John Henry Parry - my great-grandfather

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Okay - I just got the birth certificate of my grandfather, John Parry. It looks like my great-grandfather was in the Royal Marines, unless I am reading incorrectly. It says his occupation was a Marine Fireman (which is hilarious as an occupation, unless I'm reading it wrong!)

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Here's the document

edit: the picture is a little big, here's another attempt: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mqkp9g9yt0...parry.png?dl=0

[Jomot1]

I cant see any document, but a Marine Fireman isnt a Royal Marine. It's a fancy way of saying he was a stoker on board ships, ie he shovelled the coal.

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I cant see any document, but a Marine Fireman isnt a Royal Marine. It's a fancy way of saying he was a stoker on board ships, ie he shovelled the coal.

Ah, that makes more sense! Must have been a tough job nonetheless. Thanks!

[Jomot1]

Ancestry's record set Liverpool, England, Crew Lists 1861-1919 has 1901 records for a John Hy Parry aged 29 (mistranstribed as 20 on one record), Fireman of 7 Longville Street. Born Liverpool

At that address in 1901 is a Parry family headed by Henry aged 50 & his wife Sinar? 49

[Squaredancer]

The link does work but I had to open it with Dropbox (which I've never used before!)

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Ancestry's record set Liverpool, England, Crew Lists 1861-1919 has 1901 records for a John Hy Parry aged 29 (mistranstribed as 20 on one record), Fireman of 7 Longville Street. Born Liverpool

At that address in 1901 is a Parry family headed by Henry aged 50 & his wife Sinar? 49

Perhaps Henry was his John Parry's father! That changes a lot of what we thought, because my mum always thought John Parry himself was from Wales!

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The link does work but I had to open it with Dropbox (which I've never used before!)

Ah my apologies, will post up something better.

[Jomot1]

Perhaps Henry was his John Parry's father! That changes a lot of what we thought, because my mum always thought John Parry himself was from Wales!

Ideally you still need the marriage certificate, but there is a marriage in Liverpool 9 Nov 1862 between Henry Parry & Sina Alice Bevan. Using this surname brings up this birth, which matches the age on the Crew List record:

PARRY, JOHN HENRY mmn BEVIN GRO Ref: 1872 S Quarter in WEST DERBY AND TOXTETH PARK Volume 08B Page 264

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Hopefully this works better.


Or this: https://i.imgur.com/lbqlfbY.png