Selina Richardson

Selena Richardson (nee Ellis) was the eldest daughter of Thomas Ellis and Abigail Apps of Heathfield Sussex Born 14th April 1810 Died March 1886 grave number 17553 Square 4 Row 2

Baptized JULY 1810 Heathfield Sussex

Selena ELLIS married the Brick and Cement manufacturing merchant Charles RICHARDSON Jun, born.1817-1890 at St Mary Lambeth on 4th November 1840

Their Children 1. Selina Louisa 1842-1862 2. William 1845 – 3. Alexander 1847-1922 4. Walter Thomas 1848-1904 5. Eliza Ann Richardson 1850-1876 6. Frederick Charles 1852-1918 (New Zealand Line) 7. George Canning 1855-1892

Her husband Charles established a thriving brick and cement manufacturing and distribution business .Plus operated a fleet of sailing barges transporting brick and cement materials into London , and rubbish plus ash from fireplaces for brick making.

His sons. Alexander and Walter Thomas Richardson taken on the mantle and the operation became what is known as A & WT Richardson Ltd, which lasted over 100 years.

A PRINCIPLE Wharf was at Vauxhall Bridge and Nine Elms, Brunswick Lodge, has since been demolished, but the adjacent Building Brunswick House still remains, were the Richardson’s had mutual interest with the Railway operating from there. (Cornwell Line) The following is a brief history of the company which was written to celebrate the 100th anniversary in 1950:

The year 1950 marks the Centenary of our business founded by the late Charles Richardson in 1850 with wharves and offices at Vauxhall and Paddington, these premises being the London points of distribution for his stock bricks and red facing bricks manufactured at Teynham in Kent and Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush. Portland cement and Roman cement manufactured at Conyers Quay near Sittingbourne were also handled here.

The White City at Shepherds Bush now occupies the old site of the Wood Lane Brickworks, from which more than a million stock bricks were supplied for the foundations of the Albert Memorial. In more recent years the Company also supplied the bricks used in the foundation of Eros, when that graceful statue by Gilbert was finally replaced in Piccadilly Circus.

Early in the present century bricks and portland cement were also supplied for Surrey's famous home of cricket, the Oval at Kennington, whilst much of the early production of cement from the Conyer Works was exported to New Zealand, where the high quality of the product won for us the Silver Medal at New Zealand International Exhibition in 1882.

The Company ceased production of cement at Conyer in 1906 and of bricks at Teynham in 1919, but in 1945 with the acquisition of the Auclaye Brickfields Limited, are again producing multi coloured stock bricks, the bulk of which have been supplied to help meet the needs of London's post war housing problems, many millions being used by the London County Council and the Ministry of Works.

Sattin (2004) tells how three members of the Richardson family: Charles, Rowley and Walter Richardson combined their interests with another merchant and manufacturer in the brick trade, Eastwood & Co., and several other manufacturers of bricks and cement to form an association. Charles relinquished any active involvement in the firm and his barges were passed on; some, in the 1880s, went to Eastwoods and others belonged to either Rowley or Walter. Rowley Richardson devolved the management of his vessels to Eastwood’s manager, Arthur Bryne. Rowley William Crabbe Richardson had died by January 1893. He had a London address and was described as a ‘gentleman.’ All of the sailing barges mentioned by author Don Sattin as owned by Rowley were acquired on his death by Eastwood & Co.

Selina Richardson is Buried At Kensal Green Cemetery London grave number 17553 Square 4 Row 2.with her daughter Selena Richardson