| Richard served in the 10th Foot ( North Lincolnshire Regiment
) and me Jane while he was posted in Northern Ireland. He was probably a Private. We do not know the dates when he joined up or left. He may well have served overseas at some point. As a result of him meeting up with Jane we are all part Irish! |
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| NAME | RICHARD WORTHINGTON |
| BIRTH | 1840 at Muskham, Notts |
| PARENTS | George Worthington [ 1815 Norwell ] & Ann Simms |
| OTHER KIN | Great Grandad to Alan , Colin, June |
| MARRIAGE 1 | married
10 September 1860, Enniskillen, Fermanagh. to Jane Bell, from Ireland, Irish ref FHL 101416 He was in 10th Foot (North Lincs) Regiment which served in Ireland from 1858 to 1862, so it would fit nicely. We are still working on this. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rootsweb: WORTHINGTON, Richard, son of George married Jane BELL, daughter of John, on 10 Sep 1860 at Inneskillen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jane died 1883 age 41 source IGI Vital Records 2nd edition. She is buried at St Mary's, Carlton-le-Moorlands in same churchyard as Richard but there is no headstone. |
| MARRIAGE 2 | Ann
Smalley , 1891 census shows him married to Ann age 48, born Coddington she died 1914, buried at St Mary's, Carlton le Moorland, same grave as Richard Coddington Parish Records show 6 April 1885 Richard Worthington married Ann Smalley at Coddington |
| All children below are by first wife Jane: | |
| CHILD 1 | Richard Alexander , born 1862, shown in 1871 Census as age
9, born Coddington check later Census records, may have died young. Not in 1881 census. will doublecheck. free BMD, Births Jan-Mar 1862 WORTHINGTON Richard Alexander, Newark, vol7b, page 304 |
| CHILD 2 | MARIA,
christened 1864 , daughter of Richard and Jane [ source = Beckingham Parish
Records ] appears in 1871 Cenus, age 7, born Beckingham also in www.freebmd.com: WORTHINGTON Maria Newark, jan-mar 1864, 7b 283 |
| CHILD 3 | ARTHUR 1866 Beckingham , |
| CHILD 4 | ALFRED 1867 Beckingham, registered newark Sep qtr 1867, volume 7b, page 269 |
| CHILD 5 | SARAH
Ann, christened 25 July 1869, at Beckingham [ source = Beckingham Parish
Records] 1871 Census gives her age as 9 months |
| CHILD 6 | JOHN
J, 1871Beckingham probable Register entry: Births Oct-Dec 1871 , Worthington John Thomas Newark 7b 318 I think J and T middle initial was misread. T is most likely correct. |
| CHILD 7 | JANE 1874 born at Brough [ married her cousin George Worthington in 1896 ] Grandma to Alan, May, Colin, June |
| CHILD 8 | GEORGE
William 1876 at Brough Parish Record Baptism: George William 29/08/1876 SCO Richard WORTHINGTON Jane , abode Brough, father occupation : Labourer SCO means South Collingham may have died Sep 1893 age 16, newark 7b ,259 |
| CHILD 9 | John
Thomas, born 21 December 1878 christened 23 March 1879 at Beckingham [ check 1891 census, did he die before this?] |
| CHILD 10 | FLORENCE 1879 at Beckingham |
| CHILD 11 | FREDERICK 1881 at Beckingham , died 1884 age 2 |
| possible children | 1872 John William, 1873, George |
| Possible grand-children |
Joseph, born 1894-5, died in Great War. Memorial inscription inside Beckingham parish Church Charles,born 1896-7. not sure how he is related . Memorial Inscription in Parish of Beckingham lists him as dying in the Great War 1914-18. Register: Births Sep 1896, Worthington Charles Newark 7b 441 |
| DEATH | Richard
died 13 June 1914, age 74 [Carlton-le-Moorlands, Memorial Inscriptions] buried at St Mary's, Carlton le Moorland, same grave as second wife Ann, grave is at rear of church |
| FREEBMD Marriages Apr-Jun 1885 Smalley Ann Newark 7b 597 Worthington Richard Newark 7b 597 NB: second marriage after death of Jane |
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Richard Worthington
grave in the churchyard of St Mary's Carlton-le-Moorlands, near Newark, Notts. His second wife Ann is also buried in the same grave. His first wife Jane is buried in the same churchyard in an unmarked grave. It is possible that she may lie in the one next to him, which is unmarked, but we have no proof. |
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| Uniform of 10th Foot around the time Richard served. |