Ref the Parkers:
My gr.grandfather Thomas Parker was born in 1849 at Heckmondwike, Dewsbury. His father also Thomas, was born c 1811 in Heckmondwike, and he married Catherine Mylrea on the Isle of Man, in 1844 at Braddan, but came to live at Turnpike Road, Heckmondwike. (1851 census)Catherine died c 1851 but the death certificate threw me as it gave husband's occupation as "cordwainer" when in fact Thomas had always been a blanket weaver. Young Thomas became a shoe-maker after his apprenticeship. He lived and worked in Dewsbury. He did not marry gr.grandmother Martha but they had a daughter Hilda Parker Sykes, from whom I am descended.
Prior ancestors to these Parkers were Joeph Parker and Sarah Oxley I believe.
I would appreciate any additions from other Parker families of the area.
