The separate post
All events Gloucestershire unless otherwise stated.
The BDMs would need confirmation from certificates.
John RICHINGS m Mary
COOK, 20 Apr 1838, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire (LDS submission in IGI)
They had:
1.
John RICHINGS, birth June quarter 1839, DursleyThis is the John (sometimes known as Thomas) who ended up in New Zealand refer:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,259529 John RICHINGS m Sarah Ann
BLIZARD, March quarter 1860, Dursley
John & Sarah Ann have been found in the 1861 census with Sarah Ann's parents.
Sarah Ann has been found in the 1871 census with her daughter Elizabeth Jane; she states that her husband has been absent for 7 years.
Sarah Ann (BLIZARD) RICHINGS m William Henry
ARMITAGE, June quarter 1875, Dursley (her first husband John was still alive in NZ - she may not have known this); they had children.
John & Sarah Ann had:
*Elizabeth Jane RICHINGS, September quarter 1861, Thornbury
Elizabeth Jane RICHINGS has been found in the 1871 census with her mother, Sarah Ann.
Elizabeth Jane RICHINGS has been found in the 1881 census with her mother and step-father, William ARMITAGE, and their family.
Elizabeth Jane RICHINGS m Frederick John
JOTCHAM, September quarter, 1883
*John Blizard RICHINGS, birth March quarter 1864, Thornbury
John Blizard RICHINGS has been found in the 1881 census with his maternal grandfather, John BLIZARD
John Blizard RICHINGS m Elizabeth Mary
PERRETT, December quarter 1885, Dursley
2.
Samuel RICHINGS, birth December quarter 1840, Dursley Probably the Samuel RICHINGS, marriage December quarter 1860, Bristol; an Elizabeth
FOWLER is on the same page.
Samuel RICHINGS probably the death, age 32, March quarter 1873, Dursley
Widow Elizabeth probably the Elizabeth RITCHENS (sic), widow, innkeeper in Wotton under Edge in the 1881 census, with her children.
3.
William RICHINGS, birth March quarter 1842, Dursley Possibly the William RICHINGS, marriage, December quarter 1866, Chipping Sodbury; a Marianne
HOPKINS is on the same page.
In the 1881 census, there is a William RICHINGS, farmer of 110 acres in Wotton under Edge, with wife Marianne, two sons and a niece (Louisa Ann, probably the daughter of his brother Samuel).
4.
Elizabeth RICHINGS, birth September quarter 1843, Dursley Perhaps/probably the Elizabeth Jane RICHINGS marriage, June quarter 1863, Dursley; a David
PERRETT on the same page. There is also an 1870 marriage for an Elizabeth Jane RICHINGS - two females but only one male on the page (not a PERRETT).
There is a Harrold PERRETT, 11, b North Nibley, grandson of John RICHINGS & Mary (COOK) in the 1881. And a birth for Harold PERRETT, June quarter 1870, Dursley (which includes North Nibley)
I have not found Elizabeth in the 1881.
5.
Richard RICHINGS, birth September quarter 1846, Dursley Possibly the Richard RICHINGS who married in Bath, Somerset-shire, September quarter 1876; Amelia RICHINGS/Amelia Richings
COOK on the same page.
In the 1881 census in Wotton under Edge, there is a Richard RICHINGS, 36, b Wotton under Edge, Farmer of 12 acres with wife Amelia 24 and son John 3.
6.
Maurice RICHINGS, birth June quarter 1848, Dursley Maurice RICHINGS married Fanny
BIDDLE, December quarter 1874, Dursley.
They are in the 1881 - no children with them. Maurice a Grocer in Wotton under Edge.
Maurice has been found in A2A - an 1881 bankruptcy record.
7.
Mary Louisa RICHINGS, birth December quarter 1849, Dursley Mary Louisa RICHINGS married John
JOTCHAM, September quarter 1876.
They are in the 1881 census in Wotton under Edge - John a House Decorator.
Mary Louisa probably the Mary Louisa JOTCHAM, death, age 68, June quarter 1917, Bristol
8.
Albert RICHINGS, birth March quarter 1855, Dursley Albert is in the 1881 census as son, with parents John & Mary (COOK) in Wotton under Edge
Albert RICHINGS married Blanche Maud
TILLEY, March quarter 1889, Dursley
?9.
Harry RICHINGS, birth September quarter 1860, Dursley - might be a son of John & Mary Is Harry in the 1871 with John & Mary?
Yes, see later post from Cazay. A Harry RICHINGS age 20 died December quarter 1880, Dursley.
Regards,
JAP
(e.&o.e. - pls let me know of such)