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William James Richards 1872 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1872

Birth Location: Rokewood Junction, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 5 Apr 1938

Death Location: Geelong West, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Richards

Mother: Louisa Pierce

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The story of William James Richards began in 1872 in Rokewood Junction, Victoria, Australia. William James Richards passed away in 1938 in Geelong West, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William James Richards began in 1872 in Rokewood Junction, Victoria, Australia.
  • William James Richards passed away in 1938 in Geelong West, Victoria, Australia.

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William Richards's Ancestors

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William Richards
1872 – 1938
Birth Place: Rokewood Junction, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William Frederick Richards
1845 – 1919
St Francis, Simons Town, South Africa
Louisa Pierce
1849 – 1940
Port Fairy, Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Frederick (Samuel) Richards
1814 – 1898
Clapham, Surrey, England
Charlotte (Mary Anne) Chamberlain
1825 – 1888
St Helena, Eastvaal, Afrique du Sud
James (Lilley) Pearce
1821 – 1891
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Mary (Ann) Cantwell
1825 – 1907
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Richards
1782 – 1824
Elizabeth Sainsbury
1779 – 1824
Henry Chamberlain
1800 – 1825
Mary Reichenbach
1805 – 1869
John Pearce
1797 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Chamberlain
1759 – 1805
Susannah Hayes
1771 – 1833
Karl Reichenbach
1788 – 1869
Mary
John Pearce
1769 – 1852
Ann Roskilly
1767 – 1844

William Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1872
7 Jun 1872
Birth of William James Richards in Rokewood Junction, Victoria, Australia
Rokewood Junction, Victoria, Australia
1938
5 Apr 1938
Age 66
Death of William James Richards in Geelong West, Victoria, Australia
Geelong West, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1872
    Event Place: Rokewood Junction, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1938
    Event Place: Geelong West, Victoria, Australia

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