William Richardson

1738 — 21/08/1799
A brief biography

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Christopher Richardson — 1734 —
William Richardson 1738 — 1799
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William Richardson


Son of Christopher Richardson and Jane Potter. .

Born in Limehouse, London, England in 1738, the eleventh year of the reign of King George II, and died aged sixty-one in Gainford, Yorkshire in the thirty-ninth year of the reign of King George III  He has 236 direct descendants in the family.

The Solebay


On 29th May 1764, the 350 ton, Honorable East India Company trading ship “Solebay” passed the Downs and left the English Channel, bound for Bombay. She was under the command of 27 year old Captain William Richardson, who evidently had already spent many years at sea, and may even have sailed to India before.

The Solebay had been purchased from the Royal Navy the year before by  

The Country Trader

Captain William Richardson was born in 1738, the son of Jane and Christopher Richardson. He had two sons and six daughters with Anna Maria LACY. His Euro/Indian bride .Who he lived with for most of his life, although never offically married .He returned to England , without Anna Maria .
He died in August 1799 in Gainford, Durham, at the age of 61.
Capt. William Richardson, a merchant  


Fort Marlborough in Java


Fort Marlborough in Bengkulu was once built by the British colonial era during 1713-1719 under the leadership of Governor Joseph Callet. After the Fort George in Madras, India, Fort Marlborough lined up as the biggest British fortress in Southeast Asia. The total area of this building is around 44,100 square meters and surrounded by 8.5 meters-height walls.

This is a location Captain William transport personal to from London .


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