Edward Rutland Richards^{[1, 2]}

1836 - 1884  (47 years)

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• Name	Edward Rutland Richards
  Birth	30 Oct 1836  [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Christening	21 Dec 1836	St Botolph Bishopsgate,,London,London,England
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jun 1884	Martinswessellstroom,Transvaal,South Africa   [3, 6]
  Burial	Wakkerstroom Main Cemetery,Wakkerstroom,Mpumalanga,South Africa   [7]
  		Grave of Edward Rutland Richards _TYPE: PHOTO
  Person ID	I9145	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2020 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Edward Richards,   c. 22 Dec 1812, St Botolph,Bishopsgate,London, d. 2 Oct 1850, Durban,Kwazulu-Natal,South Africa (Age ~ 37 years)
  Mother	Sarah Crook,   b. Abt 1816   d. 1847, Hackney,Greater London,Middlesex,England., (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1835	Old Church,,St Pancras,London,England   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F302712960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Charlotte Richards,   b. 29 Mar 1842, London,Middlesex,England., d. 2 Nov 1921, Newcastle,Natal,South Africa (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1858	Pietermaritzburg,Natal,South Africa   [1, 11, 12]
  	According to the marriage certificate, "Solemnized in the house of Mrs Randle in the City of PMBurg, District of Natal" _HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Children	1. Alfred Douglas Richards   2. Annie Charlotte Richards,   b. 1861, Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., d. 12 Sep 1905, Volksrust,Dist Wakkerstroom,Natal,South Africa (Age 44 years)   3. Rutland Henry Richards,   b. 30 Aug 1863   d. 16 Dec 1930, Durban,Kwazulu-Natal,South Africa (Age 67 years)   4. Ellen Sarah Richards,   b. 12 Oct 1874   5. Walter Ernest Richards,   b. 15 Jun 1877   6. Amelia Elizabeth Richards,   b. 10 Oct 1878
  Family ID	F302712961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2020 | Edit

  
  

• Notes

  He was 21 when he married his 16 year old first cousin "in the house of Mrs Randle" (her mothers second marriage to James Randle)

  
  

• Sources

  [S994] Posting on Roots Web by Delia Robertson, (May 2000). [S602] Death Notice Edward Richards, (Natal Archives MSCE 3-5 51). [S474] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958, 1884 Edward Rutland Richards (Reliability: 3). [S1281] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (familysearch.org. Database online.), 1836 Edward Rutland Richards (Reliability: 3). [S942] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line].), 1836 Edward Rutland Richards (Reliability: 3). [S93] February 2007 Shelagh Spencer, (February 2007). [S1278] eGSSA Gravestone Library, (The Genealogical Society of SA (GSSA) http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org), Edward Rutland Richards, 1884, Wakkerstroom Main Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa (Reliability: 3). [S205] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Ancestry.com.), 1835 Edward Richards and Sarah Crook FHL Film Number: 598186, 598187, 598188, 598189, 598336, 598337, 598338, 598339, 598340 (Reliability: 3). [S92] Posting on Rootsweb by Terry Collins, (May 14, 2000). [S117] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, (Ancestry.com), 1835 Edward Richards and Sarah Crook (Reliability: 3). [S5] South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955, Edward Rutland Richards and Annie Charlotte Richards, 08 Jul 1858; citing Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa; 00565; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,158. (Reliability: 3). [S87] Email from Shelagh Spencer October 3, 2006.