Wesley Parker

1889 - 1956  (66 years)

• Name	Wesley Parker
  Birth	14 Dec 1889	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christening	26 Jan 1890	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Name: Wesley Parker Birth date: 14 Dec 1889 Baptism date: 26 Jan 1890 Place: Ketley (Red Lake) County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Edmund Mother's name: Mary Ann Abode: Pool House Quality, Trade, or Profession: Ironworker Register type: Baptism Register date range: 1838-1900 Archive reference: P149/A/1/1 Page: 181
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Address: Ketley Dingle
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [5]
  	Address: Ketley Dingle
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [6]
  	Address: Ketley Dingle
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [6]
  	Mantle moulder
  Military Service	10 Nov 1914	Aldershot, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Enlisted: Army Service Corps (027805)
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [8]
  	Address: 23 Raleigh Street
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [8]
  	Iron moulder
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Address: 25 Raleigh Street
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [4]
  	Iron moulder
  Death	30 Jul 1956	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [9, 10]
  Probate	6 Sep 1956	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England   [10]
  	PARKER Wesley of 25 Raleigh-street Walsall Staffordshire died 30 July 1956 at The Manor Hospital Walsall Probate Birmingham 6 September to Lily Parker widow. Effects £432 10s. 4d.
  Notes	1921 census: Boarder with family of future wife
  Person ID	I142	Gilbert
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Edmund Parker,   b. 15 Aug 1851, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1928, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Purcell,   b. 16 Oct 1852, Haybridge, Shropshire, England d. 1922, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1876	Wellington, Shropshire, England
  Family ID	F441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lily Smith,   b. 16 Jun 1894, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 1 Mar 1983, Walsall, Staffordshire, England (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1923	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [11]
  Children	1. Bernard Heywood Parker,   b. 2 Oct 1924, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 28 Aug 1987, Bromley, Kent, England (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F2265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Dec 1889 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Christening - 26 Jan 1890 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Ketley Dingle - 5 Apr 1891 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Ketley Dingle - 31 Mar 1901 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Ketley Dingle - 2 Apr 1911 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Military Service - 10 Nov 1914 - Aldershot, Hampshire, England Residence - Address: 23 Raleigh Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Marriage - 1923 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 25 Raleigh Street - 29 Sep 1939 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Death - 30 Jul 1956 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Probate - 6 Sep 1956 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  PARKER, Wesley: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for Wesley PARKER. He was a Private in the Army Service Corps. He entered the theatre of war in France on 10 Sep 1915. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914-15 Star. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Parker, Wesley; Mother's Maiden Surname: Purcell; GRO Reference: 1890 M Quarter in WELLINGTON SALOP UNION Volume 06A Page 744 (accessed 25 Sep 2017). [S194] Shropshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Parker, Wesley; Birth year: 1889; Baptism year: 1890; Father's name: Edmund; Baptism place: Ketley (Red Lake) (accessed 4 Aug 2018). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Parker, Wesley; Birth year: 1890; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; Town: Ketley; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2132; Folio: 15; Page: 23 (accessed 6 Jun 2018). [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Parker, Wesley; 14 Dec 1889; Borough: Walsall C.B.; County: Staffordshire (accessed 4 Jan 2018). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Parker, Westley; Birth year: 1890; Birth town: Ketley; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington Rural; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2563; Folio: 87; Page: 25 (accessed 23 Apr 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Parker, Wesley; Birth year: 1890; Birth place: Salop Ketley; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington Rural; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG14PN16298 RG78PN1009 RD355 SD2 ED10 SN120 (accessed 21 Mar 2018). [S24] UK, British Army WW1 Service Records, 1914-1920 (Ancestry), Parker, Wesley; Birth: 1889; Location: Shropshire; Regimental number: 027805 (accessed 26 Oct 2018). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Parker, Wesley; Birth year: 1891; Birth place: Wellington, Shropshire, England; Reg dist: Walsall; Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG15 PN13170 RD370 RS3 ED2 SN126 (accessed 7 Dec 2022). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Parker, Wesley; Age: 66; GRO Reference: 1956 S Quarter in WALSALL Volume 09B Page 549 (accessed 25 Sep 2017). [S221] Find a Will (Gov.uk), Parker, Wesley; 1956 (accessed 2 Mar 2018). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Parkin, Wesley - Smith, Lily; 1923; Walsall, Staffordshire; J Quarter; Volume: 6B; Page: 1463 (accessed 15 Mar 2019).