Background
Richards was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to Theophilus Richards and Mary Bingham.
Richards was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to Theophilus Richards and Mary Bingham.
They had six children: Westley, Emma, Caroline, Edward Harding, Ellen, and Mary Anne. William died between January and March 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. In 1812 he established a gunmaking business in Birmingham, which bears his name and still exists today.