William Richardson (1828 - 1876)

Born 8 Jan 1828 in Horndean, Berwickshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Son of William Richardson and Christian (Outersen) Richardson

Husband of Jane (Francis) Richardson — married about 1857 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1876 at age 48 in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William Richardson son of William Richardson and Christian Outersen ^[1]

Born 08 Jan 1828 Horndean, Berwickshire, Scotland^[2][3][4]

Baptized abt 1833 Par. of Whitsome & Hilton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: a bulk late entry - the page containing a mixture of dates, so written after the event^[5]

Died 14 JUL 1876 Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Note: cert. shows William as saloon keeper, cod jaundice, abt a mth. No age or birthplace given, inf. a doctor.^[6]

Family

Husband: William Richardson

Wife: Jane Francis

Child: Charlotte Richardson

Child: Albert Kenneth Richardson

Marriage:

Date: abt 1857

Place:  ?England

Note: supposedly 1857 Portsmouth, not immediately obvious on FindMyPast marr. index^[7]

Census

1841 Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Note: RICHARDSON: William 12, John 10, Margaret 7, George 3 all in hsehold of a F.S. Margaret DONALD^[8]

1851 St Anne, Aldernay, Channel Islands

Note: William RICHARDSON, 22 b Berwickshire, gunner^[9]

1861 Fort Moncton, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England

Note: RICHARDSON: W 30 Sergt R A b Horndean, Berwick (Berwick crossed out and Hants written in, but as there's also an Horndean near Ladykirk as well as Hants, think the Berwick was more accurate); wife J 32 b Chatham, KEN; Children: A (F) 2 scholar b Woolwich, KEN; W (M) 1 b Portsmouth, Hants^[10]

1871 Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Note: RICHARDSON: William 43 saloon keeper b Scotland; Jane 42 b England; Annie 12, William 10, John R 8, all b England; Kate 6, Helen 5, Christina 4, Charlotte 1, all b ONT^[11]

Parents

Husband: William Richardson

Wife: Christian Outersen

Child: William Richardson

Child: John Richardson

Child: Margaret Richardson

Child: George Richardson

Marriage:

Date: abt 1826

Place:  ?Ladykirk, Berwickshire, Scotland^[12]

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. W Tim (RC-4) and Dave (RC-5) match on 109 out of 111 markers (see FTDNA Richardson project and DNASurnames link below) and all bar two named variants out of some 33,600 from a BigY test, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA James Richardson.

Check DNA Surnames for further information. ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S55 Birth William (8 Jan 1828), John (16 May 1830), Margaret (13 Feb? 1833) children of William RICHARDSON, dancing master, and Christian OUTERSEN, Bap. entries Whitsome & Hilton, Berwickshire, 757/00 020 0045, copy d/loaded Aug 2012
2. ↑ Source: #S55 Birth William (8 Jan 1828), John (16 May 1830), Margaret (13 Feb? 1833) children of William RICHARDSON, dancing master, and Christian OUTERSEN, Bap. entries Whitsome & Hilton, Berwickshire, 757/00 020 0045, copy d/loaded Aug 2012
3. ↑ Source: #S204 Royal Artillery Fort Moncton, Gosport, Dist Alverstoke, Hampshire, RG 9; Piece: 647; Folio: 39; Page: 3; hsehold of W & J RICHARDSON, extracted Aug 2012
4. ↑ Source: #S1599 Discharge 3 Nov 1868 #257 William RICHARDSON, Sergt Royal Artillery, Kingston, ONT, extracted Aug 2012
5. ↑ Source: #S55 Birth William (8 Jan 1828), John (16 May 1830), Margaret (13 Feb? 1833) children of William RICHARDSON, dancing master, and Christian OUTERSEN, Bap. entries Whitsome & Hilton, Berwickshire, 757/00 020 0045, copy d/loaded Aug 2012
6. ↑ Source: #S5 Dth 14 Jul 1876 William RICHARDSON, age/birthplace not given, saloon keeper, Kingston, Frontenac, from Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, extracted from image Aug 2012
7. ↑ Source: #S809 : 1871 Frontenac Ward, Kingston, Ontario; Roll: C-10000; Page: 41; Family No: 145, hsehold of William & Jane RICHARDSON, extracted Aug 2012
8. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Swinton, Berwickshire, Par. 755 ED 1 Pg 20, hsehold of Margaret DONALD, extracted Aug 2012
9. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: 1851 St Anne's, Aldernay, CHI, HO107; Piece: 2531; Folio: 511; Page: 26, extracted Aug 2012
10. ↑ Source: #S204 Page: Royal Artillery Fort Moncton, Gosport, Dist Alverstoke, Hampshire, RG 9; Piece: 647; Folio: 39; Page: 3; hsehold of W & J RICHARDSON, extracted Aug 2012
11. ↑ Source: #S809 Page: 1871 Frontenac Ward, Kingston, Ontario; Roll: C-10000; Page: 41; Family No: 145, hsehold of William & Jane RICHARDSON, extracted Aug 2012
12. ↑ Source: #S203 Swinton, Berwickshire, Par. 755 ED: 1; Page: 19; Sched. 95, hsehold of William & Christian RICHARDSON, extracted Aug 2012
13. ↑ Source: #S600 Aug 2012, updated Apr 2014, Jun 2018

• Source: S1599 findmypast, Url: http://www.findmypast.com
• Source: S200 1841 Census images for England and Wales, via Ancestry.com
• Source: S201 1841 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
• Source: S203 1851 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
• Source: S204 1861 Census images for England and Wales,

via Ancestry.com

• Source: S205 1861 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
• Source: S5 Ancestry.com
• Source: S55 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854), Scotlands People
• Source: S809 Census images for Canada via Ancestry.com

• WikiTree profile Richardson-3783 created through the import of RICHARDSONsMorebattle4WeRelate201208Updated.ged on Aug 14, 2012 by L Henderson. (Reference: 69120)