William Bell Richardson was born on 20 March 1887, in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He married Jemima Mary Kidd on 1 November 1912, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Moose Creek No. 33, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1926. He died on 18 June 1961, in Weyburn, Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the age of 74, and was buried in Carlyle, Moose Mountain No. 63, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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.
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