John Henry Thomas Parr 1898 (AKA Jack, Dick)

[groom]

I tried search for all the family individually, as well as a family group with dates but no surname, and nothing remotely like them came up.  If it wasn't for the fact he was your father's brother it would make you wonder if they emigrated. Any idea where your father was around that time?

[keithgparr]

My father went to the Argentine in 1920 and stayed there (with occasional trips back to the UK) until 1943 ish when he returned to the UK to sign up for WWII.  I don't know why he chose the Argentine.

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So where was he in 1911?

I suppose it's possible that the family emigrated as a whole before then, but if that were the case then my father would not have sailed from the UK.

And then we have JHT (apparently) turning up in 1939 having (apparently) married in the UK in 1931.

Additionally, my father gave Jack as next of kin when he joined up for the 1914-18 war in 1914.

It's a puzzle!

[keithgparr]

I've just received the marriage record for JHT Parr and Amy Newman.  The name given on the record is Jack Henry John Parr, the father's name and occupation being Thomas William Parr, horse keeper.  His age matches his birth record to within a year so I'm pretty certain it's my father's brother.

I've also found three Electoral Register entries in Lambeth for 1929, 1930, & 1932, in which Amy and Jack are listed.

But there's still no trace of him (that I can find) in the 1911 census.

There is a death record for a Jack HJ and a Jack HT (both point to the same record) in Holborn 1960 and I'm therefore inclined to accept this as the same person.  I probably need to order the death certificate but I'm not expecting it to tell me a lot.

I've not been able to trace probate records for either Amy (died 1973) or Jack (died 1960).

So for the moment I'm looking for other children of JHT & AA, and anything further on Olive ...