'Richards2'
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Families covered: Richards of Ardamine, Richards of Grange (Monksgrange), Richards of Roebuck, Richards of Solsborough
| Solomon Richards of Westminster, later of Solsborough, co. Wexford (d 10.1691, Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Rhoda Wilson (dau of Samuel Wilson of London) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Rhoda Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c02.1674) William Mercer | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Abigail Goddard (dau of Henry Goddard of Deptford & Chatham) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Goddard Richards of Solsborough (b 1661, a 1721, 3rd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c03.1684) Dorothea Jacob (dau of John Jacob of Sigginstown) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Richards of Solsborough, Sheriff of co. Wexford (d 1749) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Solomon Richards of Solsborough, Sheriff of co. Wexford (d by 1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c07.1760) Frances Vigors (dau of Urban Vigors of Ballyconnick) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Solomon Richards of Solsborough, Sheriff of co. Wexford (b 1765, d 1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (14.04.1784) Martha Gorman (dau of Francis Gorman of Ballynahessan) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Solomon Richards of Solsborough, Sheriff of co. Wexford (b 1787, d 28.02.1666, rector of Clone) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.05.1814) Elizabeth Sewell (dau of Col. Thomas Bermingham Daly Henry Sewell of Athenry by Harriet Beresford) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Edwin Richards (d 28.09.1866, Captain RN, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.1823) Mary Anne Kirwan (dau of Walter Blake Kirwan, Dean of Killala) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sophia Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mathew O'Brien of Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Frances Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1808) Rev. John Howard Gorges | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Martha Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Henry Barnes | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Katherine Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Richard Fayle | |||||||||||||||
| (7)+ | other issue (d unm) - Bartholomew Vigors (b 02.1788, d 1830), William Gorman (b 07.1795, d 08.1795), Francis (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (23.09.1797) Martha Rawson (dau of Colonel George Rawson of Belmont) | |||||||||||||||
| (10)+ | other issue (d unm) - George Rawson (d 1826), Maria (d 1802) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | William Richards (b 1769, d 17.11.1847, Captain) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Louisa Rawson (d 14.07.1841, dau of Colonel George Rawson of Belmont) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Edward Richards (bpt 12.08.1777, d unm 31.12.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Frances Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.11.1784) Matthew de Rinzy of Clobemon | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Katherine Richards (d 20.03.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.06.1781) Nicholas Aylward Vigors of Old Leighlin | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Goddard Richards of Grange (formerly Monksgrange), co. Wexford (b 1715, d 01.07.1795, 2nd/3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLGI1912 ('Richards of Monksgrange'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1756) Anne Hewetson (dau of Nicholas Hewetson, Archdeacon of Killaloe) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Richards of Grange (Monksgrange) (b 06.09.1757, d 1827, Rev.) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.1796) Elizabeth Paul (d 1845, dau of Sir Joshua Paul of Paulville & Ballyglan, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Goddard Hewtson Richards of Grange (Monksgrange) & Dublin (b 02.11.1798, d 12.1829) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c06.1823) Dorothea Arabella Moore (b c02.1799, d 15.12.1886, dau of Edward Moore of Mooresfort) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Richards (b 27.05.1807, d 10.08.1875) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cope Garnett of Rhos-y-gar, Monkstown (d 20.041.875) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Ellen Susan Gertrude Richards (b 07.07.1813, d 19.12.1855) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.09.1840) John Herbert Orpen of Stephen's Green, Dublin | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue (d unm) - Sarah Elizabeth (b 11.01.1797, d 03.09.1847), Anne Dorothea (b 29.12.1800, d 17.10.1873), Ellen (b 20.01.1803, d 26.01.1810), Dorothea Elizabeth (b 04.09.1805, d 09.07.1884), Katherine Wilhelmina (b 04.09.1809, d 20.10.1818) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Solomon Richards of Dublin, later of Roebuck, co. Dublin (b 1758, d 10.1819, President of the Royal College of Surgeons) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLGI1912 ('Richards of Ardamine'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Groome (d 02.03.1846) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Goddard Richards of Ardamine & Roebuck, Sheriff of co. Wexford (b 1794, d 13.04.1846) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (16.07.1821) Anne Catherine Ward (d 10.05.1835, dau of Hon. Robert Ward) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.05.1840, sp) Mary Rawson (dau of Sir William Rawson, m2. John Billingsley Parry of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Edward Richards (b 1797, d 12.02.1883, Chancellor of Dromore) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1824) Emily Surin (dau of James Surin, Bishop of Dromore) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Solomon Richards of Ounavara, co. Wexford (b 1798, dsp 14.08.1862) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Katherine Wynne (d 31.10.1848, dau of Rev. Henry Wynne of Templeshambo) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (09.06.1852) Florence Moore (dau of Rev. Henry Moore of Ferns) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Elizabeth Richards (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Mary Anne Richards (d 21.04.1867) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.10.1824) Henry Wynne (rector of Ardcolm) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Goddard Richards of Gath (b 1764, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Houghton (d 02.10.1855, dau of Henry Houghton of Kilmannock) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Goddard Henry Richards had issue (1 dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Mason | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Blunt (son of Sir Charles William of Ringmer, 3rd Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Ellen Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.03.1825) William Monckton of Amherst House, Gloucestershire (grandson of John, 1st Viscount Galway) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Maria Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Burges | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Charlotte Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Whately | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue - William (Rev.), Mary Anne, Virginia, Julia | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Robert Hewtson Richards of Dublin (b 11.1773, d 1829, 7th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1814) Matilda Garnett (b 1798-9, d 24.04.1880, dau of Henry Garnett of Athcarne) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Anne Richards (b 11.07.1760, d 12.07.1831) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.06.1780) Richard Donovan of Ballmore | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Sarah Richards (b 02.07.1761) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard William Tighe (son of William of Rossana) | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Katherine Jane Richards (b 07.1763, d 02.03.1842) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Robert Alexander of New Ross | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Elizabeth Richards (b 1765) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.04.1796) Richard Colles | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Wilhelmina Richards (b 1766) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.09.1798) Walter Blake Kirwan (Dean of Killala) | |||||||||||||||
| j.+ | other issue (d unm) - William (b 05.1768, d 1832), Nicholas (b 1770, dvp 07.1788), Edward (b 11.1771, d 1798), Henry (b 06.1780, bur 02.03.1788), Letitia (b 01.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Edward Richards of Enniscorthy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Judith Bowers (dau of John Bowers of Monfin) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Katherine Richards | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Thomas | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | John Richards of Askinvillar (b 1718, d unm 1763) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Elizabeth Richards (d 09.1781) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Stephens of Ferns | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Jacob, Goddard, Jonathan | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Michael Richards of Solsborough (d unm 1721, Brigadier General) | ||||||||||||||
| 4.+ | other issue - Solomon (a 1654, dvp), John (dsp), Nathaniel, Rose (d unm), Anne (d unm), Abigail (d unm), others (d young) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
BLGI1912 ('Richards of Solsborough')
with input as reported above
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