William Richardson FMMMFF

[ElizabethHerts]

Oh, no, Maggie, I hadn't. Is it on FamilySearch?

Yes.

On the old search though can't find it on the new site search

Batch No 7526716
Sheet 73
Source call out 0884636
Type Film

I don't know if links to searches work but maybe;-

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/sear...lear_form=true

[ElizabethHerts]

Thanks, Maggie, I've got it now.

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by ElizabethHerts

I can find a death for William Richardson at present, which is most frustrating.

He probably died before civil registration started in 1855, and not all Scottish parishes recorded burials, so there may be no record of his death.

[ElizabethHerts]

That's what I thought, Kate. I can see I won't get much further on this line.

I know this is William's thread but have you looked for a baptism under the name McDonald rather than Richardsonfor Charles?

[ElizabethHerts]

That's a good idea, Maggie, I hadn't thought of that.

My idea at present is that William Richardson married Isabella Stuart but during the marriage also fathered Charles with Ann McDonald.

We have a similar scenario with Jane Archibald, Charles Richardson's wife.
Her parents were William Archibald and Jane Mallice, but William and Jane weren't married. William Archibald was married to Jannet Richardson - OOH! Double take! Of course I knew that but I wonder if there is any connection!

My Scottish ancestors went in for illegitimacy in a big way! LOL!

[kiterunner]

Well, the marriage that Maggie found is on Scotland's People, so you could view the image which may or may not have extra info, but I suppose that isn't going to help until we know for sure that they are Charles's parents.

The old FamilySearch also has a submitted christening for Jane Richardson 25 Oct 1818 at Aberlour, Banff, parents William Richardson and Isabel Stuart. This is also on Scotland's People. But I can't find baptisms for the rest of the children.

errrrr just a minite I just searched nothing came up but on SP

There are three baptisms in Aberlour between 1805 and 1818:-

Elizabeth Baptised 1805 - parents John Richardson and Ann McDonald
James Baptised 1809 - parents John Richardson and Ann McDonald

Jane Richardson baptised 1818 - parents William Richardson and Isabel Stuart

So I think you have two families and if Ann McDonald was Charles mother then his father is John Richardson or illegitimately William.

Illegitimacy wasn't a big deal in Scotland from the records I have looked at a couple of my ancestors never married and didn't seem to care their children were baptised with the word Natural rather than Lawful.

[kiterunner]

That's interesting. There is also a John Richardson baptised at Boharm, Moray, 27 Feb 1803, parents John Richardson and Ann McDonald. (on the new FamilySearch.) Boharm is William Richardson's birthplace on the 1851 census.