Where is my great grandfather???

[Dundee]

1901 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZD-CLB

Piece: 2879;  Folio: 147;  Page number: 32

Debra 

[Dundee]

And he did come out to work at Lithgow arms NSW but they had no record of him.

The Lithgow small arms factory did not open until 1912.  It was still being built and awaiting the machinery when Joseph's son was born in Sydney in August 1911.

The earliest electoral roll that I can see them on in WA is 1915.

Debra 

[Jamjar]

At reply #28

"Initially the BDM here in Perth couldn’t even find May on their system. But her death cert was posted out but there’s no helpful info on it."

Why was there a problem finding May?

WA BDM death
PARKES   May      F(emale)   died 1925      NORTHAM   189 /1925

At reply #25

"May was on a 1901 uk census but not on the next."

What are you seeing on the Census, 1901?....enough information please for others to locate it.

May on all censuses was posted in reply #13.

Jamjar

[Andrea Pea]

Sparrett
All info that you listed is on the marriage cert.
more info further back.

[Andrea Pea]

Another immigration possibility ......

Mr and Mrs Parkes (British)
- passengers on “MONGOLIA” from London to Sydney, arriving 16 November 1910
No other detail on passenger manifest.

Neale1961
On Joseph’s death cert it says he spent 4 years in NSW & 16 in WA.
They got married in 1908, so if they arrived in Sydney 1910…and then Fremantle in 1913…that could be them on your info.

FYI. It took me ages, but I finally found the shipping passenger list you mentioned on ancestry.
No matter if you have all the correct dates, names & spelling it pulls up everything but what you want.
It’s not an easy place to find stuff.

[Jamjar]

And he did come out to work at Lithgow arms NSW but they had no record of him.

The Lithgow small arms factory did not open until 1912.  It was still being built and awaiting the machinery when Joseph's son was born in Sydney in August 1911.

The earliest electoral roll that I can see them on in WA is 1915.

Debra 

https://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/history.html

Jamjar

[Andrea Pea]

Wivenhoe
In 1901 May and her mother Mary Claridge were living in Birmingham..Aston. Looks like 12 Warell or Marell road
May was a school teacher.

When I called Perth BDM they said they had no record of her in their computer search. But said pay the $40 and if we don’t find her you’ll get your money back. Told her I knew she was there cause she has a grave site. Maybe they had a glitch at the time.

[sparrett]

1871 Aston, Birmingham

Philip PARKES aged 18, born Birmingham. Living 272 Watery Lane Aston . He is the son of Henry and Mary Ann and has siblings.
Piece-   3141
Folio-117
Page number-   26

He is a plane maker as are others of his male family. The area had brass and metal works employing local workers.
A moulder is one who makes moulds for the manufacture of metal tools and other items. A plane is a metal tool used in carpentry.

Sue

[Andrea Pea]

The Lithgow small arms factory did not open until 1912.  It was still being built and awaiting the machinery when Joseph's son was born in Sydney in August 1911.

The earliest electoral roll that I can see them on in WA is 1915.

Debra 

That threw a spanner in it. But I know Joseph did work there (via my grandfather) as he was in munitions. It’s trying to tie down the right Parkes on the right ship. Seems Birmingham was all Parkes 😁