1879 May 11. Born Dundee, Forfar-shire
1881 census at Dundee
| First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Sex | Age | Birth year | Occupation | Birth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Richmond | Head | Married | Male | 39 | 1842 | Fireman | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Catherine | Richmond | Wife | Married | Female | 38 | 1843 | - | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Mary | Richmond | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 17 | 1864 | Factory Worker | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Andrew | Richmond | Son | Unmarried | Male | 15 | 1866 | Factory Worker | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| William | Richmond | Son | - | Male | 13 | 1868 | Factory Worker | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Jessie | Richmond | Daughter | - | Female | 11 | 1870 | Factory Worker | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Margaret | Richmond | Daughter | - | Female | 10 | 1871 | Scholar | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Alexander | Richmond | Son | - | Male | 7 | 1874 | Scholar | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| John | Richmond | Son | - | Male | 6 | 1875 | Scholar | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Catherine | Richmond | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1877 | - | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Annie B | Richmond | Daughter | - | Female | 3 | 1878 | - | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
| Robert W | Richmond | Son | - | Male | 1 | 1880 | - | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
1891 census
1898 Jan 18. Enlists in 13th Hussard for 7 + 5
1898 Mar 22 Birth of a son Hugh, who is called Hugh Hunter Richmond in 1901 census. But is Hugh Hunter in life. It is unclear if Richmond was his father.
1900 Jan 18. Married by Special Licence to Isabella Hunter in Dundee. His age is given as 20, hers as 22, she was living at 22 Temple Lane, Dundee, he was a Private in the 13th Hussars based in Hounslow, London. She died 1934
1901 his wife and child are living in Dundee, with her father. The child was illegitimate.
1906 Jan 18 Transfers to Reserve
1907 Nov 6. Assault case
1908 Jan 1Struck off Reserve for failing to turn up for training. From the above, he was in prison on Jan 1.
1911 census His wife is at 24 Temple Lane Dundee. She has been married 11 years, and there are 0 children in the marriage - indicating that Richmond was not the father
He perhaps enlists in Royal Artillery in WW1 . I cannot prove this is him
1916 Aug 9 Married London woman on RIC record, but I cannot find this. Ancestry trees indicate that he married in 1901. But he may well have abandondoned his wife and child from the information in the trees. I cannot find a divorce
1920 Oct 29. Joined RIC no 75057 & ADRIC no.388 ex-Soldier & Motor man. His enlistment indicates that he ha connection to Herts.
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