Richard Thomas King (1785/6–1866)
Army officer. Second lieutenant, Royal Artillery, 1802; lieutenant-colonel, 1837; colonel, 1851; major-general, 1854. Resident of Hythe, Kent, circa 1845–59.
Census returns of England and Wales 1851 (The National Archives: Public Record Office HO107/1633/464/6)
England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 5 July 2019)
Hart’s army list 1856
Post Office directory of the six home counties 1845–59.