On 16 Sept 1885, along with his brother Leonard, James was baptized at St. Matthias, Richmond. His birth date was given as 19 Dec 1883. His parents were Alfred and Abigail Parker, and their residence as the Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond, where his father was working as a waiter.[1][2]
Charles Parker: son; single; male age 4; born in Burnham Essex.
Leslie Parker: son; single; male age 2; born in Burnham Essex.
Herbert G Parker: son; single; male age 1; born in Burnham Essex.
Isabella Amos: Serv.; single; female age 20; occupation: Barman Barmaid; worker; born in Rochford Essex.
Mary Gouldsmith: Serv.; single; female age 22; occupation: Nursemaid; born in Burnham Essex.
Eva Simpson: Serv.; single; female age 18; Housemaid; born in Burnham Essex.
William March: Lodger; married; male age 54; occupation: Living on own means; born in Chelsea Midx.
William March: Lodger; single; male age 18; occupation: House Agents Clerk; worker; born in Bow Midx.
Thomas W. March: Lodger; single; male age 9; born in Bow Midx.
Sources
↑ St. Matthias (Richmond, Surrey, England), Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1917, "Register of Baptisms 1858-1900," James Parker's 1885 baptism, p. 124 (image 64), no. 986; digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 May 2020).
↑ 1901 census of England, Essex, civil parish of Burham, ecclesiastical parish of Burnham St. Marys, urban district of Burnham, ward of Burnham, South Eastern parliamentary borough, town of Burnham, folio 18, page 28, household of Alfred Parker; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 Apr 2016); citing PRO RG 13/1687.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9JQ-4P2 : 21 May 2019), James Parker in household of Alfred Parker, Burnham, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Southminster subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QNBZ-8MM : 3 May 2019), James Parker in household of Alfred Parker, Petersham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWN7-F5D : 24 June 2019), James Parker in household of Abigail Jane Parker, Burnham, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
1939 Register, Essex, England, RG 101, piece 1490C, image 4, line 31, Railway Hotel - Station Rd, James Parker.
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