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Robert Mathews Richards[1]

Male 1817 - 1896  (79 years)


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  • Name Robert Mathews Richards 
    Born 1817  Falmouth, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Map 1861  Wellesley Township - West Concession 07 Lot 10, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Map 1861  Wellesley Township - West Concession 07 Lot 09, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Name R. M. Richards 
    Occupation 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lot 11 Con 7 -west 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    P. Methodist 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Stone Mason 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-107460 
    Died 31 Mar 1896  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I107460  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Elizabeth Robinson,   b. 1820, Hornsey, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1901, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1848  [4] 
    Children 
     1. John Robinson Richards,   b. 21 Apr 1849, Pickering, Durham Co., Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1925, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Larry Richards,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Serug Richards,   b. 4 May 1851, Pickering, Durham Co., Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1927, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Mary Jane Richards,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Margaret Jane Richards,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Rebecca Richards,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Isaac Richards,   b. 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Hester Richards,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Keturah Richards,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Ettey Richards,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. James Richards,   b. 1864, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Mary Richards,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Abner Richards,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F27483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DEATH of R. M. RICHARDS.

      Mr. R. M. Richards for forty years farmer in Wellesley township, died in Guelph on Tuesday morning in his 79th year. Mr. Richards come out from Cornwall, England. his father being one of the first settlers in Guelph. The deceased was married to Miss Robins and subsequently moved to Pickering and hence to Wellesley, retiring some years ago and coming back to Guelph. Besides his widow, he leaves four sons and four married daughters, viz , son and two daughters in Washington Territory, U. S., one daughter in Springville, Ohio, one in East Fort William, Ont., a son John in Wellesley and two sons, James and, Isaac, in Guelph. Mr. Richards was much interested in the Sunday School work of the Methodist church, having been superintendent and teacher for years. - Mercury

      Waterloo Chronicle, 2 Apr 1896, p. 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011099-78.
      John Robinson Richards, 29, occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Wellesley Twp, son of R.M. Richards and Elizabeth Robinson Married Esther Ogram, 25, b. Canada, res. Normanby Twp, daughter of Harrison and Dinah, Witn John Ogram and Mary Elizabeth Moore of Wellesley Twp, 6 June 1878 in Wellesley Twp.

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 4.

    3. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 2a, Pg 52.

    4. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 17 Page 119.

    5. [S498] Map - Tremaine's 1861 Map of Waterloo County.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1817 - Falmouth, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMap - 1861 - Wellesley Township - West Concession 07 Lot 10, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lot 11 Con 7 -west - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - P. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Stone Mason - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Mar 1896 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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