PARSONS Chart 0401

This is a Chart for William Merrick Parsons and Fanny Longhurst

 

married
22nd August 1887
St Patrick Church
Hove
Sussex
witnesses
Aaron PREVETT
Annie ROBERTS
registered
September quarter
1887
Steyning district
Sussex

  
 

1
WILLIAM MERRICK PARSONS
born about
December quarter
1861
Thakeham, Sussex
occupation
1887 Blacksmith (at marriage)
1888 Blacksmith (baptism of Bertha Annie)
1891 Blacksmith
1901 Railway Blacksmith
1911 Steam Roller Driver
1915 Engine Driver (marriage of Frank PARSONS)
1930 Retired Engine Driver (administration of wife)
died
26th June 1938
Bennetts Road
Horsham
Sussex
registered
June quarter
1938
Horsham district
Sussex
Aged 76
probate
22nd August 1938
London
to
Frank PARSONS
joiner
and 
Bertha Annie
SMART
widow
will
£629 11s. 6d.

 

2
FANNY LONGHURST
born about
September quarter
1854
Shipley, Sussex
baptised 
3rd September 1854
St Mary the Virgin
 Shipley, Sussex
occupation
1861  Scholar
1871 House Servant
1881 Cook
died
28th June 1930
registered
June quarter
1930
Horsham district
Sussex
Aged 75
administration
(with will)
25th October 1930
to the said
William Merrick
PARSONS
retired engine driver
will
£610 14s. 7d.
3
Bertha Annie
PARSONS
born 
30th July 1888
Croydon, Surrey
registered
September quarter
1888
Croydon district
 Surrey
baptised
9th September 1888
St Mary Magdalene
Addiscombe
Surrey
died
21st January 1980
registered
March quarter
1980
Crawley district
West Sussex
Aged 91
probate
21st February 1980
Brighton
wwill
£14273

married
September quarter
1929
Horsham district
Sussex
James 
William
SMART 		4
Frank
PARSONS
born 
2nd May 1890
registered
June quarter 
1890
(11 months on the 1891 Census)
Horsham, Sussex
baptised
6th July 1890
Horsham
Sussex
died
5th February 1973
registered
March quarter
1973
Surrey North Western district
Surrey
Aged 82

