↑ 1841 Morebattle, ROX:Piece: SCT1841/801 ED 3 Folio 2 Page 1, extracted from FreeCen
- ↑ 1851 Census: Linton Par 796 ex Film SL #1,042,541, hsehold of John & Elisabeth RICHARDSON, rcvd from Jim Richardson
- ↑
Death Registration:
"Statutory Register of Deaths"
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 796/1
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 7 May 2023)
John Richardson death registered 1855 in Linton (age 77, mother's maiden name Runciman). - ↑ Jean Richardson, Edinburgh, (1960) as recorded by Jim Richardson
- WikiTree profile Richardson-2508 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. (Reference: 11327)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ralph Richardson
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-BY17700, FTDNA kit #142920
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~6.25%
Ralph Richardson :
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~1.56%
William Henderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch JU914728C1 [compare]
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~1.56%
Lorna Henderson :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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~1.56%
David Runciman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T063539 [compare]
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~1.56%
R Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T439654 [compare]
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~1.56%
W Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T310402 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ron Wight :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #T176610
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~0.78%
Tim Gallwey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T706063 [compare]
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