SIXTH GENERATION
48. James PARKER was
born about 1813 in Wokingham or Finchampstead, Berkshire. He died on 9 Oct 1898
in Egham Wick, Surrey1. He was buried on 13 Oct 1898 in Egham,
Surrey2.
His occupations have been recorded as :-
Agricultural Labourer (1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 Census)
Farm Labourer (1881 Census)
Labourer (1891 Census & Marriage Certificate 1844)
Former Carter (Death Certificate 1898)
Recorded addresses :-
Old Windsor Common, Sunningdale, Berks (1841 Census)
Old Windsor Parish (Marriage Certificate 1844)
Egham, Surrey (son Thomas's Baptism 1846,)
Egham Wick, Surrey (1851, 1861, 1871 Census, Death Certificate 1898)
Titness Park Lodge, Sunninghill, Berks (1881, 1891 Census)
James gave the following ages in the census returns :- 1841 census - 25 - ca.
1812-1816 1851 census - 35 - ca. 1815 1861 census - 47 - ca 1813 1871
census - 57 - ca. 1813 1881 census - 68 - ca. 1812 1891 census - 75 - ca.
1815 The is some uncertainty about where James was born. In the 1851 to 1881
censuses he stated it as Wokingham, Berks, however in the 1891 census he gave
Finchampstead, Berks. Wokingham is the large regional town whereas Finchampstead
is a small village in a neighbouring Parish. It is possible that James was using
Wokingham as his place of birth in a regional sense and only gave the specific
village in 1891. There is no corresponding baptism for James in the Wokingham
Parish Register. In the Finchampstead Church register is a James born 1813,
which is the nearest to the ages he is recorded with in the censuses, however
the father of that James is a William. On James' marriage certificate his
father's name is recorded as James. This may be a mistake, with his name being
accidentilly repeated for the father. There is a James baptised in 1819 in
Finchampstead with father James, mother Sarah, however that doesn't match the
ages given over his lifetime unless it was a late baptism. There is a 6 year gap
from the previous child for James & Sarah in 1813, so he may have been born ca.
1814/15 to them and not baptised until 1819. Until some other evidence is found,
if it exists, his ancestry remain uncertain.
He was married to Mary WELLBELOVE on 8 Sep 1844 in Old Windsor, Berkshire8.
49. Mary WELLBELOVE was
born about 1822 in Egham, Surrey. She died on 15 Feb 1898 at The Lodge, Titnes
Park, Sunninghill4. She was buried on 19 Feb 1898 in Egham, Surrey2.
Her occupation has been recorded as :-
Servant (Marriage Certificate 1844)
Recorded addresses :-
Old Windsor Parish (Marriage Certificate 1844)
Egham, Surrey (son Thomas's Baptism 1846,)
Egham Wick, Surrey (1841?, 1851, 1861, 1871 Census)
Titness Park Lodge, Sunninghill, Berks (1881, 1891 Census)
Sunninghill, Berks (Burial 1898)
A baptism for Mary has yet to be found. Her age and birth place are consistent
in the censuses ie born about 1821 in Egham. There is no corresponding baptism
in the Egham Parish Register. In the 1841 census there is a Mary in the family
of Thomas & Ann Welbelove for which there is no corresponding baptism and
this could well be Mary. Also Thomas & Ann had a son Charles and a Charles
was a witness to Mary's marriage.
Mary's death certificate incorrectly names her husband as "Thomas Parker a
Park Labourer". Thomas was in fact her son and the informant on the death
certificate. He is also the one person who consistently describes himself as a
"labourer of (Great Windsor) Park". That this is Mary the wife of
James Parker is confirming by the place of death - "Titnes Park". Mary
& James Parker, married couple, were both at Titness Park in the 1881 &
1891censuses.
It would also appear that Mary had two illigitimate children, John William (or
William John) and Charles William.
Children were:
i.
John William WELLBELOVE was born on the 7 Sep 1838 in Egham, Surrey5.
He was christened on 7 Oct 1838 in Egham2. There
is some confusion over the name, whether it is John William or William John. He
appears in the baptismal records and on his birth certificate as John William.
But he is in the burial register and on his death certificate as William John.
He doesn't appear in the censuses so it is almost certain the same boy. His
birth certificate does not name his father but does give the father's occupation
as a Keeper. He died on the 14 Mar 1839, his death
certificate has his mother as "Mary Welbelove, spinster". He was
buried on 22 Mar 1839 in Egham, Surrey.
ii.
Charles William WELLBELOVE was born on 22 July 1841 in Egham7. He
was christened on 22 Aug 1841 in Egham2. Charles is Mary's 2nd illigitimate son. He appears in the 1851 census listed as Charles
Parker with James & Mary's other children.
iii.
George PARKER was christened on 8 Dec 1844 in Egham2.
24 iv.
Thomas PARKER was born on 23 Oct 1846 in Egham, Surrey. He was christened on 22 Nov 1846 in
Egham2. He died on 3 Nov 1909 in The Wick, Egham. He was buried on 8 Nov 1909 in Virginia Water, Surrey.
v. James
William PARKER was christened on 24 Dec 1848 in Egham2.
vi.
William PARKER was born about 1850 in Egham.
vii.
John PARKER was born about 1852 in Egham.
viii.
Jesse PARKER was born about 1854 in Egham, Surrey. In
the 1881 census he was a Gardener &
Domestic Servant for the Director of the Royal Tapestry Works & Artists in Windsor, Berkshire.
ix.
Joseph PARKER was born about 1857 in Egham, Surrey. He appeared on the census
in 1881 in Titness Park Lodge, Sunninghill, Berks as a Gardener. Sources
:-
1. James' Death Certificate - 1898, DecQ, Windsor, 2c-267.
2. Parish Register - locations as stated.
3. Census returns :-
1851 - HO107/1695/f.183/p.7.
1861 - RG9/758/f.123/p.6.
1871 - RG10/1298/f.30/p.11.
1881 - RG11/1322/f.166/p.9.
1891 - RG12/1010/f.147/p.15.
4. Mary's Death Certificate - Mar Q 1898 Windsor 2c 299.
5. John William's Birth Certificate - 1838 Dec Q Windsor 6-241.
6. John William's Death Certificate - Mar Q 1839 Windsor vi-185.
7. Charles William's Birth Certificate - 1841 Sep Q Windsor vi-252.
8. Marriage Certificate - 1844, Sep Q, Windsor, 6-423. |