Individual Details
William Edward RICHARDSON
(Abt Apr 1892 - Abt Jul 1961)
Events
| Birth | Abt Apr 1892 | Aspall, Suffolk, England |  | ||
| Census | 1901 | Battleswick Farm, Old Heath, Colchester, Essex, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Carpenter's Labourer (General) - 68 Harsnett Road, Colchester, Essex, England | | ||
| Military | From 7 Sep 1914 to 23 Sep 1914 | Royal Berkshire Regiment, British Army |  | | |
| Occupation | Abt Dec 1915 | Fitter's Mate - Mortlake, Surrey, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Dec 1915 | 58 First Avenue, Mortlake, Surrey, England | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Dec 1915 | Mortlake, Surrey, England - Florence BAKER | | | |
| Death | Abt Jul 1961 | (Registration District), Surrey Northern, Surrey, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Florence BAKER (1892 - ) |
| Father | William Andrew RICHARDSON (1857 - 1928) |
| Mother | Eliza LING (1855 - ) |
| Sibling | Herbert RICHARDSON (1879 - ) |
| Sibling | Maude Mary RICHARDSON (1880 - ) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Susanna RICHARDSON (1882 - ) |
| Sibling | Bertie William RICHARDSON (1884 - ) |
| Sibling | Emma Jane RICHARDSON (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Edith RICHARDSON (1889 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ling RICHARDSON (1890 - ) |
Notes
Military
Extract form WWI Pension Records:Attestation Form (dated: 7 Sept 1914)
No: 13327
Name: W E Richardson
Corps: Berkshire Regiment
Birthplace: Aspell, Suffolk
Age: 22 Years 120 days
Trade: Fitter's Mate
Married: No
Statement of Service:
Service towards engagement reckons from: 7 Sept 1914 - Joined at Reading on 9 September 1914 - Discharged (Not likely to become an efficient soldier) 23 September 1914. (later docs suggest he had an Hernia)
No of days service: 17 days.
Next of kin: Father: William & Mother: Eliza - 68 Haresnell Road, Colchester
Description on enlistment: Age: 22 years - Height: 5 ft 8½ins - Weight: 131 lbs - Chest: 36½ inches - Expansion: 3½ins - Complexion: Fresh - Eyes: Blue - Hair: Brown - Religion: Church of England.
Marriage
Extract from parish register: 1915 Marriage solemnized at the parish Church in the parish of Mortlake in the county of Surrey.No: 157
Date: 25 December 1915
Name: William Edward Richardson - Florence Baker
Age: 23 - 23
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Fitter's Mate - -
Address: 58 First Avenue, Mortlake - 60 South Worple Way, Mortlake
Father: William Arthur Richardson - William Baker
Father's occupation: Carman - Engine Driver
married in the Parish Church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church after banns by: ? ? Vicar
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: Herbert Andrew Richardson & Gertrude Susannah Richardson.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1892 Apr/Jun - Hartismere - Vol: 4a Page: 813.
2. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1706; Folio: 62; Page: 14.
3. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 10301; Schedule Number: 343.
4. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 3279.
5. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Reference Number: 2397/1/22.
6. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Reference Number: 2397/1/22.
7. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Reference Number: 2397/1/22.
8. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1915 Oct/Dec - Richmond - Vol: 2a Page: 1405.
9. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1961 Jul/Sept - Surrey Northern - Vol: 5g Page: 399.