* their son, #20 James Richman (1821-1912), who married #21 Hannah Rich (1824-1911).
* their son, #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917), who married #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913)
1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: John Richman [1–5]
* Sex: Male [1-4]
2) INDIVIDUAL FACTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: about 1788, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [2]
* Census: 31 March 1841 (about age 53), Hilperton Marsh Road, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [2]
* Census: 31 March 1851 (about age 63), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [3]
* Census: 31 March 1861 (about age 73), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [4]
* Death: before 26 April 1867 (before about age 79), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [5]
* Burial: 26 April 1867 (about age 79), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [5]
1) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN: (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse #1: Ann Marshman (1784-1856)
* Marriage #1: 8 February 1811 (about age 23), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [1]
* Child #1: Elizabeth Richman (1811- )
* Child #2: Sarah Richman (1814- )
* Child #3: John Richman (1816-1884)
* Child #4: Ann Richman (1818- )
* Child #5: James Richman (1821-1912)
* Child #6: Thomas Richman (1823-1844)
* Child #7: Mary Richman (1823-1825)
* Child #8: Mary Richman (1825-1825)
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets) - revised June 2025:
The parents of John Richman are likely John and Mary (Parsons) Richman of Hilperton in Wiltshire. From census records, his approximate birth date is between 1788 (age 52 in the 1841 census, age 72 in the 1861 census, and age 79 in 1867 on burial record) and 1792 (age 59 in the 1851 census). There are no baptisms of a John Richman found in the Hilperton church records in the period 1779 to 1795. However, the church records are fairly sparse during this time. Searches were also made for Trowbridge and several other nearby parishes during this time period without finding a John Richman born between 1788 and 1792.
If English naming practice traditions were followed (first son after father's father, first daughter after mother's mother), then the parents of John Richman were John and Elizabeth Richman. However, one can't be sure that the practices were followed.
However, there is a baptism of a "John Rich" on 27 September 1789 in Hilperton, the child of John and Mary (--?--) Rich. This is probably John Richman (1788-1867) because the Richman family occasionally used the surname "Rich" or the curate made a mistake in the parish records.
The children of John and Mary (Parsons) Richman were Thomas Richman (1775-1851), Ann Richman (1777-1779), Joseph Richman (1779-1865), Ann Richman (1782-????), Mary Richman (1784-1864), Phebe Richman (1787-1788), John Richman (1788-1867), and William Richman (1796-1852).
The
first record of John Richman is at his marriage by banns to Ann
Marshman on 8 February 1811 in Hilperton, in the presence of Thomas
Marshman. The Hilperton Parish Register Bishop's Transcripts
say they were married by J. Ballies with the mark of X for John and
Ann, with witness Thomas Marshman in the presence of Richard
Hiscock. [1]
The
baptisms of the children of John and Ann (Marshman) Richman are in
the Hilperton church records during 1814 to 1825, with John Richman
listed as a weaver and/or a laborer.
Elizabeth Richman, born before 6 October 1811, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Thomas Hogan, before 1871, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; died about August 1897, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
Sarah Richman, born before 3 April 1814, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married James Thompson, 22 September 1847, Bath, Somerset, England; died 24 January 1891, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
John Richman, born before 13 February 1816, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Maria Matthews, 11 October 1835, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; died before 1 June 1884, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England.
Ann Richman was born before 8 March 1818 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. She was baptized on 8 March 1818 at St. Michael's Church in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
James Richman, born 22 April 1821, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Hannah Rich, 7 September 1845, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; died 20 December 1912, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
Thomas Richman was born before 22 June 1823 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He was baptized on 22 June 1823. He died before 11 September 1844 at the age of 21 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. Thomas was buried on 11 September 1844 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
Mary Richman was born before 22 June 1823 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. She was baptized on 22 June 1823 at St. Michael's Church in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. She died before March 1825 at the age of 1 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
Mary Richman was born before 23 March 1825 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. She was baptized on 23 March 1825. She died before 22 May 1825 at the age of 0 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. Mary was buried on 22 May 1825 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
In
the 1841 Census for Wiltshire, the John Richman family resided on
Marsh Lane in Hilperton Marsh.[2] The
household included:
- 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
There
was a second family in the same dwelling (John Richman Junior's family):
- John Richman Junior - age 25, male, Ag Lab, born Wiltshire
- Mariah Richman - age 25, female, weaver, born Wiltshire
- Elizabeth Richman - age 5, female, born Wiltshire
- James Richman - age 3, male, born Wiltshire
- David Richman - age 9 months, male, born Wiltshire
In the 1851 Census for Wiltshire, the John Richman family resided in Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire, England.[3] The household included:
- John Richman - husband, age 59, butcher, born Hilperton, Wiltshire
- Ann Richman - wife, age 67, born Devizes
- Elizabeth Richman - daughter, age 38, weaver, born Hilperton
- Mary Richman - granddaughter age 8, born Hilperton
- Rosa Richman - granddaughter, age 3, scholar, born Bath, Somerset
In the 1861 Census for Wiltshire, John Richman (age 72, a widower, a pauper, born in Hilperton, Wiltshire) resided in Hilperton Marsh with his granddaughter, Rosa Tompson (age 13, a servant, born Bath, Somerset).[4]
A
copy of a picture purporting to be John Richman was provided by
Russell Richmond of Putnam, Connecticut, and also by Barbara Richmond
of Washington state, which had been provided to Barbara by Roma
Challis (a descendant of John Richman) of Hilperton in 1985. The
picture shows a seated, white haired older male with a top
hat.[6] Roma
Challis showed the Ambrotype picture (common in the 1850's and
1860's) to the Wiltshire Family History Society several years
ago, and one of the members, who was an expert in period clothing,
said:
"He is wearing a traditional Wiltshire smock, his neckerchief would most likely have been red and his hat was fashionable about 50 years before the picture was done, so he probably had it for years, but kept it for Sunday best. I think you will find he was a farmer as well as a butcher. The smock he is wearing was made in Keevil, a village about four miles from Hilperton."John Richman died 26 April 1867 in Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, and was buried in St. Michael's Church in Hilperton, listed as "age 79."[5]
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1 comment:
What a great picture! :) Great post Randy :)
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