01. Michael Finch Wigham Richardson,
BA01. Michael Finch Wigham Richardson,
BA| 1905-07-02 | b. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland | GRO index; TNA: RG14PN30570 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED13 SN204 |
| 1911 | living in 9 rooms at 1 Lambton Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, with his family, a nurse, and under-nurse, a cook, a parlour-maid, and a housemaid | RG14PN30570 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED13 SN204 |
| 1919-06-20 | Derby Scholar; distinctions in Latin and Greek in the Entrance Scholarships' Examination at Rugby School | Rugby Advertiser |
| 1921 | attending school whole time; boarder at Rugby School, of 10 Hillmorton Rd, Rugby | RG 15/14635 RD391 SD1 ED25 SN– |
| 1921-07-05 | played Cneius Pompeius Theophanes in the Rugby School Dramatic Society's production of John Masefield's 'Pompey the Great' | Rugby Advertiser, 1921-07-08 |
| 1923-09-05 | of Rugby School; Higher Certificate, Oxford and Cambridge Examination Board | Coventry Evening Telegraph |
| 1927 | living with his parents at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle upon Tyne | electoral register |
| c. 1926/1928 | BA in Modern and Mediaeval Languages, from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | GMC Ancestry tree |
| 1927-06-20 | of Caius College; Class I in Modern and Medieval Languages: Part I | Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |
| 1927-12-27 | m.1. Margaret Ailsa Lodge (1907–1972, b. Barnet RD, d. of T. Lodge), at Embassy Church, Paris, France | GRO index; The Times; British armed forces and overseas banns and marriages; The Tatler, 1927-12-14 |
| Child with first wife: | Caroline Wigham (1929–2019, b. Buenos Aires, Argentina) | GMC Ancestry tree, citing The Guardian |
| 1929 | living with his parents and sister Nancy at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; three other women registered there | electoral register |
| 1930-09 | divorced | information from Georgia Clarke |
| 1932-02-11 | merchant, of Lindum, Jesmond Park, Newcastle on Tyne; arrived Plymouth from Buenos Aires, travelling 1st class aboard the Blue Star Line Andalucia Star | UK incoming passenger lists |
| 1932-07-09 | commerce, of Lindum, Jesmond Park, Newcastle; with his family, departed London for Buenos Aires, travelling 1st class aboard the Blue Star Line Almeda Star; intending future permanent residence in Argentina | UK outward passenger lists |
| 1935-08-29 | merchant, of Lidum [sic], Jesmond Park, Newcastle 6; arrived London (Tilbury) from Buenos Aires, travelling 1st class aboard the Royal Mail Lines Highland Patriot; last permanent resident Argentina | UK incoming passenger lists |
| 1936 | manager of Downton Tannery | GMC Ancestry tree |
| 1937-08-31 | engagement announced | The Times |
| 1937-10-23 | m.2. Elizabeth Mary Barker (1910–2001, b. Rudgwick, Sussex, d. of Geoffrey Claude and Dorothy Catherine Florence Barker, of Dulas Court, Pontrilas, Herefordshire), in Hereford RD | GRO index; The Times, 1937-08-31; RG14PN5277 RG78PN234 RD81 SD3 ED3 SN25 |
| 1939-09-29 | managing director of tannery, A.R.P. warden, living with his wife at 89 Exeter St, Salisbury, Wiltshire | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| Children with second wife: | Elizabeth Wigham (1941 – after 2019), Jane Wigham (1943 – after 1970), William Wigham (1946 – after 1980), and Catherine Isabel Wigham (1949 – after 1978), all b. Salisbury RD | GRO index; Companies in the UK; electoral registers |
| 1945-06-19 |
LABRADOR Puppies, whelped 19th May, for Sale. Sire and dam first class working dogs, both with field trial and championship pedigrees. Price 15 guineas.—Apply Michael Richardson, Tannery House, Downton, near Salisbury. |
Western Gazette |
| 1949-02-09 | tanner, of Tannery House, Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire; with his wife, departed Southampton for Madeira, travelling 1st class aboard the Bergenske Dampskibbselska MS Venus | UK outward passenger lists |
