Henry Richards b. Bef 8 May 1831 High Ham, Somerset, England: Cocks and Baker Genealogy

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Name	Henry Richards [1, 2]
Birth	Bef 8 May 1831	High Ham, Somerset, England [1, 3]
Christening	8 May 1831	St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [1]
		Baptismal Record: Henry Richards (1831)
Gender	Male
Census	6 Jun 1841	Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset, England [4]
	Age: 10
		1841 Census: Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset
Census	30 Mar 1851	Henley, High Ham, Somerset, England [5]
	Age: 20
		1851 Census: Henley, High Ham, Somerset
Occupation	30 Mar 1851 [6]
	Labourer
Residence	22 Dec 1853	High Ham, Somerset, England [2]
Occupation	22 Dec 1853 [2]
	Labourer
Person ID	I2142	Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake \| Westlake family
Last Modified	11 Nov 2026

Father	Robert Richards, b. Abt 1779 d. Bef 6 Jan 1850, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 71 years)
Mother	Ann Parsons, b. Abt 1786, High Ham, Somerset, England d. Bef 16 Jul 1875, High Ham, Somerset, England (Age < 89 years)
Marriage	11 Dec 1823	St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [7]
	Robert Richards, widower; Ann Parsons. Witnesses: Wm Parsons and Elizabeth Parsons.
		Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Ann Parsons (1823)
Family ID	F679	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Mary Ann Wheadon, b. Abt 1832 [2]
Marriage	22 Dec 1853	St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [2]
	Type: Banns
	Henry Richards, bachelor; Mary Ann Wheadon, spinster. Witnesses: William May and Caroline Richards.
		Marriage Record: Henry Richards and Mary Ann Wheadon (1853)
Family ID	F718	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	12 Nov 2026

Event Map

	Birth - Bef 8 May 1831 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Christening - 8 May 1831 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Census - Age: 10 - 6 Jun 1841 - Henley Corner, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Census - Age: 20 - 30 Mar 1851 - Henley, High Ham, Somerset, England
	Residence - 22 Dec 1853 - High Ham, Somerset, England
	Marriage - Type: Banns - 22 Dec 1853 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England

[S2170] Baptismal Record: Henry Richards (1831), 8 May 1831, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 74, no. 586 (Reliability: 3).
[S2455] Marriage Record: Henry Richards and Mary Ann Wheadon (1853), 22 Dec 1853, High Ham marriages 1837-1914, p. 51, no. 101 (Reliability: 3).
[S2455] Marriage Record: Henry Richards and Mary Ann Wheadon (1853), 22 Dec 1853, High Ham marriages 1837-1914, p. 51, no. 101 (Reliability: 3).
Aged 21 at his marriage on 22 Dec 1853.
[S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/964/8, f. 26, p. 22 (Reliability: 3).
Henry, 10, in the household of Robert and Ann Richards; the 1841 census states no relationships.
[S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1926, f. 279, p. 8 (Reliability: 3).
Henry, 20, listed as “Son” directly after Ann Richards, widow, in the household headed by James Richards, 24.
[S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1926, f. 279, p. 8 (Reliability: 3).
[S2149] Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Ann Parsons (1823), 11 Dec 1823, High Ham marriages 1813-1837, p. 22, no. 66 (Reliability: 3).