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WINFREY, Richard Francis
1825 - 1894 (69 years) Has 6 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.
1785 - 1867 (83 years)-
Name WINFREY, Richard Francis Birth 1825 Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England 
Christening 23 Sep 1825 Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England Gender Male Death 23 May 1894 Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England Burial 26 May 1894 Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England Person ID I2008 Edgoose Last Modified 20 Apr 2026
Father WINFREY, Richard, b. Between 1787 and 1788, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1873, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 86 years) Mother COOPER, Ann, b. Between 1784 and 1785, Ashwell, Rutland, England d. 1867, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 83 years) Marriage 16 May 1822 Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F1051 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WRIGHT, Elizabeth, b. Between 1827 and 1828, Claxby, Lincolnshire, England d. 31 Oct 1917, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 90 years) Marriage 29 Jun 1857 Sutton St. Nicholas, Lincolnshire, England Children 1. WINFREY, Sir Richard, b. 5 Aug 1858, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England d. 18 Apr 1944, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. WINFREY, Frank Cooper, b. 1860, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1929, Blaby Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 69 years)3. WINFREY, Ann, b. 1862, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1901 (Age > 40 years)4. WINFREY, Susan Ellen, b. 1864, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1956, Fakenham Registration District, Norfolk (Age 92 years)Family ID F1052 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes - RICHARD FRANCIS WINFREY 1825-1894
From the 1841 census of High Street, Sutton St. Mary, Lincolnshire:
Richard WINFREY, aged 50, hairdresser, born in Lincolnshire;
Ann WINFREY, aged 50, NOT born in Lincolnshire;
Marham WINFREY, aged 20, born in Lincolnshire;
*Richard WINFREY, aged 15, born in Lincolnshire;
Emma WINFREY, aged 10, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/611/10/17/25)
From the 1851 census of Sutton St. Mary, Lincolnshire:
Richard WINFREY, head, aged 63, hairdresser and postmaster,born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire;
Ann WINFREY, wife, aged 66, born at Ashwell, Rutland;
Ellen WINFREY, daughter, aged 28, born at Ashwell, Rutland;
*Richard WINFREY, son, aged 25, hairdresser, born at Long Sutton;
Emma WINFREY, daughter, aged 22, born at Long Sutton;
Mary COOPER, visitor, aged 68, farmer's wife, born at Tydd St. Giles, Cambridgeshire.
(HO107/2097/245/7 & 8)
Samuel EDWARDS Coroner and George JENNINGS Coroner
"Inquest held 30 Mar 1855 at the house of John THREADGILL, The White Lion, Sutton St Mary on the body of Susannah HOWELL aged 50 who died 29 MAR 1855 at Sutton St Mary. Verdict: The Visitation of God - natural causes. Witnesses: Sarah KING; Richard William BLACK a doctor. Mentioned: Mr WINFREY Relieving Officer; Mrs POLLARD"
(COR/SPAL/1855/27, Lincolnshire Inquests 1809-1873)
The marriage between Richard Francis WINFREY and Elizabeth WRIGHT was registered in 1857.
(GRO June Q 1857 Holbeach 7a 626)
Samuel EDWARDS Coroner and George JENNINGS Coroner
"Inquest held 26 Mar 1860 at the house of Travers WOODHEAD, The Black Lion, Gedney on the body of Sarah Ann LUFF aged 11 months wife [sic] of Moses who died 28 Mar at Gedney Chapel Gate. Verdict: Convulsions caused by teething. Witnesses: Caroline wife of Moses and mother of dec'd; Arthur B. EWEN surgeon. Mentioned: Mr ROSLING; Father of dec'd; Richard WINFREY Relieving Officer; R N METCALFE of Long Sutton doctor"
(COR/SPAL/1860/28)
The 1861 census of 10 High Street, Sutton St. Mary, Lincolnshire:
*Richard WINFREY, head, aged 36, relieving officer, born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth WINFREY, wife, aged 34, born at Claxby, Lincolnshire;
Richard WINFREY, son, aged 3, born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire;
Frank Cooper WINFREY, son, aged 14 months, born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire;
Alice CROKER, servant, unmarried, aged 19, house servant, born at Sutton St. James, Lincolnshire.
(RG9/2327/95/2)
The birth of Ann WINFREY was registered in 1862.