| 1949-02-28 | tanner, of Tannery House, Downton, Salisbury; with his wife, arrived Southampton from Madeira, travelling 1st class aboard the Bergenske Dampskibbselska MS Venus | UK incoming passenger lists |
| tanner and farmer | source misplaced | |
| UK and Argentine | ||
| 1962-07-03 | manager of Downton Tannery | GMC Ancestry tree, citing Salisbury Times |
| 1967-08-21 | a director of Wigham-Richardson and Bevingtons Limited, of Tannery House, Downton, Salisbury | The Times |
| 1977-01-13 | of Tannery House, Downton, Salisbury | The Times, 1977-01-25 |
| 1988-11-17 | of Tannery Hse, Downton, Wiltshire; d. Salisbury RD | GRO index; death notices from The Times; National Probate Calendar |
| 1989-02-27 | will proved at Winchester; £463,759 | National Probate Calendar |
| 1907-03-06 | b. 1 Lambton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland | GRO index; The Friend; TNA: RG14PN30570 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED13 SN204 |
| 1911 | living in 9 rooms at 1 Lambton Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, with her family, a nurse, and under-nurse, a cook, a parlour-maid, and a housemaid | RG14PN30570 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED13 SN204 |
| 1921 | pupil, attending school whole time, of Private Boarding School, 'Hayes Court', Hayes, Kent | RG 15/03835 RD42 SD2 ED32 SN– |
| 1929 | living with her parents and brother Michael at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; three other women registered there | electoral register |
| 1929-09-15 | with her sister Celia, departed London for Buenos Aires, travelling 1st class aboard the Houlder Line Upwey Grange | UK outward passenger lists |
| 1930-01-05 | of Lindum, Jesmond Park, Newcastle on Tyne; arrived Southampton from Buenos Aires, travelling 2nd class aboard the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.'s Alcantara | UK incoming passenger lists |
| 1932 | living with her parents and sisters at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle upon Tyne | electoral register |
| 1933-04-21 | student, of Lindum, Jesmond Park, Newcastle on Tyne; arrived London from Gibraltar, travelling 2nd class aboard the P&O S.S. Maloja | UN incoming passenger lists |
| 1934 | living with her parents and sisters at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle upon Tyne | electoral register |
| 1936 Q3 | m. William Roland Damer Harrisson (1912–1992, b. Winchester RD), at Newcastle T. RD | GRO index |
| Children: | Richard Geoffrey Damer (1937 – after 2006, b. Amersham RD), Christopher Merlin Harnett (1940 – after 1972, b. Ripon RD), Hugh (1947–1947); and Catherine Celia (1949 – ?, b. Bristol—adopted) | GRO index; European Parliament minutes, 2006-04-09 |
| 1938 | of Hill Top, Chiltern Hill, Chalfont St Peter; tel. Gerrards Cross 2625; qualified in massage, medical gymnastics, and medical electricity | UK physiotherapy and masseuse registers |
| 1939-09-29 | unpaid domestic duties, living at Hill Top, Chalfont Heights, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, living with one redacted individual [probably her son] and a probable servant | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1946 | of Hill Top, Chiltern Hill, Chalfont St Peter; tel. Gerrards Cross 2625; M., M.G., M.E. | UK physiotherapy and masseuse registers |
| 1953 | housekeeper at Woodbrooke | Robert Davis, ed. (1953) Woodbrooke 1903–1953. London: Bannisdale Press |
| 1979-09-04 | of Buttery Flat, The Vyne, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke; d. Aberdeen, Scotland | National Probate Calendar; ScotlandsPeople |
| 1979-07-23 | will proved at Bristol; £36,735 | National Probate Calendar |
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03. Celia Finch Wigham Richardson| 1909-08-06 | b. 1 Lambton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland | GRO index; The Friend; TNA: RG14PN30570 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED13 SN204 |
