Charles RICHARDS b. 1846 Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia, son of George RICHARDS and Maragret McQUEEN was married in 1867 at ___, Vic to Victoria URQUHART b. 1847 Scotland, daughter of Donald URQUHART and Isabella McDONALD.

Charles and Victoria had a large family at Branxholme, Tahara, Digby & Edenhope and Victoria died at Edenhope in 1889.

Charles may have remarried in 1891. What became of Charles RICHARDS.....?

Charles RICHARDS and Victoria URQUHART had the following known family:

1. Isabella Margaret RICHARDS b. 1868, Branxholme, Vic, m. John Henry SCARBOROUGH;
2. George James RICHARDS b. 1869, Branxholme, Vic, m. Elizabeth ELLIOTT and had the following known family...;
   1. Thomas John RICHARDS, b. 1896, Merino, Vic
   2. George RICHARDS, b. 1898, Merino, Vic, d. 1918, England
   • enlisted WW1 4-10-1916, Merino, Vic
   • served as Pte 5099, 29th Battalion, AIF
   • WIA Bullecourt, France
   • DOW 21-123-1918, Bristol Hospital, Gloucestershire, England
   • Named on Casterton War Memorial
   • Named on Henty School Honour Roll
   • Named on Merino War Memorial
   3. Cecily Victoria RICHARDS, b. 1901, Merino, Vic
   4. Mary Margaret RICHARDS, b. 1904, Merino, Vic, m. ___ MONTGOMERY
   5. Elizabeth RICHARDS, b. 1906, Merino, Vic
3. Margaret RICHARDS b. 1871, Branxholme, Vic, m1. William ELLIOTT, m2. Hugh QUINN;
4. Donald RICHARDS b. 1873, Tahara, Vic, d. 1876;
5. Charles John RICHARDS b. 1875, Merino, Vic, ...............? ;
6. Victoria RICHARDS b. 1877, Merino, Vic, m. John DEERING;
7. Jessie Florence RICHARDS b. 1879, Merino, Vic, m. George Ernest BROOKS;
8. Daniel Thomas RICHARDS b. 1881, Digby, Vic, ...............? ;
9. Mary Ann RICHARDS b. 1883, Digby, Vic, d. 1894, Edenhope, Vic;
10. Roderick David RICHARDS b. 1886, Digby, Vic, m. Lucy Agnes JAMES;
    • enlisted WW1 26-07-1916
    • served as Pte 4282, 7th Battalion, AIF
    • RTA 17-03-1917
11. Donald McQueen RICHARDS b. 1888, Edenhope, Vic, m. Georgiana WATERS;
12. Sarah Jane RICHARDS b. 1889, Edenhope, Vic, d. 1890, Apsley, Vic;

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