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William Price Richards 1879 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1879

Birth Location: Timor, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 25 Jul 1956

Death Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Father: George Richards

Mother: Maria Price

Spouse(s): Alice Spencer

Children(s): Gwladys Richards, Amelia Richards, Olive Richards, George RICHARDS, William RICHARDS, Alice Richards, Edward Richards

In 1879, William Price Richards entered the world in Timor, Victoria, Australia, born to George Richards and Maria Jane Price. William Price Richards married Alice Harriet Winifred Spencer, and had children including Gwladys Harriet Richards, Amelia Marie Richards, Olive Alice Richards, George Spencer RICHARDS, William Gordon RICHARDS, Alice Doris Richards, Edward Leonard Richards. William Price Richards passed away in 1956 in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1879, William Price Richards entered the world in Timor, Victoria, Australia, born to George Richards and Maria Jane Price.
  • William Price Richards married Alice Harriet Winifred Spencer, and had children including Gwladys Harriet Richards, Amelia Marie Richards, Olive Alice Richards, George Spencer RICHARDS, William Gordon RICHARDS, Alice Doris Richards, Edward Leonard Richards.
  • William Price Richards passed away in 1956 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Richards
1845 – 1909
Birth Location: St Ives, Cornwall, England
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Maria Price
1849 – 1931
Birth Location: Llantwit Major Glamorgan Wales
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Spouses(s)

Alice Spencer
1884 – 1964
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Gwladys Richards
1905 – 1995
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Amelia Richards
1906 – 1907
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Olive Richards
1908 – 2007
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
OR
George RICHARDS
1914 – 1985
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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William RICHARDS
1919 – 1987
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Alice Richards
1923 – 2004
Birth Location: Wellington New Zealand
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Edward Richards
1927 – 1998
Birth Location: Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand
ER

William Richards's Ancestors

Self
William Richards
1879 – 1956
Birth Place: Timor, Victoria, Australia
Parents
George Richards
1845 – 1909
St Ives, Cornwall, England
Maria (Jane) Price
1849 – 1931
Llantwit Major Glamorgan Wales
Grandparents
George Richards
1822 – 1894
St Ives, Cornwall, England
Jane Quick
1818 – 1870
St Ives, Cornwall, England
William ((Thomas)) Price
1822 – 1907
Llanmaes, Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales
Elizabeth ((Eliza) Catharine) Morris
1824 – 1910
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Richards
1786 – 1856
Benedict Quick
1796 – 1880
Catherine Richards
1795 – 1848
Richard Price
1789 – 1854
Frances Thomas
1794 – 1874
David Morris
1796 – 1832
Sophia Marshall
1802 – 1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Richards
1757 – 1805
Benedict Quick
1773 – 1855
Jane Stevens
1770 – 1851
William Richards
1758 – 1837
Phillip Price
1749 – 1834
Gronow Thomas
1764 – 1826
Mary Davies
1768 – 1814
Samuel Morris
1764 – 1839
Susannah Palmer
1764 – 1845
James Marshall
1775 – 1830
Jane Walker
1774 –

William Richards's Descendants

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William (Price) Richards (9 Jul 1879 – 25 Jul 1956) m. Alice (Harriet Winifred) Spencer (14 Jul 1884 – 12 Jul 1964)
  1. 1. Gwladys (Harriet) Richards (05 Jan 1905 – 17 Jun 1995)
  2. 2. Amelia (Marie) Richards (6 Feb 1906 – 16 Jan 1907)
  3. 3. Olive (Alice) Richards (9 Nov 1908 – 21 Aug 2007)
  4. 4. George (Spencer) RICHARDS (22 Dec 1914 – 20 Sep 1985)
  5. 5. William (Gordon) RICHARDS (7 Aug 1919 – 30 Sep 1987)
  6. 6. Alice (Doris) Richards (23 September 1923 – 17 November 2004) m. Neil (Howard) Browne (8 JUN 1921 – 4 OCT 1969) m. Ronald (Robert) Holmes (3 Nov 1924 – 1992)
    1. 1. Graham (Howard) Browne m. Catherine (Elisabeth) (Beth)
      1. 1. Gavin (Andrew) Browne m. Simone (Natalie) Marquis m. Lisa (Marie) skogstad
        1. 1. Emily (Page) Skogstad (1995 – ) m. Jack Ellis
      2. 2. Jason Browne
      3. 3. Rachel (Elizabeth) Browne
      4. 4. Phillippa (Ann) Browne m. John Stroud
        1. 1. Ariel Stroud
    2. 2. Browne
  7. 7. Edward (Leonard) Richards (28 APR 1927 – 07 Sep 1998)

William Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1879
9 Jul 1879
Birth of William Price Richards in Timor, Victoria, Australia
Timor, Victoria, Australia
1956
25 Jul 1956
Age 77
Death of William Price Richards in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1879
    Event Place: Timor, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1956
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
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