Joseph Richmond

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Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 175 Send Message	51year59	Report	29 May 2016 22:47
	I am trying to find any information I can on my Grandad Joseph Richmond born 1906, died 1966. From Keighley, West Yorkshire. He was in the army from 1940 and was in according to his badge 1st Regiment Derbyshire (1st yeomanery),. He was I think in Tunisia, Italy. Thank you
	Researching: Keighly, Gargreave, Ripon, North Yorkshire, west Yorkshire
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,988 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	29 May 2016 23:02
	WW2 service records are still with the MOD and will cost £30 for a copy to be sent to you. http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html ........ http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/allied/regiment.php?pid=914 confirms that they fought in Tunisia and Italy
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Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	29 May 2016 23:34
	Looks like he was from a big family:- 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 29 Thwaites Lane KY, Keighley, Yorkshire, England First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place Robert Richmond Head Married Male Labourer 38 1873 Yorks Grinseley (from the image I think this should be Guisley) Mary Ellen Richmond Wife Married Female - 36 1875 Yorks Bradford Agnes Richmond Daughter - Female Spinner 14 1897 Yorks Keighley James Richmond Son - Male Doffer 12 1899 Yorks Keighley Robinson Richmond Son - Male School 11 1900 Yorks Keighley Elizabeth Richmond Daughter - Female School 8 1903 Yorks Keighley John Aked Richmond Son - Male School 7 1904 Yorks Keighley Herbert Richmond Son - Male School 6 1905 Yorks Keighley Joseph Richmond Son - Male School 4 1907 Yorks Keighley<<<<<<<<<<< Annie Richmond Daughter - Female School 3 1908 Yorks Keighley Kathleen Richmond Daughter - Female - 0 1911 Yorks Keighley Fred Richmond Brother - Male Labourer 25 1886 Yorks Keighley 10 children born to the marriage. One had died. Kath. x
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	29 May 2016 23:38
	Looks like his parents marriage:- First name(s) ROBERT Last name RICHMOND Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1897 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ ROBERT RICHMOND married one of these people >>>>>MARY ELLEN MCGRATH<<<<<, EMMA LOUISA PATES District KEIGHLEY District number - County Yorkshire Country England Volume 9A Page 375 Kath. x
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 175 Send Message	51year59	Report	29 May 2016 23:39
	Thank you for your replies. Yes Granddad was from a big family. Looks like I will have to find 30.00.
	Researching: Keighly, Gargreave, Ripon, North Yorkshire, west Yorkshire
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	29 May 2016 23:45
	Army records are well worth the £30 as they give quite a lot of detail and you get photocopies of the original documents. Kath. x
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 6,752 Send Message	Kucinta	Report	5 Jun 2016 14:30
	You probably know this already, but this was where he was living in the 1939 register: Richmond Household (2 People) 4 Greenwell Cottage Denby Hill , Keighley M.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England Joseph Richmond 22 Nov 1906 Male Motor Lorry Driver Married 147 1 Hilda Richmond 17 Oct 1906 Female Home Duties Unpaid Married 147 2
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Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 175 Send Message	51year59	Report	22 Aug 2016 17:25
	Thank you to all who sent me information.
	Researching: Keighly, Gargreave, Ripon, North Yorkshire, west Yorkshire

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