Edward Parkerson (1845 - 1922)

Born 1845 in Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ada Jane Mount (Newman) Parkerson — married 1876 in New Zealand

Died 1922 at about age 77 in Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Edward Parkerson was born in 1845 in Norfolk, England to Burrell Parkerson and Emma Mount. He was baptized on Apr 29, 1845 at East Dereham, Norfolk, England.^[1]

In 1851, his oldest brothers Burrell and Richard immigrated to New Zealand aboard the ISABELLA HERCUS.^[2] Edward and the rest of the family followed, arriving on Oct. 18, 1853 aboard the JOHN TAYLOR.^[3]

He married 1) Ada Jane Mount Newman in 1876 in New Zealand. ^[4] Ada died in 1879.

He married 2) Eleanor Bouchier (Cowley) Wilson in 1900.^[5] Together they became the parents of Emma Dorothy Parkerson, Edith Elizabeth Parkerson, and Eleanor Cowley Parkerson.

Edward died in 1922 in Otago, New Zealand^[6] and was buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery in Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Sources

1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Edward Parkerson (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).
2. ↑ The Community Archive: National Register of Archives and Manuscripts (NZ) http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/271850/description.
3. ↑ Ibid. Credited to the Canterbury Public Library.
4. ↑ New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 for Edward Parkerson & Ada Jane Mount Newman (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).
5. ↑ BDM Online NZ Reg. No. 1900/2530. https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages
6. ↑ New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 for Edward Parkerson, Apr-May-Jun 1922, reg. at Cromwell, Otago. (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).

See also:

• 1851 England Census for East Dereham, Norfolk. With parents, 3 brothers, sister, 2 visitors & 4 servants.