Ethel May Richards

Golden Wedding Marked – Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Connell, of Kemptville, are pictured during the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary recently. They were married at Jellyby on April 21, 1909, but have been living in the Kemptville area for some time. Mrs. Connell is the former Ethel Richards, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richards, of Jellyby. They have two daughters, one son and five grandchildren. For the occaision they had with them their three children, Edith, Mrs. W. J. MacPherson, Port Daniel Centre, Que., Gerald, of Ottawa, and Della, Mrs. W. B. Charlton, of Montreal. Others present from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richards, Prescott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Richards, Spencerville, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richards, Athens, Clifford Connell, Watertown, N.Y., Wesley Connell, Smith Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Melville Corbett, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bigford, Jellyby, and W. B. Charlton and three sons, Bob, Jim and John of Montreal. (SE)

1901 Census:

• William H Richards, male, white, head, married, born Ontario – Mar 24, 1864, age 37, origin Irish, nationality Canadian, religion Methodist, occupation Farmer
• Lucy A Richards, female, white, wife, married, born Ontario – Nov 7, 1866, age 34, origin French, nationality Canadian, religion Methodist, speaks English, doesn’t speak French
• Ethel M Richards, female, white, daughter, born Ontario – Jan 13, 1887, age 14, origin Irish, nationality Canadian, religion Methodist
• Clifford R Richards, male, white, son, born Ontario – May 18, 1889, age 11, origin Irish, nationality Canadian, religion Methodist
• Howard V Richards, male, white, son, born Ontario – Oct 14, 1891, age 9, origin Irish, nationality Canadian, religion Methodist
• Harold E Richards, male, white, son, born Ontario – Mar 11, 1897, age 4, origin Irish, nationality Canadian, religion Methodist