Joseph Melton (King) Richards ⁸³³

  General Notes:

Darren Riley notes:
From what I can determine Uncle Bill was gassed or similar in WW2.

Their father was Joseph Melton Richards. His father is an unknown black man. (hard to track down a short affair).

  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Certificate: Reg no: 7852/1870 District: Brisbane Water.

• Death Certificate Number: Reg no: 20173/1945 District: Port Macquarie.

Joseph married Eliza Mary Ann Williams, daughter of William Williams and Mary Ann Mewett, in 1897 in Newcastle, NSW Australia. (Eliza Mary Ann Williams was born in Nov 1876 in Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia,⁸³³ died on 14 May 1956 in Wauchope, NSW Australia and was buried in Port Macquarie, NSW Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• marriage certificate: Reg no: 5842/1897 District: Newcastle.