Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. Here is my ancestor biography for week #13:
I am descended through:
* their son, #10 Thomas Richmond (1948-1917), who married 1868 #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913);
* their daughter, #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married 1900 #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942);
* their son, #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), who married 1942 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002);
* their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)
To create this post, I made an Individual Summary report in RootsMagic 6, then saved it into an RTF file. I then copied and pasted the Person, the Individual Fact List, the Marriages/Children, the General Notes, and the Source Citations into this blog post. Unfortunately, the source citations superscripts did not survive this process as superscripts, so I put them in brackets in the Individual Facts list below, and without brackets in the Source Citation list. I have images of many of these records, but have not included them in this blog post due to the length of the post. Many of them have been transcribed or shown in Amanuensis Monday and Treasure Chest Thursday posts.
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: James Richman [1–4, 6]
* Sex: Male
* Father: John Richman (1788-1867) [1, 5]
* Mother: Ann Marshman (1784-1856) [1, 5]
* Alternate Name: James Richmond [5, 7-13]
2) INDIVIDUAL FACTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: 22 April 1821, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [5]
* Baptism: 6 May 1821 (age 0), St. Michael's Church; Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [3]
* Census: 31 March 1841 (age 19), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [4]
* Census: 31 March 1851 (age 29), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [2]
* Occupation: 31 March 1851 (age 29), coal merchant labourer; Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [3]
* Immigration: 22 October 1855 (age 34), Ship Calhoun, from Liverpool, New York, New York, New York, United States [6]
* Census: 1 April 1860 (age 38), Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States [7]
* Occupation: 1 June 1860 (age 39), farm laborer; Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States [7]
* Census: 1 April 1870 (age 48), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [8]
* Occupation: 1 June 1870 (age 49), works in a woolen mill; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [8]
* Census: 1 June 1880 (age 59), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [9]
* Occupation: 1 June 1880 (age 59), farmer; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [9]
* Census: 1 April 1900 (age 78), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [10]
* Occupation: 1 April 1900 (age 78), farmer; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [10]
* Description: 1903 (about age 82), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [11]
* Census: 1 April 1910 (age 88), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [12]
* Occupation: 1 April 1910 (age 88), farmer on home farm; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [12]
* Death: 20 December 1912 (age 91), of pneumonia and grippe; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [5]
* Burial: after 20 December 1912 (after age 91), Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [13]
3) MARRIAGES AND CHILDREN (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1.: Hannah Rich (1824-1911) [1]
* Marriage 1: 7 September 1845 (age 24), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [1]
* Child 1: Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
* Child 2: James Richmond (1849-1929)
* Child 3: Ann Richman (1851-1853)
* Child 4: Louisa Richmond (1853-1940)
* Child 5: Elizabeth Ann Richmond (1854-1931)
* Child 6: Emma Richmond (1856-1921)
* Child 7: Hannah Rebecca Richmond (1859-1947)
* Child 8: John Henry Richmond (1865-1947)
* Child 9: Charles Edwin Richmond (1866-1951)
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
James Richmond's death certificate says that his birth date was 22 April 1921 in England, with parents John Richmond and Ann Marshman [5].
The baptism of James Richman on 6 May 1821, son of John (weaver and laborer) and Ann Richman was found in the Hilperton church parish records [3].
In the 1841 Census for Wiltshire, the John Richman family resided on Marsh Lane in Hilperton Marsh. The household included [4]:
* John Richman Senior - age 52, male, a coal hauler, born Wiltshire
* Ann Richman - age 59, female, a weaver, born Wiltshire
* Elizabeth Richman - age 30, female, a weaver, born Wiltshire
* James Richman - age 20, male, Ag Lab, born Wiltshire
The marriage record for James Richman and Hannah Rich in the Hilperton parish church records provide this information [1]:
* 1845. Marriage solemnized by banns in the parish of Hilperton in the County of Wilts.
* No. 69
* When Married: September 4th
* Name and Surname: James Richman; Hannah Rich
* Age: Full age; 20
* Condition: Bachelor; Spinster
* Rank or Profession: Labourer; Weaver
* Residence at Time of Marriage: Hilperton; Hilperton
* Father's Name and surname: John Richman; John Rich
* Rank or Profession of Father: Labourer; Weaver
* Married in the Parish Church according to the ceremonies of the Church of England by me Wm Talman
* This marriage was solemnized between us: James Richman /s/; Hannah Rich /m/
* In the presence of us, James Carpenter /s/; Ann Richman /s/
In the 1851 Census for Wiltshire, the James Richman family resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. The household included [2]:
* James Richman -- husband, age 29, coal merchant laborer, born Marsh
* Hannah Richman -- wife, age 25, woolen weaver, born Marsh
* Thomas Richman -- son, age 2, born Marsh
* James Richman -- son, age 1, born Marsh
James Richman (age 34, origin England) and Samuel Richman (age 21, probably Samuel Rich, James' brother-in-law) were passengers on the ship Calhoun out of Liverpool, England, arriving in New York on 22 October 1855 [6].
The family started using the surname of Richmond after migrating to the United States in 1855/6.
In the 1860 US census, the James Richmond family resided in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island. The household included [7]:
* James Richmond -- age 38, male, white, farm laborer, born England
* Hannah Richmond -- age 36, female, born England
* Thomas Richmond -- age 12, male, born England, attended school
* James Richmond -- age 10, male, born England, attended school
* Louisa Richmond -- age 8, female, born England, attended school
* Elizabeth A. Richmond -- age 5, female, born England, attended school
* Emma Richmond -- age 6, female, born England, attended school
* Hannah R. Richmond -- age 2, female, born RI.
In the 1870 US census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut in the house of George Whitford. The household included [8]:
* James Richmond -- age 49, male, works for woolen mill, born England
* Anna Richmond -- age 45, female, keeping house, born England
* Louisa Richmond -- age 17, female, works in woolen mill, born England
* Elizabeth Richmond -- age 15, female, works in woolen mill, born England
* Emma Richmond -- age 13, female, works in woolen mill, born England
* Rebeca Richmond -- age 11, female, born RI, attended school
* John Richmond -- age 5, male, born RI, attended school
* Charles Richmond -- age 3, male, born CT
In the 1880 U.S. census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut. The family included [9]:
* James Richmond -- white, male, age 59, father, married, born England, farmer, father and mother born in England
* Anna Richmond -- white, female, age 55, mother, married, born England, keeping house, father and mother born England
* Louisa Richmond -- white, female, age 27, daughter, single, at home, born England, parents born England
* Emma Richmond -- white, female, age 27, daughter, single, works in woolen mill, born England, parents born England
* John Richmond -- white, male, age 15, son, single, at home, attended school, born RI, parents born England
* Charles Richmond -- white, male, age 13, son, single, at home, attended school, born CT, parents born England
In the 1900 US census, the James Richmond family resided in the outlying district (with no street names) in Putnam town in Windham County, Connecticut. The family included [10]:
* James Richmond -- head, white, male, born April 1821, age 79, married 55 years, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1855, resident 45 years in the US, alien, a farmer
* Hannah Richmond -- wife, white, female, born Apr 1825, age 75, married 55 years, 9 children, 8 living, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1856, resident 44 years
* John H. Richmond -- son, white, male, born May 1865, age 35, married 9 years, born RI, father and mother born England, a farm laborer
* Mary A. Richmond -- daughter-in-law, white, female, born August 1866, age 33, married 9 years, 0 children, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1881, resident 19 years
* Louisa Richmond -- daughter, white, female, born Oct 1852, age 47, single, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1855, resident 45 years
A biography of James Richmond is provided in the book Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties. The specific article was titled Arthur Lucius Fitts, but it included the biography of James Richmond, who was the father of Emma Richmond, wife of Arthur Fitts. The Richmond portion of the article reads [11]:
"James Richmond, father of Mrs. Fitts, was born in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England April 8, 1821, a son of John and Ann (Marshman) Richmond. John Richmond was a farmer and laborer, and lived in Hilperton where both he and his wife died. His children were as follows: Elizabeth, the deceased wife of Thomas Hogan, a soldier in the English Army and a resident of Hilperton, England; Sarah, the deceased wife of James Thompson, of Hilperton; John, a seafaring man who married Maria Matthews, and died in Hilperton; Ann, the widow of John Hall, and resident of Hilperton; James and Thomas, who was a twin and died at the age of twenty one.
