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William Henry Parker

Male Abt 1832 - 1881  (39 years)

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  • Name William Henry Parker  [1, 2, 3]
    Birth Abt 1832  Tipton, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    • Aged 28 in the 1861 census and 38 in the 1871 census, so born between April 1832 and April 1833. The 1861 census gives his birthplace as Tipton, Staffordshire; the 1871 census gives West Bromwich.
    Gender Male
    Occupation 21 Aug 1854  [7] 
    Puddler 
    Occupation 26 Feb 1855  [8] 
    Refiner of Iron 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Pleasant Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 28 
    1861 Census: Pleasant Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire    		 1861 Census: Pleasant Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
    Occupation 7 Apr 1861  [4] 
    Puddler 
    Death Between 1871 and 1881  [10, 11] 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  31 Newhall Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 38 
    1871 Census: 31 Newhall Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire #1    		 1871 Census: 31 Newhall Street, Christ Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire #1
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  [5] 
    Puddler 
    Residence 22 Apr 1873  Morris Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Occupation 22 Apr 1873  [12, 13] 
    Puddler 
    Person ID I1958  Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake | Whitmore family
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2026

    Family Ruth Round,   b. 24 Jul 1833, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Jun 1899, Church Bridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 65 years)  [14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
    Marriage 21 Aug 1854  All Saints Church, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20] 
    • William Henry Parker, 21, puddler; Ruth Round, 21, daughter of David Round, labourer. Witnesses: Joseph Whitehouse and Millicent Whitehouse. From the FreeREG transcript, which gives no father for the groom; the register image has not been seen.
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Parker,   b. Abt 1852, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Ann Parker,   b. 20 Jan 1855, Mount Pleasant, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Nov 1931, Birmingham South, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Caroline Parker,   b. Abt Aug 1857, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Joseph Parker,   b. Abt Jan 1861, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Sarah Parker,   b. Abt May 1864, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Deborah Parker,   b. Abt 1866, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Mary Jane Parker,   b. Abt Nov 1869, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. William Henry Parker,   b. 21 Apr 1873, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Ruth Parker,   b. 21 Apr 1873, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2026

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1928] Birth Certificate: Ann Parker (1855), 20 Jan 1855, 1855 Q1, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 578; entry no. 483 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S109] Website: Freereg, 21 Aug 1854, link (Reliability: 2).
      William Henry PARKER & Ruth ROUND; 21 Aug 1854; West Bromwich, All Saints; entry 403
      Named William Henry Parker at his marriage. He is Henry on his daughter Ann’s birth entry and in the 1861 and 1871 censuses.

    3. [S2385] Baptismal Record: William Henry Parker (1873), 22 Apr 1873, West Bromwich Christ Church register (D4031/1/5), baptisms 1873, p. 119, no. 949 (Reliability: 3).
      Named William Henry Parker, puddler, as the father at the baptism of his twins Ruth and William Henry (nos 948 and 949).

    4. [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2025, f. 50, p. 24 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/2979, f. 73, p. 7 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S109] Website: Freereg, 21 Aug 1854, link (Reliability: 2).
      Aged 21 at his marriage on 21 Aug 1854.

    7. [S109] Website: Freereg, 21 Aug 1854, link (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S1928] Birth Certificate: Ann Parker (1855), 26 Feb 1855, 1855 Q1, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 578; entry no. 483 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2025, f. 50, p. 24 (Reliability: 3).
      Listed as son-in-law in the household of Mary Round, widow, with his wife Ruth.

    10. [S47] 1881 Census, 3 Apr 1881, RG 11/2843, f. 89, p. 3 (Reliability: 3).
      Ruth was described as a widow in the 1881 census.

    11. [S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/2979, f. 73, p. 7 (Reliability: 3).
      Henry was living at the 1871 census.

    12. [S2384] Baptismal Record: Ruth Parker (1873), 22 Apr 1873, West Bromwich Christ Church register (D4031/1/5), baptisms 1873, p. 119, no. 948 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S2385] Baptismal Record: William Henry Parker (1873), 22 Apr 1873, West Bromwich Christ Church register (D4031/1/5), baptisms 1873, p. 119, no. 949 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S1928] Birth Certificate: Ann Parker (1855), 20 Jan 1855, 1855 Q1, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 578; entry no. 483 (Reliability: 3).
      Ann’s birth entry names her parents as Henry Parker, refiner of iron, and Ruth Parker formerly Round.

    15. [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/2025, f. 50, p. 24 (Reliability: 3).
      Henry Parker, son-in-law, and Ruth, wife, are listed in the household of Mary Round, head, widow. Elizabeth, 8, is listed as “daur” after them, with Ann, Caroline and Joseph; she was born before their marriage in 1854.

    16. [S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/2979, f. 73, pp. 7-8 (Reliability: 3).
      Joseph, Ann, Caroline, Sarah, Deborah (“Devron”) and Mary Jane are listed as son and daughters of Henry Parker, head, with Ruth his wife.

    17. [S47] 1881 Census, 3 Apr 1881, RG 11/2843, f. 89, p. 3 (Reliability: 3).
      Joseph, Caroline, Sarah, Deborah, Jane, Henry and Ruth are listed as sons and daughters of Ruth Parker, head, widow. The twins Henry and Ruth, both 8, were registered in 1873 as Parker, mother’s maiden name Round.

    18. [S4] Website: Familysearch, 22 Apr 1873, link (Reliability: 2).
      The index of the twins’ baptism names William Henry’s parents as William Henry Parker and Ruth.

    19. [S7] GRO Index, 1854 Q3, West Bromwich, Vol 6b, pg 837 (Reliability: 2).
      PARKER, Henry; ROUND, Ruth; West Bromwich 6b 837
      Henry Parker and Ruth Round are indexed on the same page.

    20. [S109] Website: Freereg, 21 Aug 1854, link (Reliability: 2).
      William Henry PARKER & Ruth ROUND; 21 Aug 1854; West Bromwich, All Saints; entry 403