Richard Henry Slinger was the son of John Slinger and Alice Dawson.

Richard was born in 1873 in Walmersley, near Bury, Lancashire.

Richard married Mary Emma Howarth in 1898 in Bury Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Mary Emma Howarth:

- William Slinger	born in 1899 in Tottington, Lancashire.
- Mary Evelyn Slinger	born in 1903 in Green xxx, Lancashire.
- Alice Slinger	born in 1906 in Walmersley, near Bury, Lancashire.
- Gladys Slinger	born in 1909 in Tottington, Lancashire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1881	1891	Touch Road, Walmersley cum Shuttlesworth, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1901	1911	66 Bury Road, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire.	Census Data.

Richard was a Farm Labourer, Stone Quarry Labourer and Night Watchman at Bleach Works.

Richard died when he was about 70 years old, in 1944 in Tottingham, Bury, Lancashire.  

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	Touch Road, Walmersley cum Shuttlesworth, Lancashire.
1891	Touch Road, Walmersley cum Shuttlesworth, Lancashire.
1901	66 Bury Road, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire.
1911	66 Bury Road, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire.