====== Richard Missingham ======
**1792-1828**\\ 
//([[Missingham John 1755|John]] - [[Missingham Richard|Richard]])//

Richard MISSINGHAM was baptised 17 Mar 1792, Headley Hampshire.
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He died 1828 in NSW Australia. See [[Campbell's Letter from Sydney, 1828]]
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==== Convict ====
See also [[lettertothetimes1823|Letter to The Times, Wednesday November 19 1823]]
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=== Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle ===
{{ ::richardmissinghamconvicted1824.jpg?400 |Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle, Monday August 9 1824}}
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{{ ::richardmissinghamconvicted1824-2.jpg?400 |Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle, Monday May 21 1824}}
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==== Marriage & Children ====

He married [[Chandler Hannah|Hannah CHANDLER]] 25 Dec 1818 in Frensham Surrey.

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=== Children of Richard Missingham and Hannah: === 

NB:Surname at time of baptism was Missingham (( Although the spelling of Missingham was used at the time of baptism, each grew up to use the spelling of Messingham by the middle of the century. ))

  - [[Messingham Daniel 1821|Daniel MESSINGHAM]], baptised 23 Dec 1821 - Headley, Hampshire. >>
  - [[Messingham Eliza 1820|Eliza MESSINGHAM]], baptised 9 Apr 1820 - Headley, Hampshire.
  - [[Messingham Mary Ann 1823|Mary Ann MESSINGHAM]], baptised 12 Oct 1823 - Headley, Hampshire.
  - [[Messingham Maria 1825|Maria MESSINGHAM]], baptised 30 Jan 1825 - Headley, Hampshire.

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After the transportation of Richard to Australia, Hannah had three further children - each took on the name of Messingham however, the father was **Thomas BARKER**, with whom Hannah was living at the time:

  - [[Messingham Charles 1828|Charles MESSINGHAM]], baptised 21 Jun 1828 - Headley, Hampshire.
  - [[Messingham Henry 1830|Henry MESSINGHAM]], baptised 3 Jan 1830 - Headley, Hampshire.
  - [[Messingham Stephen 1834|Stephen MESSINGHAM]], baptised 16 Feb 1834 - Headley, Hampshire.