By charlton, on September 7th, 2008 
April 1959 – Newspaper clipping, publisher unknown
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.
(photo below) Delbert Orvel & Ethel May Connell – 1909
By charlton, on February 20th, 2007 Richard Richards Death Certificate links family to Wexford, Ireland.
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.
Continue reading Killed Instantly
By charlton, on February 17th, 2007 
Photo courtesy Tom O’Farrell (great grandson)
As William Henry passed away in the summer of 1923, this photo has to be taken prior to that date. It is a rare photo of the couple.
Seated in the autombile is a third person. I wonder, given that Tom has this particular picture in his posession, if this isn’t Tom’s grandfather, Harold Edison Richards? Harold was the youngest of the couple’s three sons being born on March 11, 1897.
By charlton, on January 11th, 2007 
From Left to right – Clifford Roy, William Henry, Ethel May, Harold
Edison (in front), Lucy Adeline and Howard Victor.
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
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