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Trying to find out his parents.
George married 1908 Rosetta charlotte gregory
1911 census he is aged 24 and in Chatham, Kent, with wife, and daughter called Rosetta elizabeth aged 1.
So any help people where he was born? And who parents were?
Where he died?
He was my husband's great grandad.
Thankyou kind ladies and gents.
Appreciate any help. :-)

Doesn't the 1911 census tell you where he was born!?

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Mar 1887 (>99%)
PARHAM George William Medway 2a 564

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Name:.........Mother's Maiden Surname:
PARHAM, GEORGE WILLIAM ...... NICHOLS
GRO Reference: 1887 M Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 02A Page 564

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Possible marriage given registration district for the 1886 birth

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1885 (>99%)
Nicholls Elizabeth Ann Medway 2a 635
Parham Henry Thomas Medway 2a 635

Nicholls spelt here with 2 x L's

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
8, Middle Street, Gillingham, Medway, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Henry Parham Head Married Male 25 1866 General labourer Chatham, Kent, England
Elizabeth Parham Wife Married Female 24 1867 Tailoress Chatham, Kent, England
Henry Parham Son - Male 5 1886 - Chatham, Kent, England
George Parham Son - Male 5 1886 - Chatham, Kent, England
James Parham Son - Male 3 1888 - Chatham, Kent, England
Frank Parham Son - Male 1 1890 - Chatham, Kent, England
Elizabeth Parham Daughter - Female 0 1891 - Chatham, Kent, England

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
PARHAM, FRANK FRANCIS NICHOLS
GRO Reference: 1889 S Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 02A Page 610

1911 Census For England & Wales
14 Seymour Road Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George William Parham Husband Married Male 24 1887 Labour general Chatham Kent
Rosetta Charlotte Parham Wife Married Female 23 1888 - Chatham Kent
Rosetta Elizabeth Parham Daughter - Female 1 1910 - Chatham Kent

Still alive 1939

1939 Register
11 Cottall Avenue, Chatham, Chatham M.B., Kent, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
George W Parham 02 Dec 1886 Male Club Steward Married 46 1
Rosetta C Parham 22 Jun 1887 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 46 2
George D Parham 19 Nov 1917 Male Barman Single 46 3
Violet C Pordage (Parham) 05 Jan 1924 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single 46 4
Ronald E Parham 22 May 1926 Male At School Single 46 5
Pearl B Martin (Parham) 05 May 1929 Female At School Single 46 6
Herbert D Parham 25 Nov 1931 Male At School Single 46 7

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Deaths Sep 1948 (>99%)
Parham George W 61 Chatham 5b 232

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His burial -

Kent Burials
Chatham, Maidstone Road & Palmerston Road Cemetery, Kent, England

First name(s) George William
County Kent
Last name Parham
Country England
Sex Male
Grave reference Section 11 Grave No. 387 (C)
Birth year 1887
Notes Entry No. 42695. 10' P
Age at death 61
Record source Chatham, Kent. Maidstone Road and Palmerston Road Cemetery Burials 1869-2007
Burial year 1948
Record set Kent Burials
Burial date 25 Sep 1948
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Occupation Club steward
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death place Died at St Bartholomew's Hospital. Removed from Chatham
Collections from England, Great Britain
Place Chatham, Maidstone Road & Palmerston Road Cemetery

Surname First name(s) Spouse/Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1968 (>99%)
PARHAM ROSETTA C 80 SITTINGBRNE 5F 826

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and her burial -
Kent Burials
Chatham, Maidstone Road & Palmerston Road Cemetery, Kent, England

First name(s) Rosetta Charlotte
County Kent
Last name Parham
Country England
Sex Female
Grave reference Section 11 Grave No. 387 (C)
Birth year 1888
Notes Entry No. 50259. 6' 3rd Inter. P
Age at death 80
Record source Chatham, Kent. Maidstone Road and Palmerston Road Cemetery Burials 1869-2007
Burial year 1968
Record set Kent Burials
Burial date 10 Jan 1968
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Occupation Widow
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death place Died at Milton Regis Hospital, Sittingbourne. Removed from Chatham
Collections from England, Great Britain
Place Chatham, Maidstone Road & Palmerston Road Cemetery

