Edith Richardson

#148, (circa 1857-)
FatherCharles John Richardson1 (21 Oct 1829-8 May 1893)
MotherEmma Leonard (c 1819-Aug 1888)
ChartsLeonard Family - descendants
Wayte Family - descendants
Last Edited29 Mar 2013
Edith Richardson c1886
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Edith was born circa 1857 at Manchester.1 She was the daughter of Charles John Richardson and Emma Leonard.1

She was recorded as living with her parents, her mother's mother, a governess and two servants, and her sisters Marianne and Lilian in the 1871 census at private house in Guywood Lane, Romiley, Cheshire. She was recorded as being 14 years old.2 Werneth House was reportedly built in 1863, and is still standing. It is a two storey stone freestanding house in Guywood Lane, and was perhaps the house that the Leonards were living in 1871 through 1881. The rooms are large and the ceilings are high; it is evidently an imposing place.

She was recorded as living with her parents, her grandmother, two servants and her sisters Marianne and Lilian in the 1881 census at Werneth House, Romiley, Cheshire. She was recorded as being 24 years old.1 She witnessed her grandmother Mary Wayte's death on 5 October 1885 at Romiley, Cheshire.3

She was recorded as living with her father, two servants and sisters Marianne and Lilian in the 1891 census at Guyworth Lane, Romiley, Cheshire. She was recorded as being 34 years old.4

The will of Charles John Richardson, in which Marianne Richardson, Lilian Richardson and Edith Richardson were named as heirs was proved on 21 June 1893. The value of his estate, divided equally between his unmarried daughters, was 9,472 pounds.5

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1857BirthManchester1
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Citations

  1. [S393] National Census for England, 1881 (online image) Registration district: Stockport, Sub-registration district: Marple, Piece: 3465, Folio: 134,
    Page Number: 24 (http://search.ancestry.com.au/iexec).
  2. [S412] National Census for England, 1871 (online image) Registration district: Stockport, Sub-registration district: Marple, Piece: 3650, Folio:125,
    Page Number: 10.
  3. [S400] General Register Office, England - Death Certificate, Certified copy of an entry in a Register of Deaths, Stockport Dec Qtr Vol 8a p.1.
  4. [S391] National Census for England, 1891 (online image) Registration district: Stockport, Sub-registration district: Marple, Piece: 2788, Folio: 114, Page Number: 3.
  5. [S515] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar Ancestry.com, 1893 Nabb-Ryves p.260.