Parker Family Connections in Bradford

This is the latest update (June 2009) on the results of researching my possible Parker family relatives in the Bradford area of Yorkshire.

Searching for Townsley and Sheeky relatives was not so bad but searching for Parker connections has proved to be much harder. However I have found the following entries for relatives in the Parker family and, through them, links to the Jennison, Armison and Knighton families from Nottinghamshire as well as possible Parker origins in Suffolk. There are also thought to be links to the Bendig family from Berlin and the Tane family from Ireland as well as the Dossett and Houlbrook families through later marriages.

1881 Census Returns Bradford

Isaac Parker and his family were living at 29 Wilfried Street. The full list of occupants, as recorded on 3 April 1881 is;

According to the information I already have from my mother and the family birth / marriage / death certificates, this should be the family containing my great grandfather and great, great grandfather. Because Isaac was already a widower in 1881, I had no clue as to the name of my great, great grandmother.

If I am right then, the Sarah A on the census is the same Sarah Ann who was a witness to the marriage of John William and Margaret Jennison on 26/10/1884; even though she was probably no more than 20 at the time. Margaret came from Eastwood, Nottinghamshire and also appears in the 1881 Census at 8 Lancaster Street, Bowling as -

So again we have a widowed parent and need to search further for clues.

1891 Census Returns Bradford

John William Parker, son of Isaac, and his family were living at 81 Bolling Street. The full list of occupants, as recorded on 5 April 1891 is;

It seems that John William and Margaret had staying with them - Margaret’s un-married sister and another family that included either another sister/relative or a friend, Alice, from Eastwood. The surname was hard to read but did prove to be Bendig (see below) and the subsequent marriage record showed that this was Alice Maud Armison. The presence of Fanny here as sister-in-law confirms the links with Robert Armiston (1856) that start from the 1861 Census; since she was staying with his family at Hucknall under Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire in 1881.

Isaac (1826) may have died before this census but certainly some more of the children survived; since Isaac (1872) is known to have married a Frances and had at least two children - James and Agnes. Also the Jennison family should still be in the Bradford area. More searches of the 1891 Census are clearly needed.

But in the same census the following related entry was fouund at 9 Carnation Street, Bradford Moor.

This should be the family of Jane Kershaw, who later married Herbert Parker - son of John William.

1871 Census Returns Bradford

Some time later, I was able to search the 1871 Census for Isaac Parker. Unfortunately Wilfried Street was not in the index and so I had to search by name through 5 or 6 reels of microfilm - to find at 5 Back Spinkwell Terrace, Bolton Road, East Bradford:

This provided the name, age and place of birth for Isaac's wife. It also gave a different age and place of birth for Isaac - see Parker Families in Suffolk

1861 Census Returns Nottinghamshire

Following the Jennison line in the 1861 Census found Christopher and Ann at 130 Church Street, Eastwood with three children from Ann's previous Armiston marriage - Mary (1851), Ann (1854) and Robert (1856). A subsequent check through the 1881 Census found that by then Robert had married a Mary and was living in Hucknall under Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire. Despite this success it has not been possible to find the birth references for any of these three children nor the marriage reference for Ann. Even searches of the 1851 Census have failed to find the couple - but it is thought that a Robert Armiston (age 24 and working as a servant in Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire in 1851) is Ann's elusive first husband.

Birth Certificates

My first attempt at getting the birth certificate for John William was not a success. The Bradford Register Office sent me the details of another John William born around the same date in Sun Street, Shipley. It was not until October that I managed to find another possible entry while searching in the Family Records Centre, London. This was the right one and gave me the maiden name of Isaac's wife - Catherine Cosgrove.

If this research is correct it means that this branch of the family tree came to Bradford in the 1850's along with millions of others who moved to find work in the booming cities of the Industrial Revolution.

Looking for the certificate for Margaret Jennison was more successful and provided the details needed to follow the Jennison line further. Her parents were Christopher and Ann (nee Knighton) - the name note of "late" Armiston indicated that Ann had been married before.

Marriage Certificates

A trip the Family Records Centre in London resulted in a busy day that only covered part of the long list of relatives I was searching for. However I did find an entry for the marriage of Isaac Parker and Catherine Cosgrove. The main details on it were -

Unfortunately the addresses of the bride and groom are not given but some names for the earlier generation of ancestors are confirmed.

Parish Records

Checking through the records on the Family Search web site was productive. There was a "family tree" entry for Christopher Jennison and Ann Knighton which established a link back to earlier generations (even though the earlier researcher had not picked up Ann's first marriage). There was also a parish register entry for Ann which provided a way of confirming her parents - Sampson and Elizabeth Knighton - and opened up an extensive Knighton family tree of several hundred individuals from Ilkeston, Derbyshire and Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. This family requires a page of its own!

1914-18 War

There should be a number of family entries recorded in the Bradford Roll of Honour for being in military service during the Great War. The one found, so far, is that for Robert Parker, of 140 Caledonia Street, Bradford, who served in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment from October 1916 to until his death in May 1917. However, even from the limited work done so far, it seems that the Roll of Honour is far from complete - missing some known family members and those with the family surnames that appeared in press cuttings from the time.

Family Trees

The result of these searches is the following outline Parker family tree (Updated Audust 2009)-

1 David Parker b: abt 1796 Bedingfield, Suffolk ?
.. +x
... 2 Isaac Parker b: abt 1826 Bedingfield, Suffolk d: abt Nov 1884 Bradford, Yorkshire
....... +Catherine Cosgrove b: abt 1841 Dublin, Ireland m: 23 Nov 1861 Parish Church, Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1881 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: Patrick Cosgrove Mother: x
........ 3 Frank Parker b: abt 1860 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
........ 3 John William Parker b: 12 Jan 1863 Undercliffe, Bradford, Yorkshire d: 28 Jul 1918 39 Exeter Street, Bradford, Yorkshire
............ +Margaret Jennison b: 10 Apr 1867 Eastwood, Nottinghamshire m: 26 Oct 1884 Parish Church, Bradford d: 28 Oct 1912 26 Edward Street, Bradford, Yorkshire Father: Christopher Jennison Mother: Ann Knighton
............. 4 Robert Parker b: abt Feb 1885 Bradford, Yorkshire d: 03 May 1917 Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France
................. +Hannah Veronica Tane b: abt 1882 Bradford, Yorkshire m: 01 Jun 1908 St Anne, Bradford, Yorkshire Father: John Tane Mother: Sarah x
.................. 5 John William Parker b: abt May 1909 Bradford, Yorkshire
.................. 5 Veronica Parker b: abt Aug 1911 Bradford, Yorkshire
............. 4 Edith Parker b: 11 Nov 1886 81 Bolling Street, Bradford, Yorkshire d: 30 Dec 1956 St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, Yorkshire
................. +Harry Sheeky b: 07 Sep 1893 18 Northbrook Street, Bradford, Yorkshire m: 29 Nov 1913 St Josephs RC, Bradford, Yorkshire d: 13 Nov 1970 Hospital, Deniliquin, NSW, Australia Father: John Henry Sheeky Mother: Mary Ann Foreman Burial: 16 Nov 1970 Roman Catholic Cemetery, Deniliquin
.................. 5 Margaret Sheeky b: 27 Feb 1914 50 Bengal Street, Bradford, Yorkshire d: 12 Aug 1995 Royal Infirmary, Bradford, Yorkshire Burial: Nab Wood, Shipley