| 1911 | living in 9 rooms at 1 Lambton Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, with her family, a nurse, and under-nurse, a cook, a parlour-maid, and a housemaid | RG14PN30570 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED13 SN204 |
| 1921 | pupil, attending school whole time, of Private Boarding School, 'Hayes Court', Hayes, Kent | RG 15/03835 RD42 SD2 ED32 SN– |
| 1929-09-15 | with her sister Nancy, departed London for Buenos Aires, travelling 1st class aboard the Houlder Line Upwey Grange | UK outward passenger lists |
| 1930-01-05 | of Lindum, Jesmond Park, Newcastle on Tyne; with her sister Nancy, arrived Southampton from Buenos Aires, travelling 2nd class aboard the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.'s Alcantara | UK incoming passenger lists |
| 1932 | living with her parents and sisters at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle upon Tyne | electoral register |
| 1934 | electoral register | |
| 1939-06-15 | engaged | The Times |
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THE engagement is announced to-day of Mr. Peter Karney—eldest son of the Bishop of Southampton (Dr. A.B.L. Karney) and Mrs. Karney, of The Close, Winchester—and Miss Celia Richardson, second daughter of the late Mr. George B. Richardson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Mrs. Richardson, of Bridport. |
Birmingham Mail | |
| 1939 Q3 | m. Gilbert Henry Peter Karney (1909–1996, b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, s. of Arthur B.L. and Georgina Maud Bessie (Fielding) Karney), in Winchester RD | RG14PN14683 RG78PN891 RD316 SD2 ED2 SN43 |
| 1939-09-29 | unpaid domestic duties; living with her husband (clerk in holy orders) at Midgy Ha', Rothbury, Northumberland | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| Children: | Gilbert Patrick (1940 – after 2019, b. Cambridge RD), Andrew Lumsdaine (1942 – after 2022, b. Harwich RD), Kevin Wigham (1944 – after 2019), Charlotte Elizabeth Sparshott (1949 – after 1989, b. Surrey SE RD); Charles Fielding Finch (1951 – after 2016), and Victoria Mary (1954 – after 2005), both b. Godstone, Surrey | GRO index; electoral registers; information from Kevin Karney; Facebook; Companies House; Petrel |
| 1947 | living with her husband at The Rectory, Godstone, Surrey | electoral register |
| 1994-07-07 | of Darden Hse, East Hanney, Wantage, Oxfordshire; d. Wantage RD | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1994-08-09 | will proved at Oxford; not exceeding £125,000 | National Probate Calendar |
| 1911-02-20 | b. 1 Lambton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland | GRO index; The Friend; TNA: RG14PN30570 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED13 SN204; Who's Who |
| 1911 | living in 9 rooms at 1 Lambton Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, with her family, a nurse, and under-nurse, a cook, a parlour-maid, and a housemaid | RG14PN30570 RG78PN1752 RD558 SD2 ED13 SN204 |
| 1921 | [no entry for occupation]; living in 12 rooms at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with her family, a nurse, a cook, a parlourmaid, and a housemaid | RG 15/25383 RD558 SD5 ED24 SN345 |
| 1932 | living with her parents and sisters at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; also registered on her own at 37 Queen's Gate, Kensington, London | electoral registers |
| 1933-12-13 | engaged | The Times |
| 1934-03-23 | student, of Melbury Road, Jesmond Park, Newcastle-on-Tyne; with her second cousin Helen Merz, departed Southampton for Genoa, Italy, travelling 2nd class aboard the Nederland Line (Royal Dutch Mail) Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt | UK outward passenger lists |
| 1934-04-29 | student, of Lindum, Jesmond Park, Newcastle on Tyne; arrived Southampton from Marseilles, travelling 1st class aboard the Rotterdam Lloyd Baloeran | UK incoming passenger lists |
