Richard Breaks was the son of William Breaks and Mary Cundall.

Richard was born in 1881 in Newton, Slaidburn, Yorkshire.

Richard married Jane Armitstead in 1906 in the Pateley Bridge Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Jane Armitstead:

- William Armitstead Breaks	born on 13 February 1907 at Aysgarth, Yorkshire.
- Margery Breaks	born on 3 October 1908 at Aysgarth, Yorkshire.
- Mary Helena Breaks	born on 29 October 1909 at Aysgarth, Yorkshire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1881	1891	Slim Row Farm, Newton, near Slaidburn, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1881		Slaidburn.	Note 1.
1901		Lamb Hill, Bowland Forest Higher Division, Yorkshire.	Census Data.
1911		New House, Tosside, Long Preston, Yorkshire.	Census Data.

Richard was a Carter, Farmer.

Details of Richard's death are not known.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1881 Census. Richard's birthplace.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	Slim Row Farm, Newton in Clitheroe.
1891	Slimroe, Newton in Clitheroe.
1901	Lamb Hill, Bowland Forest Higher Division, Yorkshire.
1911	New House, Tosside, Long Preston, Yorkshire.