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Comment on In the graveyards of Southwark by Jeff Parker

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:15:01 +0000

Sorry I forgot to give you some other details:

Elsie married Rubin Woods and had two children Linda (not to Rubin) & Peter. peter died some 10-15 years ago (mum knows the details) and we think Linda still lives in North Wales. Kenneth James Parker married Phylis Hamer in Shotton in 1959 and they had 3 children Jeffrey (me) 23/04/60, Angela (0/03/62) & Micheal 04/07/64).

We all have children and if you want their details pleae contact me.

Comment on In the graveyards of Southwark by Jeff Parker

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:04:49 +0000

Kenneth James Parker was my father, and my dad’s sister was Elsie. We don’t know anything about my dad’s side of the family apart than my dad’s dad was call Albert. We belive that my dad’s mum died giving birth to my dad or soon afterwards. My mum as tried to trace my dad’s side of the family but without much luck. Any info you may have would be very welcome.

Regards Jeff

Comment on In the graveyards of Southwark by Emma

Sat, 02 May 2009 08:01:33 +0000

Thanks Will for the response to my earlier comment. I would just like to say that I followed your advise and ordered the Certificate for the Birth of Alice M Gaulton in Manchester. And while I was doing my research I also came across two other names Albert J and Harriett E, all three entries also had a matching entry under Parker.

The Mothers name on Harriett’s was Alice Maud Gaulton and only Alice on the others. Same couple thought as the address was the same. What was the most significant was the fact that Alice Maud had three younger siblings Joseph, Harriett and Elsie. These three went into an orphanage after the parents died in 1916 and Alice named her first daughter Harriett Elsie and her first son Albert Joseph.

Her partners name was Albert Parker who had been a private in the 12th Manchester Regiment, and then became a Canal Boatman, I have not yet found his military records so any help here would be kindly received.

Also, it looks like Alice and Albert may have moved to Dartford as I have found 4 double entries of children in Dartford with entries under both Gaulton & Parker: Reginald (B: 1926, D: 1927), John (B: 1929, D 1929), William(B: 1929, D 1929) & Kenneth J (B: 1934, D: I think 2004).

Thanks again Emma

PS: If there are any decendants of a Harriett Elsie Parker or a Kenneth J Parker listening to this Podcast please respond to this comment. Thanks

Comment on Tracking down a missing person on the 1901 census by squarechick

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:52:16 +0000

thanks for the tips - just found what I was looking for with your advice!!

Comment on Finding more offspring on FreeBMD by Emma

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:39:36 +0000

I think your Podcasts are great, so much better than some of the American ones.

Anyway, I actually have a question that I hope you may be able to help me with.

I have recently looked up the 1911 census and found that my Grandfather had an older sister that my Dad never knew about.

Her name was Alice Maud Gaulton Born 18 Oct 1899 in Chorlton Lancashire. My Grandfathers parents died in 1916, and he and his two younger sisters went into an orphanage, but I am having great difficulty finding out what could have happened to Alice as she would have been 17 when her father Died in Dec 1916, the mother died earlier that same year. Have you any tips on where I could look to find out what happened to Alice and possibly how to find out which orphanage my grandfather went to.

If you can help, that would be great. Thanks for your podcasts keep them coming.

Regards Emma

Comment on About by Roz Jones

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:55:34 +0000

Fantastic podcast - particularly the video ones.

out of curiosity, when you record something that happens in say Q1 1901, where do you get the dates from?

Roz

ps please do more