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James John Richards  ( 1851 - 1898 )

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born in Littlebourne 1851
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died in Elham 1898
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occupation Bricklayer
Biography
 1898 The East Kent Coroner (R. M. Mercer, Esq.) held an inquest on Friday, at the Rose and Crown Inn, Elham, on the body or James John Richards, bricklayer, aged 49. (Probably only 46) Deceased was found hanging to a tree in Collis Wood, Elham, by some children, who told a policeman, who proceeded to the place and found deceased was dead. —The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind.' Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 22 October 1898
Biography

1898
The East Kent Coroner (R. M. Mercer, Esq.) held an inquest on Friday, at the Rose and Crown Inn, Elham, on the body or James John Richards, bricklayer, aged 49. (Probably only 46) Deceased was found hanging to a tree in Collis Wood, Elham, by some children, who told a policeman, who proceeded to the place and found deceased was dead. —The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind.'

Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 22 October 1898
Demography
(Elham Parish only)
YearNamePropertyAddressRelationConOccupationAgeBorn  
1891James RichardsThe Square - Cottage nearest SquareThe SquareSonSBricklayers Labourer39Littlebourne
1881James J RichardsThe Square - Cottage nearest Square The SquareSonULab29Littlebourne
1871James J RichardsS.M.Cotts - Lower Cottage site ofDuck StreetSon  19Littlebourne
Relationships
(Calculated from the demography records)
Name Relation GBornPlaceDiedPlaceOccupation
John RichardsFatherM1827Barham1895ElhamBricklayer
Emma Elizabeth ReynoldsMotherF1831Godmersham1905Elham 
Elizabeth Emma RichardsSisterF1852Kent1909Strand Middlesex 
Sarah Ann RichardsSisterF1853Barham   
Charles Henry RichardsBrotherM1856Barham1916ElhamLab (Ag)
Louisa Jane RichardsSisterF1858Barham   
Amy RichardsSisterF1860Barham1929Bridge District 
Robert William RichardsBrotherM1862Barham1897Barton Regis GloucestershireLab (Ag)
William R RichardsBrotherM1864Barham  Lab (Ag)
Susanna RichardsSisterF1866Elham1938Elham District 
Clement RichardsBrotherM1868Elham1965Folkestone DistrictGrocer's Assistant
Ashton RichardsBrotherM1869Elham   
Walter RichardsBrotherM1870Elham   
Alfred Alick RichardsBrotherM1875Elham1915Jarplund GERMANY