RE: Agnes Little Richardson and Adam Byers Rogerson
Agnes Richardson was my grandmother. In researching our family tree for an upcoming trip to Scotland this June, my husband just came upon this posting and we could not believe it. I have been aware of my grandmothers 2 sons born before her marriage to Adam, but I did not have dates and exact names. From what I understand from my father (as told by his mother) these children were raised by Agnes' parents John and Jane Richardson as their children.
Where do I begin. Agnes did immigrate to Canada in May of 1928 with her husband Adam, their two sons, John (my father) David, and their daughter Jean. Adam's sister Janet, her husband, and three children came to Canada at the same time. My grandparents settled in Baie Verte , New Brunswick. Adam died on February 19, 1959. Agnes died on the exact same date and hour, in the same room in their home, 16 years later, at the age of 93. (1975) My father and his brother may have been the Canadian soldiers that visited in Scotland during WWII - I do know that they did that. My father married a Dutch woman and she immigrated to Canada in 1946. My parents lived with Agnes and Adam and maintained the family home after my grandparents died. My father died in 2004 at the age of 93.
I have the extract of entry for birth for Agnes Little Richardson, Adam Byers Rogerson , and my father John Rogerson. I also have the extract for entry of marriage for John Richardson and Jane Douglas. We were very confused with the "Falla" and "Douglas" entries on anything we have read. The information we have read today makes us realize that Jane Falla is accurate and part of my family tree. I do have pictures of James Richardson, his wife Mary Jane, and a child that is not named, taken in August 1924. I also have a picture of Samuel Richardson. On the back of his picture it is written that Samuel won a military medal at the battle of Mons. Samuel died at the age of 24 with pneumonia. I have an actual letter written to my grandmother in January of 1922, expressing sympathy on Samuel's passing from a Mary D. Kelly of Lochmaben. I also have a picture of Agnes's son John Richardson, when John was 85 years old. It was sent to my father by a cousin. I have a picture of a John Richardson and a lady (I can not make out her name but it ends in "fina" that I have no date on - and there is a boy with them who is named "Craig". I also have a picture of Joseph F. Tweedie's headstone with four unidentified people in it. I have a pictures that says John Richardsons' children and the children are named Bobbie and Minne. I am not sure who they are or the date of this.
I hope this fills in the blanks for information on Agnes Little Richardson for all of those who have been posting. I am very interested in the Maggie Jane Richardson story, but I am afraid that story was not passed down this family line. I would appreciate any information on this family line.
Hope this helps - Audrey
