Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" in her blog post Challenge: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. Here is my ancestor biography for week #35:
[NOTE: This profile has been edited to reflect the parentage of John Rich as William and Betty (Noad) Rich.]
John Rich (1791-1868) is #42 on my Ahnentafel list, my third great-grandfather. He married in 1811 to #43 Rebecca Hill (1790-1862).
I am descended through:
* their daughter, #21 Hannah Rich (1824-1911). who married James Richman (1821-1912)
* their son, #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917), who married #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913)
* their daughter, #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962), who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942),
* their son, #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), in 1942.
* their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: John Rich [1-5]
* Sex: Male
* Father: William Rich (1766-1835)
* Mother: Betty Noad (1767-1814)
2) INDIVIDUAL FACTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: before 17 February 1790, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
2) INDIVIDUAL FACTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: before 17 February 1790, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
* Baptism: 17 February 1790, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
* Census: 31 March 1841 (about age 50), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [2]
* Census: 31 March 1851 (about age 60), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [3]
* Census: 31 March 1861 (about age 70), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [4]
* Death: before 6 June 1868 (before about age 77), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [5]
* Burial: 6 June 1868 (about age 77), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [5]
3) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1: Rebecca Hill (1790-1862)
* Marriage 1: 14 February 1815 (about age 24), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [1]
* Child 1: James Rich (1816- )
* Child 2: Ann Rich (1818-1882)
* Child 3: John Rich (1818-1822)
* Child 4: William Rich (1821-1822)
* Child 5: John Rich (1822- )
* Child 6: Jesse Rich (1822-1871)
* Child 7: Hannah Rich (1824-1911)
* Child 8: Emma Rich (1827- )
* Child 9: Elizabeth Rich (1828- )
* Child 10: William Rich (1830-1914)
* Child 11: Samuel Rich (1833-1897)
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets) - revised June 2025:
John Rich was born before 14 November 1790 when he was baptized in the Trowbridge, Wiltshire parish church[1]. His parents were William and Betty (Noad) Rich of Trowbridge. He was the first child of six children of William and Betty (Noad) Rich. Their children were John (1790-1868), Mary (1793-????), Robert (1797-1864), Lucretia (1802-????), and Martha (1805-1814).
This John Rich is the only male with surname Rich born between 1785 and 1795 residing in Hilperton in the 1841, 1851 and1861 Census returns.
The marriage record for John Rich and Rebecca Hill indicates they were married by banns in Hilperton Parish Church by curate J. Bailes on 14 February 1815, and both signed by their mark. George Hill and Isaac Hiscock were the witnesses.[6] Their children were baptized in the Hilperton parish church.
In the 1841 Census for Wiltshire, the John Rich family resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.[2] The household included:
* Census: 31 March 1841 (about age 50), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [2]
* Census: 31 March 1851 (about age 60), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [3]
* Census: 31 March 1861 (about age 70), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [4]
* Death: before 6 June 1868 (before about age 77), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [5]
* Burial: 6 June 1868 (about age 77), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [5]
3) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1: Rebecca Hill (1790-1862)
* Marriage 1: 14 February 1815 (about age 24), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [1]
* Child 1: James Rich (1816- )
* Child 2: Ann Rich (1818-1882)
* Child 3: John Rich (1818-1822)
* Child 4: William Rich (1821-1822)
* Child 5: John Rich (1822- )
* Child 6: Jesse Rich (1822-1871)
* Child 7: Hannah Rich (1824-1911)
* Child 8: Emma Rich (1827- )
* Child 9: Elizabeth Rich (1828- )
* Child 10: William Rich (1830-1914)
* Child 11: Samuel Rich (1833-1897)
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets) - revised June 2025:
John Rich was born before 14 November 1790 when he was baptized in the Trowbridge, Wiltshire parish church[1]. His parents were William and Betty (Noad) Rich of Trowbridge. He was the first child of six children of William and Betty (Noad) Rich. Their children were John (1790-1868), Mary (1793-????), Robert (1797-1864), Lucretia (1802-????), and Martha (1805-1814).
This John Rich is the only male with surname Rich born between 1785 and 1795 residing in Hilperton in the 1841, 1851 and1861 Census returns.
