Family History Notebook
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Rev. John Richards

Son of John Fleming Richards and Mary Stephens, baptised on the 10th of May 1814 in Redruth

Married Annie

Children

Fowell Charles B., born 1853/4 in Madras, India
Julia M., born 1854/5 in Madras, India
William T., born 1855/6 in Madras, India
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Augustus Fulton, born 4th April 186o

Died on the 2nd of December 1898 (in Tansor, Northamptonshire?) aged 84.

Possibly a chaplain with the East India Company in the mid-19th century, John Richards was installed as Rector of Tansor, Northamptonshire on 22nd October 1884 dying there in 1898. He was succeeded as Rector of Tansor by his son Augustus.

Notes

1    Listed in the 1891 census with his son Fowell at Tansor.

Fowell, Julia and William were staying with their uncle Samuel at the time of the 1861 census. The marriage of Fowell Charles B Richards was registered in Kensington in the 3rd quarter of 1905.

2    Possibly the Reverend John Richards appointed as Inspector of Schools by the Government of Madras c1856/7. (The Annals of Indian Administration - Meredith Townsend - 1858)