3rd generation Richard. 1838
Richard Edmund & Jessy Wilhelmina Court married in 1861 in Madras, she was 17 he was 23.
Nothing is know of their formative years. At marriage he is described as a clerk for Madras Railways and living in Blacktown Madras, Jessy is described as a spinster from Royapuram.
Jessy in later life
Where Richard would have worked
They had 8 children, Richard Edmund jr. born 1864 in Blacktown, Reginald born 1865 in Blacktown, Charles born 1866 in Blacktown, Clarence born 1868 in Blacktown, William born 1870 in Blacktown, Mary born 1872 in Trichinopoly, Arthur born 1879 (Christened in Coimbatore for some reason) and Florence born 1884 in Trichinopoly.
The Family resemblance is unmistakable
The family must have moved from Blacktown Madras to Trichinopoly between 1870 - 1872 and settled there, because Mary, Florence and Arthur were born there. It is presumed that Richard left the railways because on his death certificate he is described as a Cigar Manufacturer. Richard died in 1891 of liver failure and is buried in Trichinopoly.
Trichinopoly now
Jessy died reputedly in 1918 and is buried in Trichinopoly she would have been 73, there is no exact information on this.
Trichinopoly was a district of Madras It is bound by the districts of South Arcot to the north, Salem to the west, Coimbatore to the north-west, Tanjore to the east and Madura to the south. The region was annexed to Madras Presidency in the late 18th century and a separate district was created in 1801.
Richard And Jessy's locations.
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