'Richardson04'
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Families covered: Richardson of Forgandenny, Richardson of Pencaitland, Richardson of Pitfour, Richardson of Smeaton
| The arms reported in BP1934 for this family are: "or on a fesse, arg. between a bull's head couped in chief, and a galley, oars in saltire, in base sa. flagged gu., a saltire couped arg." This suggests that it was connected to the family shown on Richardson02. | |||||||||||||||
| Alexander Richardson of Drum in Kildress, co. Tyrone (a 1618) possibly father or grandfather of ... | |||||||||||||||
| Robert Richardson (commendator of St. Mary's Isle) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | James Richardson of Smeaton & Pencaitland, co. Haddington (Midlothian) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Douglas | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir James Richardson of Smeaton | ||||||||||||||
| i. | James Richardson of Smeaton (d 11.06.1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rachel Wardlaw | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir James Richardson of Smeaton, 3rd Bart (d 1680) | ||||||||||||||
| His baronetcy came from his cousin, below. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 1649) Anne McGill | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir James Richardson of Smeaton, 4th Bart (d 28.05.1717) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1666) Margaret Kerr (dau of William Kerr, Earl of Lothian, by Ann, Countess of Lothian) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir James Richardson, 5th Bart (dsp 13.04.1731, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir William Richardson, 6th Bart (d 04.04.1747) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanor Hilton (dau of Robert Hilton of Bishop's Auckland by Elizabeth, dau of George Crozier of Newbiggin) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Robert Richardson, 7th Bart (dsp 1752, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | George Richardson (dsp 1748, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Helen Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Dunbar of Grange Hill | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Helen Richardson (d 1688, widow of Sir John Hamilton of Redhouse) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| a. | James Richardson of Forgandenny | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Miller | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Richardson (d 1723, town clerk of Perth) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Duncan | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Richardson in Edinburgh (WS) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Watson (dau of James Watson of Woodend) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir James Richardson of Belmont, 8th Bart (d unm 11.1788) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir George Richardson, 9th Bart (d 11.12.1791, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Cooper (b 1751-2, d 15.01.1828, dau of David Cooper) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir George Preston Richardson, 10th Bart (d unm 21.10.1803, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Sir James Richardson, 11th Bart (d unm 08.11.1804) | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Sir John Charles Richardson, 12th Bart (b c1785, dsp 12.04.1821, Commander RN) | ||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | 6 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | 'Sir' John Richardson, 'Bart' | ||||||||||||||
| John assumed the baronetcy, denying the legitimacy of his nephews who were born before their parents were married. They were later legitimated. | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Richardson of Forgandenny | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Richardson of Perth | ||||||||||||||
| m. Beatrix Austin | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | James Richardson (d 1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Wilson | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Jean Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ross of Balgersho | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Richardson of Pitfour, Perthshire (d 1821) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | James Richardson of Pitfour (d 26.07.1823) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Stewart (dau/coheir of James Stewart of Urrard) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir John Richardson later Stewart-Richardson of Pitfour, 13th Bart (b 01.09.1797, d 01.12.1881) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.12.1826) Mary Hay (b 1807-8, d 31.07.1886, dau of James Hay of Colliepriest) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Robert Richardson later Richardson-Robertson of Tulliebelton & Ballathy (b 14.11.1809, d 01.11.1833, General, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (26.09.1850) Martha Rollo (dsp 17.09.1857, dau of John Rollo, 8th Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (29.03.1869) Julia Louisa Leslie-Melville (d 24.10.1870, dau of John Thornton Leslie-Melville, Earl of Leven & Melville) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Elizabeth Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Campbell (Major General) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Christina Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.02.1824) Robert Clerk-Rattray (d 27.10.1851) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Jemima Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.09.1834) Archibald Butter of Faskally | |||||||||||||||
| ((6))+ | other issue (d unm) - Thomas of Ballathy (d 1840, Captain), Margaret Susan, Charlotte, Barbara | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Margaret Richardson | ||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir Robert Richardson of Pencaitland, 1st Bart (d 04.1635) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.01.1610) Euphan Skene (dau of Sir John Skene of Curriehill) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Robert Richardson of Pencaitland, 2nd Bart (b 24.01.1613, dsp 1640) | ||||||||||||||
| The baronetcy passed to his cousin, above. | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Helen Richardson probably the Helen who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir John Hamilton of Redhouse | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir James Richardson of Smeaton, 3rd Bart (d 1680) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Alexander (dsp 1639), Jean | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Stewart-Richardson), TCB (vol 2, Richardson of Pencaitland)
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