Emma Hester Parker
Emma Hester Parker
Emma Hester Parker was my great grandmother. She died on July 1st 1895 as a result of giving birth to Emmie Parker (my grandmother) on July 11th 1895 at 4 North Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, in England. She was buried at Bourne town cemetery and her gravestone records that she was 29 years old when she died.
Related entries: (i) Childhood at Bourne, (ii) Emma Parker's grave.
Dear Mr.Taylor,
I was fascinated to read the article concerning Emma Hester Parker and her mother. Her mother's father, James Edington Curry, was an elder brother to my Great Grandfather Edington Curry. Emma's writings about Hartlepool brought back many memories for me, for which I must thank you. The article mentions a Curry Family Tree. Would this by any chance be on-line anywhere, as I am sure I have many gaps in the Tree I have been endeavouring to draw up. Yours trully,
John Curry, Mississauga, Canada.
Thank you for getting in touch. It's very nice to hear from a distant relative for the first time. Our common ancestors are the parents of James Edington Curry (my great great grandfather) and Edington Curry (your great grandfather), which means, according to this cousin chart that we are third cousins once removed.
My late grandmother wrote that her grandfather's father – our common ancestor but whose name I don't know – was a school master who died when his children were small.
Dear Patrick, Many thanks for your swift reply to my posting. Our common ancestor was Ralph Curry, born ca.1798 in North Shields, His wife was Isabella Edington, also from North Shields, born 1804. Ralph died in 1841 in Hartlepool, where he was a sailmaker, not a schoolteacher. His wife took over the business till she died in 1861, when it passed to my Great Grandfather Edington, born 1841. Ralph had 10 children, 3 of whom died in infancy.
I would be delighted if you could send the larger Photo scan. The only photo I have of "old" Currys is a very small group photo of my Grandfather Ralph, but there does seem to be a family resemblance. Like most people I started my Tree far to late in life, when older relatives had passed away, so most information has come from the Net, and spending the last 40 years in Canada has certainly restricted my research. Thanks again for your swift reply, Yours, John Curry.
John, thank you for the information about Ralph Curry. On my late grandmother's document, someone has handwritten 'school master' over what was faintly typed underneath, so it may well be that the original was 'sail maker'.
I've sent the Photo scan to you by email, and my Aunt is sending me a 'Curry Family Tree' which I'll email over as well.
Hello
I believe that the James Edington Curry you are referring to is my great great grandfather who was married to Hannah Emm Hester in 1848 Whitechapel, London. I understand he was also an artist and we have a painting of his as does another member of the family. I would love to have a photo scan of James Edington Curry. I could also scan and forward you a copy of his painting. I also have a number of unidentified pictures which I believe some are of the Curry/Hester family. If we could identify some of these that would be something!
I look forward to your reply.
Carolyn Beadle
Hello Carolyn.
You may well be right. This James Edington Curry appears to be both your great great grandfather and mine, which makes us distant cousins, x-times removed, or nth cousin, or something? I'll have to work it out exactly, on a piece of paper.
I will try to find my scan of his picture and email it to you. I don't think it's a very clear image though. I'd love to see your pictures.