Parfitt Family Gravesend Kent

[margill68]

I have my great grandfather GEORGE PARFITT's Queensland Australia Death Certificate. George was born Gravesend and 53 years in Queensland It has his parents names-
Father William Parfitt
Occupation Ship's Steward
Mother Catharine Brady
George would have been born about 1852
Any further information regards the family would be appreciated

[Eyesee]

1861 Census
No 1 John's Court Casleys Cottages
William PARFITT, head mar 44, Ship steward, born Somersetshire, Bath
Catharine R PARFITT, wife mar 45, born Kent, Milton
James PARFITT, son unm 17, Labourer & Militia Man, Born Kent, Gravesend
Catharine PARFITT, dau 13, Scholar, born Kent, Milton
Henry PARFITT, son 11, Scholar, born Kent, Gravesend
George PARFITT, son 7, Scholar, born ditto
Emma PARFITT, dau 5, Scholar, born Kent, Milton
RG 9/470/205/14

From FreeBMD
William PARFITT
Catharine Rebecca BRADDY
Marriage Dec qtr 1841, Medway 5 504

You might find this on the Cityark website
http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=%2FZ4a_Medway_Ancestors%2F%0A&SearchWords=&DateList=

Probably George's birth
George PARFITT, Sep qtr 1853, Gravesend 2a 215

Ian C

[margill68]

Thank you for that information.  The family story has it that George was the only one of his family to settle in Australia.  Would it be possible to find more information about his siblings.  I can find my way around Australian records but find UK records a bit of a mystery

[Eyesee]

William and Catharine's marriage

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ws8/

Catharine Rebecca BRADY's baptism

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ws9/

Ian C

[Eyesee]

1851 census
46 Queen St, Milton, Kent
Willm PARFITT, head mar 34, Pipe maker, born Bristol, Somerset
Catherine PARFITT, wife mar 35, born Kent, Milton
William PARFITT, son 8, Scholar, born Kent, Gravesend
James PARFITT, son 7, Scholar, born ditto
Catherine PARFITT, dau 3, born ditto
Henry PARFITT, son 5mo, born Kent, Milton
HO107/1608/206/8

Ian C

[Eyesee]

George's baptism

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0wsa/

There are siblings here, and you will find the actual ,images of baptisms on Cityark, the link given earlier.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0wsb/

Ian C

[margill68]

Hi Ian
Thanks again.  I haven't gone through the Ark stuff yet as I keep dropping out but will try again later.  One thing I did notice is that William Parfitt the father has Bristol and Bath as his place of birth.  Being a ship's steward would that suggest that he was on an ocean going ship or local shipping.   I found a news article at the National Library of Australia about the supposed loss of the steamer 'Calabar' with George Parfitt, cook, aged 22, Gravesend among the crew.  I think this is how George came to Queensland as crew on a ship and stayed.

[margill68]

Thanks to everyone who replied.  Having Catherine Rebecca's Birth and Marriage is more than I had hoped

[TAYPC]

I am also a great granddaughter of George Parfitt born around 1852-1853 from Gravesend. I was born at Warwick,QLD near Thanes Creek where George and his family lived,gold mined and ran a store. My grandfather was John Henry Parfitt, the second child of George. I only have information of my father, Henry's immediate family and found the Census for 1861 very helpful. Thankyou.