Misc. Notes
1830 Census, PA, Philadelphia Co, Bristol Twnshp, p 131Philip A RICKARDS, 2 males 20-29, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-29
NOTE: This household listed immediately above Daniel ARBUCKLE on census sheet
1850 Census, PA, Philadelphia Co, Upper Manayunk Ward, p 104-105, dwelling 353, family 378, 22-Aug-1850Philip Rickarts, 47, male, Manufacturer, born DE
Eliza Rickarts, 41, female, born PA
Dan Rickarts, 17, male, born PA, attended school in last year
Thos Rickarts, 15, male, born PA, attended school in last year
Amelia Rickarts, 8, female, born DE, attended school in last year
Philip Rickarts, 6, male, born DE, attended school in last year
Eliza Rickarts, 3, female, born NY
Francis Rickarts, 5/12, male, born PA
A McElroy’s Philadelphia Directory, 1854ARBUCKLE & RICARDS, cotton and woollen manuf, above Toll Bridge (Manayunk)
OBITUARY-Cecil WhigDeceased -- On Monday evening, 26th of October, 1868, at his residence, Bay View, Mr P A Ricards departed this life in the 67th year of his age. The deceased leaves a widow and five children to mourn his loss. Mr Ricards was a thorough-going business man, and did much in the way of building and improving at Bay View. He was engaged in the woolen manufacturing business at Manayunk, PA, at the time of his death, and had been for a number of years previous.
505OBITUARY-Philadelphia InquirerRICARDS.--On the 26th inst, at Bay View, Maryland, PHILIP A RICARDS, in the 68th year of his age.
The funeral will move from the corner of Broad and Prime streets, at 11 1/2 o'clock this (Thursday) morning.
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Alternate surname spellings encountered in public records:
Ricard, Rickards
A McElroy’s Philadelphia Directory, 1853Richard, Philip A, manufacturer, Jackson (Manayunk)
Paul Taylor Arbuckle had birthdate as 13-Mar-1802
6 -- this appears to have been a misreading of the tombstone, based on
163. Similarly, Paul Taylor Arbuckle had death year as 1858
6, but
163 has 1868, which is confirmed by Cecil Co and Philadelphia obituaries.