...................... +William Townsley b: 14 Oct 1910 7 Raglan Street, Shipley, Yorkshire m: 30 May 1936 St Mary's RC, Shipley, Yorkshire d: 01 Jan 1997 St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, Yorkshire Father: Walter Townsley Mother: Emma King Burial: Nab Wood, Shipley
.................. 5 Veronica Sheeky b: 03 Dec 1919 2 Lizard Street, Bradford, Yorkshire
...................... +Joseph Healey b: 26 Mar 1917 Bradford, Yorkshire m: 27 May 1939 St Ann's RC, Bradford, Yorkshire d: 08 Dec 1995 Adelaide, South Australia Father: Christopher Healey Mother: Ann Delaney
............. 4 William Parker b: abt 1889 Bradford, Yorkshire d: 30 May 1949
................. +Ellen Dossett aka: Nellie b: abt Nov 1888 Bradford, Yorkshire m: 20 Apr 1925 St Joseph, Pakington Street, Bradford d: 19 Jan 1949 Father: John Dossett Mother: Jane Horan
.................. 5 Gerard A Parker b: abt Nov 1930 Bradford, Yorkshire
............. 4 Joseph Parker b: abt May 1891 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1891 Bradford, Yorkshire
............. 4 Herbert Parker b: 13 Oct 1892 81 Bolling Street, Bradford, Yorkshire d: 02 Apr 1947 St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, Yorkshire
................. +Jane Kershaw b: 21 Dec 1892 9 Carnation Street, Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Feb 1914 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt 1969 Father: Joseph Kershaw Mother: Elizabeth Gott
.................. 5 Herbert Francis Parker b: abt Feb 1919 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1939 Bradford, Yorkshire
.................. 5 Joseph H Parker b: abt Nov 1925 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt 1999 Bradford, Yorkshire
...................... +Vera Lloyd b: abt 1926 m: abt 1953
............. 4 John Parker b: abt 1898 Bradford, Yorkshire
................. +Margaret x b: abt 1898 m: abt 1923
.................. 5 x Parker b: abt 1925
............. 4 Edward Parker b: abt Aug 1900 Bradford, Yorkshire
................. +Edith Thompson b: abt 1902 m: abt May 1923 Bradford, Yorkshire
.................. 5 Harold Parker b: abt May 1924 Bradford, Yorkshire
.................. 5 Dorothy Parker b: abt Nov 1926 Bradford, Yorkshire
............. 4 Frances Parker b: 15 Oct 1902 24 Edward Street, Bowling, Bradford d: 05 Mar 1924 St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, Yorkshire
........ 3 Sarah Ann Parker b: abt 1865 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
............ +x
........ 3 Thomas Parker b: abt 1867 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
............ +Ellen Halliday b: abt 1868 Todmorden, Yorkshire m: abt Aug 1890 Todmorden, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
........ 3 Benjamin Parker b: abt May 1868 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt May 1882 Bradford, Yorkshire
........ 3 Isaac Parker b: abt Nov 1871 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
............ +Frances Jennison aka: Fanny b: abt Feb 1872 Eastwood, Nottinghamshire m: abt May 1905 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911 Father: Christopher Jennison Mother: Ann Knighton
............. 4 Agnes Parker b: abt Nov 1907 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1964 Beeston, Leeds ?
................. +Sydney Parker Houlbrook b: abt Nov 1914 Bradford, Yorkshire m: 10 Aug 1935 St Peter, Leeds Road, Bradford Father: Robert Houlbrook Mother: Mary Jane Fawbert
............. 4 James Parker b: abt Aug 1910 Bradford, Yorkshire