The marriage record for John Rich and Rebecca Hill indicates they were married by banns in Hilperton Parish Church by curate J. Bailes on 14 February 1815, and both signed by their mark. George Hill and Isaac Hiscock were the witnesses.[6] Their children were baptized in the Hilperton parish church.
- James Rich, born before 23 June 1817, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Ann Gray, 4 February 1839, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; married Eliza Cowham, 27 November 1871, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; died 27 November 1885, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
- Ann Rich, born before 7 June 1818, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married James Gaisford, 25 March 1838, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; died 20 December 1882, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, United States.
- John Rich was born before 22 November 1818 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He was baptized on 22 November 1818 at St. Michael's Church in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He died before 1822 at the age of 4 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
- William Rich was born before 9 December 1821 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He was baptized on 9 December 1821 at St. Michael's Church in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He died before 14 April 1822 at the age of 0 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. William was buried on 14 April 1822 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
- John Rich, born before 18 August 1822, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Lydia Scott, 23 December 1838, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; died about September 1870, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England.
- Jesse Rich, born before 18 August 1822, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Jane Rose, 18 June 1849, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; died before 4 December 1871, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
- Hannah Rich, born 16 April 1824, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; baptized 19 February 1837 in Hilperton. She married James Richman, 7 September 1845, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; died 8 August 1911, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
- Emma Rich was born before 25 March 1827 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. She was christened on 25 March 1827 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
- Elizabeth Rich, born before 25 March 1827, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married James Carpenter, 7 March 1847, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
- William Rich, born 11 March 1830, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; baptized 19 February 1837 in Hilperton. He married Caroline Linzey, 9 June 1851, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; died 6 April 1914, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
- Samuel Rich, born 28 February 1833, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; baptized 19 February 1837 in Hilperton. He married Deborah Ann Thornton, about 1864, Windham, Connecticut, United States; died 7 January 1897, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
In the 1841 Census for Wiltshire, the John Rich family resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.[2] The household included:
- Jno Rich - age 47, male, a weaver, born Wiltshire
- Rebecka Rich - age 55, female, born Wiltshire
- James Rich - age 18, male, born Wiltshire
- Elizabeth Rich - age 16, female, born Wiltshire
- Hannah Rich - age 15, female, born Wiltshire
- William Rich - age 10, male, born Wiltshire
- Samuel Rich - age 7, male, born Wiltshire
- John Rich - head, age 58, hand loom weaver, born Hilperton
- Rebecca Rich - wife, age 63, born Hilperton
- William Rich - son, age 21, weaver, born Hilperton
- Samuel Rich (son, age 18, India rubber worker, born Hilperton
- John Rich - age 70, married, a woolen cloth weaver, born in Hilperton, Wiltshire
- Rebecca Rich - age 75, married, born in Hilperton, Wiltshire
5) SOURCES
1. Trowbridge [Wiltshire} Church of England Parish Registers, John Rich baptism entry, 14 November 1790; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Trowbridge, St. James with St. Stephen > Parish Registers > 1761-1812, image 62 of 318; citing Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.
1. Trowbridge [Wiltshire} Church of England Parish Registers, John Rich baptism entry, 14 November 1790; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," indexed database with record images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Trowbridge, St. James with St. Stephen > Parish Registers > 1761-1812, image 62 of 318; citing Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.
2. 1841 England, Wales and Scotland Census, Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], Folio 20, Page 1 (printed), Lines 22-25, John Rich household; digital image, FindMyPast.com (www.findmypast.com : accessed 28 July 2012); citing The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office HO 107/1182/2..
3. 1851 England and Wales Census, Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], District 257, Folio 255 recto, page 22, household 92, John Rich household; digital image. FindMyPast.com (http://www.findmypast.com : accessed 28 July 2012), citing The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office HO 107/1840.
4. 1861 England and Wales Census, Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], District 1, Folio 12, page 17, household 91, John Rich household; digital image, FindMyPast.com (http://www.findmypast.com : accessed 14 December 2012), citing The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office RG09/1295.
5. Hilperton [Wiltshire] Church of England Parish Registers, John Rich burial entry, 6 June 1868; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Hilperton > Parish Registers > 1861-1916, image 22 of 95; citing Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.
6. Hilperton [Wiltshire] Church of England Parish Registers, John Rich and Rebecca Hill marriage entry, 14 February 1815; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Hilperton > 1813-1837, image 14 of 84; citing Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.
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