Hello Stanley69,
I have some Rickards in my family tree. In particular Herbert Stanley James Rickard (1880 - 1942) Herbert was born in Moonta, South Australia and died in NZ. I have found two brothers, Cecil W.Rickard(NZ) and R.G Rickard(Sydney) and a sister - Mrs J. G. Phillips of Adelaide.
Herbert's father was J. Rickard. Herbert's connection to us is via his wife. They had no children. This info has come from Trove.
I guess if you can find out who J. Rickard is, it may connect to your family?
Hope this helps.
Regards. R.

Thanx for the info I know we have a Joseph Rickard in our tree and I know some of them went to Australia I will do some research and see if they are connected thanks for the info I will let you know what I find.

Regards

Do you know if you have any family in the Coventry area of the UK? I knew an Yvette Rickard and her family.

Have you seen this thread?

http://www.familytreecircles.com/looking-for-rickard-family-of-victoria-australia-28685.html

Hi no I dont know im new at this so its taking some time to know where to start if you have any info that you think maybe of relevance to me it would be greatly appreciated

Hi there Stanley69,
I have done a bit more research and found that Herbert's parents are Joseph Rickard and Elizabeth Ann Eddy. Joseph and Elizabeth were married in 1869 in Daly, South Australia. I have found 10 children born to them in Sth Aus, however it looks like at least 5 of these children died in infancy.
Have a look at this site.
http://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html
This is the Sth Aus. BDM searchable database.
cheers.
R.

As a start point is this your family ? If not when were Nicholas and Richard you refer to born - place and dates.

Rickard family census 1871

Address: Common Moore, St Cleer County: Cornwall

Elijah Head 1822 Cornwall
Elizabeth 1827 Cornwall
Mary Jane 1854 Cornwall
Nicholas 1856 Cornwall
Richard 1858 Cornwall
Elijah 1860 Cornwall
Joseph 1863 Cornwall
Elizabeth Ann 1865 Cornwall
Lucy 1870 Cornwall

Hi Noggin this is my family! trying to find out where Elijah, Elizabeth etc all went and what did they do we Know about Nicholas as this is our Great Grandfather just dont know what happened to the rest of them any info would be greatly appreciated, thanx

Hi Crawford that info you gave me seems promising I am in the middle of finding out if Joseph married Elizabeth if he did then I will let you Know, thanx again

This I believe is Elijah 1821/23 going back to the 1841 census.

Census for Rickard family 1841

Address: Holm Bush, St Austell County: Cornwall

RICKARD, Edward 1786 Cornwall
RICKARD, Unity 1791 Cornwall
RICKARD, Elijah 1821 Cornwall
RICKARD, Edward 1826 Cornwall
RICKARD, Jane 1821 Cornwall
RICKARD, Sophia 1826 Cornwall
RICKARD, Marianne 1826 Cornwall
RICKARD, Maria 1829 Cornwall
RICKARD, Elisha 1836 Cornwall


1851 Census

Address: Bowdens Lane, Liskeard County: Cornwall

Elijah Head 1822 Lead MinerSt Austle, Cornwall
Elizabeth 1827 Wife Tywardreath, Cornwall
William J 1847 SonTywardreath, Cornwall
Emma 1851 Daur Beer Alston, Devonshire

1861 Census

Address: Pella Moors, St Cleer County: Cornwall
Elijah Head 1823 Copper Miner St Ewe, Cornwall
Elizabeth 1828 Tywardreath, Cornwall
William J 1847 Copper Miner Tywardreath, Cornwall
Emma 1851 ScholarBeer Alston, Devon
Mary J 1853 Scholar Calstock, Cornwall
Nicholas 1856 Scholar Calstock, Cornwall
Richard 1858 St Cleer, Cornwall
Elijah 1860 St Cleer, Cornwall

Noggin ur fantastic! this is definately my husbands family are you able to find out who stayed in cornwall and who emigrated? I really do appreciate this info

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
Name: Elijah Rickard
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1875
Age at Death: 53
Registration district: Liskeard
Inferred County: Cornwall
Volume: 5c
Page: 45

Marriage

Name: RICKARD, Elijah
Registration district: St. Austell
County: Cornwall
Year of registration: 1847
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Spouse's name: TAYLOR, Elizabeth
Volume no: 9
Page no: 2

I think this is the right marriage, it fits with the birth of their first child and she is the only Elizabeth listed.

