Elizabeth Priscilla (Whitbread) Parker (1852 - 1934)

Born 10 Jan 1852 in Penwortham, Province of South Australia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Parker — married 31 Oct 1872 (to 23 Dec 1929) in North Adelaide, Province of South Australia

Descendants

Died 13 May 1934 at age 82 in Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth (Whitbread) Parker was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Elizabeth was the eldest of three children of Adolphus Whitbread and Elizabeth Barrett. She was born on 10 January 1852 at Penwortham, a small town in the Clare Valley of South Australia.^[1][2]

At twenty years of age Elizabeth married Charles Parker, on 31 October 1872 at a house at North Adelaide.^[3] Their first six children were born in the inner northern and north western suburbs of Adelaide, before the family moved to the mid north of South Australia, where Charles took up farming. There were 12 children in total.

Left-Right - Back Row - Percival Parker, Annie Parker (Norris), Hurtle Parker, Elisha Williams, Charles Parker, Albert Parker, John Engstrom Middle Row - Alice Parker (Nunan), Elsie Parker (Williams), Muriel Williams (baby), Elizabeth Whitbread (Parker), Maud Parker (Engstrom), Madge Engstrom (baby) Front Row - Myrtle Parker, William Parker, Kate Williams, Len Engstrom

Elizabeth died due to senile myocarditis on 13 May 1934, at the residence of her daughter, Annie, at Two Mile Crossing, near Port Pirie.^[2]. She was interred in the Port Pirie Cemetery.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ South Australia Births 1842-1928 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com : accessed 1 April 2021) database entry for Whitbread, Elizabeth Priscilla (Birthdate: 10 January 1852, Father: Adolphus Whitbread, Mother: Elizabeth Barrett, Birthplace: not stated) Reference: District: The Murray/Burra, Book/Page: 6/139.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} South Australia Deaths 1842-1972 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com : accessed 1 April 2021) database entry for Parker, Elizabeth Priscilla (Death Date: 13 May 1934, Marital Status: Widowed, Age: 82y, Relative: Charles Parker (Deceased husband), Residence: Port Pirie, Death Place: Port Pirie) Reference: District: Clare, Book/Page: 559/2033.
3. ↑ South Australia Marriages 1842-1937 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com ; accessed 1 April 2021) database entry for Whitbread, Elizabeth (Age: 20, Status: Single, Father: Adolphus Whitbread) and Parker, Charles (Age: 21, Status: Single, Father: John Parker) on 31 October 1872 at House North Adelaide, Reference: District: Adelaide, Book/Page: 93/209.
4. ↑ Burial Record (Port Pirie Regional Council, https://www.pirie.sa.gov.au/ : accessed 1 Apr 2021) database entry for Parker, Elizabeth P. (Cemetery: Port Pirie Cemetery, Burial Date: 14 May 1934, Age: 82y, Location: Protestant Reserve D, Lot 30, Grave 4).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 April 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Priscilla Whitbread Parker (10 Jan 1852–13 May 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #162369077, citing Port Pirie Cemetery, Port Pirie, Port Pirie Regional Council, South Australia, Australia.