James Richardson (abt. 1795 - 1841)

Born about Apr 1795 in Roxburghshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Husband of Christian (Outterson) Richardson — married 29 Apr 1820 in Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1841 at about age 45 in Williamstown, Quebec, Canada

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James Richardson ^[1]

Born abt Apr 1775 ?Roxburghshire, Scotland

A prior 1770 date came from "New Brunswick Lineages" which gives Christian's husband as "1770, Edinburgh -1850, Lower Canada", source for this not (yet) found.

The current revised date comes from a headstone in the Beechridge cemetery, which church included Williamstown in its catchment - where James is documented as living when son Adam born. ^[2][3][4]

Family

Christian Outterson and James Richardson christened children in Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland:

1. David Richardson, christened 25 Jan 1821^[5]
2. Andrew Richardson, christened 27 July 1822^[6]
3. Henry Richardson, christened 04 January 1824^[7]
4. Robert Richardson, christened 06 May 1826 ^[8]
5. Janet Richardson, christened 09 Feb 1828^[9]
6. Samuel Richardson, christened 28 June 1829^[10]
7. Christopher Richardson, christened 02 Nov 1831^[11]
8. Archibald Moffat Richardson, christened 23 Oct 1832^[12]

Married 29 APR 1820 Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Husband: James Richardson

Wife: Christian Outterson

Child: David Richardson

Child: Andrew Richardson

Child: Henry Richardson

Child: Robert C Richardson

Child: Janet Richardson

Child: Samuel Richardson

Child: Christopher Richardson

Child: Archibald Moffat Richardson

Child: Adam Brown (Ed) Richardson

Note: two films, slightly different formatting, of this marriage, both show: "James Richardson in the parish of Morebattle Christian Outterson in the parish of Eckford gave up their names for proclamation in order to Marriage Given to the poor 1/-", ie no indication whether or not James was a widower^[13][14][15]

Note: Is the James married to Christian OUTERSON in Eckford, 1820, the James who would by then be the widower of Margaret MABON?

Evidence (circumstantial) for the prosecution is a son named Archibald Moffat RICHARDSON (1832).

If so, by 1832 his son James by 1st marriage to Margaret has married, 1824, Mary MOFFAT of Leeds, daughter of tailor Archibald MOFFAT, and had emigrated to Bermuda.

Additional even more circumstantial evidence is that at least one tree thinks Christian was born in Yorkshire, and that a google books snippet from New Brunswick Lineages provides dates of 1770-1850 for James (Edinburgh - Lower Canada), ie could have had a 1st family.

Against the id, is that 1812 to 1820 seems a longish time to wait to find a second wife to take care of the young family he had been left with in 1812, but could also account for the fact that at least 4 of his older children by the (supposed) 1st marriage emigrated!

^[16][17]

Links

James on Lorna's web pages

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1596 RICHARDSON May 2001 Source: Batch C118014 1818-1855 1067950 , 0102300 Film 6901638
2. ↑ Source: #S1596 RICHARDSON May 2001 Source: Batch C118014 1818-1855 1067950 , 0102300 Film 6901638
3. ↑ Source: #S808 1860 Omro, Winnebago, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1437; Page: 520; Image: 226; Family History Library Film: 805437, hsehold of R C & Charity RICHARDSON, extracted Aug 2012
4. ↑ Source: #S2868 "New Brunswick Lineages: the ancestral charts of over 250 researchers who trace their lineage to New Brunswick, Canada", D F Johnson, (1988), extracted Aug 2012
5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X11H-P2Q : 11 February 2020), David Richardson, 1821.
6. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X11H-PCM : 11 February 2020), Andrew Richardson, 1822.
7. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X11H-58Z : 11 February 2020), Henry Richardson, 1824.
8. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X11H-58K : 11 February 2020), Robert Richardson, 1826.
9. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X11W-DZN : 11 February 2020), Janet Richardson, 1828.
10. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY34-F5S : 11 February 2020), Samuel Richardson, .
11. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT16-MYL : 11 February 2020), Christopher Richardson,
12. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X11H-PC3 : 11 February 2020), Archbold Moffet Richardson, 1832.
13. ↑ Source: #S1596 RICHARDSON May 2001 Source: Batch C118014 1818-1855 1067950 , 0102300 Film 6901638
14. ↑ Source: #S1596 RICHARDSON May 2001 Source: Batch M117872 1694-1820 1067934 Film 6901589
15. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Marr. 29 Apr 1820 James RICHARDSON ( Morebattle) & Christian OUTTERSON (Eckford), Eckford, Roxburghshire, 787/0A0020 0100 & 0237, copies d/loaded Aug 2012
16. ↑ Source: #S600 Aug 2012
17. ↑ Source: #S2868 "New Brunswick Lineages: the ancestral charts of over 250 researchers who trace their lineage to New Brunswick, Canada", D F Johnson, (1988), extracted Aug 2012

• Source: S1596 IGI: Online searches, Subject: Online search: assorted surnames Abbreviation: IGI: Online searches Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Name: Family Search (LDS) Address: State: UT Country: USA Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S2868 Google Books, Url: books.google.com Abbreviation: Google Books
• Source: S55 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), File Number: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php Abbreviation: BDM: Scotlands People entries to 1854
• Source: S600 Lorna's Family History Musings, Location: Waikanae, New Zealand Abbreviation: Lorna's Family History Musings Author: Lorna Henderson
• Source: S808 Census: USA, Record Type: Census images, Film: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: USA Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA

• WikiTree profile Richardson-3748 created through the import of RICHARDSONsMorebattle4WeRelate201208Updated.ged on Aug 14, 2012 by L Henderson. (Reference: 24821)