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
22, Jenkins Dale, Chatham, Medway, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Henry Parham Head Married Male 34 1867 Bricklayer Chatham, Kent, England
Elizabeth Parham Wife Married Female 33 1868 - Faversham, Kent, England
Henry Parham Son Single Male 15 1886 Painter's apprentice Chatham, Kent, England
George Parham Son Single Male 14 1887 Van boy Chatham, Kent, England
James Parham Son Single Male 13 1888 Message boy Chatham, Kent, England
Frank Parham Son Single Male 11 1890 - Chatham, Kent, England
Elizabeth Parham Daughter Single Female 10 1891 - Chatham, Kent, England
Alice Parham Daughter Single Female 8 1893 - Chatham, Kent, England
Edith Parham Daughter Single Female 6 1895 - Chatham, Kent, England
William Parham Son Single Male 4 1897 - Chatham, Kent, England
Annie Parham Daughter Single Female 3 1898 - Chatham, Kent, England
Caroline Parham Daughter Single Female 0 1901 - Chatham, Kent, England

Henry and Elizabeth living apart in 1911.

On the original form Elizabeth has put Seperated and it has been changed to Married Says married 25 years, 12 children born to the marriage - 9 still alive and 3 have died.

1911 Census For England & Wales
18 Otway Street Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Elizabeth Parham Head Married Female 43 1868 Home dutys Kent Faversham
Henry Parham Son Single Male 25 1886 Skilled laborer painting Kent Chatham
Frank Parham Son Single Male 21 1890 Painter Kent Chatham
William Parham Son - Male 14 1897 - Kent Chatham
Annie Parham Daughter - Female 13 1898 School Kent Chatham
Carrie Parham Daughter - Female 10 1901 School Kent Chatham
Ada Parham Daughter - Female 9 1902 School Kent Chatham

1911 Census For England & Wales
24 Luton Street Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England

First name(s) Henry Thomas
Last name Parham
Sex Male
Birth year 1867
Age 44
Age as transcribed 44
Relationship to head Head
Marital status Married
Occupation Bricklayer
Employment status OUT OF WORK 4
Birth place Chatham Kent
Birth place as transcribed Chatham Kent
Nationality as transcribed English
Full address 24 Luton Street Chatham, Chatham, Kent, England
Address 24 Luton Street Chatham
House number 24
Street Luton Street
Parish Chatham
County Kent
Country England
Registration district Medway
Registration district number 47
Sub-district Rochester and Chatham
Sub-district number 1
Enumeration district number 31
Archive series RG14
Piece number 3915
Schedule 263
Census reference RG14PN3915 RG78PN149 RD47 SD1 ED31 SN263
RG 78 piece number 149
Other household member first name(s) -
Other household member last name -
Record set 1911 Census For England & Wales
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Census

Henry and Elizabeth together in 19211921 Census Of England & Wales
113, Maida Road, Chatham, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
Henry Thomas Parham Head Male 1866 54 Chatham, England Bricklayer Dockyard Labouring
Elizabeth Ann Parham Wife Female 1867 53 Faversham, England At Home -
Edward Charles Parham Son Male 1914 6 Chatham, England - -
Caroline Emily Parham Daughter Female 1900 20 Chatham, England At Home -

1921 Census Of England & Wales
26, Sydney Road, Chatham, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
George William Parham Head Male 1887 34 Chatham, Kent, England General Grocers Own Account
Rosetta Charlotte Parham Wife Female 1887 34 Chatham, Kent, England Grocers Assistant Mr Parham
George William Parham Son Male 1917 3 Gillingham, Kent, England - -
Henry James Parham Son Male 1920 1 Chatham, Kent, England - -
Rosetta Elizabeth Parham Daughter Female 1909 11 Chatham, Kent, England - -
Edith Mary Parham Daughter Female 1911 9 Chatham, Kent, England - -
Lillian Alice Parham Daughter Female 1914 6 Gillingham, Kent, England - -
Rosetta Elizabeth Gregory Mother-in-law Female 1852 69 Sheerness, Kent, England Home Dutys -

I worked for ten years for the company owned by Leonard F Parhan who was a son of Frank Parham

Leonard was a master builder Architect and land owner and his company built up market houses and businesses all over Kent .
He also had a distinguished naval career

He owned the land the Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre is built on and his company built the houses on valley drive

His two sons and son in law also worked in the business

They also own gillingham marina which is a thriving boat mooring and repair site as well as having riverside apartments on it on the river Medway

Thankyou all for kindly replying.
Helped me out a lot.
Very interesting.