*** Your information from familysearch - merely an INDEX - is that one George Richardson was born (or baptised, which is more common) in 1828, and one George Richardson died in 1855. Unless you access the original records, you cannot relate the one entry to the other. Scottish OPR baptismal registers are not complete, due to a variety of defects, so absence of a baptism (or birth) is not evidence of non-existence. If he moved to Canada in 1854, you should look for him in the 1851 census, probably in Scotland (the Scottish records are in Scotland, England and Wales in England, so watch what site you check). Check his marriage and death certificates in Canada, to ascertain his parents, then compare this with what you can find in Scotland. In Canada you can also look for an obituary, which might help. Hapy hunting! Gordon Johnson. <www.kinhelp.co.uk> dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. DUMFIRES-GALLOWAY/RICHARDSON (Dave Richardson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:56:36 -0600 > From: "Dave Richardson" <drichardson@westside66.org> > Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFIRES-GALLOWAY/RICHARDSON > To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <fc.0119269f078e40210119269f078e4021.78e469d@westside66.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I am attempting to verify some conflicting information about the birth and > death dates of my great-grandfather George Richardson. FamilySearch says > he was born in Ruthwell, Dumfrieshire on 20 September, 1828 and died in > Canada in 1855. However, family records including the inscription on his > tombstone would indicate a much different lifespan. Family records > indicate he was born 14 June 1829 in Dumfrieshire, moved to Canada in > 1854, married Ann Coulthard in 1855, moved to the US in 1856, locating in > Harrison County, Iowa. He became a prosperous farmer, serving several > terms in the Iowa State Legislature. He died 19 June, 1918 and is buried > in Rose Hill cemetery in Missouri Valley, Iowa. > Our family records regarding his parents indicate the following; father > = Francis Richardson b. Ruthwell, Dumfrieshire 17 June, 1796 d. 28 July, > 1867 and is buried in Cummertrees cemetery. mother = Margaret Coulthard b. > 18 December 1798, married 17 June, 1818 in Clarencefield, d. 16 July 1864 > and buried in Clarencefield cemetery. The similarity in surnames of my > great-grandmother Ann Coulthard and my great-great-grandmother Margaret > Coulthard is intriguing. I know this is a fairly common surname in > Scotland, nonetheless relsolving this mystery would be appreciated. Any > information corroborating or otherwise would be appreciated. I live in > Omaha, Nebtaska USA which is about 25 miles from my great-grandfather's > place of burial in Missouri Valley IA. Incidentally, I also bear his name. > > Thanks, > George David Richardson IV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY mailing list, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 242 > ************************************************* >

I want to express my gratitude for your assistance with my inquiries regarding George Richardson, my great-grandfather. Very interesting and useful information was provided by the following people; Audrey Render, Irene Macleod, Vanessa Dixon, Stuart Laing, Gordon Johnson and Jody Allen. Thanks, George David Richardson IV Omaha, Nebraska, USA