Christopher Richardson

14/06/1741 — 25/02/1836
A brief biography

Ancestors


Christopher Richardson — 1734 —
Christopher Richardson 1741 — 1836
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William Richardson of Gainford 1738-1799
Richardson v Commercial Railway Company


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Peter Thomas Richardson — 1829   Christopher Richardson —   Martha Richardson —   William Richardson — 1818   John Dingley Richardson 1773 — 1837±   Ann Rebecca Richardson 1784 — 1861  

Christopher Richardson


Son of Christopher Richardson and Jane Potter. .

Born in Limehouse, London, England in 1741, the fourteenth year of the reign of King George II, and died aged ninety-four in the sixth year of the reign of King William IV  He has 9 direct descendants in the family.

THREE BARGES


Christopher Richardson owned three barges in 1795:
The barge 'Trial', 32 53/94 tons, registered by Christopher Richardson, of Saint Ann, mastered by George Barlow, master lighterman, and crewed by Barlow and Charles Gouth, his apprentice, usually navigated from Brentford to Gravesend, Kent The barge 'Three Sisters', 20 91/94 tons, registered by Christopher Richardson, of Saint Ann, mastered by George Barlow, master lighterman, and crewed by Barlow and Charles Gouth, his apprentice, usually navigated from Brentford to Gravesend The barge 'Four Brothers', 38 74/94 tons, registered by Christopher Richardson, of Saint Ann, mastered by George Barlow, master lighterman, and crewed by Barlow and Charles Gouth, his apprentice, usually navigated from Brentford to Gravesend.

Mr Dingley's Saw Mill

Principal clerk at Mr Dingley's sawmill, when he witnessed a mob of some 500 people invading the premises and destroying the mill, putting it out of action for six months. A copy of the government report on the riot at the sawmill is in the Library. The mill was the first commercially successful mechanised sawmill in England, capable of harnessing 36 saws simultaneously. It revolutionised the timber industry since until then all timber had been imported pre-cut in places like Holland.
Charles Dingley imported some £35,000 of timber annually, mostly from Russia, about half the timber cut into deal boards for shipbuilding. He helped build the Limehouse Cut canal to expedite the supply of timber to the Yard.
When Charles Dingley died aged 58 the estate was inherited by his son-in-law John Smith Meggott and by 1778 Christopher Richardson was a Partner together with Meggott and a Mr M'Garth.


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Christopher Richardson

Principle clerk and Superintendent of Dingley's sawmil
Research indicated he may well have been the Principle clerk and Superintendent of Dingley's sawmill at Limehouse Edward Castle, Breaking Peace > riot, 6th July 1768. Reference Number: 117680706-47 Offence: Breaking...

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