Person Sheet


Name Harry RICHARDS
Occupation Farmer7
Birth Date Jun 2, 1861
Birth Place ON Canada
Birth Memo from age at death. See Research Notes.
Death Date Apr 21, 191261
Death Place Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada
Burial Date Apr 23, 191261
Burial Place Castleton, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada
Burial Memo Castleton Cemetery
Father Darwin WELTON
Mother Margaret Ellen RICHARDS (1840-1917)
Spouses
1 Dorcas Lillian GEROW
Alias/AKA Lillie61,91
Birth Date Jun 8, 186961
Birth Place Percy Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada
Birth Memo see Research Notes
Death Date Feb 13, 19309,61,91
Burial Date Feb 15, 193061
Burial Place Castleton, Cramahe Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada
Burial Memo Castleton Cemetery
Father John Lawson GEROW (1821-1906)
Mother Dorcas Young STINSON (1829-1871)
Marriage Date Sep 23, 189161,91
Marriage Place Percy Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada
Marriage Memo Wheatland Farm, Oak Hills or Oak Heights or Oak Mills
Children Nicholas John (1898-?)
Notes for Harry RICHARDS
For a history of the RICHARDS farm, in which Harry had an interest, see his aunt Drusilla Richards.
Research Notes
BIRTH: His parentage is given in one source with no place given.92 His birthdate and place are given in another with no parentage given.61 His parentage and birthdate are given in another with no place given.91 His age at death is given as 50 yr 10 mo 19 da.9 He is shown in the 1871 census as 9,12 and in the 1891 census as 28.7 One source suggests that Harry's father may have been an unknown person other than Darwin WELTON.92

MARRIAGE: His marriage to Dorcas is confirmed with no date or place given.9

CHILDREN: One source shows another child, Roland McArthur RICHARDS, b. Jan 25, 1896 in Cramahe Twp.61 No one else appears to have any knowledge of this child.

DEATH: His date of death is confirmed with no place given.91,9,93 His death date is also given as May 21, 1912.11

BURIAL: His place of burial is confirmed with no date given.91,9

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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
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