Author: Read, B.
Biography:
READ, Benjamin (b 1792 d aft. 1824: ancestry.com)
On the final page of his book, the poet gives his address as Green Side, Richmond. Probably he is the Benjamin Read who was baptised at St Mary Magdalen, Richmond, Surrey, on 18 Aug. 1792, one of the two sons of Benjamin Read (1751-1838) and his wife, Phebe. His brother, George, was baptized on 20 Oct. 1785. In the Surrey land tax records, “B. Reed” is listed as resident in King Street, Richmond. “B. Read” of Richmond is identified as “Gardener” in the record of jury-qualified freeholders and copyholders (1808-1824). George Read of Richmond Surrey, age 64, is also listed as “gardener” in the 1851 census. No other reference to a “B. Read” or “Benjamin Read” of Richmond has been discovered. (ancestry.com 26 Dec. 2023) JC