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William Richards 1732–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Paul, Cornwall, England

Death Date: April 21, 1782

Death Location: Port de Grave, Newfoundland

Father:

Mother: Rebecka Tonkin

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Isaac Richards

William Richards was born in 1732 in Paul, Cornwall, England, the child of Robert Richards And Rebecka Tonkin. William Richards had children including Isaac Richards. William Richards passed away in 1782 in Port de Grave, Newfoundland.

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Biography

  • William Richards was born in 1732 in Paul, Cornwall, England, the child of Robert Richards And Rebecka Tonkin.
  • William Richards had children including Isaac Richards.
  • William Richards passed away in 1782 in Port de Grave, Newfoundland.

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William Richards's Ancestors

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William Richards
1732–1782
Birth Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
Parents
Rebecka Tonkin
1707–
Paul, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Catherine Tonkin
1680–
Paul, Cornwall, England
Bryan ((Briant)) Tonkin
1675–
Paul, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Richards's Descendants

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William Richards (1732–April 21, 1782)
  1. 1. Isaac Richards 1749–1828 m. Elizabeth Butler 1755–1829
    1. 1. Ann (Richard) * 1793–1869 m. Abraham Bartlett 1788–1852
      1. 1. Captain (John) Bartlett 1816–1889 m. Anna "Mary" 1818– m. Elizabeth (Bellamy) Wilmot 1821–1904 m. Patience ((Rabbiss)) Rabbitts 1820–1841
        1. 1. Thomas (Walter "Tom") Bartlett 1838– m. Elizabeth (Susanna) Spracklin 1843–
        2. 2. Mary (Winsor) Bartlett 1883–1926
        3. 3. Selina (Patience) Bartlett 1841–1845
        4. 4. Henry (Bellamy) Bartlett 1863–1894
        5. 5. Samuel (Wilmot) Bartlett 1849–1916
        6. 6. John Bartlett 1843–1927
        7. 7. Abraham Bartlett 1854–1857
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Bartlett 1857–1860
        9. 9. Selina (Patience) Bartlett 1846–1911
        10. 10. Joshua (Robert) Bartlett 1840–
        11. 11. Mary (Winsor) Bartlett 1883–1926
        12. 12. Captain (John "Jack") Bartlett 1843–1927
        13. 13. William (James) BARTLETT 1851–1931 m. Mary (Jemima) Bartlett 1852–1943
        14. 14. Captain (Samuel Wilmont) Bartlett 1849–1916
        15. 15. Abraham Bartlett 1854–1857
        16. 16. Elizabeth (Ann) Bartlett 1857–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bartlett 1818–1874
      3. 3. Mary-Ann ((Amy)) Bartlett 1814–1898
      4. 4. Isaac BARTLETT 1818–
      5. 5. Jane Bartlett 1824–1886
      6. 6. Emma (Selina) Bartlett 1824–1898
      7. 7. Captain (Abraham) Bartlett 1819–1889
      8. 8. William BARTLETT 1826–1864
      9. 9. Moses Bartlett 1828–1868
      10. 10. Amy Bartlett 1824–1837
      11. 11. Susan Bartlett 1828–
      12. 12. Emma Bartlett 1826–1837
      13. 13. Amy Bartlett 1814–1837

William Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1732
1732
Birth of William Richards in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1732
21 May 1732
William Richards was baptized in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1782
April 21, 1782
Age 50
Death of William Richards in Port de Grave, Newfoundland
Port de Grave, Newfoundland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 May 1732
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Falmouth
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 21, 1782
    Event Place: Port de Grave, Newfoundland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills

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