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Emma, can you tell us which one of his children your husband is descended from?

I'm not 100% sure if this is the same chap:

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

Name: Arthur Osmond Richardson
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1937
State: New South Wales
District: Wentworth
Subdistrict: Vaucluse

He's a company director living Queens Avenue with Alexandrina Isabella Richardson

He's also on many Electoral Rolls, here's an example:

London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965

Name: Arthur Osmond Richardson
Year: 1920
County or Borough: Surrey
Ward or Division/Constituency: Spelthorne

Living at "The Thorpes" with Margaret May Richardson

Thelma - does it say whom the son is on the marriage of a son record?

He was obviously widely travelled as there are a number of passenger lists for him. With the exception of one, they give his birthplace as England (usually quoting Northants)

e.g.

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: Arthur Osmond Richardson
Arrival Date: 7 Aug 1922
Birth Date: abt 1875
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: Northampton
Age: 47 Years 2 Months
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Orduna

On this one he was a company director. His next of kin in England was Mrs Richardson, 5 Windsor Court, Moscow Road, Bayswater, London, SW.

thank you for your help... especially the death record...

I have seen the passenger listings previously and was confusing as one said born England and the other said Australia.

Will now follow up the leads. Thanks again... if you have any more ideas let me know, as your help has been amazing and much appreciated.

Emma :-D

I'm not turning up a birth but this passenger list gives a possible birth place

Name: Arthur Osmond Richardson
Arrival Date: 24 Jul 1929
Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1875
Birthplace: Northampton, England
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: English
Ship Name: Parrakoola
Port of Arrival: San Pedro, Wilmington and Los Angeles
Port of Departure: Melbourne
Last Residence: Australia
Archive information (series:roll number): m1764:23

and here he is on the outward Passenger Lists

Name: Arthur Osmond Richardson
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1875
Departure Date: 31 Jul 1925
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Melbourne, Australia
Ship Name: Mooltan
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Mooltan' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping Line: P and O S N Company
Official Number: 145435
Master: S Finch

Here is his death registration:-

Name: Arthur Osmond Richardson
Death Date: 12 Sep 1956
Death Place: South Australia
Registration Year: 1956-1960
Registration Place: South Australia
Page Number: 5818
Volume Number: 848

Google suggests that his name was Arthur Osmond Richardson
There are 18 entries on Ancestry
a death in Australia 1956
a voyage in 1925 age 50
A marriage for a son 1939
Was his wife Margaret Lee?

Hi everyone hoping someone can point me in the right direction... my husbands great grandfather was called Arthur A O Richardson... he was a author and wrote quite a few books published like 'power of advertising', Forging ahead, and Britians awakening. One website i looked the book up on said 1875 birth and death 1956 but this was a estimate. I also found he was honored in the Kings Honours - source from London gazette supplement 28th December 1949/ 1st January 1951 for food parcels he organised from Australia in the 2nd world war. The family are not sure if he was born in England or Australia ... as he traveled quite a bit on the research on passenger lists we found from both destinations.

If anyone can help me in my next steps to find out the information i would greatly appreciate it.

I have explored newspaper articles and passenger lists and also checked BMD.

Many Thanks
Emma :-S