John Edward PARRY 1878

[Jacquie in Canada]

I'm wondering whether the enumerator made an error when he was copying out the Edwards' household on the 1891 census and Edith is John Edward. I've come across errors like that during my research.

Jacquie

[sweetlady]

I think i found  John Edward 1891   in Pinner Commercial Travellers  school.. born Toxteth
well I know its  him.. if the birmingham family are the same ones as..

my reply told me

 Enquiry of John Edward Parry Liverpool - we dont have one from liverpool  but have  one   from Birmingham, (same address as the rest of the family.)

He went on to work for Stewart  and MacDonald in Birmingham warehouses, as a clerk - I am trying to find out  about them at the moment.

[sweetlady]

by the way we believe Edith went to canada, are there any census info there ?

I think she was  possibly in London 1901  working as a servent  for a Lady from Canada.

thanks for your input

sharon

[Jacquie in Canada]

There is a marriage in the Ontario marriage database that caught my eye:

Cecilia Edith Parry, 35, daughter of John Parry (deceased) and Mary Emma Owen married James Wood, 31, son of George Wood and Ann Elizah Miles on 28 May 1910 in Walkerville, Essex County, Ontario.

This Cecilia Edith's mother being named Mary and her maiden surname being Owen and your David's middle name being Owen is pretty coincidental. It makes me wonder if your John's father was named John Edward but called Edward.

Here's a link to the image from the 1911 Canada census for Leamington, Essex County, Ontario with James and Cecilia Edith Parry:
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e001986251.pdf
On the census, Cecilia Edith indicates she was born in Dec 1874 in England and that she immigrated in 1910.

If that isn't her, you can search the 1901 and 1911 Canada census at this site:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/index.html

There is a Cecilia E. Wood in Detroit, Michigan on the 1920 and 1930 US census. In 1920 census she is with James and a widow in 1930.

I couldn't find a passenger list entry for her.

Jacquie