Notes for Frances I (Fannie) Richardson

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Notes for Frances I (Fannie) Richardson

Fanny (often spelled Fannie) Hall was a daughter of the mysterious George Hall Richardson, an English sailor who jumped ship in the Northwest and was the first teacher at the Sehome School when it opened in 1861. He dropped his last name, presumably to avoid detection by the British, and was known as George Hall, but his descendants later took the last name again. After a few years, he disappeared from the written records we have consulted and we hope that a reader will have more information about him. [Update 2008: Donna Sand discovered George's obituary in a brief item in the July 15, 1871, issue of the Olympia Transcript, which noted that he died from accidentally shooting himself while on a hunting trip on Orcas Island.] Fanny married a Mr. McDowell from Seattle and her sister Mary married John Fravel. After Mr. McDowell died young, Fannie married Thomas Barrett, whom Hugh described above in connection with the Sehome Coal Mine store, and one of their children was Sam Barrett, who was elected Whatcom County Auditor. See this Journal website for more information about the sisters and John Fravel, who strung the first telegraph wires in the territory and founded the small village of Fravel, which became Blanchard.

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Frances Mcdowell [Francis Mc Dowell]
Age: 43
Birth Date: Oct 1856
Birthplace: Washington
Home in 1900: Seattle Ward 2, King, Washington
Race: Indian (Native American) [White]
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Marriage Year: 1872
Years Married: 28
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Washington DC [Washington Territory]
Mother: number of living children: 12
Mother: How many children: 12
Household Members: Name Age
Frances Mcdowell 43
Henry B Barrett 26
Fred M Barrett 22
Andrew J Barrett 18
Harriet F Barrett 16
George Barrett 13
Delia A Barrett 11
Donald Mcdowell 7
Frances R Mcdowell 6
John Mcdowell 4

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Francis J Mac Dowell [Francis J Macdowell]
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Washington
Home in 1910: Seattle Ward 7, King, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Members: Name Age
Francis J Mac Dowell 54
F Rose Mac Dowell 17
John Mac Dowell 13

British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935
Name: Frances I Barrett
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Thomas McDowell
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1892
Marriage Location: Victoria
Registration Number: 1892-09-005984
BCA Number: B11367
GSU Number: 1983524

British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935
Name: Frances I Richardson
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Thomas McDowell
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1892
Marriage Location: Victoria
Registration Number: 1892-09-005984
BCA Number: B11367
GSU Number: 1983524

Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name: Fannie Hall
Gender: Female
Spouse: Thomas Barrett
Child: Henry Barrett

Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960
Name: Fannie McDowell [Fannie Richardson]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1855
Death Date: 7 Oct 1928
Age at Death: 73
Death Location: Seattle, King, Washington
Father: Samuel Richardson
Mother: Fannie
Record Source: Washington State Death Records

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Birth: Oct. 15, 1856Washington, USA Death: Oct. 7, 1928SeattleKing CountyWashington, USA Her first spouse was Thomas Barrett.(from FAG member Teresa) Family: Spouse:Thomas Edwin Barrett (1837 - 1889)Children:Samuel Edward Barrett (1870 - 1937) Henry Barrett (1873 - 1948) Frederick MacMeakin Barrett (1878 - 1963) Delia Ann Barrett Knowles (1889 - 1984) Donald McDowell (1893 - 1945)