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Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson 1831 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1831

Birth Location: Newbottle, Co. Durham

Death Date: 5 JAN 1909

Death Location: Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham

Father: John Richardson

Mother: Mary Wetherby

Spouse(s): Michael Curry

Children(s): Elizabeth Curry, John Curry, Mary Curry, Isabella Curry, Joseph Curry, Ann Curry, Michael Curry, George Curry, Jane Curry, Margaret Curry, Margaret Curry

The story of Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson began in 1831 in Newbottle, Co. Durham. In 1841, Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson was recorded in the census in Wingate, Co. Durham. Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson married Michael Curry, and had children including Elizabeth (Cissie) Curry, John (Johnnie) Curry, Mary Ann or Jane (Polly) Curry, Isabella Curry, Joseph Curry, Ann (Annie) Curry, Michael Curry, George Curry, Jane Curry, Margaret Curry, Margaret Jane Curry. Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson passed away in 1909 in Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson began in 1831 in Newbottle, Co. Durham.
  • In 1841, Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson was recorded in the census in Wingate, Co. Durham.
  • Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson married Michael Curry, and had children including Elizabeth (Cissie) Curry, John (Johnnie) Curry, Mary Ann or Jane (Polly) Curry, Isabella Curry, Joseph Curry, Ann (Annie) Curry, Michael Curry, George Curry, Jane Curry, Margaret Curry, Margaret Jane Curry.
  • Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson passed away in 1909 in Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Richardson
1803 – 1882
Birth Location: Twizell, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham
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Mary Wetherby
1804 – 1876
Birth Location: Ouston, Co. Durham
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Spouses(s)

Michael Curry
1830 – 1916
Birth Location: Wapping, West Rainton, Co. Durham
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Curry
1855 –
Birth Location: Nag's Head, West Rainton, Co. Durham
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John Curry
1855 –
Birth Location: Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham
JC
Mary Curry
1857 –
Birth Location: Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham
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Isabella Curry
1859 – 1939
Birth Location: Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham
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Joseph Curry
1861 – 1871
Birth Location: Nag's Head, West Rainton, Co. Durham
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Ann Curry
1863 –
Birth Location: Nag's Head, West Rainton, Co. Durham
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Michael Curry
1865 –
Birth Location: Nag's Head, West Rainton, Co. Durham
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George Curry
1866 – 1929
Birth Location: "Nag's Head Inn", West Rainton, Co. Durham
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Jane Curry
1867 – 1872
Birth Location: Nag's Head, West Rainton, Co. Durham
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Margaret Curry
1869 – 1871
Birth Location: Nag's Head, West Rainton, Co. Durham
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Margaret Curry
1871 –
Birth Location: Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham
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Elizabeth Richardson's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Richardson
1831 – 1909
Birth Place: Newbottle, Co. Durham
Parents
John Richardson
1803 – 1882
Twizell, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham
Mary Wetherby
1804 – 1876
Ouston, Co. Durham
Grandparents
George Richardson
South Church, Auckland St. Andrew, Co. Durham
Dorothy Hutchinson
Witton-le-Wear, Co. Durham
George Weatherley
Lamesley ?, Co. Durham
Elizabeth Burrow
1775 –
Whitehaven, Cumberland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Burrow
Ann Younghusband
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Richardson's Descendants

