Emma Richardson: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Emma Richardson was born on 21 Dec 1858 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Dec 1858 (daughter of John Richardson, 1820 Settler and Emma Tarr); died on 26 Jun 1928 in 'Scotts Bottom', Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Shaw Park Cemetery (Old), Shaw Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Baptism: 23 Dec 1858, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa
Residence: 1886, Trappes Valley, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa

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it appears from Genea record that they fostered Evelina Hulley and John Richardson Hulley

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Emma married James Jerome Thomas on 22 Dec 1886 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. James was born in 1859; died on 15 Jul 1936; was buried on 16 Jul 1936 in Shaw Park Cemetery (Old), Shaw Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Witnesses: William James HARPER, Ellen RICHARDSON

Generation: 2

John Richardson, 1820 Settler was born on 9 Feb 1815 in England; was christened on 24 Feb 1815 in Sheffield cathedral, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (son of James Richardson, 1820 Settler and Sarah Charlton, 1820 Settler); died on 31 Dec 1888 in Trappes Valley, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 1 Jan 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 690
Name: John Richardson 1820
Occupation: 'Thorn Hill'; a Blacksmith
Occupation: Trappes Valley, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Miller
Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Widower

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John married Emma Tarr on 28 Feb 1843 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. Emma (daughter of Thomas Henry Tarr, 1820 Settler and Ann Radford, 1820 Settler) was born on 6 Jan 1824; died on 21 Dec 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma Tarr was born on 6 Jan 1824 (daughter of Thomas Henry Tarr, 1820 Settler and Ann Radford, 1820 Settler); died on 21 Dec 1858.

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1820 Lineage: Yes

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The Tarrs of Rokewood offers up the following on Emma TARR and John
RICHARDSON:

[extract from page 112]
"B6 Emma and John RICHARDSON
Now the story of the TARRs crosses with another well known Settler family , the RICHARDSONs. At the age of 21, Emma and John, then 28, married at Clumber in 1843. John's parents had led a part to the Cape and had settled nearKaffir Drift at Green Fountains. They later moved to Thorn Hill, near Shaw Park.

John was apprenticed to a wagon maker at Grahamstown before he took up farming and, in 1842, he was working at Thorn Hill. At the time of his marriage, he was a blacksmith and he also made two iron gates for Clumber churchyard. These gates are still there today and were the entrance gates to the burial ground from the Nottingham Party marketplace. Of particular interest is that he incorporated his intials "JR" into the design of the
gates.

Drama was to befall the couple in their first year of marriage, while John was hunting a leopard on his farm. The leopard attacked him and bit through his arm. Fortunately he was recsued by "Mr PIRIE", who killed the animal with his knife. We cannot ascertain whether this Mr PIRIE was his brother-in-law, but it appears likely.

Being located so close to the border, Thorn Hill had its share of losses during the frontier wars. His father had been exempted from service in the 1835 wars due to his defective sight. His house was burned, two hundred cattle and forage stolen and one of his daughters had died from the effects of exposure. His losses were calculated to be [Pounds]396-9-9d and a list of the contents are detailed on six pages. The 1845/6 hostilities resulted in more stock thefts and John's house and stacks were burned in 1846. 224 cattle were taken and, during this period, his family appeared to be sheltering at Cuylerville.

In 1852 he volunteered for Commando work while at Timm's Camp. In about 1856 he bought the mill at Trappes Valley from William WRIGHT, where he lived all his life.

John and Emma had seven children, but Emma sadly died shortly after the seventh child was born. John subsequently married Sarah Ann GRIFFITHS and had another eight children."
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Children of Emma and John are detailed as :
[taken from pedigree chart Chapter 8]
C1 James RICHARDSON (3.1.1844 or 5.1.1844 - 20.9.1930) m. Martha Isabella
STAPLES
C2 Thomas RICHARDON (23.7.1845 - 30.12.1916) m. 14.3.1877 Rosina Ann STAPLES
(sister of Martha Isabella)
C3 John RICHARDSON (9.8.1848) m. Janie RICH
C4 William RICHARDSON (7.10.1850)d. young
C5 Cordelia Emma RICHARDSON (1.12.1854 or 11.2.1854) m. Jonathan PIKE
C6 Lydia Ann RICHARDSON (8.9.1856) m. Edward HULLEY
C7 Emma RICHARDSON (27.12.1858 - 26.6.1928) m.15.7.1936 James THOMAS

