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Richard Phillips

Male 1846 - 1924  (78 years)


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  • Name Richard Phillips  [1]
    Birth 15 Mar 1846  Norton, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 25 Mar 1846  Norton, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Overbury Farm, Woolhope, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 5y 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  The Crown Inn, Woolhope, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 15y 
    Occupation 1 Sep 1868 
    Labourer 
    Age: 24y 
    Occupation From 1869 to 24 Nov 1905  Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Keeper of the Cathedral Close 
    • As to the Close Keeper
      He is to attend to all bell tolling
      Also to assist in blowing organ at all services and practices
      Also to attend to the proper mowing and cleaning of the Close and Precincts and locking the Gates
      Also to attend to cleaning and locking up of the cloisters.

      From Hereford Cathedral archives
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Residence From 1869 to 24 Nov 1905  Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12] 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 25y 
    Ω Death Informant 24 Feb 1872  Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    Cause: measles and pneumonia 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 35y 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 45y 
    Ω Marriage Witness 1 Oct 1900  St John the Baptist, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Age: 55y 
    Will 16 Feb 1905  Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence From 25 Nov 1905  14 St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Ω Burial Mourner 11 Oct 1910  St Peter's Church, Peterstow, Ross, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  14 St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Age: 65y 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    porter and inmate 
    Age: 65y 
    Census 19 Jun 1921  St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Age: 75y 3m 
    Occupation 19 Jun 1921  St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Porter at St Katherine's Hospital 
    • Employment: St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury
      Place of Work: St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury
    Occupation 15 Mar 1924  [18] 
    Formerly Cathedral Close Keeper 
    Death 15 Mar 1924  14 St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 18, 19, 20] 
    Age: 78y 
    Cause: 1. Mitral disease of heart 3 years. 2. Dropsy and syncope 6 months 
    Burial 19 Mar 1924  Hereford Cemetery, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 21, 22] 
    Probate 3 Apr 1924  Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I101  jenneratons
    Last Modified 24 May 2026

    Father Richard Phillips,   b. Est Dec 1789, Stanton Lacey, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 11 Feb 1874 (Age < 84 years)
    Mother Eliza Amyes,   b. Est Jan 1810, Coreley, Ludlow, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1855, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    Marriage 22 May 1838  St Mary's Church, Collington, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [23] 
    • Witnessed by Frances Amyes and John Bowen
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Annie Williams,   b. Est Jun 1843, Llanvapley, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1903, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Marriage 1 Sep 1868  Wesleyan Chapel, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [24] 
    Children 
     1. Caroline Phillips,   b. 3 Sep 1869, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1872, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     2. Florence Phillips,   b. 16 Sep 1871, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1950, The Elms, 66 London Road, Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Amy Ellen Phillips,   b. 13 May 1873, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1954, 53 Hackney Road, Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     4. Richard Henry Phillips,   b. Cal Mar 1875, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1875, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Elizabeth Annie Phillips,   b. 8 Jan 1877, St John's, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Evelyn Phillips,   b. Cal Mar 1879, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1879, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. William Edmund Phillips,   b. Cal May 1881, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1881, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     8. Ethel Mary Phillips,   b. Cal Nov 1885, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1886, Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2024