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Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Richardson (ABT 1831 – 5 JAN 1909) m. Michael Curry (5 MAY 1830 – 13 MAR 1916)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((Cissie)) Curry (27 JAN 1855 – ) m. Cowell ( – BEF 1916)
  2. 2. John ((Johnnie)) Curry (23 AUG 1855 – ) m. Mary (ABT 1857 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Ann or Jane (Polly)) Curry (18 MAY 1857 – ) m. Samuel Heatley
  4. 4. Isabella Curry (24 MAR 1859 – 13 FEB 1939) m. William Wheatley (30 JUN 1858 – 6 FEB 1937)
    1. 1. Sydney (William (Willie)) Wheatley (11 NOV 1883 – 24 JAN 1912) m. Elizabeth Thubron (ABT 1887 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Beatrice (Lizzie)) Wheatley (27 MAR 1885 – 18 MAY 1936)
    3. 3. Mildred (Edith Nellie) Wheatley (11 JUN 1889 – 31 DEC 1961) m. John ((Jack)) Chapman (9 DEC 1885 – 15 NOV 1971)
      1. 1. Sydney (William) Chapman (12 APR 1912 – 5 SEP 1999) m. Kathleen Porter (7 MAY 1920 – 25 DEC 1988) m. Janet (Marian) Holmes (22 SEP 1942 – )
      2. 2. Mildred (Isabella) Chapman (29 AUG 1913 – 25 OCT 2003) m. John (Henry Simpson) GOUNDRY (29 AUG 1904 – 1 AUG 1985)
        1. 1. Michael ((Mike) John) GOUNDRY* (6 JUN 1942 – ) m. Isabel Tait (15 JAN 1941 – )
        2. 2. Andrew ((Andy)) Goundry (28 MAR 1949 – ) m. Cecilia (Mary) Mason (ABT AUG 1949 – )
    4. 4. Hilda (Annie) Wheatley (29 DEC 1890 – 3 FEB 1967) m. Isaac ((Ike)) Hanson ( – 8 MAY 1969)
      1. 1. Raymond Hanson (7 MAY 1922 – OCT 2000)
      2. 2. William (A.) Hanson (4 JUN 1924 – )
      3. 3. Maud Hanson (JUN 1927 – 30 JUN 2018) m. Leslie (McIntosh) Robinson (20 SEP 1927 – 9 MAR 1996)
        1. 1. Alan Robinson (ABT 1950 – ) m. Susan
        2. 2. Michael Robinson (ABT 1953 – )
        3. 3. Andrew Robinson (ABT 1961 – )
        4. 4. Julie (Patrice) Robinson (ABT 1964 – ) m. David (John) McLelland (ABT 1957 – )
    5. 5. George (Talbot) Wheatley (11 MAY 1893 – 17 AUG 1974) m. Hannah Bourne
    6. 6. Margaret (Isabella (Maggie)) Wheatley (9 OCT 1894 – 15 APR 1987) m. Thomas (William (Willie)) Booth (10 AUG 1897 – 16 DEC 1980)
      1. 1. Gladys (Margaret) Booth (20 SEP 1921 – 1993) m. James (E.) Archer
      2. 2. William Booth (17 AUG 1927 – )
      3. 3. Irene ((Rene)) Booth (ABT JUL 1930 – ) m. Dennis (Robert) Steventon (17 FEB 1921 – 28 DEC 1971)
        1. 1. Mark Steventon* (NOV 1960 – ) m. Beverley
        2. 2. Nigel Steventon (ABT JAN 1964 – ) m. Sharon
  5. 5. Joseph Curry (10 JUN 1861 – DEC 1871)
  6. 6. Ann ((Annie)) Curry (27 FEB 1863 – ) m. Robert Henderson
  7. 7. Michael Curry (3 FEB 1865 – )
  8. 8. George Curry (28 APR 1866 – ABT MAY 1929) m. Elizabeth Thompson (1869 – JUN 1917)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Curry (26 APR 1890 – 1968) m. Robert (Carter) Soppitt (ABT 1888 – 1960)
      1. 1. Vera Soppitt (28 JAN 1917 – 8 FEB 1993) m. George (Michael) Kirk (22 MAY 1914 – 7 JAN 1986)
        1. 1. Patricia Kirk (BET 1939 AND 1949 – ) m. Karl (Enar) Wennerstrom (1946 – 2 FEB 2018)
    2. 2. William (Richardson) Curry (1892 – 1965) m. Eva Anderson
      1. 1. George Curry
      2. 2. William Curry
  9. 9. Jane Curry (28 JUN 1867 – ABT 30 APR 1872)
  10. 10. Margaret Curry (31 MAY 1869 – DEC 1871)
  11. 11. Margaret (Jane) Curry (ABT MAY 1871 – ) m. Smith

Elizabeth Richardson's Timeline

6 Records

1831
ABT 1831
Birth of Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson in Newbottle, Co. Durham
Newbottle, Co. Durham
1831
16 JUL 1831
Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson was baptized in St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham
St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham
1841
6 JUN 1841
Age 10
Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson appeared in census in Wingate, Co. Durham
Wingate, Co. Durham
1851
30 MAR 1851
Age 20
Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson appeared in census in Union Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Co. Durham
Union Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Co. Durham
1909
5 JAN 1909
Age 78
Death of Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson in Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham
Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham
1909
7 JAN 1909
Age 78
Burial of Elizabeth (Bessie) Richardson in St. Mary's, West Rainton, Co. Durham
St. Mary's, West Rainton, Co. Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1831
    Event Place: Newbottle, Co. Durham
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1831
    Event Place: St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham
    Record Source: She was baptised privately, which was usually done when the baby was not expected to survive, the family lived at Newbottle.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1841
    Event Place: Wingate, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with her parents.
    Age:
    10y

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
    Event Place: Union Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with her parents.
    Age:
    14y

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JAN 1909
    Event Place: Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Age:
    77y

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1909
    Event Place: St. Mary's, West Rainton, Co. Durham
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] where a Memorial Inscription reads :-
    "Elizabeth CURRY, beloved wife of Michael CURRY, Rainton Gate, died Jan. 5 1909, aged 77 years.
    Also Michael CURRY, husband of above, March 13, 1916, age 85 years.
    Also Joseph, Jane and Margaret, children of the same who died in infancy.
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