Despite various approaches to the problem there has been no luck in finding any likely David Parker or the birth of Isaac (around 1826) in the Bedingfield area of Suffolk.

The other result is an outline Bendig family tree -

• 1 x Bendig b: abt 1800
• ... 2 Maria Bendig b: abt 1826 Prussia d: Aft. 1861
• ....... +Franz Bernard b: abt 1827 Prussia d: Aft. 1861
• ......... 3 Amalia Bernard b: abt 1845 Prussia
• ... 2 Carl Emil Rudolph Bendig b: abt 1842 Berlin, Prussia d: abt Aug 1880 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ....... +Ellen Jane Ovey b: abt Aug 1842 Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire m: 09 Sep 1863 Manchester, Lancashire d: abt Nov 1884 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: Frederick Ovey Mother: Eleanor Ellis
• ......... 3 Albert Rudolph Bendig b: abt Nov 1864 Manchester, Lancashire d: abt Feb 1931 Huddersfield, Yorkshire
• ............. +Ann Jane Hanson b: abt 1864 Mirfield, Yorkshire m: abt Nov 1883 Pontefract, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1907 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Ada Ellen Bendig b: abt Jun 1885 Kellington, Pontefract, Yorkshire d: abt Jun 1885 Pontefract, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Nellie Bendig b: abt Jul 1887 Kellington, Pontefract, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1887 Pontefract, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Alice Bendig b: abt Jun 1889 Kellington, Pontefract, Yorkshire d: abt May 1894 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Annie Bendig b: abt Nov 1890 Pontefract, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1892 Pontefract, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Mary Bendig b: abt Aug 1892 Pontefract, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1892 Pontefract, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Albert Bendig b: 23 Jun 1894 Dewsbury, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1894 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Emma Bendig b: 20 Nov 1896 Dewsbury, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1897 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Edith Bendig b: abt Feb 1898 Dewsbury, Yorkshire d: abt May 1898 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Doris Bendig b: 17 Sep 1901 Dewsbury, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1902 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Daisy Bendig b: 14 Feb 1905 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ................... +Herbert Oswald Stokes b: 01 Jul 1892 Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire m: abt May 1931 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Jun 1973 Huddersfield, Yorkshire Father: Frederick William Stokes Mother: Rosa Keagle
• ......... *2nd Wife of Albert Rudolph Bendig:
• ............. +Maria Henry b: abt 1876 Thornhill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire m: abt Aug 1911 Dewsbury, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1922 Huddersfield, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Frederick George Bendig b: abt Feb 1866 Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire d: Mar 1923 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +Alice Maud Armiston aka: Armeson or Armison b: abt May 1869 Eastwood, Nottinghamshire m: 02 Jun 1888 Parish Church, Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1911 Bradford, Yorkshire Mother: Ann Harmeson
• ............... 4 Ernest Bendig b: abt Nov 1888 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt 1969 Victoria, Australia
• ................... +Florence Stansfield b: abt 1890 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt 1915 Marrickville, New South Wales d: 06 Jun 1974 Northcote, Victoria, Australia Father: Walter Stansfield Mother: Hannah Hepworth
• ............... 4 Albert Bendig b: abt Jan 1891 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Dec 1914 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Harry Bendig b: 28 Oct 1892 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt May 1893 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Frederick George Bendig b: 14 Jan 1894 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Sep 1967 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Elizabeth Foster b: abt 1898 Bradford, Yorkshire ? m: abt May 1919 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 William Bendig b: 27 Jan 1897 Bradford, Yorkshire d: 11 Apr 1917 WW1
• ............... 4 Alice Bendig b: 20 Sep 1898 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Alfred Sandiforth b: abt Nov 1900 Keighley, Yorkshire m: abt May 1920 York, Yorkshire d: Sep 1954 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Arthur Bendig b: 25 Mar 1900 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Dec 1956 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Gladys Gregg b: abt 1900 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Aug 1927 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Sep 1968 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: Arthur Gregg Mother: Eliza Ann Shepherd
• ............... 4 Harold Bendig b: 25 Aug 1902 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1974 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Ivy Cave b: 04 Mar 1906 Bradford, Yorkshire ? m: abt May 1923 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1971 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Edward Bendig b: 04 Apr 1904 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt 1971 Victoria, Australia
• ................... +Lilian Searls b: abt May 1903 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt 1931 Victoria, Australia d: abt 1985 Horsham, Victoria, Australia Father: George Walter Searls Mother: Sarah Ann Sterling
• ......... 3 Ada Ellen Bendig b: abt Feb 1868 Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire
• ............. +Harry Barrow b: abt 1866 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Feb 1888 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1907 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Nelly Barrow b: abt Nov 1888 Leeds, Yorkshire
• ................... +Percy Hinton m: abt Nov 1916 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 May Barrow b: abt May 1891 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Thomas Thornton b: abt 1890 m: abt Feb 1913 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Ada Barrow b: abt Nov 1896 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 Florrie Barrow b: abt Nov 1900 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 Harry Barrow b: abt Aug 1902 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Dec 1947 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Archer Barrow b: abt 1908 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... *2nd Husband of Ada Ellen Bendig:
• ............. +William Wilkinson m: abt Feb 1916 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Franz Bernard Bendig b: abt Aug 1870 Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire d: abt Aug 1876 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Edward Ernest Bendig aka: Bending b: abt Nov 1872 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Mar 1924 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +Sarah Elizabeth Senior b: abt 1873 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Aug 1891 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 Nora Louisa Bendig b: abt Aug 1895 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Sam Oddy b: abt 1894 Bradford, Yorkshire ? m: abt Aug 1918 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Hilda Bendig b: 18 Jan 1898 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +George Scott b: abt 1895 m: abt Nov 1919 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Herbert Bendig b: abt Feb 1878 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1879 Bradford, Yorkshire

