The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Richard Want (1821-1906)

Personal data Richard Want 

  • He was born in the year 1821 in Widford, Ware, Hertfordshire. England.
  • He was christened on March 18, 1821 in Widford, Ware, Hertfordshire. England.
    First name(s) Richard Last name Want Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1821
    Baptism date 18 Mar 1821 Place Widford County Hertfordshire Country England Father's first name(s) John
    Father's last name Want Mother's first name(s) Ann Mother's last name -
  • Profession: from 1850 till 1891 Bricklayer.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Bonehouse, Ware, Hertfordshire.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Bonehouse, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
      William Hart Male 40 1801 Hertfordshire, England
      William Hart Male 19 1822 Hertfordshire, England
      Hannah Hart Female 40 1801 Hertfordshire, England
      Sarah Hart Female 9 1832 Hertfordshire, England
      Charles Hart Male 6 1835 Hertfordshire, England
      Eliza Hart Female 2 1839 Hertfordshire, England
      Richard Want Male 20 1821 Hertfordshire, England
      Mary Want Female 15 1826 Hertfordshire, England
    • in the year 1851: Nether Street, Widford, Ware, Hertfordshire.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
      Nether Street, Widford, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Richard Want Head Married Male 30 1821 Bricklayer Widford, Hertfordshire, England
      Mary Want Wife Married Female 28 1823 - Weare, Hertfordshire, England
      Emma Want Daughter - Female 9 1842 - Weare, Hertfordshire, England
      Sarah Want Daughter - Female 4 1847 - Widford, Hertfordshire, England
      Elizabeth Want Daughter - Female 1 1850 - Widford, Hertfordshire, England
    • in the year 1961: Griffins Yard, Baldock Street, Ware, Hertfordshire.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Giffens Yard, Baldock Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Want Head Married Male 60 1801 Brick Maker Ware, Hertfordshire, England
      Mary Want Wife Married Female 40 1821 - Ireland
      Mary Want Daughter - Female 7 1854 Scholar Ware, Hertfordshire, England
      Benjamin Want Son - Male 2 1859 Scholar Ware, Hertfordshire, England
    • in the year 1871: Star Street, Ware, Hertfordshire.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Star Street, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Richard Want Head - Male 49 1822 - Hertfordshire, England
      Hannah Want Wife - Female 43 1828 - Hertfordshire, England
      Thomas Charvill Son-In-Law - Male 20 1851 - Hertfordshire, England
      Abraham Charvill Son-In-Law - Male 19 1852 - Hertfordshire, England
      Joseph Charvill Son-In-Law - Male 13 1858 - Hertfordshire, England
      Mary A Want Daughter - Female 14 1857 - Hertfordshire, England
      Albert Want Son - Male 12 1859 - Hertfordshire, England
      Walter Want Son - Male 7 1864 - Hertfordshire, England
    • in the year 1881: Amwell End, Grigsmills Place, Great Amwell, Hertfordshire.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Amwell End Grigville Place, Great Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Richard Want Head Married Male 61 1820 Bricklayer Widford, Hertfordshire, England
      Hannah Want Wife Married Female 53 1828 - Ware, Hertfordshire, England
      Walter Want Son Single Male 16 1865 Blacksmiths Lab Widford, Hertfordshire, England
      Charles Want Grand Son Single Male 5 1876 Scholar Croydon, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1891: Wadesmill, Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire..
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Wadesmill, Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Richard Want Head Married Male 71 1820 Bricklayer Hertfordshire, England
      Hannah Want Wife Married Female 63 1828 - Hertfordshire, England
      Charles Want Grandson - Male 15 1876 Miller Surrey, England
    • in the year 1901: Wadesmill, Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire..
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Wadesmill, Wades Mill, Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Richard Want Head Married Male 80 1821 Retired Bricklayer Widford, Hertfordshire, England
      Hannah Want Wife Married Female 72 1829 - Ware, Hertfordshire, England
  • He died on 1ST Q 1906 in Ware, Hertfordshire. England, he was 85 years old.
    First name(s) RICHARD
    Last name WANT
    Gender Male
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1820
    Age 86
    Death quarter 1
    Death year 1906
    District Ware
    County Hertfordshire
    Volume 3A
    Page 349
    Country England
  • This information was last updated on November 19, 2017.

Household of Richard Want

(1) He is married to Mary Hart.

They got married on May 30, 1841 at Ware, Hertfordshire. England, he was 20 years old.

First name(s) RICHARD Last name WANT Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1841 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ RICHARD WANT married Mary Hart District Ware District number - County Hertfordshire Country England Volume 6 Page 861

First name(s) Mary Last name Hart Birth year 1821 Marriage year 1841 Marriage date 30 May 1841 Place Widford
Groom's first name(s) Richard Groom's last name Wart Groom's age 21 Bride's first name(s) Mary Bride's last name Hart
Bride's age 20 Groom's father's first name(s) John Groom's father's last name Wart Bride's father's first name(s) William
Bride's father's last name Hart County Hertfordshire Country England

(2) He is married to Hannah Goodman.

They got married on April 28, 1867 at Hertford, Hertfordshire. England, he was 46 years old.

First name(s) Hannah Last name Charvill Name note - Marriage year 1867 Marriage date 28 Apr 1867
Marriage place Hertford Spouse's first name(s) Richard Spouse's last name Want County Hertfordshire Country England

First name(s) HANNAH Last name CHARVILL Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1867 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ HANNAH CHARVILL married one of these people Richard Want, James William Austin District Hertford
District number - County Hertfordshire Country England Volume 3A Page 408

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Historical events

Christening day March 18, 1821

  • The temperature on March 18, 1821 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1821: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 21 » Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile.
    • June 19 » Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).
    • June 24 » The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain.
    • July 9 » Four hundred and seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence.
    • August 24 » The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.
    • December 1 » José Núñez de Cáceres got the independence of the Dominican Republic of Spain and named it the new territory as Republic of Spanish Haiti.

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