John Frederick PARSONSON

[mdkiwi]

So apparently:
"...Minnie Florence was daughter of Alfred Victor LOVELL and Emily Marguerite RUSH - the rest is correct. Minnie moved to Adelaide from London in 1925. She met and married Phillip STANLAKE in Adelaide in just a few months. Phillip stated that he is was a Major in the BEF on the wedding certificate. The previous year his electoral roll entry (Carlton, in Victoria) states his occupation as "Solicitor" but I've found zero evidence that he worked as a solicitor..."

I am inclined to doubt anything Mr Stanlake has to say.  John Frederick PARSONSON was however a law clerk in Christchurch, so he probably knew his way around legal documents.
Regards

[minniehaha]

Have you contacted any descendants of his siblings?

Here is one link..........

https://www.geni.com/people/John-Parsonson/6000000037356082750

His parents & siblings (all ?) emigrated to New Zealand.


Minniehaha.

[sparrett]

 Hi,
I have sighted the baptism certificates for Minnie Florence LOVELL and her sister Mabel Louise LOVELL at St Agnes Southwark.
The baptism took place May 21 1904 but their birth dates are in the margin.
30/11/1889 for Minnie and 20/8/1894 for Mabel.

Father Alfred Victor LOVELL of 101 Royal Rd. Southwark. A builder's time-keeper.
Mother Emily.

The couple were married 3rd March 1889 at St Paul's Newington
She was Emily Marguerite Sophia RUSH.
He Alfred Victor LOVELL
Both 22 years.
His father George LOVELL a builder and hers George RUSH a salesman (of something?)

Interestingly one of the witnesses was a  Minnie Florence RUSH

I wonder if this passenger has been noted.

P. STANLAKE
Departed Wellington NZ
Port of Arrival Sydney, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date 26 May 1920
Vessel  Moeraki

When was the last sighting in NZ?

Sue

[mdkiwi]

All good suggestions.
I believe the last mention of him in NZ is on or about 14 January 1919, in connection with the mysterious gunshot wound.  We have assumed that there was some followup over the next few weeks: it just doesn't seem to have been reported.
The immigration details for P STANLAKE are, as far as we know, the first appearance in any historical records of P STANLAKE.
Regards

[barryd]

Unusual Name Parsonson. Starts in England/Wales Free BMD 1837 as more of a Yorkshire name. Then spreads out with a reasonable showing still in Yorkshire.

[jeaster1]

Have you contacted any descendants of his siblings?

Here is one link..........

https://www.geni.com/people/John-Parsonson/6000000037356082750

His parents & siblings (all ?) emigrated to New Zealand.


Minniehaha.

I am a descendent of one of his siblings who did not emigrate and can confirm that I am related to both NZ side of this man's family and the Australian side and it was I who proposed the connection in the first place to John F Parsonson as he was the only sibling who emigrated to Australia whose death I could not trace. Unbelievable and amazing story of a double life