One new family (as at Jul 2009) that has links to the Parkers through the marriage of Robert (1885-1917) is the Tane family -

1 John Tane b: abt 1843 Queens County, Ireland d: abt Sep 1923 Bradford, Yorkshire
.. +Sarah x b: abt 1847 Pickering, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1923 Bradford, Yorkshire
... 2 Joseph Tane b: abt 1871 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt May 1895 Bradford, Yorkshire
... 2 Elizabeth Tane b: abt 1873 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1891
... 2 John Tane b: abt 1876 Manchester, Lancashire d: Aft. 1881
... 2 Mary Ann Tane b: abt 1878 Manchester, Lancashire d: Aft. 1891
... 2 Sarah Ellen Tane b: abt Aug 1879 Bradford, Yorkshire
....... +Hainsworth or Senior m: abt May 1899 Bradford, Yorkshire
... 2 Hannah Veronica Tane b: abt 1882 Bradford, Yorkshire
....... +Robert Parker b: abt Feb 1885 Bradford, Yorkshire m: 1 Jun 1908 St Anne, Bradford, Yorkshire d: 03 May 1917 Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France Father: John William Parker Mother: Margaret Jennison
........ 3 John William Parker b: abt May 1909 Bradford, Yorkshire
........ 3 Veronica Parker b: abt Aug 1911 Bradford, Yorkshire
... *2nd Husband of Hannah Veronica Tane:
....... +Giles Wilkinson b: abt Nov 1882 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Feb 1919 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt May 1935 Bradford, Yorkshire
........ 3 Jerome Wilkinson b: abt Aug 1921 Bradford, Yorkshire
........ 3 Joseph Wilkinson b: abt Feb 1923 Bradford, Yorkshire
........ 3 Kathleen M Wilkinson b: abt Feb 1926 Bradford, Yorkshire
... 2 Margaret Tane b: abt Feb 1883 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1891
... 2 Peter Tane b: abt Aug 1885 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911

Another family that links to the Parkers through the marriage of William (1889-1949) is the Dossett family -

• 1 John Dossett b: abt 1840 Islington, London, Middlesex d: abt May 1911 Bradford, Yorkshire
• .. +Jane Horan b: abt 1844 Bolton, Lancashire m: abt May 1864 Bolton, Lancashire d: abt May 1928 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ... 2 Joseph Dossett b: abt Aug 1866 Bolton, Lancashire d: abt May 1942 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ....... +Elizabeth Whitaker b: abt 1864 Grassington, Yorkshire m: abt Feb 1890 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 Herbert Dossett b: abt Aug 1892 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1952 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +Emma Louisa Worsnop b: abt Feb 1896 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Aug 1918 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Winifred Dossett b: abt Aug 1921 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Arthur Denby b: abt 1919 m: abt Aug 1946 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Wilfred Dossett b: abt Nov 1897 Baildon, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ... 2 Daniel Dossett b: abt May 1868 Blackburn, Lancashire d: abt May 1956 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ....... +Jane Burns b: abt 1872 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Nov 1900 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1923 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: John Burns Mother: Jane x
• ......... 3 Louis Dossett b: abt Aug 1902 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1946 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +Imelda Theresa Connolly b: abt 1901 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Feb 1925 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt 1978 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: James Connolly Mother: Elizabeth Quinn
• ............... 4 Maurice Norman Dossett b: abt Nov 1929 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt 2004
• ................... +Marjorie Creek b: abt 1933 m: abt May 1957 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 James A S Dossett b: abt May 1933 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Stephen J M Dossett b: abt Feb 1940 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Norman Dossett b: abt Feb 1906 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt 1970
• ............. +Marjorie Spence b: abt 1910 m: abt Nov 1945 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Nellie Dossett b: abt May 1908 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +Harry E Gill b: abt 1905 m: abt Feb 1932 North Bierley, Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Jeanne M Gill b: abt Aug 1937 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Jacqueline D Gill b: abt Feb 1942 Keighley, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Annie Dossett b: abt Nov 1910 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +Arthur Wilson b: abt 1907 Bradford, Yorkshire ? m: 22 Dec 1934 St Luke, Eccleshill, Bradford Father: Joe Hartley Wilson
• ............... 4 Allan N Wilson b: abt Feb 1943 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ... 2 Jane Caroline Dossett b: abt May 1870 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1923 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ... 2 John Dossett b: abt Nov 1874 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1936 Sheffield, Yorkshire
• ... 2 George Michael Dossett b: 09 Sep 1879 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1946 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ... 2 Robert Dossett b: abt Feb 1882 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1963 Colchester, Essex
• ... 2 Clara Dossett b: abt Feb 1886 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Feb 1963 Colchester, Essex
• ... 2 Ellen Dossett aka: Nellie b: abt Nov 1888 Bradford, Yorkshire d: 19 Jan 1949 USA ?
• ....... +William Parker b: abt 1889 Bradford, Yorkshire m: 20 Apr 1925 St Joseph, Pakington Street, Bradford d: 30 May 1949 USA ? Father: John William Parker Mother: Margaret Jennison
• ......... 3 Gerard A Parker b: abt Nov 1930 Bradford, Yorkshire

