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what happened to theodosia parker ?

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John

John Report 21 Sep 2009 19:46

hi all,
can anyone help me, i am trying to find out what happened
to theodosia parker,
this is what i have so far,
IGI
theodosia bassett
christening, 8th feb 1787 orton on the hill leicester.
IGI
samuel parker
marriage docey bassett, 10 nov 1806 holy trinity coventry.
1841 CENCUS
samuel parker born abt 1786
theodosa parker born abt 1786
holy trinity coventry,
on the 1941 cencus they have a daughter matilda,
MATILDA PARKER IGI SAYS
CHRISTENING 04 AUG 1819 HOLY TRINITY COVENTRY
FARTHER SAMUEL PARKER
MOTHER LUCY,
1851 CENCUS
samuel parker born abt 1782 [radford]
mary parker born abt 1782 [ horton on the hill ]
IS MARY, THEODOSIA ?????
I HAVE A DEATH
theodosia parker
peterbro 1841[ i have got cert, and it is not right]
and i have also got marriage index
samuel parker and mary williams,
mar 1842 coventry 16 353,
thank you in advance,
best wishes
john

Derek

Derek Report 21 Sep 2009 20:34

Do you mean Houghton the Hill???

Researching:
anything that anybody needs in Derbyshire /Notts?East Yorkshire.....but mainly Derbys

John

John Report 21 Sep 2009 20:59

hi derek
just writing whats on the cencus, you could well be
right,
best wishes
john

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 21 Sep 2009 23:33

It isn't impossible for Mary to be Theodosia, she perhaps got fed up of trying to explain her name and chose the simplest she could think of - or perhaps the enumerator couldn't cope with the name either?

Or perhaps she was known as Mary and whoever gave the information didn't know her correct name.

It seems unlikely that Theodosia died in 1841/2 and he remarried age 60 - but it can happen! You would have to get the marriage cert you found to satisfy yourself on this.

Margaret

John

John Report 22 Sep 2009 20:56

hi all
thanks margaret, i think they are the same person,
orton on the hill, convinces me,
the chances of both theodosia and mary
living in coventry and being from orton on the hill
seems very remote,
thank you all for your help
best wishes
john