"James Richmond was reared to the hard and unsatisfactory work of farming on a small scale, and his youth afforded scant opportunity for educational training. Nevertheless, he possessed a keen desire for knowledge, and improved such chances as came his way, by observation and reading. His first intimacy with books was acquired at Sunday School, and his alphabet was learned from a copy made by a friend. At the present time he is an unusually well informed and intelligent man, no opportunity having escaped him to add to his store of useful and interesting information. As a young man he found employment for a short time in Cardiff, Wales, but barring this limited experience, he lived on the home farm until his marriage. For the first ten years thereafter he kept house in Hilperton, and from his wages as a laborer managed to save. In 1855 he boarded a sailing vessel at Liverpool, and upon arriving in New York went directly to his destination in Pascoag, R.I. where he had friends to welcome him. He was accompanied by his wife's brother, Samuel Rich, and they landed in New York October 21, 1855, after a month's voyage. Mr. Richmond had very little money in his pocket, but his hopes were high, and he soon found work in a woolen mill in Pascoag, where he saved his wages, and made considerable headway. On November 12, 1856, he was joined by his wife and five children, they having been on the ocean for six weeks and two days.
"For about ten years Mr. Richmond was employed in Burrillville, and in March 1866, he began work in the woolen mill of Michael Moriarty at Putnam, Conn. where he remained until 1870 as manager of the engine. The LaFayette Reynolds woolen mills at Windsor, Conn. employed his services as engineer until the destruction of the plant and the following year he returned to Putnam, where he purchased his present farm from Nathaniel Battey. He is engaged in general farming, in which he has achieved success. Mr. Richmond is respected by all who know him, and he is regarded as a substantial member of the agricultural community of Putnam.
"While living in his native town of Hilperton, England, Mr. Richmond married, Sept. 7, 1845, Hannah Rich, born April 14, 1825, a daughter of John and Rebecca (Hill) Rich. Of this union there have been born nine children: Thomas, a boss carder of Elmville, Conn., who married Juliette White; James, a boss designer in the woolen mill in Stroudsburg, Pa., who married Sarah Bigwood; Ann, deceased in infancy; Louise, unmarried and living with her father; Elizabeth Ann, wife of Abram Sykes of Putnam; Emma now Mrs. Fitts; Hannah Rebecca, married first to Frank N. Smith and afterward to Edmund A. Hoyle, and now a widow residing at Worcester, Mass.; John Henry, who married Mary Ann Ramsey, is a farmer managing his father's farm; and Charles Edward, an expert mechanic of Hartford, who married Lavinia Gurten.
"James Richmond, above mentioned, is an expert in his line, as is evidenced by the fact that he had charge of the famous feat of making a suit of clothes in six hours and four minutes. In the hands of a tailor supplied with materials this might not seem an impossible undertaking, but in this instance the wool was taken from the back of the sheep and placed on the back of the wearer in the shape of a finished suit, within the specified time of six hours and two minutes."
While visiting Hilperton in Wiltshire in 1993, Randy Seaver talked to the vestryman of the Hilperton church, Mr. Potts. He recalled that he had searched for information on James Richman for another researcher -- Chester and Barbara Richmond of Washington state. He reviewed his information, and told Randy Seaver that "James Richman had been accused of stealing coal on the Avon and Kennett Canal, but was found innocent of the crime. However, he felt his reputation was besmirched, and left Hilperton for America.
