FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK

THE FAMILY OF THOMAS & MARY PARKER

MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS AND BURIAL RECORDS:

 

MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS:

"Of your charity, pray for the soul of...
...Also of Thomas Parker, son of the above,
who died Jan'y 23rd 1934, aged 77 years.
...Also of Leonard, son of the above Thomas Parker,
killed in action in France, Sept. 1st 1918, aged 23 years.
'May they Rest in Peace.
...Also of Mary, beloved wife of the above named Thomas Parker,
died May 4th 1942, aged 81 years."

(Partial inscription from St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Cottam)

 

DEATH NOTICES:
"Parker - On the 23rd inst., Thomas, beloved husband of Mary Parker, of 105, Wellington-Road, Ashton, (late chemist, Fishergate) aged 77 years. R.I.P. Requiem Mass, Sacred Heart, Ashton, Friday, 10 a.m., Interment Cottam."
(From The Lancashire Daily Post, Wednesday, 24 January 1934)

 

BURIAL RECORDS:
Thomas and Mary Parker were buried in a Parker family grave in the churchyard of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Cottam, Preston.

 

NOTES:
1: Although George Leonard is listed on his parent's headstone, he was actually buried at the Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France.
2: The Monument Inscription above is only part of a much larger inscription. For the full details see the page concerning Thomas Parker's family.
3: The above information is from the headstone at the church, and from the newspapers on microfilm, held at the Harris Reference Library in Preston.

 


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