John Richardson was the seventh child of Thomas Richardson & Eleanor Powell, born June 6th, 1827 at High Hendon. He was christened on September 9th, 1827 at St Michaels, Bishop Wearmouth.
In 1841 John was living at home at White House, Houghton.
On October 10th 1853 John married Jane Sarah Wade at Hetton-le-Hole.
Jane was born c1820 at Birtley the daughter of John Butson, a grocer. Jane had previously been married to Robert Wade, a butcher & she was recorded as widowed in the 1851 census, living at Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole where she was a butcher with a son George (8) & 2 daughters Ann Maria (4) & Mary Gill (2) Wade. Also living with her were 2 house servants & a butcher servant John Watson (27) & a visitor Grace Almond (40).
The 1858 Post Office directory of Durham reveals that John was a butcher living at Easington Lane.
John & Jane continued to live at Easington Lane & recorded with them in 1861 was another son Alfred Butson Wade (16) from Jane’s previous marriage & her daughters Ann Maria & Mary Gill Wade. John & Jane also had 2 of their own children, Sarah Jane (5) & Charlotte (3). John was still a butcher and they had 2 servants at this time – Barbara Maughton (19) & Elizabeth Cummings (15).
In 1871 they were living at Elemore Lane, Hetton-le-Hole with their 2 daughters and a 9 year old son, John. The Wade children had left home.
At the time of the 1881 census Jane was visiting her daughter Charlotte at Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole. Charlotte had married Martin Gardner, also a butcher, in 1880. Charlotte had just given birth to a 1 day old son. John was not found at this time.
In 1891 Jane (76) was living with her daughter Jane Sarah (Sarah Jane) who was married to William Westwick, another butcher, & they had 3 sons & 1 daughter, all living at the High St., Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole.
Jane died aged 78 in the following July-September 1892, her death registered at Houghton. John had not been found in either of the last 2 censuses so it is presumed he had also died although Jane’s marital status was always given as ‘married’.
The children of John Richardson & Jane Sarah Wade (nee Butson) were:
r.2.2.7.1 Sarah Jane Richardson born Jan-March 1856 at Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole
r.2.2.7.2 Charlotte Butson Richardson born July-September 1857 at Easington
Lane, Hetton-le-Hole
r.2.2.7.3 John Richardson born c1861 at Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole