Jonah Davidson Richardson
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Jonah Davidson Richardson (abt. 1852 - 1945)

Jonah Davidson Richardson
Born about in Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotlandmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 24 Jan 1883 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotlandmap
Husband of — married 1898 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotlandmap [uncertain]
Father of , , , and
Died at about age 93 [location unknown]
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Biography

Jonah Davidson Richardson [1]

Born abt 1852 Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland[2]

12 JUL 1856 Heatherhope, Par. of Hounam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: month could be either 9 or 7, looked more like 9 to me, but the baptism was 8th Sep[3][4]

Baptised 08 Sep 1856 Heatherhope, Par. of Hounam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Gateshaw Session records show: " there was baptised Jonah son to William RICHARDSON and Mary Ann DAVIDSON by the Rev Robert Cranston"[5]

Died 08 Feb 1945

aged 89[4]

Family

Married 1st:

Husband: Jonah Davidson Richardson
Wife: Helen Caverhill Davidson

24 Jan 1883 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

cert. shows Jonah as 26 butcher resid. 31 Minto St, Edinburgh s/o William RICHARDSON, farmer & Mary Ann m.s. DAVIDSON; Helen C, 31 farmer's dtr, resid. 34 High St, Jedburgh, d/o Richard DAVIDSON, farmer & Jane m.s. YOUNG; Wit: Thomas RICHARDSON & Annie Shiell YOUNG; Reg 5th[6]

Children:

Jean Richardson
William F Richardson
Mary Richardson
Janet Richardson

Married 2nd:

Husband: Jonah Davidson Richardson'
Wife: Frances Hume

abt 1898 possibly  ?Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland[7][8][9]

Child:
Thomas Richardson

Census:

1861 Heatherhope, Par. of Hounam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William, 35, shepherd, b Morebattle, Margaret (sic), 33 b England. Children: John 5, Jonah 4, Thomas 2 all b Hounam. Also Andrew BROWN, boarder 57, shepherd, b Oxnam[10]

1871 Heatherhope, Par. of Hounam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

RICHARDSON: William 46 shepherd b Morebattle, ROX; wife Mary Ann 43 b England; Children: Thomas 19 (prob. 12?, certainly fits better and explains how come he's still a scholar), Jonah 14, Adam 9, William 6, all scholars (sic), Frances W (dtr) 2, all b Hownam[11]
Census:

1881 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

butcher's shopman, 29, un, b Hownam, nephew to Janet J DAVIDSON[12]

1891 Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

RICHARDSON: Jonas (as per ancestry)34 butcher b Hownam, ROX; wife Helen O 40 b Jedburgh; Children: Jane F 5, William T 3, Mary A 1, Janet D 4 mos; all b Edinburgh; nephew George M DAVIDSON 15 appr butcher b Jedburgh; Servants: Margaret CHALMERS 23; Margaret MURRAY 14 both b Stronsay, OKI[13][14]

1901 Edinburgh Liberton, Dist of Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

RICHARDSON: Jonah 44 butcher b Hownam, ROX; wife Frances 36 b Jedburgh; Children: Jane 15, William 13, Mary 11, scholars b Edin; Step children (HUME): John 9, William 8, scholars b Jedburgh; Sarah 4 b England; Servant Maggie YOUNG 18 b Edin[15]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S2066 Page: 17 Apr 2000, incl. letter from his Aunt Tib DUNCAN 1975
  2. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224041 GRO Ref Volume 792 EnumDist 8 Page 6
  3. ↑ Source: #S2066 Page: 3 Oct 2000
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 From research of Jean RICHARDSON Edin. 1960
  5. ↑ Bap. 8 Sep 1856 Jonah s/o William RICHARDSON & Mary Ann DAVIDSON, at Heatherhope, Par. of Hownam, Roxburghshire. Morebattle, ROX: Gateshaw Associate Session & Free Church Records, Roll: Item 4 (Gateshaw 1775-1907) & 8 (Free Church 1847-52), Film: FHL Film: British #889486 Published by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973
  6. ↑ Marr. 24 Jan 1883 Jonah RICHARDSON & Helen C DAVIDSON, reg. Jedburgh, ROX, 792 #3, image available ScotlandsPeople
  7. ↑ Source: #S2066 Page: 3 Oct 2000
  8. ↑ Source: #S806 Page: Civil Par. Edinburgh Liberton, Dist Newington, MLN reg. 685/5 ED 87 Pg 2 Sched 6, hsehold of Jonah & Frances RICHARDSON, extracted Aug 2009
  9. ↑ Source: #S1770 Page: Marr. 1891 Jonah Davidson RICHARDSON & Frances HUME, extracted from OGF, May 2010 (but has to be nearer 1898 given the 1901 step children)
  10. ↑ Source: #S2067 Page: Oct 2000 ex 1861 Census film #103909
  11. ↑ 1871 Census: Hownam, ROX Reg 791 ED 1 Pg 4 Sched 16, hsehold of William & Mary Ann RICHARDSON, transcripts available Ancestry.com
  12. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0224041 GRO Ref Volume 792 EnumDist 8 Page 6
  13. ↑ 1891 Census: Newingotn, Edinburgh, Jonah, wife, 4 children & nephew, info rcvd Oct 2000s in EMails re John & Elizabeth RICHARDSON, Morebattle ex Jim R. (California), Recipient: LornaHen (NZ)
  14. ↑ 1891 Census: Civil Par. Edinburgh Liberton, Dist Newington, Edinburgh, MLN Reg. 685/5 ED 91 Pg 29 Sched 125, hsehold of Jonas & Helen O RICHARDSON, transcripts available Ancestry.com
  15. ↑ Source: #S806 Page: Civil Par. Edinburgh Liberton, Dist Newington, MLN reg. 685/5 ED 87 Pg 2 Sched 6, hsehold of Jonah & Frances RICHARDSON, extracted Aug 2009
  • Source: S1124 Title: ROX births: 1855, Record Type: Birth certs, Subject: ROX Scotland, Number: Film #103389 Abbreviation: ROX births: 1855 Publication: 1855 Note: Transcribed Jul 1997 Repository: #R21
  • Repository: R21 Name: LDS library Address: State: Utah Country: USA
  • Source: S1770 Title: EM RICHARDSON, Ralph, Recipient: L McIntosh (1), Address: Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Abbreviation: EM RICHARDSON, Ralph Author: Ralph RICHARDSON (23610)
  • Source: S2066 Title: EMails re John & Elizabeth RICHARDSON, Morebattle h ex Jim R. (California), Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
  • Source: S2067 Corres. re RICHARDSON (ROX) ex S KELLER (NZ), Recipient: LornaHen (NZ)
  • Source: S210 1881 Census transcripts for UK via Family Search/LDS CDs
  • Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), File Number: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php Abbreviation: BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855
  • Source: S805 Title: Census: 1891 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: Via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1891 Ancestry Publication: 1891 Repository: #R121
  • Source: S806 Title: Census: 1901 Ancestry, Record Type: Census (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland), Location: UK, Record Info: Via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1901 UK Ancestry Publication: 1901 Repository: #R121
  • WikiTree profile Richardson-5425 created by Lorna Henderson through the import of RICHARDSONJohnSHIEL3GLH4WikiTreeJul2013PlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 1, 2013. (Reference: 21171)




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