Son of W.P. 'Bill'
Richardson's Great Uncle, Thomas Richardson
Robert was born on
2nd April 1889, his birth was registered in
the Chester le Street Registration District.
He was the first child of Thomas Richardson and his wife
Mary Eleanor (nee Purvis) and he was baptised on 13th
June 1889. His baptism was recorded in the register for
the Primitive Methodist South Shields Circuit, the entry
showed that his Dad was a miner and the family lived at
Usworth Colliery. Sadly, like so
many babies of that time, Robert did not live long and
he died, aged 14 weeks, in the third quarter of 1889. His death was
registered in the Tynemouth Registration District.
Robert was buried on 13th July 1889 at St Alban,
Earsdon. |
