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  • Name: William H. Parker
  • Birth: Cir 1842 in: Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Death:
  • Father: Will Parker
  • Mother:

Notes:
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  • Married: 20-APR-1872 in: Hillsburgh, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Notes: Seen also as "Dahla" and Adelia

In US Census for 1900, we find "Adelia" and family have moved (without husband William) to Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, ED#994, Sheet 10B abode 213, family 229:

Parker, Adelia, Head, W, F, b.May-1851, 49, M-29, 6/3, Can, Can, Can, arr US: 1874
Parker, Charles L, son, W, M, b. Mar-1873, 27, S, Can, Can, Can, arr US: 1874, Day Laborer
(Blaisdell) Elva A., Dau., W, F, b. Jul-1875, 24, M-3, MA, Can, Can,
Parker, Ethel M., dau., W, F, June-1884, 15, S, MA, Can, Can,
Blaisdell, George L, S-in-L, W, M, Jun-1878, 21, M-3, MA, MA, MA, Day Laborer.

This gives us a marriage for Elva but it also provides insight for Dahlia and children. Indicating she had 6 and three now living. It fails to explain William's absence, as does the following 1910 Census:

1910 US Census for Wilmington Township, Middlesex, Massachusetts,

residing on Railroad Avenue, in abode #87, family 98 and family 99:

#98: Parker, Adelia, Head, 60, M1-31, 6/3, Can, Can, Can, nurse at private residence
#99: Blaisell, George, Head, 31, M1-12, MA, MA, MA, teamster - coal, ice
Blaisdell, Alva, wife, 33, M1-12, 3/3, MA, Can, Can, none
Blaisdell, Lillian, dau., 5/6, MA, MA, MA
Blaisdell, Clarence, son, 5/6, MA, MA, MA
Blaisdell, Helen A., dau., 2, MA, MA, MA

Was William still alive in 1900 and 1910? Was here merely "out at sea" or something???

Nope... he was living as M?-38 in Gloucester, with a servant, Mary A. Robichau (his housekeeper). They must have paid well, back then, for odd job laborers???


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1/12/2007