Will try to cross check tomorrow, site I want is not available at the moment.

It is the right marriage I recognise that name from a tree I cant thank you enough any other info you find out i would love to know

Found another site.

Marriage
Day Month 15-Feb
Year 1847
Parish Or Reg District Austell, St.
Groom Fn Elijah
Groom Sn RICKARD
Groom Age f
Groom Residence St. Austell
Groom Condition b
Groom Rank Profession miner
Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) m
Groom Father Name Edward Rickard
Groom Father Rank Profession labourer
Bride Fn Elizabeth
Bride Sn TAYLOR
Bride Age f
Bride Residence St. Austell
Bride Condition s
Bride Rank Profession
Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) m
Bride Father Name Nicholas Taylor
Bride Father Rank Profession labourer
Banns / Licence (B/L) banns
Witness Fn1 John
Witness Sn1 Julyan
Witness Fn2 Thomas
Witness Sn2 Julyan
Other Information
Transcriber Notes
Transcriber Julia Mosman

Elijah's parents marriage:

Day Month 09-Mar
Year 1816
Parish Or Reg District Ewe, St.
Groom Fn Edward
Groom Sn RICKARD
Groom Age
Groom Residence otp
Groom Condition
Groom Rank Profession Labourer
Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) M
Groom Father Name
Groom Father Rank Profession
Bride Fn Unity
Bride Sn BONNY
Bride Age
Bride Residence otp
Bride Condition
Bride Rank Profession Mantuamaker
Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) M
Bride Father Name
Bride Father Rank Profession
Banns / Licence (B/L) B
Witness Fn1 H. [Hugh]
Witness Sn1 Eplett
Witness Fn2 Philip
Witness Sn2 Blake
Other Information
Transcriber Notes P62/1/10 image 9-39
Transcriber Fran Aitkens OPC

I cant believe that you have found all this information its fantastic, its taken me ages to get names are you able to find out which ones went to australia?

Hi. On the internet there is much material about Rickards, including a Richard Rickard born in Cornwall in 1818, who emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1870 (mepnab.netau.net/r/rickard). This is from a Rickard/Morrish website. Hope it is of some interest to you. When I have failed to find something in other ways, eg Family Search, I always plough through internet sites. Andrew Wilson

Hi Andrew, who was Richards parents? i dont have his name

It says Richard's parents were John Rickard and Anne Stone.

maybe a silly question but who was johns father? dnt have him on my tree either

It doesn't go that far back, but you could look at the website I gave you the name of: eg www.metnab..... Andrew

Baptism
Day Month 19-Feb Year 1853
Parish Or Reg District Calstock
Forename Mary Jane
Surname RICKARD
Sex
Father Forename Elijah
Mother Forename Elizabeth
Residence Gunnis Lake
Father Rank Profession miner
Notes P
Transcriber Notes
Transcriber Myra Cordrey

Emma b1851.

1871
At the home of Richard and Ann Sampson

Address: Penquite, St Cleer County: Cornwall

RICKARD, Emma Servant F 19 1852 Devon

RootsChat.Com has quite a lot of the Rickard Family of Cornwall, also mentions Mary Jane Tink & Nicholas Rickard & siblings

Richard Rickard Married Jeanetta Ellen Tink in 1884. I cannot find him on a census after this date. Jeanetta is listed as married in 1901 and a widow by 1911.


