Genealogy Chat

Hi Martin,

I have looked for children on the rolls and strangely Elvia is on the 1963 roll and doesn't appear again until the 1980 rolls. Though in both those years she is at the same address as the 1963 roll that I send you.

I have tried searching Australia wide and nothing. Unless she left the country for a period of time.

Maybe another member who is far more experienced than me might have more luck.

Gai

Would there be any documents which would shed any light on whether they had any children ?

Hi Martin,

Melville's wife died in 1995.

PARKER Elvia Grace
Death 28OCT1995
Age 83 late of Baulkham Hills
Sydney Morning Herald 30OCT1995

I have pm'd you a copy of the electoral roll for 1963.

Regards
Gai

That is fantastic information thanks ! such a surprise and a real mystery buster ..

Death:

31717/1968 PARKER MELVILLE JOHN (father's given names)WILLIAM EDWARD (mother's given names) EDITH ANNIE
(district) PARRAMATTA


NSW register again

NSW Registry

22728/1943 PARKER MELVILLE JOHN WILLIAMS ELVIA GRACE HAMILTON

Edit: Lynski beat me to it!

Found this marriage?????????

Name: Melville John Parker
Spouse Name: Elvia Grace Williams
Marriage Date: 1943
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Hamilton, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1943
Registration number: 22728

Wow, I didn't expect that !
I have never had to do any Australian research, i wouldn't know where to start ..

Edith issued a divorce petition against William in 1912:

Item reference J 77/1085/2921
Divorce Court File: 2921. Appellant: Edith Annie Parker. Respondent: William Edward Parker. Type: Wife's petition for divorce [wd]. ...


Covering dates 1912

Held in the National Archives at Kew

Interesting...Melville and his mum went to Australia, did they stay?

Name: Melville John PARKER
Date of departure: 11 February 1913
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Sydney, Australia
Passenger destination: Sydney, Australia

Date of Birth: 1905 (calculated from age)
Age: 8
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Passenger recorded on: Page 6 of 13





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The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -

Mrs Edith Annie PARKER Page 6 of 13



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Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
WILCANNIA
110154
Percy W Scott
P. & O. Branch Service
Australia
6778
3128
317

You could always try sending off to see if there was a will - i would have thought it likely as he was a business man.

A will might shed light on what happened to Melville, as there are so few records on him, did he emigrate?

http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate/copies-of-grants-wills

Hmm interesting, I wonder if they worked together or if they were related in any way ?

Name: William Edward Parker
Probate Date: 20 Sep 1946
Death Date: 2 Feb 1946
Death Place: Bristol, England
Registry: Bristol

Parker William Edward of 43 St Nicolas Street died 2nd Feb 1946 at 18 Victoria Walk Cotham Bristol. Probate 20th Sept Bristol to Frederick James Cooper estate agent. Effects £8728 18s.

Leslie was my fathers father, but never mentioned his half brother William to my dad .
Edward T was quite prominent in the Bristol business world and is remembered for founding Bristol dogs home

Looks like son Leslie who inherited the business was a younger son from a second marriage:

Census 1911:

Address: Danecourt 30 Elgin Parkk Bristol
County: Gloucestershire

PARKER, Edward Thomas Head Married M 55 1856 Auctioneer And Estate Agent Winterbourne Glos
PARKER, Lucy Elsa Wife Married 11 years F 31 1880 Cavendish Sqr London
>>>PARKER, Leslie Edward Son M 10 1901 30 Elgin Park Bristol
PARKER, Eric Edward Son M 6 1905 30 Elgin Park Bristol
POPPLESTONE, Lillian Maud Servant Single F 28 1883 Paville Plymouth
ROSE, Ethel Sarah Elizabeth Servant Single F 21 1890 Clapham London

EDIT: Will have to type faster! Martin was posting as I was still typing.

Thanks Roy & Kucinta
Yes, William was the first child of Edward T Parker and Emma White Godfrey.
Emma died in 1899 and Edward T . Remarried to Lucy Elsa Carter . I am descended from this second marriage and have lots of info regarding this line, however I know much less about his first marriage. It was quite a surprise to my 83 year old father when i recently told him he had a (Half) uncle William.

Hi Roy,

I think Edward T Parker in the article you found could be William Edward Parker's father.

Census 1881:

Address: 15, Hepburn Rd, Bristol St Paul (In)
County: Gloucestershire

>>>>PARKER, Edward T Head Married M 25 1856 Auctioneer & Accoun Clerk Winterburn, Gloucestershire
PARKER, Emman Wife Married F 21 1860 Keynsham, Somerset
>>>>PARKER, William E Son Single M 4 1877 Scholor Bristol, Gloucestershire
PARKER, Florence E Daughter Single F 1 1880 Bristol, Gloucestershire
JONES, Louisa Servant Single F 16 1865 Domestic Servant Bristol, Gloucestershire

? here is the link then just incase

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brizzlebornandbred/3281843334/

Roy

Could it have been his father and a brother though?

Martin, was William Edward's father Edward T Parker?

removed the link, it was not the same man

Roy