Brief Life History of Violet
When Violet Richardson was born on 6 October 1840, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Richardson, was 23 and her mother, Mary Goodbourne, was 43. She married William Gibson on 5 March 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Mathon, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 17 April 1900, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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- Vialitta Richison in household of Thomas Richison, "United States Census, 1850"
- Violet Richardson, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Vilate Steed, "BillionGraves Index"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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