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Sarah Ann Parker

Sarah Ann Parker

Female 1876 - 1953  (76 years)

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  • Name Sarah Ann Parker  [1
    • On different documents the spelling of Sarah Ann Parker's middle name is "Anne." However, on her birth certificate her name is shown as Sarah Ann Parker.
    Birth 18 Apr 1876  High Street, Trevethin, Pontypool. Monmouthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christening 21 May 1876  Trevethin, Pontypool. Monmouthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1911  Birkenhead, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Address:
    35 The Woodlands
    Birkenhead, Cheshire CH41 
    Death 02 Feb 1953  54 Buddle Lane, Exeter, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I103  Walsh - Wilson Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2009 

    Father Clement Parker,   b. 10 Oct 1846, Hutton, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1922, Meadow at Longmead, Caterham Military Depot, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Morgan,   b. 24 Dec 1843, Sowhill, Trevethin, Pontypool. Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1867  Emmanuel Church, Weston Super Mare, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Photos
    Clement and Sarah Parker
    Clement and Sarah Parker
    Photograph taken at Garrett & Lockyear, Newport, Monmouthshire. Courtesy of Susan Milroy.
    Documents
    Clement Parker - Sarah Ann Morgan Marriage Certificate - 10 Jun 1867
    Clement Parker - Sarah Ann Morgan Marriage Certificate - 10 Jun 1867
    Married at Church of Emmanuel, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Witnesses are George Godby and Rachel Morgan.
    Family ID F505778193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis William Wilson,   b. 2 Nov 1874, Jordanstown, Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1912, Wharf, Port of East London, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 07 Jan 1903  St. Woolos, Newport, Monmouthshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
    +1. Francis Todd Wilson,   b. 16 May 1907, Belfast, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1981, Adelaide, South Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Documents
    Marriage Index - Jan-Feb-Mar 1903 - Francis Todd Wilson
    Marriage Index - Jan-Feb-Mar 1903 - Francis Todd Wilson
    The Newport, Monmouthsire marriage index shows Francis Todd Wilson as a groom in the first quarter of 1903.
    Marriage Document - Francis Todd Wilson and Sarah Ann Parker
    Marriage Document - Francis Todd Wilson and Sarah Ann Parker
    Married 7 Jan 1903 at St. Woolos, Stow Hill, Newport, Monmouthsire - Married by Rev J. Gower Jones, B.A., curate.
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 May 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Apr 1876 - High Street, Trevethin, Pontypool. Monmouthshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 21 May 1876 - Trevethin, Pontypool. Monmouthshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    35 The Woodlands
    Birkenhead, Cheshire CH41 - 1911 - Birkenhead, Cheshire
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 02 Feb 1953 - 54 Buddle Lane, Exeter, Devon Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Sarah Ann Wilson (nee Parker)
    Sarah Ann Wilson (nee Parker)
    Sarah Ann [Parker] Wilson and Ann Louisa Parker
    Sarah Ann [Parker] Wilson and Ann Louisa Parker
    Photographed at Buddle Lane, Exeter, Devon - Circa 1951-52

    Documents
    Birth Certificate - Frank Todd Wilson
    Birth Certificate - Frank Todd Wilson
    Born at 74 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast. Father's occupation is "Shipwright."
    Frank Todd Wilson and Marjorie Doreen Charles - Parish Church Register
    Frank Todd Wilson and Marjorie Doreen Charles - Parish Church Register
    They were married on Boxing Day 1942 in the Parish Church of St. Stephen's with Lainston, Hants. Their website is: http://www.downs-benefice.hampshire.org.uk/benefice/ststephen.htm Mr. Fred Montague from the Church kindly sent me this photograph of the Church's register.
    1901 Welsh Census - Clement Parker and Family
    1901 Welsh Census - Clement Parker and Family
    This census shows Clement Parker (age 54, a gardener) living with his wife Sarah Ann (age 57) and daughter Sarah Ann (age 24, an assistant teacher in an elementary school). They are living at Springfield Lodge, Waterloo Road, Newport, Monmouthshire. 1901 Wales Census; Class: RG13; Piece: 4957; Folio: 95; Page 6.
    1891 Welsh Census - Clement Parker and Family
    1891 Welsh Census - Clement Parker and Family
    The 1891 census shows Clement Parker (age 44, a gardener) living with his wife Sarah A. Parker (age 47), daughter Sarah A. Parker (age 14), son Alfred J. Parker (age 11), and daughter Amelia G. Parker (age 6). Living at St. Mary's Cottage, St. Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire. 1891 Welsh Census; Class: RG12; Piece: 4376; Folio: 98; Page 4; GSU Roll: 6099486.
    1881 Welsh Census - Clement Parker and Family
    1881 Welsh Census - Clement Parker and Family
    The 1881 census shows Clement Parker (age 34, a gardener) living with his wife Sarah Ann (age 37) and his children Minnie (age 12), Ann L. (age 10), Alice (age 8), George C. (age 6), Sarah Ann (age 4), and Alfred J. (just under a year). They are living at Upper George Street, Hill Grove, Trevethin. 1881 Welsh Census; Class: RG11; Piece: 5250; Line: ; GSU Roll 1342263.
    Sarah Ann Parker - Birth Certificate from Pontypool, Trevethin, Wales
    Sarah Ann Parker - Birth Certificate from Pontypool, Trevethin, Wales
    Born on 18 Apr 1876. Father was Clement Parker, a gardener. Mother Sarah Ann Parker (formerly Morgan). Birth certificate from the General Register Office, District of Pontypool, County of Monmouth. 1876 - column 459.
    Sarah Ann [Parker] Wilson - Death Certificate
    Sarah Ann [Parker] Wilson - Death Certificate
    Died 2 Feb 1953 at 54 Buddle Lane [Exeter]. She is shown as "widow of Francis Wilson, shipwright, merchant navy." Death from myocardial failure, pulmonary oedema, and bilateral broncho-pneumonia. Informant was son F.T. Wilson of 52 Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern Link.

