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Joseph Parker

Joseph Parker

Male Abt 1820 - 1884  (~ 64 years)

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  • Name Joseph Parker  [1, 2
    Born Abt 1820  Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Christened 30 Aug 1820  Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1851  Dotterhill Hall, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • He was a farm servant working for John Symonds and living away from his wife on census night.
    Census 1861  Nine Chimney Lane, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1881  Doctors Row, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Name Joseph Thorogood  [4
    Name Joseph Thoroughgood  [5
    Name Joseph Thurgood  [3
    Occupation Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6
    Agricultural labourer 
    Died 1884  Linton Registration District, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried 25 Feb 1884  Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I1487  Main Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father Joseph Thorogood,   b. Abt 1792,   d. Apr 1831, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Susannah Dean,   b. Abt 1788, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1859, Linton Registration District, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Swan,   b. Abt 1826, Hadstock, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 13 Feb 1904, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 1850  Linton Registration District, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. James Parker,   c. 11 Jul 1852, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 1 Jan 1854, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)  [natural]
    +2. Emma Parker,   b. Abt 1855, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901, Chelmsford Registration District, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years)  [natural]
     3. Sarah Anne Parker,   c. 13 Sep 1857, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 13 May 1859, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)  [natural]
    +4. James Parker,   b. 27 May 1860, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 1 Sep 1930, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)  [natural]
    +5. Charles Parker,   b. 1864, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 22 Jun 1932, Balsham, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] 1861 Census Returns of England and Wales, General Register Office, (7 April 1861;), RG 9., RG 9/1030 ff.23-24 pp.8-9 (Reliability: 3).
      Nine Chimnie Lane, Balsham
      Joseph Parker, Head, Mar, 39, Ag Lab, Cambridge Balsham
      Sarah Parker, Wife, Mar, 34, Essex Hadstock
      Elizabeth Swan, Daur, 12, Scholar, Cambridge Linton
      Emma Parker, Daur, 6, Scholar, Cambridge Balsham
      James Parker, Son, 1, Cambridge Balsham


    2. [S101] 1841 Census Returns of England and Wales, Home Office, (6 June 1841;), HO 107/71/2 f.16 p.27 (Reliability: 3).
      Susan Parker, 55, Pauper, Y
      William Parker, 20, Ag Lab, Y
      Joseph Parker, 15, Y
      /
      John Dean, 15, Ag Lab, Y
      Heneretta Dean, 12, Y


    3. [S38] 1851 Census - Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire Family History Society, (2002;), HO 107/1761 f.417B (Reliability: 3).
      Dotterhill Hall, Balsham
      John Symonds, H, M, 36, Farmer/730 ac/23 men/3 boys, CAM Balsham
      Emma Symonds, Wf, M, 36, CAM Balsham
      Fanny Symonds, D, U, 11, Scholar, CAM Balsham
      Charles Symonds, S, 9, CAM Balsham
      Sarah Symonds, D, 7, CAM Balsham
      George Symonds, S, 5, CAM Balsham
      Lucy Gibby, Ser, U, 22, House Servant, CAM Balsham
      Roady Gibby, Ser, 16, House Servant, CAM Balsham
      Joseph Thurgood, Ser, 30, Farm Servant, CAM Balsham
      John Noble, Ser, 30, Farm Servant, CAM Balsham
      William Marsh, Ser, 19, Farm Servant, CAM Balsham
      James Gibbs, Ser, U, 20, Farm Servant, CAM Balsham


    4. [S105] 1881 Census Returns of England and Wales, General Register Office, (3 April 1881;), RG 11., RG 11/1673 f.9 p.11 (Reliability: 3).
      Docter's Row, Balsham
      Joseph Thorogood, Head, Mar, 60, Ag / Laborer, Balsham / Cambs
      Sarah Thorogood, Wife, Mar, 54, Hadstock / Essex
      James Thorogood, Son, Unm, 20, Laborer, Balsham / Cambs
      Charles Thorogood, Son, 15, Laborer, Balsham / Cambs


    5. [S47] Balsham, Cambridgeshire - Transcript of Parish Register (1558-1950), (Cambridgeshire Family History Society, CD-ROM CD/PR/044 (2008);), CA/R16., baptism of Charles Thoroughgood, son of Joseph & Sarah otp lab, 14 Aug 1864 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S47] Balsham, Cambridgeshire - Transcript of Parish Register (1558-1950), (Cambridgeshire Family History Society, CD-ROM CD/PR/044 (2008);), CA/R16., baptism of James Parker, son of Joseph & Sarah otp lab, 11 Jul 1852 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S205] FreeBMD, (www.freebmd.org.uk;), death of Joseph Parker, 64, Linton 3b 322, March quarter 1884 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S47] Balsham, Cambridgeshire - Transcript of Parish Register (1558-1950), (Cambridgeshire Family History Society, CD-ROM CD/PR/044 (2008);), CA/R16., burial of Joseph Parker otp 64 years, 25 Feb 1884 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S205] FreeBMD, (www.freebmd.org.uk;), marriages of Joseph Parker and Sarah Swan in December quarter 1850 share reference Linton 14 161 (Reliability: 3).