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William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« on: Wednesday 16 February 22 16:23 GMT (UK) »
Hello, I have joined the forum today to try to find missing info about William Parker who was born about 1845 to John and Sarah Parker. He appears on the 1851 and 1861 census but I cannot find him again until 1891, when he was living with Fanny Parker (his wife?) and four children (Eliza, Harriet, William and Arthur) at Northgate Street, Leicester, Leicestershire when he
was age 51 and the head of the household. Apparently he appears on Workhouse Records, which I have not seen, along with Fanny between 1887 and 1892. The children appear on the Countesthorpe Cottage Homes records (which I have not seen) between 1892 and 1900. I have managed to find Arthur on the 1901 census in the Homes. I cannot find marriage or death records for William. Can I access the Countesthorpe records online?  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Re: William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 16 February 22 17:49 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to rootschat  :-\

Birth registrations
PARKER, ARTHUR       mmn COLLINS 
GRO Reference: 1890  Sept Quarter in BARROW-UPON-SOAR  Volume 07A  Page 170

PARKER, WILLIAM       mmn COLLINS 
GRO Reference: 1885  Sept Quarter in BURTON UPON TRENT  Volume 06B  Page 335

PARKER, HARRIET       mmn COLLINS 
GRO Reference: 1883  Sept Quarter in ASTON  Volume 06D  Page 408
 
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Re: William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 16 February 22 17:54 GMT (UK) »
Thank you  :)

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Re: William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 16 February 22 18:08 GMT (UK) »
Where was William born and where do you have him on the census 1851 /61
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Re: William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 16 February 22 20:06 GMT (UK) »
Leicester Chronicle
30 January 1892 (page 6)
"A Sad Case of Poverty and Neglect --
Fanny Parker, married woman, 10, Court B, Northgate-street, was summoned by the inspector of the S.P.C.C. for neglecting her four children, aged thirteen years ..."

Leicester Chronicle
06 February 1892 (page 6)
"The Workhouse or the Gaol --
Fanny Parker, married, 10, Court B, Northgate-street, was charged on remand neglecting her four children in a manner likely to cause ..."

Leicester Chronicle
05 March 1892 (page 6)
"Neglected Children --
Fanny Parker, married, 10, Court B, Northgate-street, who appeared in Workhouse garb, was brought up on remand on a charge of neglecting ..."

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Re: William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 16 February 22 21:22 GMT (UK) »
as far as I know the Countesthorpe records aren't available online though I could be wrong.The Leic FHS produces a CD or download which contains details of Poor Law admissions, including to the Countesthopre homes - you would have to buy this from them, via their webpage.

I can see various admissions on the files which are probably your family, but Parker is not an uncommon name, the ages are not exact, and the children are shown as Church of England on occasion and Chapel on others, which makes me wonder if I'm looking at the right ones.

Having said that, here's a brief summary of admission dates to the workhouse (from where children were transferred to the Cottage Homes) and comments where made:

Arthur - adm 23 Jan 1892, age 1, deserted, chapel
Arthur - adm 9 April 1892, age 0, mother Fanny Parker, C of E

Eliza - 9 April 1887, age 9, mother Fanny Parker, CofE
Eliza - 23 Jan 1892, age 13, desertion, chapel

Harriet - 19 Jan 1887, age 5, cof E, mother Fanny Parker
Harriet - 23 Jan 1892 with Eliza and Arthur
9 April 1892 with Arthur
then in and out of the workhouse over the next 10 years

William (also called Willie) - admitted with the others in Nov 1887 age 3, Jan 1992, April 1992, transferred back from the Cottage Home in Jun 1892

Fanny - Nov 1887 (age 40) and Jan and April 1992 (age 30!) with the children. There was a death for Fanny Parker in the workhouse on 16 Sept 1892, this may well have been her.

There are several admissions for adults called William Parker but without knowing his dob it's difficult to know which might be him.
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 16 February 22 21:36 GMT (UK) »
I can't see Countesthorpe details for all the children, but it looks as though Arthur was there from1894 to 1905, when he was discharged to the care of a farmer in Cosby Spinneys (presumably this was to work).

His brother William probably left the homes in 1900 to join the Leic Regiment.
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 17 February 22 09:59 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all for the information provided. The original info I had about William was that he was born in Derbyshire about 1845 to parents John and Sarah. He appears on the 1851 and 1861 census living in Long Eaton. However this does not fit with the 1891 census which has him as age 51 and from Cadington/Erdington? I was hoping that workhouse records may have clarified the situation.

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Re: William Parker:Countesthorpe Workhouse
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 17 February 22 11:14 GMT (UK) »
The  Long Eaton William is living with his widowed mother in Long Eaton in 1881 and he marries Ellen Hutchinson in 1884.  He is still with her in 1911
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