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Clara Richings

Clara Richings[1]

Female Abt 1857 - 1912

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  • Name Clara Richings  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth Abt 1857  Longworth, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this place  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Address 3 Jul 1889  68 James Street, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England View who/what we know about this place 
    Address given on marriage certificate 
    Census 1871  Warren Cottage, Longworth, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this place  [6] 
    1871 England    		 1871 England
    Census 1881  Stoneyard, Longworth, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this place  [7] 
    1881 England    		 1881 England
    Census 2 Apr 1911  21 Magdalen Road, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England View who/what we know about this place  [1] 
    1911 England    		 1911 England
    Occupation 1881  Longworth, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this place  [7] 
    Teacher 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  21 Magdalen Road, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England View who/what we know about this place  [1] 
    Private Means 
    Death 1912 
    Siblings 11 siblings 
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    Notes 
    • According to all the research that we have carried so far, Clara never married.
      She appears on the 1871 and 1881 England Censuses as a single woman.  Then, on the 1911 Census something strange happens. - her status changes, to Widow.
      Her entry is on the second row, written in a different hand and with a very different pen.  It's almost as if the older woman, the Head of the Household, completed her details and then gave it to the younger woman with a weary word, "Go on my dear, you complete the rest of it, my eyes aren't up to it in this light."  And, as if to confirm that idea, the address is completed by Clara (we suppose) although the signature appears to be Mary Marsh's.
      So what happened?  Did Clara simply make a mistake when she was entering her information?  
      Update 21 May 2018:
      Clara DID marry but the confusion is that she married someone with the same surname, which is why it looked odd on the 1901 and 1911 censuses that she was recorded as a widow. She did, in fact, marry her first cousin John Richings, son of Alfred's brother James.
      Sheila
    Person ID I716  Main Tree
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2021 

    Parent Alfred Richings,   b. 1816, Longworth, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this placed. 27 Oct 1870, Faringdon, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this place 
    Parent Millicent Legg,   b. Abt 1817, Baulking, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this placed. Jan 1883, Faringdon, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this place 
    Marriage 26 Nov 1836  Longworth, Berkshire, England View who/what we know about this place 
    Family ID F98  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner John Richings,   b. 1857, Oxfordshire, England View who/what we know about this placed. 1895, Headington, Oxford, England View who/what we know about this place 
    Marriage 4 Jul 1889  Church of St Mary and St John, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England View who/what we know about this place 
    • In a poignant turn of events, Clara was married at the Church of St Mary and St John in the grounds of which, and almost exactly a century later, a children's hospice was built. Helen House was the first children's hospice in the world and Clara's 4 x great niece, Emily Barrett, was destined to be there.

      Paul Barrett
    Marriage Certificate    		 Marriage Certificate
    Children 
     1. Walter John Richings,   b. Jun 1892, Headington, Oxford, England View who/what we know about this place
    Family ID F552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1857 - Longworth, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAddress - Address given on marriage certificate - 3 Jul 1889 - 68 James Street, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1871 - Warren Cottage, Longworth, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1881 - Stoneyard, Longworth, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jul 1889 - Church of St Mary and St John, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Apr 1911 - 21 Magdalen Road, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teacher - 1881 - Longworth, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Private Means - 2 Apr 1911 - 21 Magdalen Road, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S45] 1911 England Census, RG14PN8122 RG78PN412 RD152 SD2 ED11 SN36 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S30] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1260; Folio: 62; Page: 7; GSU roll: 827845.

    3. [S31] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1279; Folio: 122; Page: 9; GSU roll: 1341312.
      Birth date: abt 1857),
      (Birth place: Longworth, Berkshire, England),
      (Residence date: 1881),
      (Residence place: Longworth, Berkshire, England

    4. [S45] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 8122; Schedule Number: 36.

    5. [S27] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 729; Folio: 130; Page: 19; GSU roll: 542692.
      Birth date: abt 1857),
      (Birth place: Longworth, Berkshire, England),
      (Residence date: 1861),
      (Residence place: Longworth, Berkshire, England

    6. [S30] 1871 England Census, RG10 1260 62 Page 7 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S31] 1881 England Census, RG11 1279 122 9 (Reliability: 3).