'Richards3'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Richards of Binnerton, Richards of Halgarrick, Richards of Park, Richards of Rathaspick, Richards of Wexford

                               
We are not aware of there being any connection between the 2 families shown on this page. They share the page for our convenience.
William Richards of Colbrooke, Devon
1. John Richards of Halgarrick, Crowan, Cornwall (b 1656, d 13.05.1750)
m. (1697) Mary Penhall (d 15.01.1715)
  A. John Richards of Halgarrick & Binnerton (b 24.02.1698, d 11.01.1773)
  m. (27.0.1722) Mary Philippa Arthur (b 1702, d 1764, dau of Anthony Arthur of Crowan)
  i. William Richards of Halgarrick & Binnerton (b 1730, d before 26.11.1792)
  m. (1753) Grace Trevenen (bur 26.12.1764, dau of T. Trevenen of Crowan, sister of Rev. John of Camborne)
  a. John Richards (bpt 06.08.1755, d 24.06.1824, rector of Camborne)
  m. (1788) Elizabeth Vivian (bpt 25.05.1751, d 21.10.1823, dau of John Vivian of Rosewarne, sister of Sheriff James of Pencalenick, aunt of Sir Barrington Reynolds of Penair)
  (1) William Richards of Rosewarne (b 17.07.1790, d c1860)
  (2) Mary Richards (b 20.03.1794, d 31.05.1882)
  m. (14.11.1820) James Paull of Rosewarne (b 28.06.1796, d 05.04.1874)
  b. William Richards (bpt 06.08.1758, d 17.04.1817) had issue
  m. Susannah Richards (dau of William Richards of Helston)
  c. Grace Richards (b 1754, bur 12.05.1817)
  m. Rev. John Allen (bur 27.09.1817)
  d.+ other issue - Ann (b 05.05.1756, d infant), Philippa (bpt 06.12.1763, d 09.04.1826)
  ii. Philip Richards (bpt 07.05.1733, d 07.05.1798, Captain)
m. (24.09.1763) Mary Loscombe (d 12.04.1800, dau of Joseph Loscombe of Bristol)
  a. Joseph Richards (b 02.07.1766, d 27.12.1826, vicar of Wedmore)
  m. (31.05.1794) Anne Foot (b 1768, d 31.05.1812, dau of Rev. Josias Foot of Antony)
  (1) Joseph Loscombe Richards (b 21.02.1798, dsp 27.02.1854, rector of Bushey & Exeter College, Vicar of Kidderminster, chaplain to Prince Albert)
  m. (28.09.1837) Frances Elizabeth Baugh (d 10.06.1840, dau of Rev. John Walter Baugh of Ripple)
  (2) Anne Richards (b 12.07.1796, d 22.04.1874)
  m. (17.07.1827) Tobias Furneaux (b 19.04.1794, d 20.07.1874, vicar of St. Germans)
  (3)+ other issue - Arabella Symons (b 02.1803, d 20.11.1878), Harriet Elizaebth (b 1807, d 28.05.1859)
  b. John Richards (b 04.08.1771, d 15.04.1825, vicar of Wedmore & St. Michael's Bath) had issue
  m. (19.09.1799) Mary Myvell-Mayow (b 13.01.1774, d 20.09.1856, dau of John Salt Myvell-Mayow of Bray & Saltash by Mary, dau/coheir of Robert Doughty of Hanworth)
  c. William Richards (bpt 06.07.1775, d 20.05.1830, Captain)
  m. Elizabeth Rose (dau/coheir of John Thomas, MP for Cornwall)
  d. Mary Anne Richards (bpt 04.08.1773, bur 21.11.1810)
  m. James Jenkin Keigwin (b 19.12.1770, d 31.07.1829, rector of Withiel, son of James of Camborne)
  e.+ other issue - Charles (bpt 19.11.1776, d infant), Philip (b before 1796, d infant), Elizaebth (d infant), Anne (bpt 08.08.1778), Mary (bpt 24.04.1769, d before 1793)
  iii. Philippa Richards (bpt 02.1735)
  m. (05.12.1765) William Crowgey of Penryn (b 26.06.1731, d 03.03.1806, son of John of Tremough)
  iv. Ann Richards (bpt 31.04.1737, bur 21.11.1759)
2. William Richards (b 1659, d 06.04.1730, rector of St. Allen & Perranzabuloe)

 

 

