Thomas Richards
- Born: 1818, Wendron, Cornwall England
- Christened: 5 Apr 1818, Wendron, Cornwall England
- Marriage (1): Johanna Bosanko on 9 Feb 1845 in Sithney Parish, Cornwall England
- Died: 4 Jun 1875, New Chum Mine, Ironbark, Bendigo, Victoria Australia at age 57
- Buried: White Hill Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria Australia
Cause of his death was Mining shaft accident.
General Notes:
Date of baptism: 5 APR 1818 Place of baptism: Wendron, Cornwall, England
Emigrated to Australia arriving 16th March 1847 arriving at Port Adelaide, South Australia
Thomas and Johanna had the following children:
i Thomas Henry Richards was born about 1846.(On Thomas' marriage cert to Sarah Ann it states that his mothers name is Mary Richards) ii Simon Richards was born on 11 Jun 1849. iii Simon Richards was born about 1851. iv Samuel Richards was born on 17 Jun 1852. v John Richards was born in 1854. He died in 1854. vi Martha Ann Richards was born about 1855. vii Margaret Hannah Richards was born in 1857. She died in 1858. viii Margaret Ann Richards was born on 20 Apr 1859. ix Margaret Hannah Richards was born in 1861. x James Richards.
Thomas' brother John also named one of his son's Thomas Henry Richards b. 1851 who emigrated to America
BIRT: RIN MH:IF301 DEAT: RIN MH:IF302 BURI: RIN MH:IF303 OCCU: RIN MH:IF304
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Miner.
Thomas married Johanna Bosanko, daughter of Thomas Bosanko and Margaret Rogers, on 9 Feb 1845 in Sithney Parish, Cornwall England. (Johanna Bosanko was born on 19 Aug 1821 in Wheal Lane, Sithney Parish, Cornwall England, christened on 19 Aug 1821 in Sithney, Cornwall England and died on 26 Jun 1886 in South Melbourne, Victoria Australia.)
Marriage Notes:
MARR: RIN MH:FF59
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