And another family that also links to the Parker family tree is the Houlbrook family -

• 1 John Houlbrook aka: Hallbrook b: 26 Nov 1820 Pigburn (Pickburn), Brodsworth, Yorkshire d: 04 May 1893 Bradford, Yorkshire
• .. +Elizabeth Parkin aka: Parken b: 24 Sep 1829 Barnborough, Yorkshire m: 11 Nov 1844 Rotherham, Yorkshire d: 04 Jun 1878 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: Thomas Parkin Mother: x
• ... 2 Mary Houlbrook b: 22 Feb 1845 Marr, Doncaster, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
• ....... +Fletcher Dixon b: abt 1834 Blankney, Lincolnshire m: abt Aug 1868 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Bef. 1881
• ......... 3 Joseph Dixon b: abt 1870 Colne Bridge, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1891
• ... 2 Sarah Houlbrook b: 20 Feb 1847 Marr, Doncaster, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
• ....... +Arthur James Jacques b: abt 1857 Pigburn (Pickburn), Brodsworth, Yorkshire m: abt Nov 1877 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
• ......... 3 Fred Jacques b: abt 1879 Bolton, Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Sarah Ely Jacques b: abt 1881 Bolton, Bradford, Yorkshire
• ... 2 Emma Houlbrook b: abt Mar 1849 Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ....... +William Stocks b: abt 1844 Kirkheaton, Yorkshire m: abt Nov 1867 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 John William Stocks b: abt 1869 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
• ......... 3 Tabitha Stocks b: 22 Mar 1872 Bradley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
• ......... 3 Louisa Stocks b: abt 1874 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
• ......... 3 Ernest Stocks b: abt 1876 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
• ......... 3 Herbert Stocks b: abt 1878 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
• ............. +Ellen x b: abt 1876 Leeds, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
• ............... 4 Lily Stocks b: abt 1899 Batley, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Beatrice Stocks b: abt 1901 Batley, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Alice Stocks b: abt 1880 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
• ......... 3 Annie Stocks b: abt 1883 Batley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
• ......... 3 Bertha Stocks b: abt Feb 1886 Batley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
• ......... 3 Sarah Ann Stocks b: abt Feb 1889 Batley, Yorkshire
• ............. +Tom Pearce b: abt 1884 m: abt Feb 1908 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Edgar Pearce
• ............... 4 Mary Pearce
• ............... 4 Thomas Pearce
• ............... 4 Emma Pearce b: abt Aug 1912 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Joseph E Pearce b: abt May 1916 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Robert Pearce b: abt Aug 1919 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Ernest Pearce b: abt Nov 1926 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Leslie Kenneth Pearce b: abt Aug 1929 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Nora Daisy Stocks b: abt Feb 1893 Batley, Yorkshire
• ............. +Edgar Margrave b: abt 1890 m: abt Nov 1914 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ... 2 Thomas Houlbrook b: 13 May 1851 Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster, Yorkshire d: abt May 1892 Barnsley, Yorkshire
• ....... +Martha Ann Taylor b: abt 1850 Colne Bridge, Yorkshire m: abt Nov 1872 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: abt May 1890 Hemsworth, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Harry Houlbrook b: abt May 1878 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Canada ?
