Son of
W.P. 'Bill' Richardson's Great Uncle, Thomas Richardson
Thomas Hardie
Richardson was born in the third quarter of 1905, the
eighth child of Thomas Richardson and his wife Mary
Eleanor (nee Purvis). His birth was registered in the
Chester le Street Registration District.
Thomas was recorded, age 5 and at school, on the census
of 1911 at home with his mother at 38 Cooperative
Terrace, Usworth. His father was not at home on the
night of the census and was counted in Cumbria. His Mam
was 42 and he had three sisters Annie (19) was a
teacher, Margaret (18) was a typist and Florence was 13
and at school. He also had two brothers, John M (10) and
Robert M (5 months). On the 9th April
1919, the family set off for Canada on the Minnesdosa,
headed for New Brunswick and onward to Vancouver. Though
most of the family were to return to England in the next
few years, Thomas and his brother John Morley stayed and
made a life in Canada. In 1926, on the
14th August, Thomas married Ina Alexander Bird in
Vancouver. I do not yet know if they had any
children. Thomas died on the 21st July
1977, he was 77 years old and his death was registered
in Vancouver. |
