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Richard Fish[1, 2, 3]
Male 1788 - 1870

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  • Birth  2 Nov 1788  Lower Barn Blacksnape, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Christened  14 Dec 1788  Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    Gender  Male 
    Occupation  Cotton Weaver  [9, 10] 
    Occupation  Farmer  [11] 
    Died  Apr 1870  White Hall/White Hall Moss, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 12, 13] 
    Person ID  I450  Jacob Strong and Sarah Hill
    Last Modified  31 Aug 2015 
     
    Father  James Fish,   b. Abt 1751, Of Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1834, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Jane Thompson,   b. Abt 1756, Eccleshill, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1832, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  19 Sep 1776  Blackburn, Lancashire, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F295  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Mary Waddicor,   c. 19 Sep 1784, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1866, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 14] 
    Married  6 Jul 1823  Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 15, 16, 17] 
    Notes  Married:
    • Upon his marriage to Mary Waddiker, Richard Fish is described as a bachelor in the official record. Mary is described as a widow, and married under the name, "Mary Fish." The record states that he is a weaver.
    Children 
     1. Michael Fish,   b. Abt 1818, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1886, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Peggy Fish,   b. 29 Jul 1823, Day Eye, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Fish,   b. 28 Aug 1824, Bottoms, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1886, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary Fish,   b. 10 Dec 1825, Ball Hill, Over Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1891
     5. Richard Fish,   b. 2 Feb 1827, Ball Hill, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID  F339  Group Sheet
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jul 1823 - Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Will of father, James Fish.
      FHL film 089321
      James Fish of Over Darwen, Yeoman
      Bequests:
      1. Property called Day Eye
      2. Cottages situate at Cuck Stoll in Over Darwin
      3. Son James forty pounds
      4. Son Thomas forty pounds
      5. Son William forty pounds (now abroad; has 14 years to return to England to claim his inheritance)
      6. Son Richard forty pounds
      7. Son John forty pounds
      8. Daughter Peggy, now wife of Thomas Waddicor
      9. Daughter Mary, now wife of John Shorrock
      10. Children of son Thomas now deceased
      11. Children of son William who are residing in Over Darwen
      12. Son Arthur (now abroad; has 14 years to return to England to claim his inheritance)
      13. Ann wife of James Jackson only child of daughter Alice Whitehead deceased
      14. Peggy only child of daughter Jane Shorrock deceased
      15. Jane natural daughter of his daughter Mary

      Dated: February 3, 1834
      Proved: June 20, 1834
      Testator died June 8 1834
      Executors: Ralph Cocker and Thomas Waddicor.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Professional Research done by John Anderegg.
      John Anderegg researched and assembled this entire family group. He listed the following sources for the Richard Fish/Mary Waddiker family group.
      1) FHL #087285 (Call number may be #087825), 1851 Census of Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, p. 255, 35 White Hall.
      2) Parish Registers of Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn, Lancashire; Over Darwen, Lancashire; Altham, Lancashire; Accrington, Lancashire. Received by correspondence.
      3) FHL #560876: Parish Registers of Lower Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
      4) FHL #560875: Parish Registers of Pole Lane Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
      5) FHL #560892: Parish Registers of Wesleyan Methodist Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
      6) FHL #560875: Parish Registers of Particular Baptists Church, Islington, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
      7) Cemetery Records of Lower Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, personally searched in England.
      8) Cemetery Records of Church of England, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, personally searched in England.
      9) Computer File Index and Temple Index Bureau.

    2. [S33] Professional Research done by John Anderegg.
      John Anderegg researched this entire family. He noted the following as sources for the family group of James Fish/Jane Thompson.
      1) Parish Registers of Blackburn Cathedral, Blackburn, Lancashire; Altham, Lancashire; Accrington, Lancashire; Over Darwen, Lancashire. All received by correspondence.
      2) FHL film #560876, Parish Registers of Lower Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
      3) FHL film #560875, Parish Registers of Pole Lane Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England; Parish Registers of Particular Baptists Church, Islington, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
      4) FHL film #560892, Parish Registers of Wesleyan Methodist Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
      5) Cemetery Records of Lower Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England. Personally researched in England.
      6) Cemetery Records of Over Darwen, Lancashire, England (Church of England).
      Personally researched in England.
      7) FHL film # 087285. 1851 Census of Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, p. 255,
      35 White Hall.
      8) Computer File Index and Temple Index Bureau.
      .

    3. [S29] Professional Research done by A. Boyd Nielsen.

    4. [S975] Jay Strong Letter from John Stuart Marsden.
      Letter dated 11 March 1998. John Marsden described discovering information from temple-work submissions prepared by John Walsh in November 1927. From FHL film 0183529. Richard Fish: 20466

    5. [S1095] Church Records, 1751-1837.
      p. 124, #3570

    6. [S1097] England and Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.
      FHL Film 560876, Item 2, RG4 1020, p 124, #3570

    7. [S1097] England and Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.
      RG4/2001 (1785-1794, 1815-1837), Image 15, p 12, #31.

    8. [S969] Indexing Project.
      Richard Fish, "England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8)": Affiliate Publication Number: RG4_1020. Gives names of both parents. Source of christening on 14 Dec 1788 in Over Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

    9. [S975] Jay Strong Letter from John Stuart Marsden, Personal Correspondence; 17 August 1997.
      Description noted on his wife's death certificate.

    10. [S1096] Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936.
      Image 1442/3405 in the Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936.
      p 142, #284 in Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers.

      From marriage record of son, James Fish, to Jane Morris.

    11. [S975] Jay Strong Letter from John Stuart Marsden, Personal Correspondence; 17 August 1997.
      Description noted on his death certificate.

    12. [S975] Jay Strong Letter from John Stuart Marsden, Personal Correspondence; 17 August 1997.
      According to "John," the English correspondent of Jay Strong, in a letter date 17 August 1997, Richard Fish was buried in a common grave four years after the death of Mary Fish of the same address.

    13. [S976] John Marsden Research.
      Correspondence dated 3 December 1997.

    14. [S33] Professional Research done by John Anderegg.
      John Anderegg researched and assembled this entire family group. He listed the following sources for the Thomas Waddiker/Alice Bury family:
      1) FHL #087285, 1851 Census of Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, p. 255,
      35 White Hall.
      2) Parish Registers of Blackburn Cathedral, Lancashire; Over Darwen, Lancashire; Altham, Lancashire; Accrington, Lancashire. Received by correspondence.
      3) FHL #560876: Parish Registers of Lower Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
      4) FHL #560875: Parish Registers of Pole Lane Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
      5) FHL #560892: Parish Registers of Wesleyan Methodist Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
      6) FHL #560875: Parish Registers of Particular Baptists Church, Islington, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
      7) Cemetery Records of Lower Independent Church, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, personally searched in England.
      8) Cemetery Records of Church of England, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, personally searched in England.
      9) Computer File Index and Temple Index Bureau.

    15. [S975] Jay Strong Letter from John Stuart Marsden.
      Letter dated 11 March 1998.

    16. [S969] Indexing Project.
      Richard Fish, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ": Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00708-5; System Origin: England-EASy; GS Film number: 1278807. Source of marriage on 6 July 1823 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Mary Fish is listed as a widow.

    17. [S1096] Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936.
      Image 241/709 in the Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936;
      p 274, #821 in the Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers.

  

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