Guernsey...RICHINGS Family

[CornBunting]

Please can you help? ..I am looking for any descendants of Jacob Richings. He was a brewer in St.Peter Port. I think his son, Arthur had/worked on a fruit farm.

[CaroleW]

Can you provide some birthyears please

The 1881 for Guernsey has an Arthur Richings b 1855 England - is that him?  Occ is shown as "retired brewer" and he was only 26yrs old!!

[CaroleW]

This seems to be the family in Gloucester in 1861

Jacob Richings   36 master brewwr b Wootton under Edge
Elizabeth  36 b Chepstow Monmouthshire
Arthur  6 b Wootton under Edge
George Claridge   65 father in law b Stroud
Amelia Claridge   48 mother in law b Clifton (probably a second wife)
Jane Sment servant   16
RG9 Piece 1766 Folio 147 Page 38

[CaroleW]

Marriage 1855 - see freebmd  George Claridge to Amelia Rees

[CaroleW]

In 1871 Jacob. Elizabeth & Arthur are in Guernsey so looks like Arthur was an only child.  Jacob was a brewer

RG10 Piece 5767 Folio 122 Page 33

Jacob & Elizabeth are transcribed as Ritching in 1881 and still in Guernsey - he is a retired brewer
RG11 Piece 5627 Folio 30 Page 10

1891 for Guernsey

Arthur Richings    36 fruit grower b Gloucester
Emma      33 b Guernsey St Peter Port
Elizabeth M     8 b Guernsey St Andrew
Arthur C  7 b Guernsey St Peter Port
Jacob     66 father - widower b Gloucs
Jeanne M La Coar    21 servant b France
RG12 Piece 4703 Folio 31 Page 20

[CaroleW]

In 1901 Arthur & Emma have a son Reginald aged 8.  SArthur is still a fruit grower (employer)

Jacob aged 76 appears to have remarried to Fanny aged 45 b St Peter Port and is living next door to Arthur

RG13 Piece 5323 Folio 37 Page 22

[CornBunting]

Hello Carole W,

Thank you so much for getting back to me. although I have been 'doing' research for years I am absolutely 'deadly' when it comes to technology. Please bear with me while I unravel what I need to do next.

Are you related to the Richings family? I am hoping to find descendants of Jacob Richings. b.27. April 1824. Arthur was his son, as you mention. I didn't know about Reggie. Jacob left England mid 1860s?. If he has family, I would hope to share information with them.......

[CaroleW]

Hi

No connection to the family.

To find living descendants you would have to track Arthur's 3 children from 1901 onwards to determine marriages and what children they each had etc etc and then repeat the process with any children found

The daughter was Marguerite Elizabeth and she is still shown as Richings on the 1911 index so presumably unmarried.

There is a probate entry showing for Arthur snr who died 22.7.1916.  Administration was granted to his widow Emma

Jacob died 20.8.1905 and probate was granted to son Arthur

[CornBunting]

Thank you so much for this information. Much of what I have is from Find my Past. Census information for the Channel Islands comes through ok but I have yet to discover how to find Channel Islands BDMs, etc. Your information is magic because I do not have any of the non census stuff. I have really searched for Jacob's death certificate. I want to find out if there are any Richings related to Jacob on Guernsey or elsewhere who would like information about their family in Gloucestershire.

Kind Thoughts