Person Sheet

Name Margaret Ellen RICHARDS Birth Date Aug 184010,9 Death Date Nov 10, 191710,9 Burial Date ca Nov 13, 19179 Burial Place Castleton, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada Burial Memo Castleton Cemetery Religion Methodist24 Father John Oliver RICHARDS (1810-1899) Mother Eliza BIBBY (1810-1879)
Spouses
1 Darwin WELTON Birth Date ? Death Date ?
Unmarried 11
Children Emily Maude (1858-1939) Harry (1861-1912)
Notes for Margaret Ellen RICHARDS
For the history of Richards farm, in which Margaret had an interest, see her sister Drusilla Richards. Margaret was a Sunday school teacher at Castleton Methodist Church in 1902.24
Research Notes
NAME: Her first name(s) is/are also given as Margaret,14 Margaret C.7 and Margaret E.12 BIRTH: Margaret is shown as 11 in the 1851 census,14 as 28 in the 1871 census12 and as 46 in the 1891 census.7 ---------- 1851 census entry: RICHARDS, John 41 farmer, Eliza (BIBBY) b. Ireland 40, Lucretia 16, Eliza A. 15, Alice 13, Margaret 11, Drusilla 8, John 6, Wilhelmina 4, Mary 214 1871 census entry: RICHARDS, John 60 farmer, Eliza 61, Eliza Ann 30 teacher, Drusilla 26, John 24 farmer, William 22, Margaret E. 28, Mary 20, Nicholas 18 teacher, Lucretia 86 widow, Madde 11, Harry 912 1891 census entry: RICHARDS, John 80 widower farmer, Eliza A. 50. Margaret C. 46, Dricila 44 teacher, Mary 36, Harry 28 farmer BAYES, Frank 22 dom. labour7