Son  of  
                        W.P. 'Bill' Richardson's Great Aunt, Annie Richardson
                          Ralph was born 
                        on 9th March 1902 and his birth was registered in the 
                        Chester le St. Registration District. He was the third 
                        child of Ralph Middleton (a bricklayer) and his wife 
                        Annie (nee Richardson).  
                        He was baptised on 16th April 1902 and his baptism 
                        was recorded in the Primitive Methodist Register for 
                        Jarrow Circuit. The record shows that the family lived 
                        at 2 Cooperative Freehold, New Washington and Ralph's Dad was a 
                        bricklayer. 
                        Sadly Ralph died in 1906,  he was just four years old. 
                        His death was registered in the Chester le St. 
                        Registration District. 
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