Entry in Grahamstown Journal of 1/1/1859. Page 4. Column 5
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DIED - At her residence, Trapp's Valley in the District of Bathurst, two hours and a half after giving birth to a Daughter, the beloved wife of John Richardson (Born Emma Tarr) in the 35th year of her age, leaving a Husband and Seven Children to deplore their loss.

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Witnesses: Thomas Henry TARR, Ann TARR, George TARR

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James Richardson was born on 3 Jan 1844; was christened on 25 Feb 1844 in Cuylerville, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Sep 1930 in Lily Vale, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 21 Sep 1930 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Richardson was born on 23 Jul 1845 in Thornhill, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 28 Aug 1845; died on 30 Dec 1916; was buried on 31 Dec 1916 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
John Richardson was born on 9 Aug 1848 in Thornhill, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Oct 1848.
William Richardson was born on 7 Oct 1850 in Thornhill, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Dec 1850.
Cordelia Emma Richardson was born on 12 Feb 1854 in Thornhill, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Jun 1854; died on 5 Apr 1941 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 7 Apr 1941 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Lydia Ann Richardson was born on 8 Sep 1856 in Trappes Valley, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 21 Dec 1856; died on 17 Jun 1945 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Wesleyan/Methodist), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
1. Emma Richardson was born on 21 Dec 1858 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Dec 1858; died on 26 Jun 1928 in 'Scotts Bottom', Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Shaw Park Cemetery (Old), Shaw Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 3

James Richardson, 1820 Settler was born in 1795 in Hoyle House, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 14 Jun 1795 in St.Mary, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (son of James Richardson and Mary Wilks); died on 5 Nov 1840 in 'Thornhill', Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 7 Nov 1840 in 'Thornhill', Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 688
Name: James Richardson 1820
Occupation: a Corn Dealer
Residence: Heartshead, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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James married Sarah Charlton, 1820 Settler on 15 May 1814 in Sheffield cathedral, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Sarah (daughter of William Charlton and Elizabeth) was born in 1788; died about 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Charlton, 1820 Settler was born in 1788 (daughter of William Charlton and Elizabeth); died about 1830.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 3814
Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Sarah CHARLTON, whose second husband was James RICHARDSON, was the sister of Mary CHARLTON, wife of William Senior DENTON. John CHARLTON witnessed the marriage of Sarah and James, and the marriage of William and Mary was witnessed by John and Harriet CHARLTON (the marriage of John CHARLTON to Harriet TOMES on 11 October 1809 in Sheffield Cathedral was witnessed by Mary CHARLTON) so I think John was a brother of Sarah and Mary. The following baptisms seem plausible, even although it would make Sarah and Mary a year or two older than declared on the settler returns.

Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York (Yorkshire Bishop's Transcripts)

John son of William & Eliz. CHARLTON, stone cutter, baptised 9 November 1785 in parish of Sheffield

Sarah dau'r of Wm & Eliz. CHARLTON, mason, baptised 28 September 1788 in parish of Sheffield

Mary dr of Wm & Eliz. CHARLTON, mason, baptised 13 November 1791 in parish of Sheffield

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2. John Richardson, 1820 Settler was born on 9 Feb 1815 in England; was christened on 24 Feb 1815 in Sheffield cathedral, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 31 Dec 1888 in Trappes Valley, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 1 Jan 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Emma Richardson, 1820 Settler was born on 19 May 1816; was christened on 2 Jun 1816 in Sheffield cathedral, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 11 Mar 1869 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Thomas Henry Tarr, 1820 Settler was born in 1790; was christened on 2 Mar 1791 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (son of George Tarr and Elizabeth Fletcher); died on 9 Nov 1858 in Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 760
Name: Thomas Henry Tarr 1820
Occupation: a Carpenter
Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Residence: 10 Oct 1824, Clumber Vale, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa
Occupation: Oct 1832, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Carpenter

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Came out with wife and kids in Calton's party, on Albury - settled on Torrens Ruver, and named settlement Clumber, after the seat of the Duke of Newcastle.

