I have been researching Richard's life for over 10 years and have a copy of The History of Skipton. I have also found about 170 mentions of him (so far) in the newspaper archive and London Gazette. Richard does appear in the directories and on 2 occasions is listed as coach builder (because his apprenticeship was with one 1826-32.)
I am at the stage where I am trying to fill in a lot of gaps and the location of addresses where he spent his time is just one of these.
He was a busy man and I know I will never know everything about him but with so many clues I have to try and gather more information on what I uncover.