    1953 Qtr M Vol 07A Page 478 - Exeter Registration District
    1911 U.K. Census - Sarah Wilson, Louise Wilson, and Frank Wilson
    1911 U.K. Census - Sarah Wilson, Louise Wilson, and Frank Wilson
    In the 1911 U.K. census, Sarah Wilson (age 34) is living in Birkenhead, Cheshire with her sister Louisa Parker (single, age 40) and son Frank Todd Wilson (age 3). Sarah is shown as having been married for 8 complete years, and she's had one child, and the child is living. Sarah was born in Monmouthsire, Louisa was born in Monmouthsire (Pontypool - Abersychan), and Frank Todd in Down, Belfast.

    They are living in seven rooms at 35 The Woodlands, Birkenhead.

    Frank Todd Wilson Birth Certificate - Belfast - 16 May 1907
    Frank Todd Wilson Birth Certificate - Belfast - 16 May 1907
    The birth certificate for Frank Todd Wilson shows he was born at 74 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast [Urban No. 13], on 16 May 1907 (registration 310). His father was Francis Wilson, a shipwright, and mother was Sarah Ann [Parker] Wilson. The informant was A. L. Parker [presumably Ann Louisa Parker, Sarah's sister].
    Probate of Francis Wilson - Died 30 Aug 1912 in East London, South Africa
    Probate of Francis Wilson - Died 30 Aug 1912 in East London, South Africa
    District Probate Registry at Chester - Francis Wilson abode at 35 The Woodlands, Birkenhead at time of his death. Widow Sarah Ann Wilson granted letters of administration. Value of estate Stg 140.0.0. Document dated 4 Mar 1913.
    Passenger List of R.M.S. Celtic of the White Star Line - Sailing from Liverpool on 17 Apr 1913, arrive Port of New York (Ellis Island) on 27 Apr 1913.
    Passenger List of R.M.S. Celtic of the White Star Line - Sailing from Liverpool on 17 Apr 1913, arrive Port of New York (Ellis Island) on 27 Apr 1913.
    Passengers shown are Minnie Louisa Parker, age 40, a dress maker from Birkenhead (thought to be Ann Louisa Parker); Sarah Wilson, age 35, a widow from Birkenhead; and Frank Wilson, age 5, a child (and Sarah's son). They are all heading to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. All show their nearest relative as Mrs J. C. Thomas, sister of Louisa and Sarah, living at 16 Gwendoline Street, Merthyr Tydvil.

    Source: Year: 1913; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: 2062; Line: 20; Page Number: 35. Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Passenger list of British citizens on R.M.S. Majestic of the White Star Line, sailing from New York and arriving in Southampton on 8 Jun 1913.
    Passenger list of British citizens on R.M.S. Majestic of the White Star Line, sailing from New York and arriving in Southampton on 8 Jun 1913.
    Shown on the passenger list are Mrs Sarah Wilson, housewife (age 35); Louise Wilson (age 40 - no occupation shown; this should be Louise Parker); and Frank Wilson (age 30 - but actually age 6).

    Source: Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
    Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces. Class: BT26; Piece: 570; Item: 25.
    Frank T Wilson and Family - 1939 Register
    Frank T Wilson and Family - 1939 Register
    The 1939 Register, taken on 29 September 1939, provides a snapshot of the civilian population of England and Wales just after the outbreak of the Second World War. Details of around 40 million people were recorded in in more than 65,000 volumes (transcript books).

    The Wilson Household lived at Elettre Bereweeke Avenue, Winchester, Hampshire UK.

    Frank's DOB is shown as 16 MAY 1907, single, occupation Assistant Relieving Officer. He's also shown as AFS, presumably a member of the Auxiliary Fire Service.

    He's living with Sarah A Wilson, DOB 18 APR 1876, widowed, a retired school teacher, his mother; and Ann L Parker, DOB 9 MAY 1870, shown as single with "unpaid domestic duties," his aunt.

    Albums
    Sarah Ann Wilson - Will and Probate
    Sarah Ann Wilson - Will and Probate (3)
    Last Will and Testament of Sarah Ann Wilson dated 18 Oct 1950 and Probate Record

  • Sources 
    1. [S4901] U.K. General Register Office, 29 May 1876, Pontypool District 1876; J Qtr; Volume 11A; Page 165; Column 459 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4901] U.K. General Register Office, 29 May 1876, Application 338890-1; Pontypool District, 1876; Column 459 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S4932] Trevethin Parish Record Transcripts (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S4981] 1911 England Census (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S4901] U.K. General Register Office, 03 Feb 1953 (Reliability: 3).
      Registration district: Exeter; Sub-district: Exeter.

    6. [S4901] U.K. General Register Office, Axbridge Registration Office, 1897, J Qtr, Vol 05C, Page 969 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S4907] Free BMD Index, Jan-Feb-Mar 1903, Newport, Monmouthshire - Vol 11a - Page 255 (Reliability: 3).
      http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=iFKFYbyfKbFXldMGtGaCHg&scan=1