His name on all the early Embarcation records was TORR, however subsequent records including his will says TARR. His children all used TARR.
There is a bell dedicated to Thomas and Ann Tarr at Clumber Church

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Thomas married Ann Radford, 1820 Settler on 20 Sep 1812 in St Mary's Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Ann (daughter of James John Radford and Ann Greenwood) was born in 1791 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 23 Dec 1866 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann Radford, 1820 Settler was born in 1791 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (daughter of James John Radford and Ann Greenwood); died on 23 Dec 1866 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 938
Name: Ann Radford 1820
Adult Christening: 27 Jun 1791, Nottingham Church (St Mary's), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Selina Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 26 Aug 1813 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 14 Jan 1894 in Prospect House, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 15 Jan 1894 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
James Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 24 Aug 1815; died on 26 Aug 1896; was buried on 27 Aug 1896 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Eliza Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 20 Apr 1817 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 9 May 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 10 May 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
George Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 21 Feb 1819 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 28 Feb 1819 in Nottingham Church (St Mary's), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 4 Apr 1850; was buried in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Tarr was born on 21 Sep 1821; died on 22 Aug 1895 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 23 Aug 1895 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. Emma Tarr was born on 6 Jan 1824; died on 21 Dec 1858.
Ann Tarr was born on 20 Jun 1826; was christened on 24 Sep 1826 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Nov 1906 in 'Buffelsfontein', Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William John Tarr was born on 8 Sep 1829; was christened on 11 Jul 1830 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Apr 1917.
Samuel Tarr was born on 8 Jun 1830; was christened on 11 Jul 1830 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Aug 1914; was buried in Wesley, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth Tarr was born on 31 May 1831; died on 8 Oct 1895 in 'Melville Park', Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Peddie Cemetery (Wesleyan/Methodist), Wesley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mary Tarr was born on 19 Sep 1832 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened in Oct 1832 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jul 1906 in Fresh Water Poort, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Wesley, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 4

8.	James Richardson was born in 1769. James married Mary Wilks on 20 Jan 1794 in Ecclesfield Church (St Mary's), Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England. Mary was born in 1773; died in 1794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Wilks was born in 1773; died in 1794.

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4. James Richardson, 1820 Settler was born in 1795 in Hoyle House, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 14 Jun 1795 in St.Mary, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 5 Nov 1840 in 'Thornhill', Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 7 Nov 1840 in 'Thornhill', Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

10. William Charlton
William + Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth

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John Charlton was born in 1785.
5. Sarah Charlton, 1820 Settler was born in 1788; died about 1830.
Mary Charlton, 1820 Settler was born in 1791 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died in 1863 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

12.	George Tarr was born est 1768. Notes: Birth: Sensitive:0 George married Elizabeth Fletcher on 18 Mar 1790 in St Peters Church, Nottingham. Elizabeth was born est 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Fletcher was born est 1772.

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6. Thomas Henry Tarr, 1820 Settler was born in 1790; was christened on 2 Mar 1791 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 9 Nov 1858 in Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mary Ann Tarr was born about 1797; was christened on 1 Mar 1797 in St Nicholas Parish, Nottingham, England.
James Tarr was born about 1798; was christened on 11 May 1798 in St Nicholas Parish, Nottingham, England.
William Hayfield Tarr was born about 1799; was christened on 17 May 1799 in St Nicholas Parish, Nottingham, England.
Emma Tarr was born about 1801; was christened on 7 Oct 1801 in St Nicholas Parish, Nottingham, England.
Samuel Tarr was born about 1804; was christened on 30 Sep 1804 in St Nicholas Parish, Nottingham, England.

14. James John Radford was born about 1766.
James + Ann Greenwood. Ann was born about 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ann Greenwood was born about 1770.

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7. Ann Radford, 1820 Settler was born in 1791 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 23 Dec 1866 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Richard Radford, 1820 Settler was born about 1798 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 6 May 1875 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Joseph Radford, 1820 Settler was born about 1800.