Current Research "To do's"
When time permits here's a list of some of the things I need to follow up.........
- PRO records for Richford v Brown - Law papers and accounts, Calcutta, India. This is the same Richford mentioned above and Brown was one of the witnesses to William Richfords will. Need to check this out.
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C 12/1621/22 (TNA-Kew) court proceedings taken out by Thomas Richford, ropemaker of Stepney, Middlesex (father of William) against Joseph Brown.
C 108/193 - accounts of Joseph Brown in support of administering William Richford's estate in favour of Anna Maria Richford (daughter) and the mother of Anna Maria - Marcella Barra(e)n |
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The above documents confirm that William Richford was the son of Thomas Richford, a ropemake from Stepney. A Thomas Richford, ropemaker from Stepney has also been identified as the father of my 5xGt Grandfather Charles Richford ( information was taken from St. Dunstans Stepney parish register). If this is the same Thomas I should be able to confirm this by locating the birth of William Richford, although this may not be so straight forward as I didn't find (or missed) him amongst the St. Dunstan's baptism entries (perhaps he was born somewhere else?).
It appears from the court papers that William Richford had done very well for himself in Calcutta as indicated by leaving nearly £4000 (equivalent to about half a million pounds in today's value!) in his will for the up keep of his daughter and to support the mother, named as Marcella Barra(e)n (I assume he hadn't married her).
Joseph Brown, a good friend of William and one of the executors of his will carried out William's last wishes, but there seems to have been problems with Marcella Barra(en)..... she demanded more of the estate money and in turn Brown purchased a house in the name of Anna Maria which was subsequently rented out to provide addition income for Marcella. The court papers/accounts give details of these transactions and the schooling and later return of Anna Maria to England under the supervision of a governess.
Things seem to have come to a head when Joseph Brown returned to England to discover that the Richford family in the name of Thomas Richford were taking him to court for misappropriation of Williams money claiming rights over the money. More to follow....... |
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- East Indiaman connection - Henry Richford's will, proved 1768, London, shipwright aboard the Cruttenden. Estate left to wife Ann in Deptford
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April 2005 - C 108/193 - the brother of William Richford (above) is named as Henry in the documents of Joseph Brown. Is this the same Henry - if it is, then it adds another link into my branch with the Deptford connection?
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- Dockyard Records - need to check records for all Richfords employed in the Royal Naval Dockyards, starting with Deptford
- Charlie Richford - Works foreman Bricklayers Arms Southern Railway engine shed - probably during 1940/50's. Mentioned in "Thirty years at Bricklayers Arms - Southern Steam from the footplate", by Michael Jackson, pub 1976, David and Charles Ltd. Is this Richford related?
Please, Please - If you have any information on Richfords
that may be related to my family line anywhere in the world I'd appreciate you contacting me.
Also, if you would like any further information on the Richfords that I
might have, please get in touch....
