David Douglas Parr (1886 - 1975)

Ancestors

Biography

David was born in 1886^[1] in Rainow, Cheshire, England He was the son of David Parr and Mary Wood. The Parr family lived at 186 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, where David's father worked as a decorative painter.^[2]

At the time of the 1901 census, David and his father were visiting the Ind family in Cowley, Oxfordshire. David junior was an "apprentice decorative painter."^[3] He worked as a house painter in 1911, when he lived on Gwydir Street with his parents.^[4]

David married Bertha Hale in 1914.^[5] In 1921 David worked as a painter for B McLean Leach and the couple lived at 36 Hertford Street, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire.^[6] The couple remained there in 1939.^[7]

Bertha died in 1962 at the age of 76.^[8] David died in 1975.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Parr, David Douglas (Mother's maiden name: Wood).
   GRO Reference: 1886 Jul-Aug-Sep in Macclesfield Volume 08A Page 128.
2. ↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891"
   citing PRO RG 12, Cambridgeshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
   FamilySearch Record: WM8D-52M (accessed 12 August 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   David D Parr (4), single son, Scholar, in household of David D Parr (37) in Cambridge registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Cheshire, England.
3. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
   citing St Clement subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
   FamilySearch Record: X9YK-1PS (accessed 12 August 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   David D Parr (14), single visitor, Decorative Painter's Apprentice, in household of Samuel Ind (56) in Cowley in Headington registration district in Oxfordshire, England. Born in Rainow, Cheshire.
4. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
   FamilySearch Record: X7K6-BYN (accessed 12 August 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   David Douglas Parr (24), single son, House Painter, in household of David Parr (57) in Cambridge registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Rainow, Cheshire.
5. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Parr, David D.
   GRO Reference: 1914 Jul-Aug-Sep in Royston Volume 3a Page 1683.
6. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 08066; District reference: RD 180 RS 1 ED 8
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 12 August 2023)
   David Douglas Parr (34), married, Paiter, head of household at 36, Hertford Street in Chesterton registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Cheshire, England. Employed by B Mclean Leach.
7. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/6310a; Line Number: 2; Schedule Number: 110; Sub Schedule Number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61596 #37951343 (accessed 12 August 2023)
   David D Parr (born 12 Jul 1886), married, Painter, Decorater, at 36 Hertford Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Parr, Bertha (Age at death: 76).
   GRO Reference: 1962 Jul-Aug-Sep in Cambridge Volume 4a Page 175.
9. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Parr, David Douglas (Date of birth: 12 Jy 1886).
   GRO Reference: 1975 Oct-Nov-Dec in Cambridge Volume 9 Page 0709.
10. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #20880828 (accessed 12 August 2023)
    David Douglas Parr probate on 19 Jan 1976 in Ipswich. Died 28 Nov 1975 in Cambridge.