Col Christopher Rowland Richardson

Col Christopher Rowland Richardson married Martha Anne Humphreys, in Powys ,Montgomery, Wales, in 1812

Served :76th Regiment of Foot (Macdonald's Highlanders)/76th Regiment of Foot (East India Company)) Retired Full PAY

Esn 16th Feb 1844
Lt 23rd Dec 1845
CAPT 24Sept 1855
Major 14th Aug 1866
Lt Col ?
Col Retired Full pay

had 8 known children
1. Daughter Catherine Marion Richardson ( Married Francis Hart Viceimus Guinness Tirhoot ,Patna Bihar India ) 16th Nov 1844
2. Son : Lt Clephane Louis Richardson ( Married Jessica Nee Ditmas; Eldest daughter of Col Ditmas HM Madras Artillery)Died in Camp May 4th At Jingeratchia Jessore of Cholera Aged 29 HM 58 Regt. Bengal North India . Jessica Died 3 days after her husband also with Cholera aged 21 .
3. Son : Christopher Rowland Richardson
4. Daughter Henrietta Nelson Richardson Married Lt Henry Postlethwaite
5. Louise James Rowland Richardson
6. Daughter Frances Adele St Goise Richardson

The 76th Regiment of Foot was raised for service in India by the East India Company in 1787