Richard Slinger was the son of Jonathan Calvert and Mary Slinger.

Richard was born in 1873 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

Richard married Bertha Hargreaves in 1894 in Clitheroe Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Bertha Hargreaves:

- Robert Calvert Slinger	born in 1894 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Hilda Slinger	born in 1897 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Fred Slinger	born in 1898 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Alice Slinger	born in 1900 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Kitty Slinger	born in 1902 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Jane Slinger	born in 1904 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1881		21 Wilkin Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1891		35 Broomlow Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1901	1911	27 Whalley Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Census Data.

Richard was a Cotton Weaver.

Details of Richard's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	21 Wilkin Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1891	35 Broomlow Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1901	27 Whalley Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1911	27 Whalley Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire.