Amy Johnson Crow, on her blog No Story Too Small, has challenged her fellow bloggers to post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. This is week thirty-four.
My great-great-great grandfather, John Richardson, was born in 1815 in Hartfield, Sussex, England. His parents were Richard and Sarah Richardson and he was baptized on September 3, 1815.
Sometime prior to 1851, John married Ann (last name unknown). I have yet to find a marriage record for them, however, by the 1851 census the couple were living in Wateringbury, Kent. John (34) was an agricultural labourer and Ann (32) was a house servant.
In 1854, Ann gave birth to a daughter, also named Ann. Sometime in the late 1850s Ann Sr., passed away.
At the beginning at 1860, John married Charlotte Jackman. By the 1861 census John (46) and Charlotte (23) are living in Lewisham, Kent, at 8 Waterloo Place, along with Ann (7) and George T (1). John is gardener (jobbing), which seems to suggest he moved around from job to job.
On the 1871 census, John (50) and Charlotte (33) are still at Waterloo Place. John is listed as an agricultural labourer. George (11), Susannah (8) and William (5) are scholars. Thomas (3) and Alfred (1) are too young for school.
John does not appear on the 1881 census and daughter Susannah’s 1882 marriage record states that her father was deceased. The 1881 census shows John’s widow Charlotte with a two year old, which suggests John died between 1878 and 1881, but I have yet to find conclusive evidence.
