Richard Shores

M, b. 21 March 1735
FatherArthur Shores1 b. 30 Nov 1706
MotherMargaret Wright b. c 1707, d. May 1775
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Pamela Joyce Wood
ChartsPedigree for Shirley M. Dean
Last Edited26 Dec 2025
     Richard Shores was born on 21 March 1735 at Leeds, Yorkshire, England.1 He was the son of Arthur Shores and Margaret Wright.1 Richard Shores was baptized on 17 April 1735 at Leeds, Yorkshire, England.1 He married Dorothy Eccles, daughter of Robert Eccles, on 17 August 1756 at St Peters, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Witnesses were Mary Johnson and Dorothy Hicks.2 Richard Shores married Ann Chapman on 13 June 1796 at St Peters, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.3
     The 1798 Directory of Leeds list Richard Shores, school master, of March [sic] Lane.

Family 1

Dorothy Eccles b. 31 Mar 1731, d. Mar 1796
Children

Family 2

Ann Chapman b. c 1727, d. Feb 1797

Citations

  1. [S1261] Borthwick Institute for Archives: FindMyPast - Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms , Yorkshire, Leeds. Baptism of Richard Shore.
  2. [S902] Ancestry.com Inc., 2011: W. Yorks, Eng. Bapt, Marr & Burials 1512-1812 , Richard Shores and Dorothy Eckles.
  3. [S902] Ancestry.com Inc., 2011: W. Yorks, Eng. Bapt, Marr & Burials 1512-1812 , Marriage of Richard Shores and Ann Chapman.
  4. [S902] Ancestry.com Inc., 2011: W. Yorks, Eng. Bapt, Marr & Burials 1512-1812 , Burial of daughter of Richard Shores.
  5. [S902] Ancestry.com Inc., 2011: W. Yorks, Eng. Bapt, Marr & Burials 1512-1812 , Baptism of Elizabeth Shores, 1763.
  6. [S902] Ancestry.com Inc., 2011: W. Yorks, Eng. Bapt, Marr & Burials 1512-1812 , Baptism of Mary Shores.
  7. [S902] Ancestry.com Inc., 2011: W. Yorks, Eng. Bapt, Marr & Burials 1512-1812 , Baptism of John Shores, 1769.