William Richardson ( c.1690–1755) was the Member of Parliament for Augher, Ireland, from 1737 to 1755. [1] His elder brother Archibald had been member for Augher in 1692. [2]
He was the son of William Richardson of Tullyreavey, near Cookstown, and brother of the Rev. John Richardson. He was an agent for the Irish Society of London, and made a fortune. [1] He bought the Merchant Taylors Company estate near Coleraine, of which he is said to have been the manager, in 1729. [2]
The estate had the English name of Somerset, and became the seat of the Richardson family. [3] Richardson married Mary Eyles, fourth daughter of Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet. [4] The original Somerset House built in 1732 burned down in 1802. [5]
On Richardson's death in 1755, the Somerset estate passed to his nephew the Rev. John Richardson, son of his brother John. [1] It was inherited by the Rev. John's son John, member of the Irish parliament for Newtown Limavady. He married, but left no heir on his death in 1800. [6]
John Nash was active in co. Tyrone in the period 1800 to 1820. [7] He left a drawing for Somerset House, Coleraine, made for a Mr Richardson. It is assumed this is for work not carried out. [8] In the 19th century Somerset House was a villa in the style of Sir Richard Morrison. [3]
In the memoirs of Frederick Young by his daughter, Somerset appears as "a fine large property ... including a beautiful salmon leap on the River Bann", owned by "Tom Richardson" (the Rev. Thomas Rumbold Richardson), a cleric and brother-in-law via a cousin marriage to Young. [9] The estate passed to the Torrens family, with the marriage of Barbara Maria Richardson, heiress with her sister Maria Frederica to the Rev. Richardson, to the Rev. Thomas Henry Torrens. [10] Ultimately, during the period of the Irish Land Acts, the estate was offered for purchase to its tenants, and much of it was sold. [11]
William Richardson ( c.1690–1755) was the Member of Parliament for Augher, Ireland, from 1737 to 1755. [1] His elder brother Archibald had been member for Augher in 1692. [2]
He was the son of William Richardson of Tullyreavey, near Cookstown, and brother of the Rev. John Richardson. He was an agent for the Irish Society of London, and made a fortune. [1] He bought the Merchant Taylors Company estate near Coleraine, of which he is said to have been the manager, in 1729. [2]
The estate had the English name of Somerset, and became the seat of the Richardson family. [3] Richardson married Mary Eyles, fourth daughter of Sir Francis Eyles, 1st Baronet. [4] The original Somerset House built in 1732 burned down in 1802. [5]
On Richardson's death in 1755, the Somerset estate passed to his nephew the Rev. John Richardson, son of his brother John. [1] It was inherited by the Rev. John's son John, member of the Irish parliament for Newtown Limavady. He married, but left no heir on his death in 1800. [6]
John Nash was active in co. Tyrone in the period 1800 to 1820. [7] He left a drawing for Somerset House, Coleraine, made for a Mr Richardson. It is assumed this is for work not carried out. [8] In the 19th century Somerset House was a villa in the style of Sir Richard Morrison. [3]
In the memoirs of Frederick Young by his daughter, Somerset appears as "a fine large property ... including a beautiful salmon leap on the River Bann", owned by "Tom Richardson" (the Rev. Thomas Rumbold Richardson), a cleric and brother-in-law via a cousin marriage to Young. [9] The estate passed to the Torrens family, with the marriage of Barbara Maria Richardson, heiress with her sister Maria Frederica to the Rev. Richardson, to the Rev. Thomas Henry Torrens. [10] Ultimately, during the period of the Irish Land Acts, the estate was offered for purchase to its tenants, and much of it was sold. [11]