| 1934 | living with her parents and sisters at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle upon Tyne | electoral register |
| c. 1934-09-13 | m. Arthur Charles Godolphin Oldham (1905–1998, b. Chiswick, London, s. of Sidney Godolphin and Lilian Emma Oldham), in Witley, Surrey | GRO index; Who's Who; letters of Mary S.W. Pollard, in my possession |
| 1935 | living with her husband at Pinehurst Cottage, Wormley, Witley, Guildford, Surrey | electoral registers |
| Children: | Juliet Isabel (1936 – after 2002), b. Godalming, Surrey; Marian Lily (1938 – after 1971), and James Godolphin (1943 – after 2019), both b. Guildford RD | GRO index; electoral registers |
| 1936 | living with her husband at Fernside Cottage, Wormley, Witley, Guildford, Surrey | electoral registers |
| 1937/1939 | living with her husband at The Vicarage, Brockham, Surrey | |
| 1939-06-08 | with her husband, hosted the monthly meeting of the Women's Institute in the Brockham Vicarage garden | Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, 1939-06-16 |
| 1939-09-29 | unpaid domestic duties, living at The Vicarage, Wheelers La., Dorking, Surrey, with her husband (clerk in holy orders) and five other individuals, of whom three are redacted, but probably include their children | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1945 | living with her husband at The Rectory, Epsom Road, Guildford | electoral registers |
| 1947/1949 | ||
| 1950 | living with her husband at 232 Epsom Road, Guildford | |
| 1951/1954 | living with her husband at The Vicarage, Borough Road, Farnham, Surrey | |
| 1956 | ||
| 1958/1962 | ||
| 1984-05-06 | of Dora Cottage, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey; d. Hambledon, Surrey | GRO index; Who's Who; National Probate Calendar |
| 1984-08-08 | will proved at Winchester; £13,171 | National Probate Calendar |
| 1916-02-10 | b. Lindum, Jesmond Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland | GRO index; The Friend |
| 1921 | [no entry for occupation]; living in 12 rooms at Lindum, Melbury Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with his family, a nurse, a cook, a parlourmaid, and a housemaid | RG 15/25383 RD558 SD5 ED24 SN345 |
| 1928-06-09 | named in the Election Roll for Winchester College | Hampshire Telegraph, 1928-06-15 |
| 1937-07-29 | engagement announced | The Times |
| 1937-12-29 | m. Barbara Maisie Boxwell (1911–1984, b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, d. of F.H. Boxwell), in Gloucester Rural RD | GRO index |
| articled clerk, of Heathcote Street, London, W.C.1; m. Barbara Maisie Boxwell, of 'Lindon Hall', Gorsley, at Christ Church, Gorsley with Clifford's Mesne, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, after banns; the officiating minister was her brother-in-law, A.C.G. Oldham | parish register | |
| 1938 | living with his wife at 58 South Hill Park, Hampstead, London: apparently a flat, as there's another household at 58, owned by a family named Barrs | electoral register |
| 1939-09-29 | chartered accountant's articled clerk, living with his wife at 58 South Hill Park, Hampstead | 1939 England and Wales Register (TNA: RG 101) |
| Children: | Stephen Wigham (1940 – after 1987, b. Salisbury RD) and Paul Sebastian (1942–2011, b. Christchurch RD | GRO index; Oxford Medicine, June 2012 |
| 1963-03-05 | of 29 Oakfield Road, Brettell Lane, Stourbridge, Worcestershire | The Times |
| 1980 | of The Manse, Little Tew, Oxford; tel. Gt Tew 622 | phone book |
| 1984-10-26 | with his wife, of The Manse, Little Tew, Oxford; both last seen alive | National Probate Calendar (John); National Probate Calendar (Barbara) |
| 1984-10-27 | dead bodies found, of husband and wife | GRO index; National Probate Calendar (John); National Probate Calendar (Barbara) |
| 1985-03-01 | will proved at London; £90,218 | National Probate Calendar |
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