In the 1910 US Census, this family resided at 1 Richmond Road in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut. The household included [12]:
* James Richmond -- head of household, male, white, age 89, married 64 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1855, naturalized, a farmer, works on home farm, owns farm with a mortgage
* Hanna Richmond - wife, female, white, age 85, married 64 years, 9 children born, 7 living, born England, parents born England, immigrated in 1855
* John H. Richmond -- son, male, white, age 44, married 19 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1883
* Mary A. Richmond -- daughter, female, white, age 41, married 19 years, 1 child born, 1 living, born RI, parents born England, farmer, works on home farm
* Louisa Richmond -- daughter, female, white, age 58, single, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1886,
* Thomas H.M. Richmond -- grandson (?), male, white, age 7, single, born CT, father born England, mother born RI, attended school
The death certificate for James Richmond in Putnam, Connecticut indicated that he was widowed, a farmer, died 20 December 1912 in Putnam at age 91 years, 7 months, 18 days, his birth date was 22 April 1821 in England, his father's name was John Richmond, born in England, his mother's name was Ann Marshman, born in England, he was buried at Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, he was embalmed, the cause of death was pneumonia and la grippe, and the informant was Thomas Richmond [5].
James and Hannah (Rich) Richmond are interred in the Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, Connecticut. The gravestone has this inscription [13]:
JAMES RICHMAN
1821-1912
HANNAH RICHMAN
1825-1911
5) SOURCES:
1. Church of England, Parish Church of Hilperton (Wiltshire, England), Bishop's Transcripts, 1622-1880, "Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1837-1880," FHL BRITISH Microfilm 1,279,404, Item 15, Marriages, Page 35, No. 69, James Richman and Hannah Rich entry.
2. 1851 England and Wales Census, Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], District 257, Folio 254 recto, Page 21, household 88, James Richman household; digital image, FindMyPast.com (http://www.findmypast.com : accessed July 2012), citing The Natonial Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office HO 107/1840.
3. Church of England, Parish Church of Hilperton (Wiltshire, England), Bishop's Transcripts, 1622-1880, "Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1813-1838," FHL BRITISH Microfilm 1,279,404, Item 14, Baptisms, Item #252, James Richman, son of John and Ann.
4. 1841 England, Wales and Scotland Census, Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], Folio 24, Page 9 (printed), Lines 7-10, John Richman household; digital image, FindMyPast.com (www.findmypast.com : accessed 27 July 2012); citing The Natonal Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office HO 107/1182/2.
5. Putnam, Connecticut, Certificate of Death, James Richmond, 20 December 1912; Registrar of Vital Statistics, Putnam, Ct. (certificate not dated).
6. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, digital image, Ancestry.com , : accessed 8 July 2010), image 477 of 565, Line 23, James Richman entry; citing List Number 1037 of National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, Roll 157; Ship Calhoun out of Liverpool, Daniel H. Truman master, arrived New York on 22 October 1855.
7. 1860 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Providence County, Rhode Island, Burrillville town, Page 45, Dwelling #679, Family #740, James Richmond family, online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 1205.
8. 1870 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 563, Dwelling #376, Family #669, James Richmond family; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 117.
9. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 605B, Dwelling #43, Family #51, James Richmond family, online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 110.
10. 1900 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town; ED 522, Sheet 2A, Lines 79-83, James Richmond household; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 15.
11. Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties, two volumes, (Chicago Ill. : J.H. Beers & Company, 1903), Volume II, pages 1130-1131, Arthur Lucius Fitts sketch.
12. 1910 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam; ED 581, Page 106, Dwelling #148, Family #186, James Richmond family; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 144.
13. Grove Street Cemetery (Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, United States), James Richmond; Randall J. Seaver, September 1990.
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Hi Randy, you've done a lot of research. Too bad it looks like our Richmonds are not related. My husband's side came from Scotland and planted themselves firmly in Nebraska.
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