Ada Parker

Ada Ellen Parker 

Born: 5 June 1869, Burton upon Trent 

Baptised: 3 October 1869, Winshill

Father: James Parker (b. 1836)

Mother: Emma Parker (b. 1841) (d. 1878) 

Brothers: Edgar Parker (b. 1865), James Osmond Parker (b. 1872), Oswald Parker (b. 1874)

In 1871 – 

She is at Church Street, Beer House, Burton upon Trent. Her father is listed as ‘Brewer’s Labourer’. Ada, her mother and her brother, Edgar, are unlisted. 

In 1881 – 

She is at 44 Churchill Road, Winshill. Her father is listed as widower and ‘Inn Keeper’. Her aunt, Mary A Waterfield (b. 1835), is listed as ‘Inn’s Housekeeper’. Ada and her brothers, Osmond and Oswald, are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at Hayes Farm, Newstead as a boarder. William Smith (b. 1837) is listed as ‘Farmer’. His wife, Frances Smith (b. 1850), and their children (Jemima, Fanny, William, Sarah, Joseph and Charles) are unlisted. Ada is listed as boarder and ‘Head Mistress’. Edward Pearson (b. 1869) is listed as ‘Farm Servant Waggoner’. Charles Wray (b. 1870) is listed as ‘Farm Servant Cowman’.  

In 1901 – 

She is at Hayes Farm, Newstead as a boarder. William Smith (b. 1837) is listed as ‘Farmer’. His wife, Frances Smith (b. 1850), and their children (Jemima, Fanny, William, Joseph, and Charles) are unlisted. Ada is listed as boarder and ‘Head Mistress’. John William Wright (b. 1878) is listed as ‘Farm Waggoner’. 

In 04/02 – 

Address is Hayes Farm, Newstead, Notts. 

In 1921 – 

She is at Beech Lane, Stretton. Ada is listed as ‘Schoolmistress Retired’. Her aunt, Ellen Goodall (b. 1841), is listed as ‘Farmer Retired’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at Ghyhwood Church Road, Stretton. Ada is listed as ‘School Mistress Retired’. Martha E Clews (b. 1912) is listed as ‘Typist’.

d.         19 February 1958, Stretton 

PARKER, Ada Ellen of Ghyllwood, 46 Church Road, Stretton, Burton-upon-Trent, spinster died 19 February 1958 at 101 Greenhill Road, Coalville, Leicestershire. Probate London 21 August to Maud Irene Berridge (wife of Frank Harry Yeudal Berridge) and Kathleen Ada May Stewart (Wife of Norman Campbell Stewart). Effects £4734, 19s.