'Richardson01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Richardson Lords Cramond, Richardson of Honingham, Richardson of Newton

                               
(1) The arms reported in TSP for this family are: "Or, on chief sable three lions' heads erased of the field; to which King Charles I. added a canton azure, charged with a St. Andrew's cross argent".
(2) BE1883 reports that the father of Lord Chief Justice Sir Thomas Richardson was Thomas Richardson, a doctor, but TSP identifies his parents as ...
William Richardson
m. Agnes
1. Sir Thomas Richardson of Honingham (bpt 03.07.1569, d 04.02.1634/5, Speaker of the House of Commons, Lord Chief Justice)
  m1. (20.07.1595) Ursula Southwell (bpt 05.10.1567, bur 13.06.1624, dau of John Southwell of Barham Hall by Margaret Crofts)
  A. Sir Thomas Richardson (b 1597, dvm 12.03.1642-3)
  m1. (11.07.1626) Elizabeth Hewett (d 24.01.1639-40, dau of Sir William Hewett of Pishiobury by Elizabeth Wiseman)
  i. Thomas Richardson, 2nd Lord Cramond (bpt 19.06.1627, d 16.05.1674)
  m. (c09.1647) Anne Gurney (b 1630, d 31.01.1697-8, dau of Sir Richard Gurney, Bart, Lord Mayor of London, by Elizabeth Sandford)
  a. Henry Richardson, 3rd Lord Cramond (b 10.1650, dsp 05.01.1701)
  m. Frances Napier (d 11.1706, dau of Sir John Napier, Bart of Luton Hoo)
  b. Thomas Richardson of St. Andrew's and Honingham (b 20.05.1652, dsp 1696)
  m. (c12.1691) Anne Salmon of London (widow of Richard Bourne)
  c. William Richardson, 4th Lord Cramond (b 02.08.1654, d 07.03.1719)
  m1. Elizabeth Barkham (b c1658, dsp 28.09.1712, dau of Edward Barkham of Southacre)
  m2. (09.02.1713-4) Elizabeth Daniel (b c1685, d 08.09.1722, dau of James Daniel of Norwich)
  (1) William Richardson, 5th Lord Cramond (b 02.1714, d unm 28.07.1735)
  (2) Elizabeth Richardson (b after 07.1715, dsp 01.08.1751)
  m. (08.1735, div 07.1739) William Jermy of Norwich (son of John of Bayfield)
  d.+ other issue - Mary (b 23.12.1655, d 01.08.1666), Angelica (b 24.03.1663-4, d unm 15.02.1716-7)
  ii. William Richardson of Little Hockham and Stanfeild Hall (d 1682, Searjeant-at-law)
  m. Abigail (d 1689, widow of _ Chandler)
  a.+ issue (d young)
iii. Charles Richardson
  m. (11.06.1657) Elizabeth Wiseman
  a.+ issue - Charles, Ursula, Anne, Margaret
  iv. Elizabeth Richardson (bpt 01.1634-5)
  m. Richard Mansel of West Leek
v.+ other issue - John (bpt 08.1629, d before 16.01.1634-5), Henry (b c1633, d 06.09.1663), John (d young), Richard (d young), Mary (d 03.03.1638-9), daughter (d young)
  m2. Mary Hanbury (dau of Sir John Hanbury of Kelmarsh by Mary Whetle)
  xi. Edward Richardson (bpt 23.04.1642, d young?)
  B. Ursula Richardson
  m. Sir William Yelverton, Bart of Rougham
  C. Mary Richardson (b c1600, d 10.03.1656)
  m. John Webb of Beccles
  D. Elizabeth Richardson (b c1607, d 13.07.1655)
  m. Robert Wood of Bracon Ash
  E.+ other issue - Susan (d unm after 01.1634-5), 7 others (d young)
  m2. (14.12.1626, sp) Elizabeth Beaumont, later Baroness Cramond (d 03.04.1651, dau of Sir Thomas Beaumont of Stoughton Grange)

 

 

Robert Richardson of Mesam, Staffordshire
1. Richard Richardson of Newton & Blackwell
  m. Ann Clay (sister of William Clay of Nottinghamshire)
A. John Richardson of Newton (b c1618, d 1681)
  m1. Agnes Snowden (dau of Christopher Snowden of Mansfield Woodhouse)
  i. John Richardson of Newton (b c1643, a 1705)
  m. Hannah Youle (dau of Thomas Youle, Mayor of Derby)
  a. Thomas Richardson
  m. Mary Spateman (dau/heir of John Spateman of Derby)
  (1)+ issue - John (b c1703, a 17025), Thomas (b c1705, a 1709)
  b. Hannah Richardson
  m. Benjamin Sanderson of Halltrick
  c. Mary Richardson (b 1680)
  m. Samuel Blythe (son of William of Norton Lees)
  d.+ other issue - Samuel of Lincolnshire, Jedidiah (b 1688), John (dsp), Caleb (dsp), Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, another
  m2. Mary Spateman (dau of George Spateman (not Spademan) of Tansley)
  B. Mary Richardson
  m. Thomas Bosvile of Braithwell
2. daughter
  m. _ Waller of Mansfield
3. Helen Richardson
  m. Thomas Plat of South Wingfield
4. daughter
  m. _ Oliver
5.+ other issue - William of Brookwell, George, Gregory of Mapperley

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 23.02.06) : TSP (Richardson, Lord Cramond), BE1883 (Richardson of Cramond)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 08.07.16) : FMG (vol 3, MS441, 'Richardson', p1016+)
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