Richard Povey 1826 - 1853

Richard was the seventy child of Richard and Asenath Povey. He was christened in Chieveley, Berkshire on 6th August 1826.

He married Jane Cooper on 19th July 1847 at St Paul's Canonbury in the Parish of Islington.

Their first child Edwin was born in January 1849, followed by a daughter, Emma in July 1850 and a second son Richard in 1854.

The 1851 Census shows the family living in a shared house at 15, Boss's Gardens in Brighton. Jane was a dressmaker and Richard a dairyman. 

He died in December 1853 and was buried on 27th December 1853. The family were living at 4 George Street Brighton at that time. 

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