PLEASE Holy Baptisms 1569 - 1837 Look-up Request (RICHARDS)

[galloprowe]

Hi Curtis,
I have baptism for Children of David and Sarah Richard from the new search program on familysearch.org
Ann 1 May 1324, Hannah 28 Dec 1827, all in Llangyfelach Glamorganshire. My main is interest Joseph Richard who I think is the Joseph Richard that had children with Mary Ann Lee. His eldest son was David then daughter Sarah. Have not been able to prove that he is the correct Joseph Richard as it seems as if there was no marriage for him and Mary. In census details he says he is from Swansea ans I have checked early census records and Joseph from Llangyfellach seems to be a very possible match.
My email address is ************please contact me. Sorry I can't help you in getting any further back.
Georgina

Moderator updated to remove email address. Please exchange information via PM. If Georgina posts once more she will be able to send PMs

[Mr Rivers]

Hi Georgina.  Unfortunately, your email address was removed by the moderator.  Seems you need to make one more post, then we can PM each other and share email addresses.

It would be great to swap email addresses, because I have something
EXCITING
to tell you!
 

The Joseph Richard(s) you seek, is my Gt, Gt, Grandfather!!

The reason you can't find Josephs marriage to Mary Ann LEE is because she was a gypsy!  Yes, he seems to have moved from Wales up to Tudhoe Grange near Spennymoor, County Durham, and married Mary Ann LEE along the way.  LEE is a common gypsy name (as in Mary Rose LEE the fortune teller(s)).  Mary Anns sister was Sarah, a well known fortune teller in York.

Joseph and mary Ann had many children -
DAVID RICHARDS, b. 1868, (as Richard),
SARAH RICHARDS, b. 1869, Bishop Auckland
JOSEPH RICHARDS (my great Grandfather), b. 9 July 1871, Tudhoe Grange, Co. Durham
THOMAS RICHARDS, b. 1874, Stockton
JOHN RICHARDS, b. 1874, Stockton
PRISCILLA RICHARDS, b. Abt. 1876; d. 1907, North Bierley
MATILDA RICHARDS, b. 29 December 1878, Stockton(8 Rupert St)  9 10a/56; d. 1971, Teeside (D 1971)
BENJAMIN RICHARDS, b. 25 October 1880, Auckland 10a/186  D1880.
BEATRICE RICHARDS

Please send me your email address! :-)

Curtis

[galloprowe]

Curtis, I did try to send you my email address but as you can see it was blocked. I see I can contact you personally once I have left you this message. Joseph Richard was also my husbands grit grit grandfather. His grandmother Elizabeth Richards was the daughter of David Richard/s. I did now that Mary Ann was a Gypsy and I think that maybe David's wife Annie Lee was also. Will message you personally as soon as possible.
Georgina