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Private 325606 Horace Norman Parsons
1897 - 23/4/1916 (19)
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Dob 1897 Old Hill Cradley

Baptism 7/2/1897
Freereg
Staffordshire Place Cradley Heath
Church name St Luke
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 1064
Birth date 09 Dec 1896
Baptism date 07 Feb 1897
Person forename Horace Norman Bishop
Father forename Harry
Mother forename Lois
Father surname PARSONS
Person abode High St, Old Hill
Father occupation Grocer

Parents Harry Parsons & Lois Bishop

Parents Marriage
Harry Parsons
Marriage Age 26
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1868
[abt 1868]
Residence Place Pleek Walsall
Marriage Date 12 Jul 1894
Marriage Place Tipton, St John, Staffordshire, England
Father
Thomas Hingley Parsons
Spouse
Lois Bishop
Religion Anglican
Page number 110

1901 1 Hipkins Street, Tipton, Staffs.
Harry Parsons (33, Traveller, born Cradley Heath), his wife Lois (34, born Tipton), and their 3 children: Eric Douglas (5, born Cradley Heath), Horace Norman (4, born Old Hill), and Leslie Ewan (6 months, born Tipton).

1911 25 Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton, Staffs.
Harry Parsons (43, Commission Agent, born Cradley Heath), his wife Lois (44, born Princes End), and their 3 children: Eric Douglas (15, Errand Boy, born Cradley Heath), Horace Norman (14, Assistant in Printing Trade, born Old Hill), and Leslie Ewan (10, School, born Princes End).

WW1 Records
Private 325606 Horace Norman Parsons
Killed in Action Egypt on Sunday, 23rd April 1916, age 19.
Commemorated on Panel 3 and 5 of Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.
Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry). 5th Mounted Brigade.

Son of Harry and Lois Parsons, of 4, Barnett St., Tividale, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Old Hill, Enlisted: Worcester, Resident: Dudley.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Dod 23/4/1916 (19) KIA in Egypt

Burial

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1646596/

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Commemorated
Commemorated on Panel 3 and 5 of Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.
Commemorated on the Tipton Library, Dudley Clock Tower, and Christ Church, Coseley memorials.

Father Harry Parsons 1868 -1936 (68)

Baptism 8/3/1868
Staffordshire
Place Cradley Heath
Church name St Luke
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 1357
Baptism date 08 Mar 1868
Person forename Harry
Person sex ?
Father forename Thomas Hingley
Mother forename Mary
Father surname PARSONS
Person abode Cradley Heath
Father occupation Grocer

1901 1 Hipkins Street, Tipton, Staffs.
Harry Parsons (33, Traveller, born Cradley Heath), his wife Lois (34, born Tipton), and their 3 children: Eric Douglas (5, born Cradley Heath), Horace Norman (4, born Old Hill), and Leslie Ewan (6 months, born Tipton).

1911 25 Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton, Staffs.
Harry Parsons (43, Commission Agent, born Cradley Heath), his wife Lois (44, born Princes End), and their 3 children: Eric Douglas (15, Errand Boy, born Cradley Heath), Horace Norman (14, Assistant in Printing Trade, born Old Hill), and Leslie Ewan (10, School, born Princes End).

1921 4 Barnett St, Fivedale, Dudley
Harry Parson 1868 53 Years 4 Months Head
Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England
Occupation Grocers Warehouseman
Employer Gorden Forter Brown
Place of Work 8 Pairc St, Qually
Lois Parsons 1868 53 Years 6 Months Wife
Eric Douglas Parsons 26 Years 2 Months Son
Leslie Ewan Parsons 20 Years 11 Months Son

Dod 8/6/1936 (68)
Harry Parsons
Death Age 68
Death Date 8 Jun 1936
Burial Date 12 Jun 1936
Cemetery Dudley Cemetery
Cemetery Section Section D
Cemetery Plot 1365
Burial Place Dudley, England
Burial Type Full Burial
Certificate Number 10197

Burial 12/6/1936
Harry Parsons
Birth Date 1868
Death Date 8 Jun 1936
Cemetery Dudley Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
URL
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Mother Lois Bishop

Dob
Lois Bishop
Registration Date 1866
Quarter of the Year Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Place Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6c
Page 47

Baptism 1866
Staffordshire Tipton
Church name Regent Street Methodist New Connexion
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date * * 1866
Person forename Lois
Person sex F
Father forename Thomas
Mother forename Harriet
Father surname BISHOP
Person abode Regent St. Princes End
Notes Aged 24 days. Day & month of baptism not given.