• ............. +Ada Hill b: abt 1878 Manchester, Lancashire m: abt Nov 1899 Barnsley, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Jessie Houlbrook b: abt May 1900 Barnsley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 Hildam May Houlbrook b: abt Nov 1904 Barnsley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 Evelyn Mary Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1908 Barnsley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 Agnes Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1910 Barnsley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 Emily Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1912 Barnsley, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Harry Houlbrook b: abt Nov 1914 Barnsley, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Ethel Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1919 Barnsley, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Emma Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1920 Barnsley, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Ethel Houlbrook b: abt Nov 1885 Bolton, Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1891
• ......... 3 Herbert Houlbrook b: 27 Jan 1888 Bolton, Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1948 USA ?
• ... 2 William Houlbrook b: 21 Jun 1853 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
• ....... +Mary Jane Parker b: abt 1855 Croft Marsh, Lincolnshire m: abt May 1876 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 Eliza Parker Houlbrook b: abt 1875 Hull / Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
• ......... 3 Robert Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1878 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Mar 1943 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +Mary Jane Fawbert b: abt Aug 1880 Leeds, Yorkshire m: abt Feb 1903 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: John Fawbert Mother: Emma Shutt
• ............... 4 Ida Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1904 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Arthur Green b: abt 1905 m: 22 Dec 1928 St Mary, Laisterdyke, Bradford, Yorkshire Father: Joseph Green
• ............... 4 Willie Houlbrook b: 22 Mar 1907 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Mar 1977 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Ellen Widdop b: abt 1910 m: 08 Jun 1935 St John, Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire Father: William Widdop
• ............... 4 Dorothy Houlbrook b: 01 Dec 1908 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Jun 1971 Wharfedale
• ................... +George Henry Bickerdyke b: 18 Dec 1899 Farsley, Bradford, Yorkshire m: 30 Jun 1928 Baptist Chapel, Farsley, Bradford d: Dec 1973 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Arthur Houlbrook b: 15 May 1910 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Sep 1992 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Mary Brown b: abt 1913 m: 04 Feb 1932 St Mary, Laisterdyke, Bradford, Yorkshire Father: William Brown
• ............... 4 Ronald Houlbrook b: abt May 1913 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Nov 1913 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Sydney Parker Houlbrook b: abt Nov 1914 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Sep 1963 Spen Valley
• ................... +Agnes Parker b: 12 Sep 1907 Bradford, Yorkshire m: 10 Aug 1935 St Peter, Leeds Road, Bradford d: Dec 1972 Beeston, Leeds Father: Isaac Parker Mother: Frances Jennison
• ............... 4 Ivy Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1918 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ................... +Arnold Alvin b: abt Aug 1913 Bradford, Yorkshire m: abt Aug 1938 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: John E Alvin Mother: Maud Gibbs
• ............... 4 Harry Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1924 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt May 1924 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Willie Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1880 West Melton, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1881
• ......... 3 Edith Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1886 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Rhoda Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1892 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +Thomas H D Sharpe b: abt 1890 m: abt Aug 1915 Hitchin, Hertfordshire
• ......... 3 James Horace Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1895 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ... 2 Frank Houlbrook aka: Holbrook b: 18 Feb 1856 Kirkheaton, Yorkshire d: abt May 1903 Houghton, Durham
• ....... +Elizabeth Ann Stevens b: abt 1857 London, Middlesex m: abt Nov 1876 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911 Father: William Stevens Mother: Ann x
