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Robert Richards

Male Abt 1779 - Bef 1850  (< 71 years)

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  • Name Robert Richards  [1, 2, 3, 4]
    Birth Abt 1779  [5, 6] 
    • Aged 71 at his burial on 6 Jan 1850, so born between 7 Jan 1778 and 6 Jan 1779. His 1841 census age of 61 gives 7 Jun 1779 to 6 Jun 1780.
    Gender Male
    Residence 27 Mar 1817  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 16 Jan 1818  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 16 Jan 1818  [7] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 15 Aug 1819  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 15 Aug 1819  [8] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 4 Nov 1820  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 4 Nov 1820  [1] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 11 Dec 1823  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 15 Feb 1824  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 15 Feb 1824  [9] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 7 Oct 1825  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation 7 Oct 1825  [10] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 3 Jan 1828  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Occupation 3 Jan 1828  [11] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 29 Mar 1829  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Occupation 29 Mar 1829  [12] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 8 May 1831  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Occupation 8 May 1831  [13] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 3 Mar 1833  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Occupation 3 Mar 1833  [14] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 12 Oct 1834  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Occupation 12 Oct 1834  [15] 
    Labourer 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 61 
    1841 Census: Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset    		 1841 Census: Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  [6] 
    Agricultural Labourer 
    Occupation 27 Aug 1848  [2] 
    Labourer 
    Death Bef 6 Jan 1850  High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 16] 
    Burial 6 Jan 1850  St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Age: 71 
    Burial Record: Robert Richards (1850)    		 Burial Record: Robert Richards (1850)
    Person ID I1780  Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake | Westlake family
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2026

    Family 1 Charlotte Perkins,   b. Abt 1788   d. Bef 4 Nov 1820, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 32 years)  [18, 19, 20, 21]
    Marriage 27 Mar 1817  St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Type: Banns 
    • Robert Richards, widower; Charlotte Perkins, spinster. Witnesses: James Richards, Ann Windsor and Mary Ann Richards.
    Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Charlotte Perkins (1817)    		 Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Charlotte Perkins (1817)
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Richards,   b. Bef 16 Jan 1818, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Samuel Richards,   b. Bef 15 Aug 1819, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Charlotte Richards,   b. Bef 4 Nov 1820, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 28 Apr 1878, Enmore, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 57 years)
    Family ID F595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2026

    Family 2 Ann Parsons,   b. Abt 1787, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28]
    Marriage 11 Dec 1823  St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Type: Banns 
    • Robert Richards, widower; Ann Parsons. Witnesses: Wm Parsons and Elizabeth Parsons.
    Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Ann Parsons (1823)    		 Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Ann Parsons (1823)
    Children 
     1. Sarah Richards,   b. Bef 15 Feb 1824, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Richards,   b. Bef 7 Oct 1825, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Richards,   b. Bef 3 Jan 1828, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 12 Apr 1828, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 0 years)
     4. Martha Richards,   b. Bef 3 Jan 1828, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 19 Apr 1828, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 0 years)
     5. Martha Richards,   b. Bef 29 Mar 1829, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Henry Richards,   b. Bef 8 May 1831, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Caroline Richards,   b. Bef 3 Mar 1833, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. John Richards,   b. Bef 12 Oct 1834, High Ham, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F679  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 27 Mar 1817 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Banns - 27 Mar 1817 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Ann Richards - Bef 16 Jan 1818 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Jan 1818 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samuel Richards - Bef 15 Aug 1819 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 15 Aug 1819 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charlotte Richards - Bef 4 Nov 1820 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4 Nov 1820 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 Dec 1823 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Banns - 11 Dec 1823 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Richards - Bef 15 Feb 1824 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 15 Feb 1824 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - James Richards - Bef 7 Oct 1825 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Oct 1825 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Richards - Bef 3 Jan 1828 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Martha Richards - Bef 3 Jan 1828 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Jan 1828 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Martha Richards - Bef 29 Mar 1829 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Mar 1829 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Henry Richards - Bef 8 May 1831 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 May 1831 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Caroline Richards - Bef 3 Mar 1833 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Mar 1833 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Richards - Bef 12 Oct 1834 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Oct 1834 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 61 - 6 Jun 1841 - Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef 6 Jan 1850 - High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Age: 71 - 6 Jan 1850 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1571] Baptismal Record: Charlotte Richards (1820), 4 Nov 1820, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 33, no. 264 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1569] Marriage Record: Alexander Mansfield and Charlotte Richards (1848), 27 Aug 1848, High Ham marriages 1837-1914, p. 32, no. 63 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S2147] Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Charlotte Perkins (1817), 27 Mar 1817, High Ham marriages 1813-1837, p. 7, no. 19 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S2149] Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Ann Parsons (1823), 11 Dec 1823, High Ham marriages 1813-1837, p. 22, no. 66 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S2162] Burial Record: Robert Richards (1850), 6 Jan 1850, High Ham burials (D\P\Ham.H/2/1/6), p. 81, no. 644 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/964/8, f. 26, p. 22 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S2154] Baptismal Record: Mary Ann Richards (1818), 16 Jan 1818, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 23, no. 182 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S2155] Baptismal Record: Samuel Richards (1819), 15 Aug 1819, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 29, no. 227 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S2166] Baptismal Record: Sarah Richards (1824), 15 Feb 1824, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 46, no. 364 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S2167] Baptismal Record: James Richards (1825), 7 Oct 1825, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 52, no. 411 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S2168] Baptismal Record: Mary and Martha Richards (1828), 3 Jan 1828, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 62, no. 489 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S2169] Baptismal Record: Martha Richards (1829), 29 Mar 1829, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 66, no. 528 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S2170] Baptismal Record: Henry Richards (1831), 8 May 1831, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 74, no. 586 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S2171] Baptismal Record: Caroline Richards (1833), 3 Mar 1833, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 80, no. 640 (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S2172] Baptismal Record: John Richards (1834), 12 Oct 1834, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 87, no. 694 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S7] GRO Index, 1849 Q4, Langport, Vol 10, pg 337 (Reliability: 2).
      RICHARDS, ROBERT; 72; GRO Reference: 1849 D Quarter in LANGPORT Volume 10 Page 337

