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11.JohnPARRIS[Parents].Born1840inStansted,Johndied1886inLambeth,age46.Occupation:OrdinaryseamanintheRoyalNavyandvariouslydescribedasaSteamshiprigger(onhis1867 marriagecertificate);Navypensioner(onhischildren’sbirthcertificates),ariggerina navaldockyard and a greengrocer (in the census).On15/6/1867,whenJohnwasage27,hemarriedEllenBLAKEinSheppeyRegisterOffice,Kent.Ellenwasborn about 1850 in Jersey, Channel Islands and died 1880 in Sheppey, age about 30.They had the following children:(1)John[19].(2)EllenCatherine,born1869inSheerness.(3)AdaElizabeth,born1/8/1870inSheernessand died26/7/1920Lansing,InghamCounty,Michigan,age49.On31/5/1883,whenAdawasage12,sheleft Liverpoolonboardthe“Sardinian”boundforQuebec,aspartoftheHomeChildrenprogramme,arrivingthere 10/6/1883.On4/8/1888,whenAdawasage17,shemarriedJamesMOSIERinToronto,Canada.Theyhadfour children.On29/10/1896,presumablyafterJames’death,AdamarriedArchieVintonSTREETER(1875-1925)in Lansing.Theydivorcedon25/5/1907onthegroundsofArchie’sdesertion.On3/10/1910,whenAdawasage40, shemarriedClarenceDRISCOLL(1877-1943)inWindsor,Ontario,Canada.(4)Catherine,born1874in Chatham. (5) Flora, born about 1878 in Strood.In1880,whenJohnwasage40,hemarriedElizabethJuliaSULLIVAN,daughterofJohnMichaelO’SULLIVANandJaneAnnWATKINSintheRomanCatholicChapel,Brompton,Kent.ElizabethJuliawasbornin1860in Upnor, Kent and died 6/4/1950 in Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, age 89. They had the following children:(1)ErnestJohn[20].(2)CyrilJohnJ,born1883anddied1884.(3)Reginald,born16/8/1884inPeckham.(4) Charles Montague, born 15/6/1886 in Camberwell. AfterJohn’sdeathin1886,in1891ElizabethmarriedCyrusTIPPER(1868-1900)inPortsea.Theyhadthree children: (1) Beatrice Ida (1892-1928); (2) Cyrus William (1894-1964); (3) Sidney Arthur (1895-1977).12.WilliamPARRIS[Parents].Baptized3/5/1829inHalling,Williamdied1889inStrood,ageabout59. Occupation: Chalk digger.On20/5/1850whenWilliamwas21,hemarriedMaryLUCHFORD,daughterofWilliamandMary LUCHFORD, in Halling. Mary was baptized 15/7/1832 in Snodland and died in 1914, age 81.They had the following children:(1)William[21].(2)Thomas[22].(3)James[23].(4)RichardJohn[24].(5)Henry[25].(6)AlfredGeorge[26].(7) FrancesElizabeth,born11/9/1865inUpperHallinganddied8/1/1931inHackney,age65.Shewasburied 24/1/1931inAbneyParkCemetery,StokeNewington.On27/11/1885whenFrancesElizabethwas20,she marriedJamesRobertJOHNSON,sonofJamesJOHNSONandMaryAnnDOLMAN,inMaidstone.(8) FrederickCharles,born1868inHalling.(9)Mary,born about1870.(10)Albert,born about1873.(11)Edward [27].13.JohnAlfredPARRIS[Parents].Bornabout1834inHallinganddied1/2/1923inSandwich,DeKalbCounty, Illinois, age about 88. John Alfred emigrated to the USA in 1858.On30/7/1849whenJohnAlfredwas18,hemarriedElizaHARRIS,daughterofJohnHARRISandElizaHEATH,in Halling.Bornin1832inHalling,Elizadied1911inSandwich,DeKalbCounty,Illinois,age78.Atthetimeofhis marriage(1849)JohnParrisisstatedtobe"under-age".Ifhisagegiveninthe1851andothercensusesis accurate, he would have been 16. They had the following children:(1) John Alfred [28]. (2)Mark[29].