BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

James (Jonas) Richmond

Male 1817 - 1898  (81 years)


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  • Name James (Jonas) Richmond 
    Born 1817  Barnsley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 24 Aug 1817  St Mary the Virgin, Barnsley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Canal boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 19 Feb 1898  Tinsley Park Road, Attercliffe, Sheffield Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I64206  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Family 1 Sarah Baxter,   b. 1818, Barnsley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1865, Sheffield Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married Abt May 1838  Ecclesfield, nr Barnsley Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Hannah Richmond,   b. 22 May 1840, Ardsley, nr Barnsley Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Charles Richmond,   b. Abt May 1847, Ardsley, nr Barnsley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1916, Sheffield Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Thomas Richmond,   b. Abt Nov 1853, Ardsley, nr Barnsley Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 
    Family ID F20582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy Good,   b. 1811, Crowle, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1891  (Age < 79 years) 
    Married Between 1871 and 1881 
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 
    Family ID F20599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James in early records but Jonas from mid-1840s.
      Widowed in 1871 census living with widowed housekeeper Nancy Rawnsley who he marries before 1881 census.

  • Sources 
    1. [S373592] West Yorkshire CofE Births and Baptisms (Ancestry).

    2. [S010060] DC.

    3. [S010048] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index.




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