Richardson family from Kempsey

[cicero01]

Hi.

I'm trying to research my family on my mother's side and have got a James Richardson who was shown in the 1841 census as a farmer (more likely a labourer!) and I wondered if the name Richardson is or was common or known in Kempsey? Perhaps there are Richardsons living there today?

He was born about 1810 as far as I can see and I wondered if there are still Parish or Church records in existance for that time?

Any help gratefully received.

Many thanks.

[Nemo]

Hi
Was James an agricultural labourer living at The Greens, Kempsey on the 1881 census? If so, he states he was born at Leigh, near Bransford. Leigh with Bransford is on the IGI,  James was born on 18 November 1804 and baptised on 2 Dec 1804, the son of George and Ann Richardson. Ages on the 1841 census are only accurate to within about 5 years.
I spoke to someone from Kempsey today, unfortunately she doesn’t know anyone of that name living in the village.

HTH
Nemo

[cicero01]

Hi, Nemo

Thank you for your interest and reply.

As far as it goes in accuracy terms I have a birth certificate for Henry Richardson born 5/5/1872 at Kempsey to Thomas Richardson and Mary Neathway.

But I have struggled going backwards to identify with certainty Thomas's parents who I think were James and Hannah in the 1841 census when Thomas was shown as 8 years old.

The name Neathway is written clearly on the cert. but I cannot find any such family name when I look for it. It seems she couldn't read or write because her "signature" is a x. Which I wonder if tracing the Neathway family more difficult.

Shame that there don't appear to be any Richardsons in Kempsey today.

Regards.

[jim1212]

Do you have the details for this marriage,

Marriages Dec 1857.
Brown    Elizabeth.        Pershore    6c.   613.
Hole    William.         Pershore.    6c.   613.
Neathaway    Mary.         Pershore.    6c.   613.
Richardson    Thomas.         Pershore. 6c.   613.

[jim1212]

1851. Himbleton, Worcestershire.
William Lloyd    85.
Sarah Stock    75.
John Drinkwater    20.
Thomas Richardson    18. Farmers Servant. Kempsey.
Mary Naithers    18. House Servant.  Pershore.
   

[jim1212]

1851. Pershore Holy Cross, Worcestershire.
John Neathway    52. Farm Lab.  Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire.
Anah Neathway    50. Pershore, Worcestershire.
William Neathway    10. Pershore, Worcestershire.
   

[Nemo]

Hi
Looks like it's all coming together well from the other posts.

There are some Worcestershire Neath(a)ways on the IGI, but Mary Ann said her place of birth was Pershore Holy Cross  on the 1881 census and that place isn’t on the IGI for the period you want.  I guess that is the reason you haven’t found Mary Ann’s baptism. I’ll try to do a lookup next week.

I’ve only had a few minutes to look at records today. From the Worcs Marriage Index at the History Centre I have scribbled down that a James Richardson married Hannah Boulton on December 24 1824 at St Helens Worcester. When I was at the County Hall branch of the Record Office, I looked at part of the Kempsey parish register on film. Your Thomas named his eldest son Thomas Boulter Richardson (well that’s how I read it!) So I’ll just need to check whether the name was Boulton or Boulter.

Fitting a bit more of the jigsaw puzzle together.  Two  of James Richardson’s sons married sisters at Kempsey on the same day. George aged 26 of Kempsey married  Sarah Ferriman of Claines, on 20th October 1863 the same day as his brother Henry  aged 23 of Kempsey married  Anne Ferriman of Pershore, Holy Cross.(!)  George Ferriman was their father. One of their witnesses was Thomas Richardson and he signed his name. So, hopefully that signature will look like the one in Whittington PR when he married Mary Neath(a)way, from Pershore, Holy Cross,  in 1857.

When father James Richardson married Hannah in 1824, he would have been aged about 20, as he was baptised at Leigh with Bransford in 1804, as previously mentioned.
HTH
Nemo

[jim1212]

1851. Pershore Holy Cross, Worcestershire.
John Neathway    52. Farm Lab.  Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire.
Anah Neathway    50. Pershore, Worcestershire.
William Neathway    10. Pershore, Worcestershire.

1841. Holy Cross, Pershore, Worcestershire.
John Neathway    40.  Ag lab, not born in county.
Hannah Neathway    40.
William Neathway    8 MO.
Ann Panter    20.
   

[cicero01]

Hi, guys

I really am most grateful for all the time and effort you have put in on my behalf I do feel rather guilty about it as it was not my intention to cause people lots of work. But nevertheless I am grateful.

I'm going to have to assimilate all this info. and set it down so that I can put it in sequence.

jim1212 and Nemo thank you both very much.