Temperance Hotel in Leeds - Parker family

[MichaelJJ]

G'day

Looking for any family connections to and photos of a Temperance & commercial hotel & coffee house at 106 Briggate, Leeds, Yorkshire, owned or operated by the Parker family over 1837 to 1880. The Parkers may also have owned/operated a temperance hotel at 1 Wood Street, Leeds in this time

Names that crop up from UK Census and Leeds Trade Directories records are William and Elizabeth Parker and children Thomas, Edwin, Harriett, John, Henry George.

Elizabeth's maiden name is possibly Lazenby with marriage to William in 1828.

Edwin possibly married a lass by name of Emma Oates with a daughter Helen Maud who may have married a solicitor/law clerk by name of Arthur Stirk. Edwin probably ran the hotel after his father (William) died in late 1870s.

Thomas and Harriett may have died young.

 I am specifically interested in Henry George Parker (b about 1835) and whether he  migrated to Australia 1851-1853.

Cheers

Michael

[keyboard86]

Well you are correct with the family, here they are in 1841:-

William Parker 35 occ Coffee House Keeper
Elizabeth 40
Edwin 10
John 7
Henry 5
Residing at Wood Street, Temperance Hotel, Leeds
Census Ref HO107/1346/ 1/30/ 19
Keyboard86

[keyboard86]

Hi again in 1851 at same address:-

Edwin aged 20 is a Warehouse Salesman
John A aged 17 is a Hatter Salesman
Henry G aged 15 is a Journeyman Cheesemonger
Census ref HO107/2319/299/6
Keyboard86

PS just posting the census returns to give idea of ages etc!

[west]

There is a photo of the Parkers Temperance Hotel & Restaurant on the following web site.

www.leodis.net/

If you enter Briggate (city centre) into advanced search you should be able to view, it is dated 1897.

Hope this helps.

West.

[MichaelJJ]

G'day Keyboard86 & West
Many thanks for the census data and the pointer to the photograph.
It was very satisfying to be able to tie in my Parker (Henry George) to the data and (especially) the photo from 1897.
The Parker ancestors in Leeds disposition to "temperance" has not flowed through to decendants in Australia (at least on my side) - must be the influence of the Irish ancestors from other family lines.
Cheers
Michael

[Tom Piper]

Michael,

Have you consulted the British Library 19th century British Newspapers available at the your state's archives & libraries service for free? The Temperance Hotel at 1, Wood Street is well reported in these archives-many trades Union Meetings were held at the hotel, and William Parker was elected as an overseer of the local workhouse. I daresay you will discover lots about him and the hotel from this resource which I know is available in your State's archives. I have already found 134 entries.

Tom

[MichaelJJ]

G'day Tom
Many, many thanks for the leads (or should that be Leeds) about William Parker - I will definitely follow thru. Looks like there is also a reformist side, as well as a temperance side, to Parker.
Just a question though, when you say my "....state's archives & library services..." do you mean in Australia where I reside?
Cheers
Michael

[Tom Piper]

Oh yes in Your city another  rootschatter from there hafound this resource.

[MichaelJJ]

Thank you Tom.
I will follow through with the National Library of Australia, which is located in my home city of Canberra.
Thanks once again.
Cheers
Michael