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His life
Name John Richards [1] Birth Bef 12 Oct 1834 High Ham, Somerset, England 
[1] Christening 12 Oct 1834 St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [1] 
Baptismal Record: John Richards (1834) Gender Male Death Bef 6 Aug 1839 High Ham, Somerset, England [2, 3] Burial 6 Aug 1839 St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England [4] Age: 5 
Burial Record: John Richards (1839) Person ID I2144 Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake | Westlake family Last Modified 12 Nov 2026
Parents’ family
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 [5] - 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
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Event Map 
Birth - Bef 12 Oct 1834 - High Ham, Somerset, England 
Christening - 12 Oct 1834 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England Death - Bef 6 Aug 1839 - High Ham, Somerset, England Burial - Age: 5 - 6 Aug 1839 - St Andrew’s Church, High Ham, Somerset, England = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S2172] Baptismal Record: John Richards (1834), 12 Oct 1834, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 87, no. 694 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2459] Burial Record: John Richards (1839), 6 Aug 1839, High Ham burials (D\P\Ham.H/2/1/6), p. 54, no. 431 (Reliability: 3).
- [S7] GRO Index, 1839 Q3, Langport, Vol 10, pg 244 (Reliability: 2).
RICHARDS, JOHN; 5; GRO Reference: 1839 S Quarter in LANGPORT Volume 10 Page 244 - [S2459] Burial Record: John Richards (1839), 6 Aug 1839, High Ham burials (D\P\Ham.H/2/1/6), p. 54, no. 431 (Reliability: 3).
Identified as the son of Robert and Ann: the only John Richards baptised at High Ham in 1832-1836, and absent from their household in 1841. - [S2149] Marriage Record: Robert Richards and Ann Parsons (1823), 11 Dec 1823, High Ham marriages 1813-1837, p. 22, no. 66 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2172] Baptismal Record: John Richards (1834), 12 Oct 1834, High Ham baptisms 1813-1837, p. 87, no. 694 (Reliability: 3).