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Mar 1846 - Norton, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Mar 1846 - Norton, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 5y - 30 Mar 1851 - Overbury Farm, Woolhope, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 15y - 7 Apr 1861 - The Crown Inn, Woolhope, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Sep 1868 - Wesleyan Chapel, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Keeper of the Cathedral Close - From 1869 to 24 Nov 1905 - Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1869 to 24 Nov 1905 - Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 25y - 2 Apr 1871 - Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Death Informant - Cause: measles and pneumonia - 24 Feb 1872 - Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 35y - 3 Apr 1881 - Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 45y - 5 Apr 1891 - Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Marriage Witness - 1 Oct 1900 - St John the Baptist, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 55y - 31 Mar 1901 - Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 16 Feb 1905 - Close Keeper's Cottage, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 25 Nov 1905 - 14 St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsΩ Burial Mourner - 11 Oct 1910 - St Peter's Church, Peterstow, Ross, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 65y - 2 Apr 1911 - 14 St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - porter and inmate,Age: 65y - 2 Apr 1911 - Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 75y 3m - 19 Jun 1921 - St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Porter at St Katherine's Hospital - 19 Jun 1921 - St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 78y,Cause: 1. Mitral disease of heart 3 years. 2. Dropsy and syncope 6 months - 15 Mar 1924 - 14 St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Mar 1924 - Hereford Cemetery, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 3 Apr 1924 - Hereford, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • There was a picture of Richard Phillips, either a photograph or a painting, in the Elms. Mum remembers it. He was a handsome man, shown wearing a watch. It's present whereabouts is unknown.
    • Fell into a grave at Hereford, and found an object that looked like ivory dating from many years previous, which he kept. However, he had it expertly examined and it was found to be a recent Japanese object. He surmised that it must have been on the grass and fell into the grave with him. It remained at The Elms for many years, and went to Maxgate. Florence Elsie Mary Piper, subsequently gave it to Maidstone Museum.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1264] Birth certificate of Richard Phillips, 15 March 1846, F0897.

    2. [S1726] Census 1851 Overbury Farm, Woolhope, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England HO107/1975/449/8/32, (HO107/1975/449/8/32).

    3. [S1927] Census 1861 The Crown Inn, Woolhope, Herefordshire, England RG9/1811/130/3/20, (RG9/1811/130/3/20), 7 Apr 1861.

    4. [S3240] Email from Elizabeth Semper O’Keefe to Elizabeth Jenner, "Richard Phillips", 5 November 2024.

    5. [S95] Rosalind Caird, Email from Rosalind Caird 26 Oct 2006, (26/10/2006), F0522.

    6. [S37] GRO for England, Birth certificate of Florence Phillips, 13 September 1871, F0901.

    7. [S98] Census 1871 Cathedral Close, St John, Hereford, Herfordshire RG10/2699/63/46, 2 Apr 1871.

    8. [S104] Census 1881 Cathedral Close, St John the Baptist Hereford, Herfordshire RG11/2595/9/12, 3 Apr 1881.

    9. [S96] Census 1891 The Cathedral Close, St Johns Hereford, Herfordshire RG12/2063/45/31, 5 Apr 1891.

    10. [S348] Marriage Certificate (Morris - Phillips), F0906.

    11. [S153] Census 1901 Cathedral Close, St John the Baptist, Hereford, Herfordshire RG13/2480/128/19, 31 Mar 1901.

    12. [S1367] Probate of will 1924, F0708.

    13. [S1799] Death certificate of Caroline Williams, 26 February 1872 (Reliability: 2).

    14. [S3227] Gravestone for Caroline Phillips: Hereford Cemetery, , , Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

    15. [S2478] Obituary in Ross Gazette, 13 October 1910.

    16. [S329] Census 1911 Ledbury, Herefordshire RG14PN15614 RG78PN949 RD335 SD1 ED13 SN207, 2 Apr 1911.

    17. [S2090] Census 1921 St Katherine's Hospital, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England RG15/12196/191, (RG15/12196/191), 19 Jun 1921.

    18. [S1137] General Register Office, Death certificate of Richard Phillips, 15 March 1924, F0898.

    19. [S3226] Gravestone for Richard Phillips: Hereford Cemetery, , , Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

    20. [S51] Annie, Florence Elizabeth & Amy Phillips, Memorial Card for Richard Phillips 1924, F0358.
      QUAY 3

    21. [S2506] Diary/Journal: Morris, Florence - London Teachers Association Diary 1924.

    22. [S51] Annie, Florence Elizabeth & Amy Phillips, Memorial Card for Richard Phillips 1924, F0358.

    23. [S59] Marriage certificate of Richard Phillips and Eliza Amyes, 22 May 1838, F0899.

    24. [S286] Marriage certificate of Richard Phillips and Elizabeth Williams, 1 September 1868, F0883.


 

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