(3)HenryJ.[30].(4)William[31].(5)AmosTheodore[32].(6)AlbertErnest [33].(7)Celia,bornabout1864inIllinois.On22/5/1895,whenCeliawasageabout30,shemarriedCharles BURKinOttawa,LaSalleCounty,Illinois.(8)Melvin[34].(9)Ella,born1868inIllinoisanddiedin1959,age91. (10) Ralph, born about 1869 in Illinois.14.JamesG.PARRIS[Parents].Born1/8/1831inHalling,Jamesdied22/1/1905inWinamac,MonroeTownship,PulaskiCounty,Indiana,age72.CauseofdeathcertifiedasNeuritis;Anaemia.Jameswas buried on 24/1/1905 in South Lawn, Winomac, Indiana.On28/9/1856whenJameswas25,hemarriedFannyMaeBUTLER,intheParishofStMargaret,Rochester. Bornon14/2/1836inKent,FannyMaedied14/5/1907inWinamac,MonroeTownship,PulaskiCo,Indiana,age 71. Cause of death certified as Congestion of brain and spinal cord.They had the following children:(1)Francis,born18/7/1860inIllinoisanddiedinOklahoma,dateunknown.On31/8/1885,whenFranciswas age25,hemarriedNellieM.CURME(abt.1863-?),daughterofArthurA.CURMEandElizabethNICHOLAS,in WayneCounty,Indiana.Occupation:MethodistMinister.(2)FannyM,born20/1/1862inSomonaukTownship, DeKalbCounty,Illinois.Fannydied18/12/1927inFortDodge,WebsterCounty,Iowa,age65.Causeofdeath certifiedasUraemia;Valvularheartdisease.Shenevermarried.(3)SarahEllen,born10/10/1863.SarahEllen diedin1873,age9.(4)JaneEsther[35].(5)Cora,born21/9/1866inIllinoisanddiedin1949,age82.(6)James William[36].(7)MaryAnn,born12/11/1869inIllinois.MaryAnndiedin5/1927,age57.(8)JohnButler[37].(9) Alice Victoria, born 8/9/1877 in Illinois and died in 1959, age 81.15.AmosPARRIS[Parents].Baptized9/6/1844inHalling,Amosdied1923inEpsom,Surrey,age79.Occupation: Labourer (1871, 1881); Shopkeeper/grocer (1882); Publican (1891, 1901).On16/6/1866whenAmoswas22,hemarriedMaryAnnEVEREST,inHalling.MaryAnnwasborn1847in Luddesdown. It’s not known when she died.They had the following children, all born/baptized in Halling (unless stated otherwise):(1)AmosEdwin,baptized2/2/1868anddiedApril1901,age33.Amoswasburied25/4/1901inSnodland cemetery.In1896,whenAmosEdwinwasageabout28,hemarriedEleanorAnnWOODGER(1869-1954)in Strood.(2)Alice,born1870.In1890,whenAlicewasage20,shemarriedArthurCOKER(abt.1870-?)in Sevenoaks.(3)Minnie,baptized31/3/1872anddiedinMarch1873,age1.(4)Charles,born1874.(5)Maude Mary,baptized5/8/1878anddiedshortlyafterwards.Shewasburied11/8/1878.(6)Victoria,baptized 27/2/1880anddied1887,age7.(7)Arthur,baptized5/3/1882.(8)CyrilJamesJohn,baptized18/11/1883inSt Margaret’s,Rochesteranddiedin1884,age11months.(9)LizzyEmma,born1885andbaptized12/4/1887.She diedshortlyafterwardsandwasburied16/4/1887,age2.(10)CecilBruce,born16/11/1887anddied9/3/1959 intheDistrictHospital,Epsom,Surrey,age71.AnentryintheNationalProbateCalendarreads:“PARRISCecil Brunce[sic]of2OakRoad,LeatherheadSurreydied9March1959atTheDistrictHospitalEpsomSurrey AdministrationLondon8MaytoArthurBruceCokerchecker.Effects£38117s.”(Wortharound£8,550today.) Cecil never married.
