THE LIFE OF A GREAT 

 SPORTSMAN 



CHAPTER I 



AN OLD LINCOLNSHIRE FAMILY 



My brother John Maunsell Richardson, whose life-story I tell 

 in this book, was the second son of William Richardson, of 

 Limber Magna and Immingham, Lincolnshire, and was born 

 at Limber Magna on the 12th of June, 1846. His mother was 

 Mary Eliza Maunsell, only child of Thomas Maunsell, of 

 Limerick, Ireland, and Catharine his wife. 



He had one brother, William,* a year older than himself, 

 who predeceased him by two years ; and one sister, still living, 

 who is privileged to tell this his life-story. 



For the genealogy of this branch of the old Lincolnshire 

 family to which we belong, we have our brother William to 

 thank, who although in full accord with the honest pride of his 

 ancestors, who were " too proud to care from whence they 

 came," was persuaded by a certain Mr. Gibbons to allow him 

 to search old deeds, and examine registers dealing with the 

 subject, which he had in his possession. 



This resulted in each one of us acquiring a beautiful volume, 



* Lieut.-Colonel 3rd Lincolnshire Regiment. 



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