(GRO September Q 1862 Holbeach 7a 327)
Samuel EDWARDS Coroner and George JENNINGS Coroner
"Inquest held 30 Mar 1865 at the Poor Law Guardian's Union House, Holbeach on the body of Susannah HUBBARD wife of John of Gedney a brickmaker aged 60 who died 28 Mar at Fleet. Verdict: Natural causes. Witnesses: Richard WINFREY Jr Relieving OOfficer to Holbeach Board of Guardians; Elizabeth REED; Joseph HIGGS a shoemaker of Long Sutton; George HILL a porter on the ..........[?] Railway; George NUTT; Martha CAMMACK; Robert HARPER a surgeon. Mentioned: Robert MILLER; Inspector Thomas GROOM"
(COR/SPAL/1865/14, Lincolnshire Inquests 1809-1873)
The 1871 census of 29 High Street, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire:
*Richard F. WINFREY, head, aged 46, relieving officer, born at Long Sutton;
Elizabeth WINFREY, wife, aged 42, born at Claxby, Lincolnshire;
Richard WINFREY, son, aged 13, scholar, born at Long Sutton;
Frank C. WINFREY, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Long Sutton;
Ann WINFREY, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Long Sutton;
Susan E. WINFREY, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Long Sutton;
Lousia (sic) SOLOMON, servant, aged 18, domestic servant, born at Spalding, Lincolnshire.
(RG10/3328/24/8)
From the 1881 census of London Road, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire:
*Richard Francis WINFREY, head, aged 55, farmer of 50 acres employing 3 men, born at Long Sutton;
Elizabeth WINFREY, wife, aged 52, born at Claxby, Lincolnshire;
Richard WINFREY, son, aged 22, pharmaceutical chemist, born at Long Sutton;
Ann WINFREY, daughter, aged 18, born at Long Sutton;
Susan Ellen WINFREY, daughter, aged 17, born at Long Sutton;
Mary NAYLOR, visitor, aged 17, born at Long Sutton;
Fanny NAYLOR, visitor, aged 15, born at Long Sutton;
Susan MUDD, servant, aged 19, domestic servant, born at Gedney, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3208/120/26)
From the 1891 census of London Road, Sutton St. Mary, Lincolnshire:
*Richard Francis WINFREY, head, aged 65, farmer, born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth WINFREY, wife, aged 63, born at Claxby, Lincolnshire;
Richard WINFREY, son, aged 33, journalist, born at Long Sutton;
Ann WINFREY, daughter, aged 28, born at Long Sutton;
Frank Cooper WINFREY, son, aged 31, draper (master), born at Long Sutton;
Annie WINFREY, daughter-in-law, aged 33, born at Thorp Bywater, Rutland;
Emma GEE, sister, aged 61, born at Long Sutton;
Dorothy VANSTONE, visitor, aged 32, born at Bath, Somerset;
Mary Jane THOMAS, visitor, aged 33, born at Aberdare;
Charlotte TYE, servant, aged 26, domestic servant, born at Fosdike, Lincolnshire.
(RG12/2567/97/22)
The death of Richard Francis WINFREY aged 68 was registered in 1894.
(GRO June Q 1894 Holbeach 7a 206)
The Leeds Mercury of 24 May 1894 reported the death the previous day of Mr. Richard Francis WINFREY of Long Sutton.
"The death occurred yesterday morning of Mr. Richard Francis WINFREY, of Long Sutton. He caught a chill on Sunday, and died from pneumonia, aged about 70. Deceased, who was an Alderman of the Holland County Council, had just recently been appoiinted a magistrate for the Spalding Division. He was for many years an extensive farmer, was President of the Long Sutton Liberal Association, and was also a leading member of the Congregational Church at that town. He was the father of Alderman Richard WINFREY, a well-known election agent, and Liberal candidate for South-West Norfolk."
Richard Francis WINFREY of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, was buried there on 26 May 1894 aged 68.
(LFHS Parish Register Burials Volume 5)
The marriage between Ann WINFREY and John William WILKINSON was registered in 1894.
(GRO June Q 1894 Holbeach 7a 697
The 1901 census of Granite House, Gedney, Lincolnshire:
John W. WILIKINSON, head, aged 38, farmer, born at Lutton, Lincolshire.
Annie WILKINSON, wife, aged 38, born at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire,
Louisa KINGERLY, servant, agent 24, cook, born at Sutton St. Edmunds,
(RG13/3036/79/4)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1911 Census: Untraced.
See "Men of Mark" by David Newton, first published in 1997 by the East Midland Allied Press.
(revised 20.04.2026)
- RICHARD FRANCIS WINFREY 1825-1894