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Name/TitlePioneer register : RICHARDSON, David

About this objectFamily name : RICHARDSON
Given name : David
Birth year : 1839
Birth place : London, England
Victorian residence : Footscray
Parents : David RICHARDSON and Dora RICHARDSON, London and Auckland

Founder of the Richardson engineering works in Footscray and Braybrook which in 1912 were formed into two companies
D. Richardson & Sons Pty Ltd - Metal Perforators and later Fan Builders
Richardson Gears Pty Ltd - Gear Cutters and General Engineers

Family name : RICHARDSON (nee CLOKEY)
Given name : Jane
Parents : Andrew CLOKEY and Jane CLOKEY, Dublin, Ireland

Family name : RICHARDSON
Given name : Sidney C
Birth year : 1866

Family name : RICHARDSON
Given name : Henry Edmund
Birth year : 1871

Family name : RICHARDSON
Given name : Percy Robert
Birth year : 1875

Form submitted by Sidney C Richardson in 1956

Note : Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.

Publication PlaceVictoria, Australia

Subject and Association KeywordsFamily history

Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers

Subject and Association KeywordsFootscray (Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsMetal Manufactures Limited

Subject and Association KeywordsEngineering firms

Named CollectionManuscripts Collection - Pioneer Register

Object TypeForm

Object numberPR R-0024

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