married
31st July 1915
St Stephen
East Twickenham
Middlesex
witnesses
Arthur CLARK
Harry BRIDGE
Bertha Annie PARSONS
Daisy
Elizabeth
VINCENT
 		5
Herbert
PARSONS
born about
December quarter
1891
Horsham, Sussex
baptised
22nd November 1891
Horsham
Sussex
occupation
1911 Motor And Cycle Builder Apprentice
military
WWI
Service Number
T/3001
2nd/4th Bn. 
Queen's 
(Royal West Surrey)
Regiment
medals
Victory, British and
1915 Star
died
WWI
29th August 1915
Gallipoli
Aged 24
(son of William and Fanny PARSONS)
memorial
Green Hill Cemetery
Suvia
Gallipoli
Canakkale
Turkey
memorial reference
II.B.12
  1. 1887 127 Oval Road, Croydon (address at marriage) Father Thomas PARSONS - Labourer
    1888 127 Oval Road, Addiscombe, Surrey (baptism of Bertha Annie)
    1891 Census - Dogkennel House, Depot Lane, Horsham, Sussex. 
    1901 Census - 106 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Surrey (down as PASSONS on the Ancestry.com, index, found by searching for Fanny born Shipley,
     Sussex). There was a Frederick PARSONS, aged 16 a nephew a Gasfitters Mate, (Railways) born Shakeham, Sussex with the family.
    1911 14 Rymer Road Croydon Surrey, There was a Visitor an Eliza TREE aged 30 a Domestic Servant born Horsham, Sussex.
    1938 8 Comptons Lane, Horsham, Sussex (address given at probate)
  2. 1861 Census - Smitherhill, Shipley, Sussex. Sarah and Fanny are down as visitors at this address. The Head is a Thomas MERRITT aged 54 an Ag Lab born Billingshurst, Sussex, his wife is Mary MERRITT aged 54 born Shipley, Sussex. The children are Thomas, William and John all Ag Labs and all born in Shipley, Sussex but the ages are difficult to read as they all have lines through them, but possibly 27 or 17, for Thomas, 15 for William and 18 for John, but that is the order they are in so William at 15 is before John who looks as though he is 18 and if Thomas is 17, John should have been before him as well. (The name MERRITT crops us with the family elsewhere with Billingshurst births, but cannot find a connection between the two families at present.
    1871 7 Cambridge Road, Hove, Sussex. Housemaid to the Honourable Louisa CONGRESS/CONGROVE? (65) widow born Ireland a Landed Pro(prietor) Ireland and her unmarried children Louisa (41), Augusta (36) and Jane (33) all born Ireland. A visitor was Caroline W SANDFORD (27) born Paris; British Subject. Other servants were Auguste CHRISTOPHE (25) Footman born France: French subject and Honorine ROUCON (27) Cook born France: French subject
    1881 13 Regency Square, The Palace, Brighton, Sussex. There is no head of house. Fanny was living with Mary A JUFFREY(?) (50) widow Housemaid born Southrepps, Norfolk.
    1887 40 Brunswick Place, Hove, Sussex (at marriage)
    1888 127 Oval Road, Addiscombe, Surrey (baptism of Bertha Annie)
    1891 Census - Dogkennel House, Depot Lane, Horsham, Sussex. 
    1901 Census - 106 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Surrey (down as PASSONS on the Ancestry.com, index, found by searching for Fanny born Shipley, Sussex). There was a Frederick PARSONS, aged 16 a nephew a Gasfitters Mate, (Railways) born Shakeham, Sussex with the family.
    1911 14 Rymer Road Croydon Surrey, There was a Visitor an Eliza TREE aged 30 a Domestic Servant born Horsham, Sussex. On the 1911 census Fanny is shown as having been married 23 years and having had 3 children all still living
    1930 8 Cambridge Road, Horsham, Surrey (address given at administration)
  3. 1888 127 Oval Road, Addiscombe, Surrey (baptism of Bertha Annie)
    1891 Dogkennel House, Depot Lane, North Horsham, Horsham, Sussex
    1901 106 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Surrey. Living with them was nephew Frederick PARSONS (16) Gas Fitter's Mate (Railway) born  Thakeham?, Sussex
    1911 Homefield Valley Road, Kenley, Coulsdon, Surrey, Servant of Richard WEBB (53) Pensioned Civil Servant G P O born Marylebone, Middlesex, his wife Louisa (49) born Ramsate, Kent, son Herbert Richard (23) Charlered Accountant born East Finchley, Middlesex, married sister-in-law Marion ASKWITH (47) born Camden Town, London (no husband present) and nephew Howard George ASKWITH (5) born Plumstead, Kent. 
    1939 8 Comptons Lane , Horsham U.D., Sussex as a widow. After Bertha there were 2 Record Officially Closed entries
    1980 15 Greenfield Road, Roffeyhorsham (address given at probate)
  4. 1891 Census - Dogkennel House, Depot Lane, Horsham, Sussex. 
    1901 Census - 106 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Surrey (down as PASSONS on the Ancestry.com, index, found by searching for Fanny born Shipley, Sussex). There was a Frederick PARSONS, aged 16 a nephew a Gasfitters Mate, (Railways) born Shakeham, Sussex with the family.
    1911 14 Rymer Road Croydon Surrey, There was a Visitor an Eliza TREE aged 30 a Domestic Servant born Horsham, Sussex.
    1915 14 Rymer Road, E Croydon, Surrey (at marriage)
    1939 49 Moor Mead Road, Twickenham M.B., Middlesex, In the transcript after son Basil there is 1 Record Officially Closed entry Living with them were married daughter Evelyn D FRANCIS and her husband Frederick H G FRANCIS. On the original document there is no closed record and the name of Evelyn has been crossed through in red ink and see page 21 added. On page 21 she is living at 29 Moor Mead Road entered as if she was the main occupant but numbered number 5, with 2 Closed Records after her. The name FRANCIS has been crossed through and GILMORE added above which would indicates she later remarried a GILMORE
  5. 1901 Census - 106 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Surrey (down as PASSONS on the Ancestry.com, index, found by searching for Fanny born Shipley, Sussex). There was a Frederick PARSONS, aged 16 a nephew a Gasfitters Mate, (Railways) born Shakeham, Sussex with the family.
    1911 14 Rymer Road Croydon Surrey, There was a Visitor an Eliza TREE aged 30 a Domestic Servant born Horsham, Sussex.

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