Location: Bells Cemetary, Lot 13, Con XI. 9 (1796-1927)

Gravestone
Richard Richards 1840 – 1874
His Wife Eliza 1845 – 1872
Their Daur. Etta 1866 – 1874

Note: The birth dates on this stone are clearly wrong. Richard Richards was born in 1833 and Eliza was born in 1839. The stone which is located near Bell’s Crossing is quite modern, being far removed in time from the ancestors it represents. One can only suppose that it is a replacement memorial for an earlier marker.

Editors note: Could not find William Henry Richards on the 1881 Census

Location: Bells Cemetary, Lot 13, Con XI. 9 (1796-1927)

Found amongst the private papers of his grandson, Gerald Connell

View a photo of William & Lucy.

Hi everyone. Here is the mystery man pic i found at Carrying Place this summer. The actual size is 18″ x 24″. It could be a Hinton, Peer or Gunter. To me it looks like a Hinton. Perhaps Eric could identify him. I think it might be grandpa Hinton. What do you think? Julie :)

Farmer Robert Powell reported the tragedy of Richard Richards being struck down by a team of runaway horses on January 29th 1874. The 40 year old Richards, who had lost both his wife Eliza (nee Hinton) and daughter Etta in 1872, was killed instantly.

Powell reported that Richards had been born in County Wexford in Ireland. Although, we know that Richard was actually born in Canada, the report suggests that Richard’s parents Edward and Mary Richards immigrated from Wexford.

The 1842 Ontario census* includes a note that the immigration event occured in 1826, while another document** states: 1838 – Widow Richards (Mary Richards the Widow of Edward Richards) settled in Kitley in 1838 on the rear of Lot 10 in the 10th Concession.

Sources: Archives of Ontario;
*1842 – Census, Kitley Twp., County of Leeds, page 19.
**Papers on Early Settlers to Kitley Township

Here is a photographic copy of the Death Record:

Back Row – William James, Hannah Jane, Lucy Adeline, Margaret Anne
Middle Row – Reuben Sr., Margaret, Reuben Jr., Mary Lilly
Front Row – Katherine Matilda, Clarissa

The 1851 census of William and Charity Hinton is the earliest hard data I have on the Hinton family and the only direct record I have of William Hinton who according to his gravestone, died just five years later at age 40. His wife Charity lived on as a widow for another 37 years.