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Richard Clarkson

Richard was born on May 28th, 1795 in Chorley and his baptism took place there on June 24th, 1795.¹²

Birth Notes
- Baptisms: 24 Jun 1795 St Laurence, Chorley, Lancashire, England
  Richard Clarkeson - Son of Benjamin Clarkeson & Susan
      Born: 28 May 1795
      Register: Baptisms 1769 - 1797, Page 80, Entry 25
      Source: LDS Film 93703
  
  Name: Richard Clarkson
  Age: 40
  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
  Gender: Male
  Where born: Lancashire, England
  Civil parish: Bolton Le Moors
  Hundred: Salford
  County/Island: Lancashire
  Country: England

He died after 1861 in Bolton.

Death Notes
- Still alive in 1861, living with daughter Mary, Married, but his wife was elsewhere. He must have been staying there because he was ill, if he died a week after the 1861 census.
  
  Probate shows his death (confirmed by his trade as a Joiner):
  Charkson Richard: 13 September 1861. The will of Richard Clarkson late of Liverpool in the county of Lancaster Joiner and Builder deceased who died 9 Apr 1861 at Broughton in the same county was proved at Liverpool by the oaths of Henry Clarkson of Bolton-le-Sands in the said county Gentleman and John Francis Clarkson of Broughton aforsaid Gentleman and brothers and the Executors. Effects under £2,000.
  
  Deaths Mar 1861 (>99%)
  Clarkson Richard Bolton 8c 220
  
  NOTE: This may all be wrong. John Francis Clarkson was a farmer born in Grimsargh, and living in Broughton so not Richard's brother. Although Richard did have a brother John (much older than this one), there is no Henry.

General Notes
- Son of Benjamin Clarkson & Susan. He had younger siblings John (b.23-Feb-1797), Jane (b.20-Dec-1806), and William (b.9-Mar-1809). Another Jane (1800-1802) died as a child.
  
  Richard was a Joiner, a good profession, and this is recorded in several places throughout his life.
  
  There was a Richard, born Chorley, aged 75, was living in Preston in 1871, married to Ann. This could be him if he re-married. However there is also probate records for Richard Clarkson, as Joiner and Builder in 1861, but shows is death in Broughton (north of Preston), not Bolton where he was in 1861.

Occupation Details
- From 1830 Richard's occupation was Joiner in Bolton.

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1841 UK Census
² Lancashire OPC Project