Lodge Kelburne's First Master Rev. Herbert Henley Richardson
25 November
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Rev. Herbert Henley Richardson
A Divine Service was held in the Cathedral of The Isles on Sunday 22nd November at 2pm, which was led by the Rt. Rev. Br. Idris Jones. The Service was to commemorate the life of the Rev. Herbert Henley Richardson, who was the First Master of Lodge Kelburne No. 459 in 1866, and the re-instatement of his grave-stone in the Old Cemetery at the Cathedral. Following the Service, and in spite of the gale-force winds and continuous rain, all of the members of Lodge Kelburne and the visiting brethren who were in attendance braved the elements to participate in an act of remembrance at the grave-side of the Rev. Richardson, and then returned to the shelter of the Cathedral premises for a most welcome cup of tea.
At the time of his founding of the Lodge, the Rev. Richardson was the Domestic Chaplain to Julia, Countess of Glasgow, who was the mother of the Sixth Earl of Glasgow, who built the Cathedral. The Rev. Richardson's wife's name was Martha, and they are known to have had nine children, according to the baptismal records held there.
Their first child was Herbert Frederick, who became a tea-planter in Ceylon, where he died in 1881 at the age of 22 years. Subsequent offspring were:-Nina Marguerite, bapt. 1861; Henry Hinde, bapt. 1862; Lewis, bapt.1863; Alice Mary, bapt.1865; Mabel Montague Ross, bapt.1871; Nora, bapt.1873; Edward Alexander, bapt.1879; and Stephen John Thorall, bapt.1881.
The Rev. Richardson died on 24th March 1884, and his grave is adjacent to the raised tomb of the Sixth Earl of Glasgow. It is most likely that his wife and any children still resident on Millport would have returned to Middlesex thereafter, as the residence would have been vacated for his successor.
If there are any descendants of this family who become aware of this brief account, the members of Lodge Kelburne would be very interested in making contact, and this could be done in the first instance through Dugald M. McIntyre, IPM, at 4 St Clair Gardens, Kames Bay, Millport, KA28 0EA.
At the time of his founding of the Lodge, the Rev. Richardson was the Domestic Chaplain to Julia, Countess of Glasgow, who was the mother of the Sixth Earl of Glasgow, who built the Cathedral. The Rev. Richardson's wife's name was Martha, and they are known to have had nine children, according to the baptismal records held there.
Their first child was Herbert Frederick, who became a tea-planter in Ceylon, where he died in 1881 at the age of 22 years. Subsequent offspring were:-Nina Marguerite, bapt. 1861; Henry Hinde, bapt. 1862; Lewis, bapt.1863; Alice Mary, bapt.1865; Mabel Montague Ross, bapt.1871; Nora, bapt.1873; Edward Alexander, bapt.1879; and Stephen John Thorall, bapt.1881.
The Rev. Richardson died on 24th March 1884, and his grave is adjacent to the raised tomb of the Sixth Earl of Glasgow. It is most likely that his wife and any children still resident on Millport would have returned to Middlesex thereafter, as the residence would have been vacated for his successor.
If there are any descendants of this family who become aware of this brief account, the members of Lodge Kelburne would be very interested in making contact, and this could be done in the first instance through Dugald M. McIntyre, IPM, at 4 St Clair Gardens, Kames Bay, Millport, KA28 0EA.
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