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William Frederick Richards 1845 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1845

Birth Location: St Francis, Simons Town, South Africa

Death Date: 3 August 1919

Death Location: Illabarook, Victoria, Australie

Father: Frederick Richards

Mother: Charlotte Chamberlain

Spouse(s): Louisa Pierce

Children(s): Frederick Richards, William Richards, John Richards, Walter Richards, Lilly Richards, Francis Richards, Charles Richards, Mabel Richards, Albert Richards, Everett Richards

Born in 1845 in St Francis, Simons Town, South Africa, William Frederick Richards was the child of Frederick Samuel Richards and Charlotte Mary Anne Chamberlain. In time, William Frederick Richards married Louisa Pierce, and they raised a family that included Frederick Richards, William James Richards, John Wesley Richards, Walter Henry Richards, Lilly Matilda Richards, Francis Graham Richards, Charles Percy Richards, Mabel Louise Richards, Albert Leslie Richards and Everett Ernest Richards. William Frederick Richards died in Illabarook, Victoria, Australie in 1919.

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Parents

Frederick Richards
1814 – 1898
Birth Location: Clapham, Surrey, England
FR
Charlotte Chamberlain
1825 – 1888
Birth Location: St Helena, Eastvaal, Afrique du Sud
CC

Spouses(s)

Louisa Pierce
1849 – 1940
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
LP

Children(s)

Frederick Richards
1870 – 1941
Birth Location: Newtown, Victoria, Australia
FR
William Richards
1872 – 1938
Birth Location: Rokewood Junction, Victoria, Australia
WR
John Richards
1875 – 1889
Birth Location: Bulla, Victoria, Australia
JR
Walter Richards
1876 – 1934
Birth Location: Illabrook, Victoria, Australia
WR
Lilly Richards
1878 – 1974
Birth Location: Illabarook, Victoria, Australia
LR
Francis Richards
1880 – 1953
Birth Location: Illabrook, Victoria, Australia
FR
Charles Richards
1882 – 1917
Birth Location: Illabarook, Victoria, Australia
CR
Mabel Richards
1885 – 1962
Birth Location: Illabrook, Victoria, Australia
MR
Albert Richards
1888 – 1891
Birth Location: Illabrook, Victoria, Australia
AR
Everett Richards
1891 – 1973
Birth Location: Illabarook, Victoria, Australia
ER

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Mar 1845
    Event Place: St Francis, Simons Town, South Africa
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 August 1919
    Event Place: Illabarook, Victoria, Australie
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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