Hi Alan, good thanks
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Yes I found that entry years ago thank you.
When did John die? Not sure of the exact month and day without ordering the death cert.
There is this one in 1917, I don't know if it is 100% him , but it certainly looks to be him:
Parker John M 78 Gower 11a 1046 ( making him born abt 1839 - which would fit as he was born 9th sept 1838)
I know that he has never used an M as a middle name in any of the known records including his birth ,
but there a baptism for one of his children that fell between censuses in 1874 ,with a middle name of Morgan that I found in the burials in the archives many years ago.
Baptism :John Morgan Parker 17th July ( address old bank in Mumbles)
father- John ( occupation Dredger)
Mother -Catherine
Burial - John Morgan Parker 14th March 1876 age 18th months ( All Saints)
Also his mum ,Elizabeth 's maiden name was Morgan, so I think that death above in 1917 is sort of ]safe to say it is him. I have found no other possible deaths for him around.
John is not buried in All Saints, I did look at the books in Swansea archives and also went into the church a few years ago. They seemed to think that many of the old seamen got buried up in Danygraig cem. I didn't check there, I didn't have enough time. His wife Catherine died 9th October 1895 her record is in All saints Oystermouth ,so she'll be buried there somewhere ( find her grave, maybe she is with family)
Their daughter Kate parker is buried with George W and Fred and Phyllis up in Oystermouth cem . Kate and George names are not on the gravestone, but they are definitely buried in the grave , it was their grave with just them in it until recent burials of his son and daughter-in-law. Recent family erected a stone and just put their own parents Phyllis then Fred on it .
William Parker's death? - I haven't got a clue, There is no burial for him in All Saints that I have ever come across, He could have died anywhere, especially on a boat . There is a death reg over in Neath in 1838 ( the year John was born) ,but it would be impossible to tell without the death. There may not even be a normal death record for him, he may have been lost at sea.
He could have died anytime between 1837 and 1851 ( as in the 41 census although he's not there, we don't know if is Elizabeth is widowed or not until the 51- although she probably is widowed in 1841 as no other children come along after John)
It's a long time since I've last done this side, so I'm looking through my files whilst typing this. I've certs, baptisms, photos , graves of the parkers all over the place.
Anyway no, to John's exact date of death, I looked for his burial record in the arcives and the church was I was back home but found nothing ( and haven't ordered the likely death cert above that is probably him). And his dad William , I know I never did find out when he died, I looked for a death at sea record , everything ( including newspapers), and have just drawn blanks on his death.
Kind Regards
PS Regarding Aubrey, the son-in-law and the will of George ,it looks as if someone contested the will. I think it was probably his son Fred, as I know from Fred's daughter that family members was urging her father at the time to do something about it.
The further grant of George's will was over 38 years later, it was on the 12/ 6 /1979), there is a hand written note under the entry in 1941 giving the ref to the entry in 1979 , which was not on the ancestry images .
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