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The Parris Family of Wrotham, Kent
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11.JohnPARRIS[Parents].Born1840inStansted,John died1886inLambeth,age46.Occupation:Ordinary seamanintheRoyalNavyandvariouslydescribedasa Steamshiprigger(onhis1867marriagecertificate);Navypensioner (onhischildren’sbirthcertificates),ariggerina navaldockyardanda greengrocer (in the census).On15/6/1867,whenJohnwasage27,hemarriedEllenBLAKEin SheppeyRegisterOffice,Kent.Ellenwasbornabout1850inJersey, Channel Islands and died 1880 in Sheppey, age about 30.They had the following children:(1)John[19].(2)EllenCatherine,born1869inSheerness.(3)Ada Elizabeth,born1/8/1870inSheernessanddied26/7/1920Lansing, InghamCounty,Michigan,age49.On31/5/1883,whenAdawasage 12,sheleftLiverpoolonboardthe“Sardinian”boundforQuebec,as partoftheHomeChildrenprogramme,arrivingthere10/6/1883.On 4/8/1888,whenAdawasage17,shemarriedJamesMOSIERin Toronto,Canada.Theyhadfourchildren.On29/10/1896,presumably afterJames’death,AdamarriedArchieVintonSTREETER(1875-1925) inLansing.Theydivorcedon25/5/1907onthegroundsofArchie’s desertion.On3/10/1910,whenAdawasage40,shemarried ClarenceDRISCOLL(1877-1943)inWindsor,Ontario,Canada.(4) Catherine,born1874inChatham.(5)Flora,bornabout1878in Strood.In1880,whenJohnwasage40,hemarriedElizabethJulia SULLIVAN,daughterofJohnMichaelO’SULLIVANandJaneAnn WATKINSintheRomanCatholicChapel,Brompton,Kent.Elizabeth Juliawasbornin1860inUpnor,Kentanddied6/4/1950inKnaphill, Woking, Surrey, age 89. They had the following children:(1)ErnestJohn[20].(2)CyrilJohnJ,born1883anddied1884.(3) Reginald,born16/8/1884inPeckham.(4)CharlesMontague,born 15/6/1886 in Camberwell. AfterJohn’sdeathin1886,in1891ElizabethmarriedCyrusTIPPER(1868-1900)inPortsea.Theyhadthreechildren:(1)BeatriceIda(1892-1928);(2)CyrusWilliam(1894-1964);(3)SidneyArthur(1895-1977).12.WilliamPARRIS[Parents].Baptized3/5/1829in Halling,Williamdied1889inStrood,ageabout59. Occupation: Chalk digger.On20/5/1850whenWilliamwas21,hemarriedMaryLUCHFORD, daughterofWilliamandMaryLUCHFORD,inHalling.Marywas baptized 15/7/1832 in Snodland and died in 1914, age 81.They had the following children:(1)William[21].(2)Thomas[22].(3)James[23].(4)RichardJohn [24].(5)Henry[25].(6)AlfredGeorge[26].(7)FrancesElizabeth, born11/9/1865inUpperHallinganddied8/1/1931inHackney,age 65.Shewasburied24/1/1931inAbneyParkCemetery,Stoke Newington.On27/11/1885whenFrancesElizabethwas20,she marriedJamesRobertJOHNSON,sonofJamesJOHNSONandMary AnnDOLMAN,inMaidstone.(8)FrederickCharles,born1868in Halling.(9)Mary,born about1870.(10)Albert,born about1873. (11) Edward [27].13.JohnAlfredPARRIS[Parents].Bornabout1834inHallingand died1/2/1923inSandwich,DeKalbCounty,Illinois,ageabout88.John Alfred emigrated to the USA in 1858.On30/7/1849whenJohnAlfredwas18,hemarriedElizaHARRIS, daughterofJohnHARRISandElizaHEATH,inHalling.Bornin1832in Halling,Elizadied1911inSandwich,DeKalbCounty,Illinois,age78.At thetimeofhismarriage(1849)JohnParrisisstatedtobe"under-age".Ifhisagegiveninthe1851andothercensusesisaccurate,he would have been 16. They had the following children:(1) John Alfred [28]. (2)Mark[29].