Emma Atherton

Emma Atherton 

Born: 12 August 1842, Sheffield 

Father: Alfred Atherton (b. 1806)

Mother: Elizabeth Atherton (b. 1809)

Brothers:  Peter Atherton (b. 1834)

Sisters: Ann Elizabeth Atherton (b. 1832), Sarah Atherton (b. 1838), Mary Atherton (b. 1840), Alice Atherton (b. 1847)

Marriage:        12 November 1865, Leeds

Husband:         Edwin Moulds Parkes 

                        b. 7 January 1842

                        Schoolmaster 

                        d. 11 February 1891

Issue – 

#1 James Parkes (b. 1868)

#2 William Atherton Parkes (b. 11 May 1869)

#3 Nellie Sherwood Parkes (b. 1875)

#4 Alice Parkes (b. 1879)

#5 Mary Haslam Parkes (b. 11 December 1880) [LDTC 1902]

In 1851- 

She is at 93 Allen Street, Sheffield. Her father is listed as ‘Smith and Fitter’. Her sister, Ann, is listed as ‘Straw Bonnet Maker’. Her brother, Peter, is listed as ‘Stone Grate Fitter’. Emma, her mother and siblings (Sarah, Mary and Alice) are unlisted. 

In 1861 – 

She is at 93 Allen Street, Sheffield. Her father is listed as ‘Stone Grate Fitter’. Emma is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her mother and sister, Alice, are unlisted. 

In 1871 – 

She is at National School, Wellow Road, Ollerton. Her husband is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Emma is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Her sons, James and William, are unlisted. There is a servant, Ellen Pottinger (b. 1855). 

In 1881 – 

She is at Board School, Barnsley. Her husband is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Emma is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Her children (Mary, James, William, Nellie and Alice) are unlisted. There is a servant, Mary A Edger (b. 1864).

In 1891 – 

She is at Shoreham Street, Sheffield. Emma is a widow and listed as ‘Living on Own Means’. Her son, William, is listed as ‘Commercial Clerk’. Her daughters, Mary, Nellie and Alice, are unlisted.

In 04/95 – 

Address is 445 Shoreham Road, Sheffield. 

d. 20 December 1899, Sheffield 

PARKES, Emma of 448 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, widow died 20 December 1899. Administration Wakefield 23 February to James Parkes, schoolmaster. Effects £1183, 18s, 6d.