Genealogy Chat

thanks all, lol Merry, yep bet they had a laugh at that! sorry didn't reply staright away, I went off to eat! So it looks as if Edward snr was the father! .. but why didn't he put his name in the 'fathers box' I wonder... oh well perhaps will never know that answer! Don't suppose anyone can find a death for the 1st Sarah Parnell?...I've had no luck at all....and a marriage for the 2nd Sarah? Sue

Absolutely, AFof C!! I bet the registrars had a larff!! Wonder what he said to them? Merry

So, Edward PARNELL trots off to register the birth of a child called Edward Parnell DAVEY. I think it fairly safe to assume that Edward senior believed himself to be the father. If he wasn't, he'd either object to the baby's name or refuse to register it.

The 1836 Civil Registration Act named a whole set of people who could register a birth - father, mother, someone 'in attendence' at the delivery, an occupier of the property where the birth took place. Merry

I think an ''occupier'' is the house owner or tenant. (On other threads people have discussed what an ''Inmate'' is, other than in a workhouse or other institution. An ''inmate'' can be someone living in a property who is not the houseowner or the tenant............so there must be a word for the houseowner/tenant and guess this is ''occupier''!) Various people could register a birth as well as the mother.......One of those (I think) was the owner of the property. (obviously he might also be the father!) Merry

Hi all, Please can someone explain this for me?.... I have just recieved the birth cert for my Gt grandfather, Edward Parnell..known as Edward Parnell on all census after 1861, but on 1861 as Edward Parnell Davy he was registered under the name of Davy, Parnell Edward 1858 mar Q Forehoe ... thats what I ordered the cert under. Now on the cert there is no fathers name, mothers name is Sarah Dav(e)y. In the box where the name etc of informant info is ...it says Edward Parnell (I thought his fathers name was Edward), occupier, Bawburgh. (Bawburgh is just outside Norwich)..but under the name of the child it definately says Edward Parnell. This has thrown up loads of questions that I can't answer... 1) What does occupier mean? 2) I cant find a marriage between Sarah Davey (Davy) and Edward Parnell snr. although on 1861 census Sarah was Edwards housekeeper and by 1871 his wife. They went on to have other children.. 3) 1851 census shows Edward snr living with his wife Sarah (another Sarah?) and one child George. Can't find a death for this Sarah. I am soooo confused.... sorry if I've confused you too.... hope somebody can help with fresh ideas on this muddle, thanks, Sue PS.. I do have all the census records for this family... 1851 to 1891

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