Ernest Murray Richardson

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Died:

Married: Augustine Walmisley

Mother: Mary Engleheart

Father: Pelham Richardson

Descendant: Frank Richardson

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Ernest Murray Richardson was born 1848-1849 in Blackheath in Kent. His parents were Pelham Richardson (an Agent) and Mary Jane Engleheart

In 1881 he was living at number 8, Buenos Ayres, Margate St John Baptist, Kent, England, and his occupation was given as auctioneer.

Birth

BMD:B: 1849, Q1, Lewisham, p.323, vol. 5, line 8 A family website lists his birth date as 25th March 1849.

In 1851 he was 2 years old and living with his parents Pelham and Mary Richardson at Dartmouth Row, Blackheath, Kent.

Marriage

He married Augustine Walmisley on March 30th, 1872 at the Holy Trinity Church in Twickenham (district of Brentford, Middlesex)., when he was listed as a bachelor living in Blackheath. Below is his marriage certificate. This lists his father as being Pelham Richardson agent)

Children

From the 1911 census Ernest and Augustine had 8 children together, all eight were still alive in 1911. And yet the various different censuses over the years give 10 different names, so it is likely that two of the children used different names at different times. Alexandrine sometimes used her middle names Gabrielle or Violet. Possibly the other is John/Pelham or Curtis/Howard.

Child's Name	D.O.B.	P.O.B.	Occupation	D.O.M.	D.O.D
Frank Engleheart Richardson	23rd November 1872	Blackheath, Kent		13 May 1893	15 Aug 1944
Charles Engleheart Richardson	~1874 (Q1,1874,Woolwich, 1d. 964)	Blackheath, Kent			1929
Alexandrine Gabrielle Violet Richardson	28 June 1875	Clapham, Surrey
Mabel Augustine Richardson	30 Nov 1876 (baptised 13th January 1881)	Clapham, Surrey
Ronald Ernest Richardson	~1878 (baptised 13th January 1881)	Balham, Surrey
John Richardson	~1880	Balham, Surrey
Pelham John Richardson	~1881 (baptised 13th January 1881)	Balham, Surrey
Howard Richardson	~1883	Hanwell, Middlesex
Curtis Richardson	~1883	Hanwell, Middlesex
Ernest Richardson	~1884	Deal, Kent

On the 13th January 1881 three of his children are baptised at St Mary, Balham on the same day. His abode was given as 19 Verran Road, and his occupation was "Gent".

Note: We know this is the correct family for Frank Engleheart Richardson because the census has a Frank Richardson of the correct age, with a father called Ernest (a given by his marriage certificate). This would be slightly flimsy evidence if it were not for the fact that Frank's children are called Mabel, Frank, Violet, Charles, James, Ronald and Raymond. So at least four of Frank's children (Ronald, Violet, Charles and Mabel) are named after Uncles and Aunts (John wasn't recognised, and James and Raymond have been made up - but perhaps these Uncles were born after the 1881 census!).

On the 10th April 1875, in "The Hour" the announcement was made that a partnership was dissolved between Benjamin Octavius Engleheart, Pelham Engleheart Richardson, and Ernest Murray Richardson, Bennet place, Blackheath, Beckenham, Kent, auctioneers.

In 1881 he was living at number 8, Buenos Ayres, Margate St John Baptist, Kent, England, and his occupation was given as auctioneer.

Death

Ernest died sometime before 1891 (when his wife was listed as a widow).

Ernest was buried on the 7th November 1888 at Burgess Hill. He was only 39 years old, and his abode was St John's Commons. In the margins of the parish record it appears to say 151 Sec B (or possibly 157).

BMD:D: Q4, 1888, Cuckfield, Vol. 2B, p.94.

Database: 1861 England Census

Match Quality Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island View Image

Mary Bond abt 1820  Chertsey, Surrey, England Servant  Kidbrooke  Kent   
Rebecca Clark abt 1825  White Waltham, Kent, England Servant  Kidbrooke  Kent   
Susannah Cuthtal abt 1838  Lewisham, Kent, England Servant  Kidbrooke  Kent   
Georgiana C Englehart abt 1829  Charlton, Kent, England Sister  Kidbrooke  Kent   
Ernest M Richardson abt 1849  Lewisham, Kent, England Son  Kidbrooke  Kent   
Mary J Richardson abt 1837  Kennington, Surrey, England Daughter  Kidbrooke  Kent   
Mary Jane Richardson abt 1814  London, England Head  Kidbrooke  Kent   
Pelham E Richardson abt 1845  Lewisham, Kent, England Son  Kidbrooke  Kent