John Henry Richman

John Henry Richman (1791 – 21 January 1864) was a lawyer in the young British colony of South Australia.

Richman, his wife Frances (née Hampton) and children Henry John, Sophia, and Frances arrived in South Australia in February 1839 on the Thomas Harrison.

He was Clerk to the Magistrates Bench from 1843, and in February 1846 qualified as a lawyer.[1] From around 1853 to 1856 he had a partnership with W. R. Wigley (c. 1826–1890) as Richman & Wigley, solicitors, with offices in Clark's buildings, Hindley Street, then White's Chambers, King William Street.

He was one of the Justices of the Peace appointed in the revised list of 1862.

He owned Icalla Icalla station (also called Italli Italli) near Quorn.[2] and "Warnbunga", Watervale, near Clare, where he lived from 1861[3] or earlier,[4] and where he died in 1864.

Family

John Henry Richman (1791 – 1864) married Frances Hampton (1807 – 1865). Their children included:

  • Frances Alice Richman (c. 1856 – 2 October 1931) married Capt. (later Colonel) (Arthur Scrocold) Wade Gregory ( – ) on 4 July 1885. She contested implementation of her father's Will.[7]
  • Edward Richman (12 December 1858 – 30 April 1931) married to Lillian M. Richman;[8] they had no children. He was Captain of the 5th Imperial Bushmen's Corps in the Boer War, and managed his father's Clare properties.
  • George James Young ( – 17 April 1926) married Margaret Ower Ritchie ( – ) on 14 December 1888. Margaret was a daughter of the Hon. Charles Thomson Ritchie PC.
  • Jessie Frances Young ( – 5 July 1924) married Alec Raven ( – ) on 4 August 1888.

References

  1. "Lawyers' Certificates". Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) (SA: National Library of Australia). 14 February 1846. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. "Out Among The People". Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 22 July 1943. p. 27. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. "Family Notices". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 28 October 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. "Family Notices". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 11 September 1858. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. "Concerning People". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 4 August 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. "Obituary". Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 9 August 1902. p. 36. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. "Judgment In Will Dispute.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 25 October 1933. p. 23. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. "Boer War Veteran". News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 1 May 1931. p. 6 Edition: Home. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  9. "The Gooches of Benacre Hall". Precious Metals Trading. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. A genealogy site has 1834 for her DOB, which cannot be right as she and Emily were born in South Australia.
  11. "The Peerage: Olive C. I. Richman". Darryl Lundy. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  12. "South Australia and New Zealand". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 30 December 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  13. "Tragic Accident". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 11 August 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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