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Can anyone find the above on the 1891 census please?

According to the gravestone, he didn't die until June 1891 so should be around. This is the stone

A48
In Affectionate Remembrance of
Betty
infant
daughter of
William and Elizabeth PARKER
of Walshaw who died February 19th 1845
Also of Robert their
son who died January 14th 1847
aged 8 months
and Elizabeth Annie their
daughter who died August 9th 1866
aged 5 months
Also Thomas their
son who died February 24th 1877
aged 29 years
Also the above named
Elizabeth PARKER who died
August 7th 1887 aged 66 years
Also the above named
William PARKER who died
June 4th 1891 aged 70 years
Also of Robert Neil son of
the above named William and Elizabeth PARKER
who died December 3rd 1914 aged 59 years
http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Gra ... Parker.htm

This is William and family in 1881, his wife died in 1887.
1881
RG11/4155 folio 57 pg 1
Walshaw, Briercliffe
William Parker, Head, M, 60, Farmer 86 acres employing 1 labourer, b.Briercliffe
Elizabeth, wife, M, 59, Farmers wife, b.Briercliffe
Robert, son, 26, stone mason, b.Briercliffe
William, son, 24, farmers son, b.Briercliffe
Daniel, son, 21, Worsted manufacturer, b.Briercliffe3
Arthur, son, 19, Carpenter, b.Briercliffe
Mary Clark, Serv, U, General domestic servant, b.Durham
Michael Ginley, Serv, U, 18, Farm serv. b.Ireland, Mayo

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Mel,

may I ask, what's your interest in this family? Mine is that I believe William's granddaughter Catherine b c1879 was the mother of my aunt by marriage Annie Parker Stanworth (married name Cooper) b Q3 1902. As I've mentioned earlier, she was known among the Coopers as Annie Blacko, and her brother Clifford Parker Stanworth b 1905 was iving in Blacko around 1930. If I have it right, their father was Abraham Stanworth b Q3 1875 in Burnley and Catherine was his second wife (he is a widower in the 1901 Census, having married Hanah East in Q2 1899: she died in Q3 1900) An A Stanworth of Springwood Blacko is listed in the telephone directories as early as 1922 and as late as 1952. My cousin, Annie Stanworth's daughter, tells me that she and Clifford were always very proud of having the name of Parker. Any idea why?

Charon

PS I can't find Wiliam in 1891 either!

Charon

I can only presume, but a possible reason for being proud of the Parker name is a connection to Robert Townley Parker.

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=920&p=4175&hilit=parker#p4175

It's actually his wife that I've been tracing. I believe she was Elizabeth Barker born 22 June 1821 in Briercliffe., daughter of Robert Barker and Betty?
I was looking for the census because it is the only one missing for William in my file. I like to have them all from birth to death where possible.

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Mel, The only William Parker who was a farmer by occupation who I have found on any 1891 census, lived alone as a widower in Farington Lancashire, but they had his date of birth as 1823 which made him 68 not 71.

Stephanie.

Leaver,

thanks for the thought and the link. I recently came across a Parker (and other families) website
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... andjroots/ which links my Bannisters to the Parkers in the 16th Century by the marriage of Charles B to Ellen P about 1602. It takes the Parker line back to 1215 and forward to the present with Lord Justice Roger Parker b1928. It does include Robert Townley Parker - but not, Mel, either our William or any relevant Barkers. Of course, families often imagine themselves to be related to celebrities of the same name!

Charon

I saw that Stephanie. I've not discounted it completely as 3 years difference is nothing but, as he was buried at St James, I think he will still be in Briercliffe or Burnley.

I've not given up on William yet. I may just go back to the old fashioned method of looking page by page, district by district. These internet resources make searching the census so easy, well...until there is either a transcription error or a letter that someone thinks is something it's not!!

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Is this him with son William of the right age. Living at Habergham Eaves?
Name Age
James Parker 34
William Parker 73
William Parker 35

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Gloria

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Thanks Gloria but I don't think this is him.
The younger William is the right age for the son I have listed for William Parker and Elizabeth Barker but I don't have any record of a James. Do you Charon? Is he one I have missed?

These are all the census I have for William & Elizabeth

1851
HO107/2251 folio 142 pg 6
LeeGreen, Extwistle
William Parker, Head, mar, 30, quarry lab, b.Briercliffe
Elizabeth, wife, M, 24, b.Briercliffe
John, son, 8, scholar, b.Briercliffe
Thomas, son, 3, b.Briercliffe
Catherine, dau, 1, b.Briercliffe

1861
RG9/3073 folio 86 pg 21
Banks, Briercliffe
William Parker, Head, M, 40, farmer of 8 acres, b.Briercliffe
Elizabeth, wife, M 39, b.Briercliffe
Catherine, dau, 11, b.Briercliffe
Adam, son, 9, scholar, b.Briercliffe
Robert Neil, son, 6, scholar, b.Briercliffe
William, son, 4, scholar, b.Briercliffe
Daniel, son, 1, b.Briercliffe
Robert Barker, Boarder, wid, 74, Landed proprietor, b.Briercliffe

1871
RG10/4152 folio pg 4
Walshaw, Briercliffe
William Parker, Head, M, 50, Farmer 90 acres, b.Extwistle
Elizabeth, wife, M, 49, b.Briercliffe
John, son, 28, Builds clerk, b.Briercliffe
Catharine, dau, 21, Farm serv, b.Extwistle
Robert, son, 16, farm serv, b.Briercliffe
William, son, 14, farm serv, b.Briercliffe
Daniel, son, 11, scholar, b.Briercliffe
Arthur, son, 9, scholar, b.Briercliffe

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Mel,

I've found him! 1891, RG12/3371 fo 142, p4. He's still at Walshaw, widowed, with son Robert. Awful handwriting - goodness knows how he was transcribed.

Charon

Well done Charon.

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Gloria

I'd be dangerous with a brain.

Excellent, well done. They are transcribed as 'Panter'!

RG12/3371 folio 142 pg4
Walshaw, Briercliffe
William Parker Head Wid 70 Farmer, b.Extwistle
Robert, son, Sing, 36, Contractor b.Blackpool
2 Sevants also at the address

Thanks.

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Thanks Gloria.

Mel, it was useful for me as it made me learn how to search by address. Luckily William was still in the same place as 10 years previously, so in the event I found him on the fourth page I looked at.

I reckon genealogy is a good anti-Alzheimer exercise - and that's only one of my many excuses for spending so much time at it!

Charon

I don't agree with the anti-Alzheimer exercise. My memory is truly awful, Julie in Norfolk can vouch for that following very recent correspondence!

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