1861 census
Address: Railway Village, Linkinhorne County: Cornwall

CHAPMAN, George Head Married M 33 1848 Shopkeeper General Linkinhorne, Cornwall
CHAPMAN, Ellen Wife Married F 49 1832 Shopkeepers Wife Launceston, Cornwall
TINK, Janetta E Step Daughter Single F 20 1861 Shopkeepers Assistant Linkinhorne, Cornwall
TINK, Francis J Step Son Single M 12 1869 Scholar Linkinhorne, Cornwall
CHAPMAN, William G Son Single M 7 1874 Scholar Linkinhorne, Cornwall
CHAPMAN, Maud B Daughter Single F 5 1876 Scholar Linkinhorne, Cornwall

Marriage
Name: Jeanetta Ellen Tink
Registration district: Liskeard
County: Cornwall
Year of registration: 1884
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's name: Richard Rickard
Volume no: 5C
Page no: 123


1901 England Census
Name: Janetta Rickard
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England
Civil parish: Camborne
Ecclesiastical parish: Tuckingmill All Saints
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address: Beacon, Camborne
Condition as to marriage: Married
Registration district: Redruth
Sub-registration district: Camborne
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 66

Janetta Rickard 39
Beatrice Rickard 15 occ dressmaker
Pearl Rickard 2


1911 England Census
Name: Jannatta Rickard
Age in 1911: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Linkinhorne, Cornwall
Civil parish: Camborne
County/Island: Cornwall
Country: England
Street Address: Beacon, Camborne
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Grocery Business
Registration district: Redruth
Registration District Number: 299
Sub-registration district: Camborne
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Household schedule number: 1

Jannatta Rickard 52
Pearl Rickard 12


England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Jeanetta Rickard of 3 Condurrow Road Beacon Camborne Cornwall
Probate Date: 23 May 1933
Death Date: 9 Oct 1932
Death Place: Cornwall, England
Registry: London, England

?11-00 to Pearl Crowle (wife of William John Crowle)

Baptism Circuit Liskeard, Primitive Methodist
Forename Emma
Surname RICKARD
Sex
Father Forename Elijah
Mother Forename Elizabeth
Residence Hills, St Cleer
Parish Or Reg District
Father Rank Profession Miner
Day Month 01-Jan
Year 1861
Age
Where Baptised St Cleer

Hi its quite amazing what your turning up noggin im so appreciative of all this information, im sat here with family bible my husbands great grandfather was Nicholas son of Elijah I know he had several siblings which you have told me about can you find any information on Lucy I have her D.O.B AS FEB 6 1870

hi Noggin, could you try find out for me who joseph rickard married he was nicholas brother im in contact with another lady and she seems to think it was someone called Jeane because your other info has been correct i was wondering if you could just do this for me thanx

Hi Yvonne, its Julie here. I thought I might summarise, what i have found so far :

The siblings of Nicholas are as follows:


William - born 2nd Mar 1847. I just have his info from 1851 living in Bowdens Lane, Liskeard, Cornwall aged 4, and 1861 census aged 14 living in Pellamoors, St Cleer, Cornwall. Don't know what happenned to him after that.

Emma - born 19th Aug 1850. I have her info from 1851 and 1861 censuses (with same addresses as brother above) and 1871 census (working as a servant in Tavistock, Devon). She moved to Australia where she married in 1875. I haven't yet done more research on her.

Mary Jane - born Mar 1852. I have her info from 61 census aged 8 (same address as brother above) and 71 census (aged 18) when she was living with her family. She married John Clemo in 1875 in Cornwall. In 1890 they moved to the US(Michigan). They lived there for the rest of their lives. She died in 1905.

Nicholas - born 8 Jun 1855. I just have his info from 61 and 71 census (aged 6 and 16) when he was living with his family. He married Mary Jane Tink in 1877. I found Mary Jane living with Nicholas's younger sisters (Elizabeth,Lucy and Annie),a dn their daughter Mary E in the 81 census - but no Nicholas. I have not been able to find him in 81. He was mine captain of the South Pheonix Mine in in Cornwall. When the mine shut down, they moved to Michigan USA where Nicholas worked in a copper mine. He returned after contracting dust in the lungs SILICOSIS. He returned to Launceston Cornwall with his family and he then opened up a Barbers shop. He died at the age of 42. I found passenger records for the family arriving back in the UK in 1893.

Richard Taylor - born 8 Sep 1857. I have his info from the 61 and 71 census (aged 4 and 14) when he was living with his family. He married Gennetta Ellen Tink (Nicholas's wife's sister) in Oct 1884. I have confirmed that she was Mary Jane's sister. Genetta was living with her mum and stepdad in Linkinhorne and working in her step dads shop in 1881. (The girls dad died in 1870). Richard and Genetta left for Aus 1 month after they were married, and took Richards little sister Annie (who was 12 at the time) with them. They lived in Charters Towers in Queensland for awhile where Richard was a miner. They then moved to Brisbane, and Richard died in 1915. Genetta died in 1957 at age 95

Elijah - born 23 Oct 1859. I have his info from the 61 and 71 census (aged 2 and 12) when he was living with his family. Don't know what happenned to him after this.

Joseph - born 20th Apr 1862. This is my GGGfather. I have his birth certificate, and baptism record. I also have him in the 1871 census aged 9. I have a big blank area up until 1893 when he showed up in Australia, listed on the birth certificate of my Great Uncle Joseph, whose mother is Jeane Hamilton. Jeane was previously married and already had 1 living daugther at the time Joseph was born. I don't think Jeane and Joseph ever actually married. I know that Joseph, Jeane, and the 2 children then moved to South Africa where Joseph worked in the gold mines, and Jeane ran a boarding house. My grandmother said that they left Australia to run away from Jeane's past. Joseph contracted miners Phthisis. By 1900 they were back in England where they had 2 more children - Ellen and Elizabeth. AT this time they were running the White Hart Inn in St Agnes, Cornwall. In 1901, Jeane's daughter from her first marriage died, and in 1902 Joseph died. Jeane then packed up the 3 children and moved back to Australia.

Elizabeth Ann - born 27th Oct 1864. I just have her info from 71 and 81 census (aged 7 and 17). I think she moved to Australia, but I don't have any evidence of this at this stage.

Lucy - born 6 Feb 1870. I am currently researching her and have the following info. I just have her living with her family in the 71 census, and her sister and SIL in 81 census (aged 1 and 11). I believe she went to the US with her brother Nicholas and his family in the late 1880s. While in the US she met Charles Gribben. She had his child Minnie in 1890. (I still looking for a marriage record), though I have found Minnie's birth record. In 1893 she is back in the UK where she gives birth to a son, Herbert Charles Gribben. I don't know what happenned to her 'husband'. I can't find any death records for him yet. In 1898 she married John Jennings in Cornwall. John already had 4 children from previous marriage. They then had another 6 children together. They remained in the Kea area of Cornwall.

Annie - born 4 Mar 1872. I just have her info from 81 census living with her sister and SIL (aged 9). She then went to Australia with Richard and Genetta in 1884. But don't know what happenned to her after that.


The parents of the siblings were Elijah Rickard and Elizabeth Taylor (someone has provided some information in the previous posts, so I won't repeat here.)

And parents of Elijah are Edward Rickard (1786 - 1853) and Unity Bonney (1788 - ?).

Am still trying doing further research on Lucy.
Also keen to try and fill in some of the missing years for Joseph, but its been very difficult as there are so many J and Joseph Rickards travelling around the place, I cannot sure they are my Joseph.

Will keep you updated on what I find.

Julie

Hello my name is Ken Rickard and I was born (21Jan1959) and live in South Australia. My mother started researching family history and through birth and marriage certificates established that my great grand father Harry or Henry Rickard was born in Charters Towers in the mid to later 1800's. He became a miner. He made his way to Moonta, South Australia via Broken Hill and other mining towns. At some stage he married Mary Hannah Shiels (daughter of a priest). At Moonta they had a number of children including my Grandfather Henry Kenneth Rickard who was born on 22 January 1903. My Grandfather later married Gladys Cecilia Kilpatrick and they lived at Moonta - my grandfather was a miner. My father was the youngest of three children (two sisters)who were born at Moonta. He was born 15 April 1936 and the family immediately moved to live at Port Adelaide where they stayed. My grandparents have since passed away. The above information is the best I can provide.
Kind regards

Ken