(3)HenryJ.[30].(4)William[31]. (5)AmosTheodore[32].(6)AlbertErnest[33].(7)Celia,bornabout 1864inIllinois.On22/5/1895,whenCeliawasageabout30,she marriedCharlesBURKinOttawa,LaSalleCounty,Illinois.(8)Melvin [34].(9)Ella,born1868inIllinoisanddiedin1959,age91.(10)Ralph, born about 1869 in Illinois.14.JamesG.PARRIS[Parents].Born1/8/1831inHalling, Jamesdied22/1/1905inWinamac,MonroeTownship, PulaskiCounty,Indiana,age72.Causeofdeathcertifiedas Neuritis;Anaemia.Jameswasburiedon24/1/1905inSouthLawn, Winomac, Indiana.On28/9/1856whenJameswas25,hemarriedFannyMaeBUTLER, intheParishofStMargaret,Rochester.Bornon14/2/1836inKent, FannyMaedied14/5/1907inWinamac,MonroeTownship,PulaskiCo, Indiana,age71.CauseofdeathcertifiedasCongestionofbrainand spinal cord.They had the following children:(1)Francis,born18/7/1860inIllinoisanddiedinOklahoma,date unknown.On31/8/1885,whenFranciswasage25,hemarriedNellie M.CURME(abt.1863-?),daughterofArthurA.CURMEandElizabeth NICHOLAS,inWayneCounty,Indiana.Occupation:Methodist Minister.(2)FannyM,born20/1/1862inSomonaukTownship, DeKalbCounty,Illinois.Fannydied18/12/1927inFortDodge, WebsterCounty,Iowa,age65.CauseofdeathcertifiedasUraemia; Valvularheartdisease.Shenevermarried.(3)SarahEllen,born 10/10/1863.SarahEllendiedin1873,age9.(4)JaneEsther[35].(5) Cora,born21/9/1866inIllinoisanddiedin1949,age82.(6)James William[36].(7)MaryAnn,born12/11/1869inIllinois.MaryAnndied in5/1927,age57.(8)JohnButler[37].(9)AliceVictoria,born 8/9/1877 in Illinois and died in 1959, age 81.15.AmosPARRIS[Parents].Baptized9/6/1844inHalling, Amosdied1923inEpsom,Surrey,age79.Occupation: Labourer(1871,1881);Shopkeeper/grocer(1882); Publican (1891, 1901).On16/6/1866whenAmoswas22,hemarriedMaryAnnEVEREST,in Halling.MaryAnnwasborn1847inLuddesdown.It’snotknown when she died.Theyhadthefollowingchildren,allborn/baptizedinHalling(unless stated otherwise):(1)AmosEdwin,baptized2/2/1868anddiedApril1901,age33. Amoswasburied25/4/1901inSnodlandcemetery.In1896,when AmosEdwinwasageabout28,hemarriedEleanorAnnWOODGER(1869-1954)inStrood.(2)Alice,born1870.In1890,whenAlicewas age20,shemarriedArthurCOKER(abt.1870-?)inSevenoaks.(3) Minnie,baptized31/3/1872anddiedinMarch1873,age1.(4) Charles,born1874.(5)MaudeMary,baptized5/8/1878anddied shortlyafterwards.Shewasburied11/8/1878.(6)Victoria,baptized 27/2/1880anddied1887,age7.(7)Arthur,baptized5/3/1882.(8) CyrilJamesJohn,baptized18/11/1883inStMargaret’s,Rochester anddiedin1884,age11months.(9)LizzyEmma,born1885and baptized12/4/1887.Shediedshortlyafterwardsandwasburied 16/4/1887,age2.(10)CecilBruce,born16/11/1887anddied 9/3/1959intheDistrictHospital,Epsom,Surrey,age71.Anentryin theNationalProbateCalendarreads:“PARRISCecilBrunce[sic]of2 OakRoad,LeatherheadSurreydied9March1959atTheDistrict HospitalEpsomSurreyAdministrationLondon8MaytoArthurBruce Cokerchecker.Effects£38117s.”(Wortharound£8,550today.)Cecil never married.