Catherine Sutherland Richardson1

ID#50818, (20 May 1892 - 11 Jul 1962)
Catherine Sutherland Richardson|b. 20 May 1892\nd. 11 Jul 1962|p50818.htm|Andrew William Alexander Richardson|b. 1 Jul 1862\nd. 30 Dec 1936|p50810.htm|Elizabeth Kane|b. cir. 1864\nd. 9 Sep 1947||James R. Richardson|b. 30 Sep 1826\nd. 22 Jul 1902|p50761.htm|Elizabeth McCulloch|b. cir. 1835\nd. 3 Sep 1881||||||||
  • Father: Andrew William Alexander Richardson b. 1 Jul 1862, d. 30 Dec 1936; relationship assumed as in same burial plot as Andrew, subsequently confirmed on Andrew's military service record2,3
  • Mother: Elizabeth Kane2 b. cir. 1864, d. 9 Sep 1947
  • Relationship: 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Lorna Henderson.
  • Birth*: Catherine Sutherland Richardson was born on 20 May 1892 in Oamaru, OTG, NZ.3,1
  • Birth: Some sources show Catherine as born cir. 1894 in NZ age at burial implies c 1894, but not indexed 1893-6, found in 1892.2
  • LetterFull*: The full text of the letter Catherine Sutherland Richardson sent to Bessie White on 19 Feb 1961 from 230 Macandrew St, Dunedin, OTG, NZ, reads: Dear Bessie,
    I received your letter & I am sorry I could not answer it sooner & the very day I got it. I took a very bad heart turn & I have been in bed ever since, however I am glad Bertha & Grace have gone for that trip & I hope it won't be too strenuous for Bertha as she does not keep very well.
    I think Grace will be on the ball when she arrives in England. I suppose she has got leave from her work I had two friends went on the same boat, they are away for two years to you see some people are a bit lucky.
    This snuff box I have here belonged to Chubb & Dad's father was about seventy when he hand it on to him.
    Evidently it was a society or something about the Richardson's & when it was broken up all members got a token when Dads father got it was 1848 & he said it was hundreds of years old then & I know we have had it for over sixty years but it was a pity we should have had the date put on. The letter that Dads father sent is still inside but hard to read & there was no date on it, I suppose you have seen it here. Chubb was very proud of it & would not let it out of the house. Mum always kept it wrapped in a towel in the drawer in his room but I don't know who will get it next as there is no James in our family so far but one never knows.
    Around the lid here is the inscription.
    "Incoproration of Hammermen of Eastern & Western Portsburgh Edinburgh"
    & there is a silver shield With (James Richardson) engraved on it & the date
    1848 when Dad's father received it & a few chains hanging on it also with a rake, shovel, poker, & a brush I don't know what they mean.
    Excuse the writing as I am a bit giddy just now
    Hope you & Alf are quite well. Love from Tish.4
  • LetterFull: C S (Tish) Richardson was mentioned in the letter Bessie White sent to Grace Jarvie on 26 Feb 1961 from 41 Gracefield Ave, Christchurch, CBY, NZ, as writing to Bessie about the snuff horn, Tish's letter enclosed with Bessie's to Grace.5
  • Death*: Catherine Sutherland Richardson died on 11 Jul 1962 at 230 Macandrew Rd, Dunedin, OTG, NZ, at age 70; aged 68, born NZ, spinster.2
  • Burial: She was interred with Andrew William Alexander Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson in Blk 28 Plot 21, Andersons Bay Cem., Dunedin, OTG, NZ;
         H/stone 1: ILMO Thomas Reginald bel h/o Annie Richardson d 14 Jan 1925 aged 34 Also Andrew William Alexander Richardson d 30 Dec 1936 aged 74 yrs also Elizabeth Richardson d 9 Sep 1947 aged 84 yrs
         H/stone 2: James Russell Richardson d 11 Dec 1950; Jane Ivy Bonar d 13 Nov 1955 Elizabeth I (Nean) Richardson d 23 Nov 1955
         H/stone 3: C S (Tish) Richardson d 11 Jul 1962
         In a separate plot in the same cemetery (I've no idea how close) are two more sons and their wives (Charles Edward and Frances May nee Davidson and Robert Ernest and Harriet nee Sinclair) At least I am assuming they are sons, as Robert Ernest shows up on the WWI reserves living at the same Forth St address as Thomas Reginald and he wouldn't be buried in the same plot as a complete stranger with the same surname would he? Their birth dates and places "fit". All of which theory is confirmed in AWA's army record.6,3
  • Last Edited: 6 May 2008

Citations:

  1. NZ births deaths marriages index, Birth 1892 Catherine Sutherland RICHARDSON, folio #2929 reg. Oamaru Q3, extracted Jul 2007.
  2. Assorted indexes, NZSG Index, Dth/Burial 1962 Catherine RICHARDSON, aged 68, resid 230 Macandrew Rd, b NZ, bur. Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, extracted Jun 2007.
  3. "RICHARDSON, Andrew William Alexander Snr Service History", AABK 18805 Acc W5550 Box 71/0097576; , Extracted Jul 2007.
  4. Interview, Grace JARVIE nee LILBURNE, Letter 19 Feb 1961 from "Tish" (Catherine Sutherland RICHARDSON d/o Andrew William Alexander RICHARDSON) to "Bessie" (her 1st cousin Elizabeth WHITE nee GRANT, d/o Catherine Peacock GRANT nee RICHARDSON), re the snuff box/horn, copy scanned May 2008.
  5. Interview, Grace JARVIE nee LILBURNE, Letter 26 Feb 1961 from "Bessie W" (Elizabeth WHITE nee GRANT d/o Catherine Peacock GRANT nee RICHARDSON) to "Grace" (her 1st cousin once removed, Grace JARVIE nee LILBURNE), as she set off on an overseas trip with her mother Bertha, copy scanned May 2008.
  6. NZSG, Cemetery transcriptions, RICHARDSON H/stone Plt 21 Blk 98 Andersons Bay Cem, Dunedin, NZ, from Andersons Bay MIs Vol 3, S08.03 Fiche 357, extracted Jun 2007.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
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