Charlotte RICHARDSON

[Eupham]

Hi All,

I'm trying to confirm the parents, siblings and other information on my Charlotte Richardson. Charlotte married William Garwell on 15 Oct 1815 in Scrivelsby and according to census information I believe she was the one baptised on 17 Nov 1795 in Sempringham. The daughter of William Richardson and Susanna. I have found several William Richardsons' marrying a Susanna/Susannah in Lincolnshire around the right time. I think the parents of my Charlotte are William Richardson who married Susannah Pick on 23 Nov 1789 in Dowsby. Possible children for this couple are -

Susanna Richardson - b.1790 Sempringham
Mary Richardson - b.1792 Sempringham
Eliza Richardson - b.1793 Sempringham
Charlotte Richardson - b.1795 Sempringham
William Richardson - b.1798 Sempringham
James Richardson - b.1801 Dowsby
John Richardson - b.1802 Dowsby
Ann Richardson - b.1803 Dowsby
Thomas Richardson - b.1804 Dowsby
Jane Richardson - b.1805 Dowsby

Am I on the right track or do I have multiple families mixed up here or the wrong family altogether? Does anyone out there have access to the parish records of Sempringham or Dowsby that can confirm or add to this information. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Eupham 

[Geoff-E]

If you didn't have any census birthplace, I would be wary about moving from Sempringham to Scrivelsby to get married.  However, birthplace is given as Sempringham, Pointon, Sempringham - so that is clear enough.

Were there other RICHARDSONs in the village?  Apparently not.

Was there an obvious alternative marriage for a Charlotte RICHARDSON from Sempringham? Not really, but then the one you have, I wouldn't describe that as "obvious" either.

Just a couple of details to argue with ...

1) my index (also the IGI) has the marriage taking place in 1816.
2) Her husband's name was John 

[Sandymc47]

Hi Eupham

I have checked all the children and they all definitely have parents called
William and Susanah, the first five were christened in Sempringham
and the other five were christened in Dowsby. 
These two villages are only two and a half miles from each other which is less than  an hours walk.
I wondered if they are the same couple because there seems to be a small gap in these childrens ages and if some had died in the house in Sempringham it could be a reason to move to Dowsby where they had one a year for five years, poor Susana.
Either that or the work moved dhown the road.
I dont know if you have the christening dates as well as the years but
Susanah was 26th Sept
Mary was 5th Feb
Eliza was 21st Jan
Charlotte was 17th November
William was 8th July
I noticed that poor Jane was born in November but she died 15th December 1805
Hope this helps a little
regards Sandymc

[Geoff-E]

Eliza was 21st Jan

I've only seen the IGI online but the child's name is given as Eliz which I would think was perhaps more likely Elizabeth.  Also, there were two of them, 21 Jan and 24 Nov 1793.

[Sandymc47]

Hi there
Eliza is normally short for Elizabeth and used as a pet name.
I have looked at the 21st January and 24th January and its the
same baby.  They are under the same reference number. On the
21st William is called Will and on the 24th he is called William
I think there is a duplication of the same christening as they are
using ITEM 2 for the 24th January as if it was a duplication.

regards
Sandymc

[Geoff-E]

Hi Sandy - are you saying it was 24 Jan, not 24 Nov?

Although proving nothing, I see there was a marriage of an Elizabeth RICHARDSON at Sempringham in 1814

As regards "ITEM 1" and "ITEM 2", they are two things that have been transcribed from the Sempringham register in which they had been entered 10 months apart, the 2nd and 11th (or 12th) baptisms for that year.

[Sandymc47]

Hi Geoff
Yes said it wrongly.  The same number of the source 504755 is on both the dates. This to me could mean it was the same child and it was January that
is the correct date.  Or, if it was truly November for the 24th then it could be another of their children born 10 months later and called the same name.
Maybe the January baby died, 11 months would give them enough time
for a new baby and as I mentioned before there seems to be a few gaps
in their list of children. There doesnt seem to be a 1794 child but if Elizabeth was end of 1793 that would be that child for the year?
I did find Elizabeth  Richardson  buried 14th July 1812 in Dowsby, with parents William and Susanah. Unfortunately it doesnt state how old she was.
Hope this helps
regards
Sandymc

[Geoff-E]

I did find Elizabeth  Richardson  buried 14th July 1812 in Dowsby, with parents William and Susanah.

Oooh yes!  It just shows how dangerous it can be to jump to conclusions without checking.