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PARR FAMILY 1911 CENSUS

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Philip

Philip Report 26 Feb 2014 19:26

I am looking for a William Parr born in 1900 with parents John and Elizabeth. They would be living in the Abram area of Wigan.I don't know how many siblings he had but he had a brother James and a sister Mary.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
Phil

jansmith

jansmith Report 26 Feb 2014 19:30

?1911

Name:William Parr
Age in 1911:12
Estimated birth year:abt 1899
Relation to Head:Son
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Prescot, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish:Prescot
County/Island:Lancashire
Country:England
Street address:26 Warrington Road, Prescot
Occupation:School
Registration district:Prescot
Registration District Number:456

John Parr 38
Elizabeth Parr 37
Polly Parr 18
Joseph Parr 15
William Parr 12
John Parr 9
Freddy Parr 5
Elizabeth Ellen Parr 7
Rose Parr 1
James Parr 2

jansmith

jansmith Report 26 Feb 2014 19:38

is this them in 1901

Name:William Parr
Age:1
Estimated birth year:abt 1900
Relation to Head:Son
Gender:Male
Father:John Parr
Mother:Elizabeth Parr
Birth Place:
Abram, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish:
Abram
Ecclesiastical parish:
Abram St John
Town:
Abram
County/Island:
Lancashire
Household
John Parr 31
Elizabeth Parr 27
James Parr 4
Robert Parr 2
William Parr 1

Philip

Philip Report 26 Feb 2014 19:42

That is the right family in 1901
Thanks

safc

safc Report 26 Feb 2014 19:53

philip
what was the mothers maiden name ?

jansmith

jansmith Report 26 Feb 2014 19:55

?? 1911 then does say 10 children all living so could William be missing
Name:
Robert Parr
Age in 1911:
13
Estimated birth year:
abt 1898
Relation to Head:
Son
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
Abram, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish:
Ince in Makerfield
County/Island:
Lancashire
Country:
England
Street address:
117 Tram Street
Occupation:
Triver
Registration district:
Wigan
Household Members
John Parr 42
Elizabeth Parr 36
Mary Parr 15
James Parr 14
Robert Parr 13
Ethel Parr 8
George Parr 7
Edward Parr 5
Maggie Parr 4
Fred Parr 2
Alice Parr 7 Mo
Thomas Simpkin 50 -boarder

Philip

Philip Report 26 Feb 2014 19:55

mothers maiden name was Jameson

safc

safc Report 26 Feb 2014 19:56

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1895
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR Mary Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/122/8
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1897
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR James Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/127/121
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1898
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR Robert Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/131/372
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1900
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR William Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/139/273
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1902
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR Ethel Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/149/77
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1904
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR George Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/154/458
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1905
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR Edward Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/159/394
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1906
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR Maggie Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/164/484
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1909
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR Fred Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/173/399
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1910
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR Alice Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/178/288
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1912
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR John Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/184/167
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1913
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
PARR Harriet Hindley Wigan & Leigh JAMESON HNDL/189/244
Total records matching : 12.

Philip

Philip Report 26 Feb 2014 20:00

That is right family in 1911 but don't know why William is not there.
Thanks a lot for your help

jansmith

jansmith Report 26 Feb 2014 20:00

just posting incase? 1911 if it is the family and he is missing this might be a possible someone has corrected the surname

Name:
William Narr
[William Parr]
Age in 1911:
11
Estimated birth year:
abt 1900
Relation to Head:
Nephew
Gender:
Male
Birth Place:
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish:
Chorley
County/Island:
Lancashire
Country:
England
Street address:
9 Fielden St
Marital Status:
Single
Household Members:
Thomas Atkinson 47
Margaret Atkinson 52
Bessie Atkinson 21
William Narr 11

safc

safc Report 26 Feb 2014 20:03

all found here

http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/

jansmith

jansmith Report 26 Feb 2014 20:07

looking good this marriage

Marriages Jun 1887

ATKINSON Thomas Prescot 8b 972 *********
HALL Timothy Prescot 8b 972
HARPER Ann Prescot 8b 972
Parr Margaret Prescot 8b 972 *********

Philip

Philip Report 26 Feb 2014 20:11

That is great thanks a lot for your help

jansmith

jansmith Report 26 Feb 2014 20:15

Your welcome is that all you need to know now

Philip

Philip Report 26 Feb 2014 20:19

Yes Thanks everyone

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 26 Feb 2014 20:31

1911
JAMESONS, James Head Married M 67 1844 Coal Mine Hewer Glostishire
JAMESONS, Mary Wife Married38 years F 55 1856 Newcastle Undet Lyne
JAMESONS, William Son Single M 35 1876 Coal Mine Waggoner Of Coal Below Ground Newcastle Undet Lyne
PARR, Willie Adopted Lad (Boarder crossed through on image) M 11 1900 Abram Lancashire
MORTON, Knowah Boarder Single M 25 1886 Coal Mine Waggoner Of Coal Below Ground Oldham Lancashire
HODSON, Charlie Boarder Single M 21 1890 Coal Mine Labourer Of Coal Below Ground Newbury Berkshire
RG number: RG14
Piece: 23040
Reference: RG14PN23040 RG78PN1346 RD458 SD4 ED25 SN112
Registration District: Wigan
Sub District: Hindley
Enumeration District: 25
Parish: Ince in Makerfield
Address: 2 Navigation Street Platt Bridge
County: Lancashire

(above, if William missing 1911?)

Chris :)

1901
JAMESON, James Head Married M 59 1842 Coal Getter (Below Ground)
Camden Town, Gloucestershire
JAMESON, Mary Wife Married F 45 1856
Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire
JAMESON, Robert Son Single M 23 1878 Labourer In Coal Mine (Below Ground)
Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire
JAMESON, James Son Single M 21 1880 Labourer In Coal Mine (Below Ground)
Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire
JAMESON, John Thos Son Single M 18 1883 Labourer In Coal Mine (Below Ground)
Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire
JAMESON, George Son Single M 16 1885 Labourer In Coal Mine (Below Ground)
Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire
JAMESON, Mary Ann Daughter Single F 15 1886
Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire
JAMESON, Alice Daughter F 11 1890
Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire
PARR, Mary Grand Daughter F 5 1896
Abram, Lancashire
Piece: 3560
Folio: 14
Page: 19
Registration District: Wigan
Civil Parish: Abram
Municipal Borough:
Address: 50, Lily Lane, Abram
County: Lancashire

mgnv

mgnv Report 27 Feb 2014 07:20

Baptism: 5 Oct 1902 St John the Evangelist, Abram, Lancs.
Ethel Parr - [Child] of John Parr & Elizabeth
Abode: 8 Cross St. Bamfurlong
Occupation: Collier
Baptised by: T.F.B. Twemlow, Vicar
Register: Baptisms 1897 - 1904, Page 78, Entry 620
Source: Original Records at Wigan Archives

Abram was in the Hindley subdistrict of Wigan RD.
The grammar school thru the 1950s was Hindley & Abram GS. I don't know when it closed.


Using the links at http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/local_bmd

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1894
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
PARR John JAMESON Elizabeth Wigan, Register Office or Registrar Attended Wigan & Leigh ROW/81/101

Maybe:
Staffordshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1874
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
JAMIESON James GOSTER Mary Wolstanton, St Margaret Newcastle-Under-Lyme C30/12/457

Maybe:
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
JAMESON James JAMESON JAMESON BENFIELD 1845 North Cotswolds Shipston-on-Stour, Chipping Campden 3 176
[Possibly the 1911 pob=Camden Town refers to Chipping Campden]