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From: "Penny Frosdick" <>
Subject: Re: PARKER in Baston?
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 19:38:53 -0700


Eric and all Lincolnshire / Fens Listers

Not sure if it will be of interest to you. However, I have a list of SMITH,
PARKER and FROSDICK family papers and photographs 1820s -1920s held by the
Norfolk Record Office. The references to PARKER include:-
Letter from Moses Parker seaman on board HMS Rodney to his mother Mrs Moses
Parker of Rollesby.
Funeral card of Christmas Parker, died 1895 aged 46
Letter from Corporal William Parker , 1st Battalion, 5th Fusiliers, Port
Louis, Mauritius to his sister Mrs William Frosdick, Surlingham.
The Norfolk Record Office reference to the package of papers and photographs
is MC392.

My connection is through the FROSDICK family.
Regards Penny

----- Original Message -----
From: Johnson, Eric [CCS] <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 3:43 AM
Subject: PARKER in Baston?


> I'm still frantically searching for my PARKER forebears.
>
> Originally I was led to believe that the SAMUEL PARKER that I was looking
> for was from Boston. The only census that I have ever managed to find him
on
> was the 1851 for Thornes, Wakefield, Yorkshire. However, with the new
magic
> of the 1881 cd's I have discovered that also living in the same area at
the
> same time were Parkers from Baston in Lincolnshire.
> So once more clutching at straws I wondered if anyone knew of the Parkers
> from this area.
>
> Certainly in one respect it would make more sense for him to have come
from
> Baston and not Boston as he married MARIA BARTON, from Deeping Fen, in
> Spalding in 1849.
>
> According to the 1851 census Samuel was born about 1823 and according to
his
> marriage certificate his father was called CHARLES PARKER.
>
> Samuel must have returned home occasionally as he had seven children and
his
> occupation is shown on the baptismal records as waterman, bargeman, and
> mariner. I assume that he therefore worked the canals and probably the
grain
> run between Lincolnshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.
>
> If anyone can help me out on this one I would appreciate it.
> Come to think of it I would appreciate any other thoughts on where to
look.
> Lateral thinkers welcomed.
>
> Eric
> Carlton, WRY
>
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