James Parker 1890 -1975
1890.James Parker was born 22/7/1890 to Edwin Parker & Emma Caroline Heales at 20 Moss St Bethnal Green Tower Hamlets
1891C. James Parke, 8 mths, r was living Seabright Street, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex with his parents and a sister
| Edwin | Parker | Head |
Married | Male | 23 | 1868 | Cabinet maker | London, Middlesex, England |
| Emma | Parker | Wife |
Married | Female | 23 | 1868 | Boot machinist | London, Middlesex, England |
| Martha | Parker | Daughter |
- | Female | 2 | 1889 | - | London, Middlesex, England |
| James | Parker | Son |
- | Male | 8mths | 1891 | - | London, Middlesex, England |
~1893. Sister,Ann , born
1896. A brother, Edwin Joseph Parke, baptised 1/11/1896 in Tower Hamlets- Ancestry / He must die as an infant
1896. His mother, Emma Parker, dies
1899. A seeming brother, Edwin I Parke, r born 6/8/1899-Ancestry Tower Hamlets school admission book in 1903: their address was 5 Cypress St. On bmd as Edwin George Parker and seemingly not on FMP
1901C. James Parker, 10, was living 5, Cyprus Street, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex. His father has seemingly remarried: but cannot find such a marriage, so maybe Elizabeth ( maybe Stoneley??, but cannot find her and children Henry 1880, Florence 1890 and Emily 1895 Stoneley in 1891C ) is a common law wife?
| Edwin | Parker | Head |
Married | Male | 33 | 1868 | Cabinet maker | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| Elizabeth | Parker | Wife |
Married | Female | 37 | 1864 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| Martha | Parker | Daughter |
Single | Female | 12 | 1889 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| James | Parker | Son |
- | Male | 10 | 1891 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| Edwin | Parker | Son |
- | Male | 0 | 1901 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| Florence | Stonely | Step daughter |
- | Female | 11 | 1890 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| Emily | Stonely | Step daughter |
- | Female | 6 | 1895 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| Ann | Parker | Daughter |
- | Female | 8 | 1893 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| Sarah | Snooks | Boarder |
Widow | Female | 75 | 1826 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| Maria | Snooks | Boarder |
Single | Female | 29 | 1872 | Cap maker | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| James | Snooks | Boarder |
Married | Male | 47 | 1854 | Horsekeeper | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Rose | Evans | Boarder |
Married | Female | 42 | 1859 | - | Berkshire, England |
| Ethel | Evans | Boarder |
Single | Female | 18 | 1883 | Housework | Hackney, Middlesex, England |
| Mary | Evans | Boarder |
Single | Female | 5 | 1896 | - | Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England |
| John | Evans | Boarder |
Single | Male | 15 | 1886 | Milkman | Hackney, Middlesex, England |
1911C. James Parker, 20, carman, was living 24 Walter Street Bethnal Green N E, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex. They were living in 6 rooms
| Edwin | Parker | Head |
Married | Male | 44 | 1867 | Chefforries maker | Bethnal Green |
| Elizabeth | Parker | Wife |
Married | Female | 47 | 1864 | - | Bethnal Green |
| James | Parker | Son |
Single | Male | 20 | 1891 | Carman | Bethnal Green |
| Martha | Parker | Daughter |
Single | Female | 23 | 1888 | Boot machinist | Bethnal Green |
| Ann | Parker | Daughter |
Single | Female | 18 | 1893 | Boot machinist | Bethnal Green |
| Edwin | Parker | Son |
Single | Male | 10 | 1901 | - | Bethnal Green |
| Albert | Parker | Son |
Single | Male | 9 | 1902 | - | Bethnal Green |
| Thomas | Parker | Son |
Single | Male | 7 | 1904 | - | Bethnal Green |
| Henry | Stoneley | Stepson |
Single | Male | 30 | 1881 | Type founder | Bethnal Green |
| Florence | Stoneley | Step daug |
Single | Female | 21 | 1890 | Boot machinist | Bethnal Green |
| Emily | Stoneley | Step daug |
Single | Female | 16 | 1895 | Feather mill | Bethnal Green |
1912. James Parker, 22, motor driver, married Lucy Fedden, 22, eiderdown filler,on 10/11/1912 in All Saints, Clapham. . Both were living 75 Median Road, Clapton. His father Edwin Parker, cabinet maker: hers William James Fedden, checker London & Western Railway
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Baby loaned for the photo!!
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1914. Lynne thinks he was in the Territorials prior to the start of the war . When he joined up, he became an Ambulance Driver,in the RASCm, number 3732, as he had been a bus driver prior to that
He kept a diary for 4 months. And his war years are also mentioned in a 1967 Newspaper article . He was a private, number 3732, in the RASC.
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Lucy and Jim lost 2 baby boys in 1920 and in 1922( each over 10 lb in wieght!) : no births registered on bmd, so thay must have been stillborn
1921C. . Lucy Alice Parker & James are living in Hackney- record not purchased
1924. Alice Florence Parker was born on 26/4/1924 , by caesarean, to James & Lucy. Lucy was very ill and confined to the hospital for 6 weeks: Jim's family, the Haswells?, in Lichfield Road looked after Alice
Shortly afterwards the family moved to 43 Langhorns Road Dagenham.
They remained there for a while and lived the rest of their lives in Rosedale Road & Gardens, where Lynne Brigden was born in 1947
Jim was a very proud member of the Home Guard
Photos of both houses ?
Jim was a keen gardener & carpenter and was always working to make a comfortable and pleasant home
Jim & Lucy were fond of the Music halls 7 theatre and they would go regulary, often to London
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Jim. Lucy and ??
Jim had a motorbike and sidecar which Alice and Lucy would ride in . Jim had lots of friends with guesthouses and they went regularly on holiday
Jim worked as a bus driver all dand after he had retired from the Barking depot he worked as a porter in Boots in Barking
1939 Register
1939-1945. Jim was in the Home Guard
Jim used to go back, as an Old Contemptible, to reunions abroad with the OCA( Old Contemptibles- members of the BEF 1914) , often with his wife, Lucy
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Jim in the centre
1975.James Parker, almost 85, died 3rd July 1975 King George Hospital Redbridge, Essex