• Born: 26 Feb 1830, Bideford, Devon, England ²
• Christened: 24 Dec 1830, Wesleyan, Bideford, Devon, England ²
• Married: 5 Aug 1854, Gwinear, Cornwall ³
• Died: 20 Sep 1914, Ye Wells Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, Radnor, Wales ^{4 5}

  Research Notes:

In 1861 Richard Cory, aged 29, born in Bideford Devon, merchant, and wife Emily Cory, aged 29, born in Gwinear, merchant's wife, were living at Oscar House, Cardiff St. John, Glamorgan, Wales. With them were daughters (born in Cardiff) Emily Vivian (2) and Frederica M (6 mo). Visiting was Emily's sister Elizabeth M Vivian (33) of Gwinear, unmarried.

Richard was not with his family at the time of the 1871 England Census.

In 1881 Richard Cory Junr, born in Bideford Devon, colliery proprietor, and wife Emily Cory, aged 49, born in Gwinear, were living in Oscar House, Newport Rd., Cardiff St. John, Glamorgan. Present were children (born in Cardiff) Saxton Campbell (25), merchant's clerk, Theodore John (6), scholar, and Mable (10), scholar.

In 1891 Richard Cory, aged 61, born in Bideford, colliery proprietor, and wife Emily Cory, aged 58, born in Gwinear, were living at 27 Newport Rd., Cardiff St. John, Glamorgan. With them were children (born in Cardiff) R. Vivian (24), clerk colliery office, Hilda (26), Beatrice (28), F. Mary (30), Mabel (20),

In 1901 Richard Cory, aged 71, born in Bideford, retired merchant (coal), and wife Emily Cory, aged 69, born in St. Gwinear, were living at 27 Newport Rd., Cardiff St. John, Glamorgan. With them was son Robert W. (23) of Cardiff, coal company secretary.

In 1911 Richard Cory, aged 81, born in Bideford, colliery proprietor (private means), and wife of 56 years Emily Cory, aged 79, born in Gwinear (mother of 16 children, 9 deceased), were living in Oscar House, Cardiff, Glamorgan. With them were daughters (born in Cardiff) Frederica Mary Cory (50), single, Hilda Cory (46), married under 1 year, and Beatrice Cory (48), single.

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Richard Cory died aged 84 years. ⁴

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Richard Cory of Oscar House Cardiff, esquire, J.P., died 20 September 1914 at Ye Wells Hotel Llandrindod Wells Radnorshire. Probate Llandaff 4 January 1915 to Beatrice Cory, spinster, Theodore John Cory and Robert Wilberforce Cory, gentleman, Richard Penrose Kernick, estate agent, and Richard Morgan, secretary of Cory brothers and company limited. Effects £528,364 0s. 1d. in the United Kingdom. ⁵