Capt William Richardson

1775 — 02/03/1843
A brief biography

Ancestors


Christopher Richardson — 1734 —
William Richardson 1738 — 1799
William Richardson 1775 — 1843
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William Richardson of Gainford 1738-1799
Michael Hogan and his ''Indian Princess' ...
The Richardsons of Leatherhead


Spouse/Partner and Children


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Rebecca Fish Holden 1783 — 1832   William Richardson 1807 — 1834   Ellen Ireton Richardson 1808 — 1857   George Fish Richardson 1810 — 1881   Mary Richardson 1811 — 1842   Rebecca Fish Richardson 1812 — 1892   Catherine Jeanne Richardson 1814 — 1894   Henrietta Richardson 1816 — 1891   Marianne-Lydia Richardson 1821 — 1861  
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William Richardson


Son of William Richardson and Anna Maria Lacy. .

Born in Calcutta, India in 1775, the fifteenth year of the reign of King George III, and died aged sixty-eight in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Victoria  He has 60 direct descendants in the family.

Willoughby House


Owned Kingston House in Leatherhead on the bank of the river Mole, as well as Willoughby House in Cheltenham (photo).

The Mutiny

Aged 20 was ship's captain on board the Marquis Cornwallis (owned by his father and commanded by his uncle Michael Hogan) transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. There was a mutiny on board and some of the convicts were killed.
For full details read "The Indian Princess" in the Richardson Library.


Biography


Capt.William Richardson married Rebecca Fish Holden on 30 November 1804 in St. John, Cornwall. They had six children during their marriage.

In the memorial tablet above the family vault in Leatherhead Church (opposite):

... also the mortal remains of William Richardson Esqr of Leatherhead and Willoughby House, Cheltenham

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