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Re: The Clerks Croft, Bletchingley
« Reply #18 on: Monday 24 April 17 21:46 BST (UK) »
Millipede

I've tried to find out about Elizabeth.

About ten years ago I wrote to every Wallis in the Reigate phone book to see if they were related and knew anything. None of them were related.

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Re: The Clerks Croft, Bletchingley
« Reply #19 on: Monday 24 April 17 21:48 BST (UK) »
There's a Joseph Parry around on Surrey Electoral Registers 1887 and onwards

District of Bletchingley
Parish of Nutfield

Place of abode Nutfield - dwelling house - type school house

Which school was Elizabeth teaching at?
Hinchliffe - Huddersfield Wiltshire
Burroughs - Arlingham Glos
Pick - Frocester Glos

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Re: The Clerks Croft, Bletchingley
« Reply #20 on: Monday 24 April 17 21:54 BST (UK) »
In 1891 this Joseph Parry is 54 widowed and an elementary school master
bit of a coincidence with the name and the occupation do you think?

1881 same place age 44 widowed school master.

Born Whitford Flintshire

1871 with wife Emma 31 school mistress
Hinchliffe - Huddersfield Wiltshire
Burroughs - Arlingham Glos
Pick - Frocester Glos

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Re: The Clerks Croft, Bletchingley
« Reply #21 on: Monday 24 April 17 23:21 BST (UK) »
Millipede

Elizabeth was an assistant teacher at St Mark's Church of England School, Reigate. Not the same one but an interesting thought.

Well done for spotting it.

Intriguingly, looking on FindMyPast there is an E Wallis who went to Nutfield as a pupil in 1873. From Bletchingley though. As far as I can tell my Elizabeth always lived in Redhill.

The links are very tenuous, I don't know how you would make it stick.

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Re: The Clerks Croft, Bletchingley
« Reply #22 on: Sunday 07 May 17 15:50 BST (UK) »
MaureeninNY

You spotted a birth registration (Harry Charles Victor Parry) early on in this thread. I sort of put it on the back burner because I couldn't see the link. However, a friend pointed out it's possibilities and, a bit grudgingly, I sent off for the birth certificate. It arrived yesterday morning (see attached).

So, I now believe it is relevant, but what it means, I haven't a clue.

 I'll try and summarise what we know:
 
Elizabeth Wallis born 1865 Stockwell, Surrey
 
Alice Irene Wallis born 1887 Redhill, Surrey
 
Harry Charles Victor Parry born 1891 Redhill, Surrey (MMN Wallis), mother Elizabeth Parry formerly Wallis, father Henry Charles Parry.
 
Alice Irene Wallis (spinster) marries George Frederick Hill 1909 Reigate
 
George Frederick Hill (junior) born 1909 Godstone, Surrey (MMN Parry)
 
It could have gone like this:
 
Elizabeth has baby Alice Irene who is illegitimate, father unknown.
 
Elizabeth has baby Harry Charles Victor. Father Henry Charles Parry. Who knows if Elizabeth and Henry are married, I can find no record.
 
Elizabeth assumes the name Parry and so does daughter Alice, hence the name on George Frederick Hill (junior) birth certificate. However, Alice is still Wallis on the 1891 and 1901 censuses and marries George Frederick Hill (senior) as Alice Wallis.
 
I have not yet found a marriage between Elizabeth Wallis and Henry Charles Parry. I haven't been able to identify Henry Charles Parry in a census or any other document. I can find no further record of Harry Charles Victor Parry

Phew, who knew.

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Re: The Clerks Croft, Bletchingley
« Reply #23 on: Monday 08 May 17 13:28 BST (UK) »
 ::) ::)

Remind me never to do that again. :)

Sorry,Suds.

I've been looking for a few hours and have come up with nothing. It's Monday morning,though.....

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Re: The Clerks Croft, Bletchingley
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 16 May 17 21:55 BST (UK) »
The plot thickens doesn't it  :o

As names were often switched round there is a Charles Henry Parry in Godalming Surrey in 1881 age 27 Schoolmaster

Married by 1891 teacher of languages born Canada.

Probably nothing to do with the case but switching the names round just might bring up a likely candidate :)

Also little Harry might have used the name Wallis?
Hinchliffe - Huddersfield Wiltshire
Burroughs - Arlingham Glos
Pick - Frocester Glos