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Richard Parker PITCHFORTH
(1845-1925) |
Richard Parker PITCHFORTH 3
Notes: The youngest son, Richard was a groom when he joined the Army in Leeds in 1863. He was underage when he signed up with the 19th Hussars, and transferred a year later to the 8th Hussars, where he served for the next 26 years. He rose steadily through the ranks, and in 1873 was appointed Troop Sergeant Major. In 1878 he was posted to India, where he remained for the next 12 years. He was promoted to Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) in 1879, and had 3 months active service in Afghanistan in 1880, where his Regiment was engaged in Escort Duty. After his retirement in England at the age of 44 he returned briefly to India to work as a civilian, but returned to England in 1892 after the deaths of his wife Mary and younger daughter May. He lived in Leeds, where he worked for the Leeds Tramway Co. Richard married Mary THOMPSON, daughter of James THOMPSON and Eleanor RUTTER, on 23 Jul 1873 in St Michael, Alnwick, Northumberland.1 (Mary THOMPSON was born on 25 Apr 1850 in Newton by the Sea, Northumberland 7, christened on 14 Jul 1850 in Holy Trinity, Embleton, Northumberland,8 died on 23 Jan 1891 in Bombay, India 9 and was buried on 24 Jan 1891 in Sewree Cemetery, Bombay, India 10.) Richard next married Rose DOLAN on 2 Oct 1894 in St Anne, Leeds, Yorkshire.2 (Rose DOLAN was born on 8 Nov 1872 in Shorncliffe, Kent 11 and died on 29 Mar 1941 in Horsforth, Yorkshire 12.) |
1 GRO (England and Wales), Certified Copy of Entry of Marriage MXA 974922.
2 GRO (England and Wales), Certified Copy of Entry of Marriage MX312500.
3 GRO (England and Wales), Certified Copy of Entry of Birth BX188512 (son James).
4 GRO (England and Wales), Certified Copy of Entry of Birth BXBZ421099.
5 Church Register, St James Chapelthorpe, Wakefield RO ref Mfc WDP23/1.
6 GRO (England and Wales), Certified Copy of Entry of Death DYA016996.
7 GRO (England and Wales), Certified Copy of Entry of Birth BC949152.
8 Church Register, Embleton, Northumberland County RO ref Mf M695.
9 Non-parochial burial ground, Burial record for Sewree Cemetery, Bombay.
10 British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns, Deaths and Burials, ref N-3-65 p125.
11 GRO (England and Wales), Certified Copy of Entry of Birth BXCG262556.
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GRO (England and Wales), Certified Copy of Entry of Death DYA017174.
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