    17. [S2162] Burial Record: Robert Richards (1850), 6 Jan 1850, High Ham burials (D\P\Ham.H/2/1/6), p. 81, no. 644 (Reliability: 3).
      Identified as the husband of Ann: Robert is absent from her household in 1851, when she is a widow, and the age agrees with his 61 in 1841.

    18. [S1571] Baptismal Record: Charlotte Richards (1820), 4 Nov 1820, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 33, no. 264 (Reliability: 3).
      Charlotte baptised as the daughter of Robert and Charlotte Richards.

    19. [S1569] Marriage Record: Alexander Mansfield and Charlotte Richards (1848), 27 Aug 1848, High Ham marriages 1837-1914, p. 32, no. 63 (Reliability: 3).
      Names Charlotte’s father as Robert Richards, labourer.

    20. [S2154] Baptismal Record: Mary Ann Richards (1818), 16 Jan 1818, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 23, no. 182 (Reliability: 3).
      Mary Ann baptised as the daughter of Robert and Charlotte Richards.

    21. [S2155] Baptismal Record: Samuel Richards (1819), 15 Aug 1819, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 29, no. 227 (Reliability: 3).
      Samuel baptised as the son of Robert and Charlotte Richards.

    22. [S2166] Baptismal Record: Sarah Richards (1824), 15 Feb 1824, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 46, no. 364 (Reliability: 3).
      Sarah baptised as the daughter of Robert and Ann Richards.

    23. [S2167] Baptismal Record: James Richards (1825), 7 Oct 1825, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 52, no. 411 (Reliability: 3).
      James baptised as the son of Robert and Ann Richards.

    24. [S2168] Baptismal Record: Mary and Martha Richards (1828), 3 Jan 1828, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 62, no. 489 (Reliability: 3).
      Mary and Martha baptised as the twin daughters of Robert and Ann Richards.

    25. [S2169] Baptismal Record: Martha Richards (1829), 29 Mar 1829, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 66, no. 528 (Reliability: 3).
      Martha baptised as the daughter of Robert and Ann Richards.

    26. [S2170] Baptismal Record: Henry Richards (1831), 8 May 1831, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 74, no. 586 (Reliability: 3).
      Henry baptised as the son of Robert and Ann Richards.

    27. [S2171] Baptismal Record: Caroline Richards (1833), 3 Mar 1833, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 80, no. 640 (Reliability: 3).
      Caroline baptised as the daughter of Robert and Ann Richards.

    28. [S2172] Baptismal Record: John Richards (1834), 12 Oct 1834, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 87, no. 694 (Reliability: 3).
      John baptised as the son of Robert and Ann Richards.