Richardson family.

I will put on here the research I have done into Richardson. As it does not seem to match with your information it might not be the correct family.

Going on the name Arthur - there are only two Arthur Richardsons registered on the 1901 census living in Darwen. They are -

Arthur Richardson born 1873 age 29
Arthur J Richardson born 1882 age 19 born Longridge. He is unmarried and living with his parents.

I have looked at the first one because the second seems too young, but I might be wrong. I have sent you two of the census returns.

As usual working backwards :
1901
RG13/3922/6/3
Blackburn Darwen 17
115 Goborne Ter???
Arthur Richardson 28 Tea Merchant Grocer Employer born Lancaster
Mary J. 29 born Darwen
John W. 9 born Darwen
Rhoda 7 born Darwen
Jane 6 born Darwen
Margaret 4 born Darwen
Ellen 1 born Darwen

Marriage taken from Lancashire BMD
1891 Arthur Richardson + Mary Jane Haworth
Darwen St Cuthbert CE19/1/269

1891
RG12/3414/19/32
Blackburn, Darwen 13
8 Heys Lane
George Richardson Widow 52 Saddler Durham Norham???or maybe Norton
Catherine 23 cotton weaver Marylebone London
George ? 21 cotton weaver Marylebone London
Arthur 18 cotton weaver Skerton Lancaster
Jane 14 cotton weaver Darwen

1881
RG11/4206/15/24
Blackburn Darwen 13
40 Heys Lane
George Richardson 42 Saddler Northumberland
John 17 Saddler London
Catherine 13 cotton weaver London
George 11 Paper works London
Arthur 9 Lancashire
Jane 4 Lancashire

1871
RG10/156/91/58
Marylebone, Cavendish Square 5
Little Wellock?? St
George Richardson 32 Sadler Berwick on Tweed
Jane 32 Lancaster
John W 7 Middlesex London
Catherine 3 Middlesex London
George H 1 Middlesex London

On this page all the men seem to be coachmen/saddlers

From free BMD site, this gives the GRO index numbers
possible marriage Jun (quarter) 1863 Marylebone 1a 801
George Richardson + Jane Ann Nelson

possible birth certificates
Mar 1864 Marylebone 1a 429 John William Richardson
Sep 1867 Marylebone 1a 477 Catherine Annie Richardson
Mar 1870 Marylebone 1a 507 George Henry Richardson

*month indicates the quarter the birth was registered. If you intend sending off for any of these certificates it is best to check the numbers on the original website. (I am not 100% accurate when it comes to copying down numbers).

1861
RG9/75/17/29
Marylebone Rectory 7
11? Seymore????Mews
Frederick Slack 47 Coachman domestic born Sussex
Jane 41 born Norfolk
Louisa 17 Pupil teacher born Suffolk
Charles 12 born Middlesex
William Parkins ser. 22 coachman domestic born?
George ? 21 Saddler born Sussex Chichester
George Richardson 22 Saddler born Northumberland.

Interestingly Jane Nelson can be found in the same area as George
RG9/75/17/30
Mrylebone Rectory 7
Seymour??? Street
age 22 Housemaid born Lancashire
she is living with a butler, and a cook.

1851
Now it gets a bit more difficult.
There are 1217 George Richardson living in England
98 living in Northumberland
101 living in Durham

29 George Richardson born in the year 1839
of these 3 born in Northumberland

One should look at all the possibilities and eliminate each one...which I have not done yet but I am so excited about this one. It seems to fit (I will put it on here but it has to be viewed as a guess at the moment)
H0107/2421/710/7
Berwick Islandshire 6d
Norham
John Richardson 52 Fisherman + Publican born Norham
Catherine 52 born Norham
Robert 21 Fisherman born Norham
James 18 Butcher (apprent) born Norham
Margaret 16 born Norham
George 12 born Norham

1841
HO107/319/5/5 (Durham 4)
Berwick upon Tweed Norhamshire

Cotherine Richardson 40 Innkeeper
Elizabeth 15
David 15 Fisherman
Jane 13
Robert 11
James 9
Anne 7
Margaret 7
George 3

It looks to me like Norham changed from being in Durham to Northumberland hence the different places given as George's birthplace.

Some good information on Norham on this site - including transcripts of gravestones. And a link to history of Norham.

http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Norham/

Also

http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/vg/norham.html