BLGI1912 reports that "The ancestors of this family were settled in co. Wexford long previous to the usurpation of Oliver Cromwell."
Thomas Richards of Park
m. Edith
1. John Richards of Park (d 29.12.1712)
  m. (05.1699) Sarah Duzell
  A. Mary Richards (bur 02.03.1706)
2. Thomas Richards of Rathaspick, co. Wexford
  m. (10.1680) Jane Codd (dau/coheir of Loftus Codd of Castletown & Rathaspick)
  A. Thomas Richards of Rathaspick (b 1688, d 09.10.1768)
  m. Elizabeth Orme (d 22.06.1762, dau of Joseph Orme of Wexford)
  i. Thomas Richards of Rathaspick (b 1722)
m. (1776) Martha Redmond (dau of Matthew Redmond of Kilgowan)
  a. Martha Richards of Rathaspick (d 1855)
  m. (03.1802) John Louis Gideon Ernest Von Prebenton, later Richards, Count Willmsdorf in Hanover
  b. Elizabeth Richards
  m. (1802) Count van Limburg Stirum of the Netherlands
  ii. John Richards of Dublin (d before 18.10.1788)
  m. (c12.1767) Mary Lendrum (dau of George Lendrum of Moorfield (not Mowfield))
  a. John Richards (d 1844) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Saunders (dau of John Saunders of Saunders Park)
  b. George Richards of Coolstuffe (b 1781 d 04.1873, prebendary of Coolstuffe)
  m. (31.05.1806) Margaret Sophia Johnstone (d 1856, dau of James Johnstone of Fir House)
  c. Hannah Richards
  m. _ Hamilton of Seaview
  d. Frances Anne Richards
m. Rev. Thomas Skeleton
  iii. George Richards ancestor of Richards of Glynn & Ballynahorna, co. Wexford
  m. Elizabeth French (dau of Sheppard French of Wexford)
  iv. Loftus Richards
  a. Loftus Richards of Wexford
  (1) John Richards
  (2) Loftus Richards of Little Clonard, co. Wexford had issue
  m(1). (c02.1818) Elizabeth (widow of _ Hatton of Little Clonard)
v. James Richards ancestor of Richards of Ballynastud, co. Wexford
  vi. Richard Richards (d 05.1769)
  m. Catherine (probably not Susan) Nunn (dau of John Nunn of St. Margaret's)
  a. John Nunn Richards (d 1821)
  m1. (12.1784) Elizabeth Fitzgerald (dau of Oliver Fitzgerald of Dublin)
  (1) William Richards (d 17.09.1822, Captain) had issue
  m. Caroline Molony (dau of Henry Gonne Molony of Granahan)
  (2) John Richards (b 1790, d 1872, Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland) had issue
  m1. (c01.1815) Catherine Molony (dau of Henry Gonne Molony of Granahan)
  m2. (1832, sp) Christiana O'Brien (dau of Christopher James O'Brien)
m2. Frances Gurly (dau of Thomas Gurly of Carlow)
  b. Susan Richards
  m. John Hatchell
  B. Nicholas Richards (bpt 05.12.1696, 3rd son)
  i.+ issue - Loftus (bpt 03.04.1729), Thomas, Mary, Anne
  C. Edward Richards (5th son)
  i.+ issue - Jane, Mary
  D. Jane Richards (bpt 02.04.1686)
  m. (1705) Philip Hore of Pole Hore
  E. Edith Richards
  m. (c1700) Henry Hatton of Clonard
  F. Margaret Richards
  m. Patrick Hogan of Horetown
  G. Sarah Richards (bpt 17.07.1689)
  m. (15.01.1753) Edward Jones (Brigadier General)
  H. Mary Richards (bpt 23.06.1694)
  m. Anthony O'Neill
  I. Frances Richards
  m. Joshua Tench of Bryanstown
  J.+ other issue - John (bpt 13.04.1687), William (bpt 14.07.1691), Katherine (bur 30.08.1685)
3. Mary Richards
  m. William Jones
4. Elizabeth Richards
  m. John Morton
5. Maria Richards
  m. (12.1680) John Jacob of Sigginstown
6. Frances Richards
  m. (30.10.1696) Samuel Crompton of Polemaloe

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (originally uploaded to RZmisc06 on 13.06.13) : Visitation (Howard & Crisp 1896, England & Wales, Notes, volume 1, 'Richards of Halgarrick, co. Cornwall', p60+)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 29.06.14) : BLGI1912 ('Richards of Macmine Castle')
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