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Diary entries- little blurb that John RIchards worte in his front sheet of diary.

Richards family lived near Oldbury, Shropshire and then Dudley. They attended the Dissenting Chapel at WOlverhampton.

John RIchards was born Sunday, May 10 1778, was named after an uncle. ( weren't they all back then???)

John's mother was Jane Richards who was the daughter of Susanna and Richard Trinder of Littleworth, Gloucester. They were glovers by trade.( Trinder's were )

JOhn's father was named James RIchards and was a Baker and Miller. He apparantly was ruined by speculation in corn during war in America.

In 1794- John went to Deptford, Kent to learn his father's business- but left though sickness. Was then in care of Mr Dean of Newington. John worked in Post office until he gave it up for secular matters.

1797 Realatives returned to religion- commenced village labour and formed Greenwich Sunday School SOciety. Same year began a school in Bromley, Ken.

HI Craiglets

thanks for this I might move this to the social History section in a while

but you mentioned having some of the people in the diary that you wanted to place fit in somewhere.
Now if they are from the Black Country area or one of them is we can place them in our Connections tree and run with
finding out who they "belong" to re ancestors descendants...which will be good fun!

So are any of the above born in the Black country?
or marry and have descendants in the BC that you know of?

If so we can chase em!


So John Richards is born Oldbury?

Do you have any info we can add to the tree about him?



footnote...just seen you have added some so we can run with them!
do you know anymore about those you have added?
or is that what you want us to do put the flesh on the bones?

Be good to get some of your tree on the Connections site too
if you are interested pm me!

Dont suppose this is John is it?

JOHN RICHARDS Christening: 19 APR 1778 All Saints, West Bromwich, Stafford,
Father: JAMES RICHARDS Mother: JANE
Extracted birth

can you confirm and we can add to Connections tree.

I have no idea unfortunatley where he was baptised- as apparantly they were heathans for awhile. I will have to search more- but it does sound likely!

With the information that I am putting in- I am just putting in here for anyone and everyone to use- as maybe it might be of interest or help to someone.

Also, I am completly brainless when it comes to where Black Country starts and ends. Is it only Worcester?

Thanks!

Ok this may help if you scroll down it has some maps

viewtopic.php?f=46&t=586

also in the history section there is a list of the towns and villages in the black Country area

Did some more digging in the family line and it states that John was born May 1778 and then baptised Jun 4 1779. He died in 1854 aged 76 in Old Swinford.

So, I don't think that is his baptisim for West Bromwich.

Ok Craiglets he is on Connections

let me know any bits you can fill in on this and I will add them to the tree for John
ie who he married etc.

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... d=63525654

I think this is his Chapel probably where his bapt is
I will add for a look up

Stourbridge
Congregational
Independent Chapel
Births and Baptisms, 1790-1837 (MFM 296, RG 4/4130)

and this looks like the family on the 1851

1851 Census
The Hill Upper Swinford Worcs
James Richards h mar 44 Independant Minsiter b Worcs Stourbridge
Jane Richards wife 34 ..cant read where she is from!
Mary Richards dau 8 b Worcs Stourbridge
James H? Richards son 7 b Worcs Stourbridge
Jane H? Richards dau 5 b Worcs Stourbridge
George N? or H? Richards son b Nottinghamshire? Notts
Charlotte E? Richards dau b Worcs Stourbridge
John Richards father wid 72 Independant....cant read rest .....b Gloucester
Louisa Harris Servant 21 b Lye
Ellen Elton servant 24 b Shropshire

1861
154
Crofts Lane, Upper Swinford
Rev James Richard 54 - Independent min of Stourbridge, Indenpt? Chapel - b Old Swinford
Jane Richard 40 - b Leicester Peatlin
James Hy Richard 17 - Manufacturing clerk
Jane Harriet Richard 15
George Wm Richard 13 - b Nottingham
Charlotte Ellen Richard 11
Emily Richard 7
Ann Hammond 24 - Cook
Jane Sipper 18 - House maid - b Stourport
others b Old Swinford

1871
James Richards 64 - Congregational minister
Jane Richard 54 - b Leicester
Mary E Rickards 28
Jane H Rickards 25
George W Rickards 23 - b Nottingham
Emily Richards 17 - Imbecile
William M Richards 62 - Doctor - Widow - Surgeon MRESL of AE
Sarah A Gadd 23 - Cook
Ellen Crumpton 24 - Housemaid - b Clent
Sarah J Davis 19 - Ladies maid - b Wom Shrops
others b Old Swinford

nice one FS

add em if you get time...I am getting off this now

if you get a min will you post the 1841 that John Richards is on
saw it on ances indexes...or I will do it later

xx

ok

Hi
Any connection here between daughter Jane born c1846 & the one I'm looking for who married Joseph Beard who was born c 1846 in Worcester?

Mel1949

here he is in 1881

1881 Farlands Upperswinford, Worcester

James RICHARDS 74 Old Swinford, Worcester, Congregational Minister
Jane H. RICHARDS Daur 28 Old Swinford, Worcester,
Mary J. HARRIB Serv 21 Stourbridge, Worcester, Servant
Jane GOODYEAR Serv 17 Stourbridge, Worcester, Servant

peterd wrote:here he is in 1881

1881 Farlands Upperswinford, Worcester

James RICHARDS 74 Old Swinford, Worcester, Congregational Minister
Jane H. RICHARDS Daur 28 Old Swinford, Worcester,
Mary J. HARRIB Serv 21 Stourbridge, Worcester, Servant
Jane GOODYEAR Serv 17 Stourbridge, Worcester, Servant

well go on then! add it too Connections

on BCC
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... d=52145231

looking for William the doc, I'll add what I find

Hi again,
Rev. John Richards married Feb 14 1804 in Old Swinford to Mary Moseley, daughter of William Moseley and Elizabeth Cook. They had 11 children that lived.
Their son, James Richards was born in 1806 in Old Swinford and married Jane Freeman in 1841..