Richard Banks was born in 1776 at Gilling and baptised at Gilling Near Helmsley, Yorkshire on 4 July 1776. Richard was the son of John Banks 1743-1809 and Elizabeth Taylor 1750-1807.
At the age of 23 Richard married Elizabeth Hodgson on 28 February 1799 at Hovingham in Yorkshire.
Elizabeth was the daughter of John Hodgson 1748-1823 and Elizabeth Garbutt 1757-1838.
She was born in 1778 at Ampleforth in North Yorkshire and baptised on 6 December 1778 at nearby Oswaldkirk.
Richard was a farmer in Ampleforth, and after his death his son Robert continued farming on the same property (1841, 1851, 1861 census).
Richard and Elizabeth had a large family of 12 children –
- Mary b 1800 Ampleforth d 1887 Kirby Misperton. Marr William Risdale. 8 children.
- Elizabeth b 1802 Ampleforth d 1887 Kirby Misperton.
- Hannah b 1806 Ampleforth d 1882 Easingwold. Marr Thomas Dinsdale. 7 children.
- Jane b 1808 Ampleforth. Marr John Treefleet / Triffit. 6 children.
- John b 1810 Ampleforth. d 1902 Ampleforth. Marr Arabella Garbutt. 12 children.
- George b 1811 Ampleforth
- Sarah b 1814 Ampleforth d 1872. Married Ralph Agar. 7 children.
- Rachel b 1814 Ampleforth d 1890. Married Joseph Musgrave. 3 children.
- Robert b 1816 & d 1881 Ampleforth. Married Jane Banks. 2 children.
- Maria b 1819Ampleforth, d 1894 Paxton, Ill, USA . Married Mattias Lowther & Thomas Walton. 9 children.
- William b 1821 & d 1897 Ampleforth. Marr Ann Dale. 7 children. Marr Ann Sayers. 6 children.
- Harriet b 1824 Ampleforth d 1904 Hovingham. Marr David Fletcher. 8 children.
Richard Banks died in 1831 in Ampleforth, Yorkshire aged 55 years. His wife Elizabeth Hodgson died in Fewb 1863 and was also buried at Ampleforth.