• ......... 3 Mark Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1882 Wath, Rotherham, Yorkshire
• ............. +Florence Hannah Lewis b: abt 1885 m: abt May 1905 Pontefract, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Muriel Louisa Houlbrook b: abt May 1906 North Bierley, Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 Phyllis Irene Houlbrook b: abt May 1909 Chester-le-Street, Durham d: Aft. 1911
• ............... 4 James L Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1911 Pontefract, Yorkshire
• ............... 4 Ada B Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1913 Pontefract, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Bertha Houlbrook b: abt May 1887 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ............. +William Carter b: abt 1885 m: abt Nov 1913 Durham
• ............... 4 James W Carter b: abt Feb 1914 Sedgefield, Durham
• ......... 3 James Henry Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1896 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ... 2 Walter Houlbrook b: 29 Jun 1858 Kirkheaton, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ....... +Emma Welsh b: abt 1865 Liskeard, Cornwall m: abt Nov 1885 Barnsley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 Albert Henry Houlbrook b: abt Aug 1886 Barnsley, Yorkshire d: Bet. 1914 - 1919 WW1
• ......... 3 Edith Mary Houlbrook b: 29 Jul 1888 Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Yorkshire d: 16 Feb 1960
• ......... 3 William Houlbrook b: abt Nov 1891 Barnsley, Yorkshire d: 27 Oct 1917 Tyne Cot, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen
• ............. +Elizabeth Ellen Davies b: abt 1893 of Ystumtuen, Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth m: abt Nov 1914 Beverley, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Alice Houlbrook b: abt Nov 1893 Barnsley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 Walter Houlbrook b: abt Feb 1898 Knottingley, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ... 2 Arthur James Houlbrook b: 13 Jul 1860 Kirkheaton, Yorkshire d: 25 Mar 1863
• ... 2 Florence Houlbrook b: 25 Mar 1863 Kirkheaton, Yorkshire d: 27 May 1940
• ....... +John Cordingley b: abt 1855 Littletown, Yorkshire m: abt May 1882 Dewsbury, Yorkshire
• ... 2 Alice Houlbrook b: 27 Feb 1865 Colne Bridge, Yorkshire
• ....... +James Watmuff b: abt 1863 Kirkheaton, Yorkshire m: abt Aug 1889 Bradford, Yorkshire
• ... 2 John Houlbrook b: 29 Jan 1867 Colne Bridge, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ....... +Mary Emma Holdsworth b: abt 1869 Brighouse, Yorkshire m: abt Aug 1891 Halifax, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 George Arnold Houlbrook b: abt May 1897 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ... 2 Charles Houlbrook b: abt Sep 1867 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ... 2 Elizabeth Houlbrook b: 03 Feb 1869 Colne Bridge, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1902
• ....... +John Mullinder b: abt May 1871 Carlisle, Cumberland m: abt May 1890 Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1903 Bradford, Yorkshire Father: Robert Mullender Mother: Elizabeth McCormick
• ......... 3 Robert Mullinder b: abt May 1893 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 Elizabeth Mullinder b: abt Nov 1895 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 Alice Mullinder b: abt Aug 1897 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1901
• ......... 3 William Houlbrook Mullinder b: abt Mar 1902 Bradford, Yorkshire d: 27 Aug 1902 9 Hopwood Street, Bradford
• ... 2 Ada Houlbrook b: 20 Jan 1871 Huddersfield, Yorkshire d: 20 Jul 1945
• ....... +George Randerson b: 19 Nov 1865 Darfield, Barnsley, Yorkshire m: 18 May 1896 Bradford, Yorkshire d: Aft. 1911
• ......... 3 Eunice Hildred Randerson b: abt Aug 1897 Darfield, Barnsley, Yorkshire d: abt May 1917 Doncaster, Yorkshire
• ......... 3 Doris Elaine Irene Randerson b: abt Nov 1899 Goldthorpe, Yorkshire
• ............. +William H Whelpdale b: abt 1895 m: abt Nov 1919 Doncaster, Yorkshire
• ... 2 Albert Houlbrook b: 28 Aug 1873 Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire d: abt Aug 1885 Bradford, Yorkshire

Any clues anybody? Also there any many gaps in the 20th Century records that someone could have links to. Send me an e-mail if you think you do.