1871 9 Regent St Princes End Tipton
Thomas Bishop 44 Head Steelplater in Ironworks Brettle Lane
Harriet Bishop 22 Wife Old Hill
Albert J Bishop 14 Son
Wm H C Bishop 8 Son
Lois Bishop 5 Daughter
John T Bishop 1 Son
All others Born Princes End Tipton

1881 87 Princes End Road Tipton
Thomas Bishop 55 Head Insurance Agent
Harriet Bishop 42 Wife Shop Keeper
William Hry. Bishop 17 Son Pupil Teacher
Lois Bishop 15 Daughter
John J. Bishop 12 Son

1891 87 Princes End Road Tipton
Thomas Bishop 64 Head Newsagent
Harriet Bishop 48 Wife Draper
Lois Bishop 24 Daughter Dressmaker

Dod 12/5/1944 (77)

Burial
Lois Parsons
Death Age 77
Death Date 12 May 1944
Burial Date 16 May 1944
Cemetery Dudley Cemetery
Cemetery Section Section D
Cemetery Plot 1365
Burial Place Dudley, England
Burial Type Full Burial
Certificate Number 13192

Lois Parsons
Birth Date 1867
Death Date 12 May 1944
Cemetery Dudley Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
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Probate
Lois Parsons
Death Date 12 May 1944
Death Place Worcestershire, Worcester, England
Probate Date 3 Aug 1944
Probate Registry Birmingham, England

Lois Bishop father Thomas Bishop

Help to find a marriage to Lois mother Harriet and father Thomas please

I found this marriage to Phebe Dancer
Who died 1865
Phoebe Dancer
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Death Registration Place Stourbridge, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Death Date Dec 1865
Inferred Death Place Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Volume 6c
Page 101

Marriage 22/5/1848
Worcestershire
Place Dudley
Church name St Thomas
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 449
Marriage date 22 May 1848
Groom forename Thomas
Groom surname BISHOP
Groom age of full age
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Forgeman
Groom abode Dudley
Bride forename Phebe
Bride surname DANCER
Bride age of full age
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley
Groom father forename James
Groom father surname BISHOP
Groom father occupation Waggoner
Bride father forename William
Bride father surname DANCER
Bride father occupation Glassblower
Witness1 John JORDAN
Witness2 Ann DANCER
Notes By Banns-Groom Bride & witnesses signed

I think you are correct with Thomas' first marriage

BISHOP, ALBERT JAMES DANCER
GRO Reference: 1857 M Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 46

This could be Phoebe's death
BISHOP, PHEBE 35
GRO Reference: 1861 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 18


BISHOP Thomas HALL Harriet 1862 Dudley, St Edmund Dudley Register Office 201/003/492

Freereg
Worcestershire
Place Dudley
Church name (Links to more information) St Edmund
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 492
Marriage date 20 Apr 1862
Groom forename Thomas
Groom surname BISHOP
Groom age full age
Groom condition widower
Groom occupation Stock taker
Groom abode Dudley
Bride forename Harriet
Bride surname HALL
Bride age full age
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley
Groom father forename ?
Groom father surname ?
Groom father occupation ?
Bride father forename Joseph
Bride father surname HALL
Bride father occupation Shoe maker
Witness1 Benjamin DUDLEY
Witness2 Sarah DUDLEY
Notes Groom's father's details not recorded - just reads deceased. Bride signs X

BISHOP, LOIS HALL
GRO Reference: 1866 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 47

Thanks Kd

Completed & all added to bcc

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Harriet Hall here

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All done thanks Kd

I'm a bit slow on this, is Harriet Hall connected?

Harriet is already on but has been added again i think she needs to be connected up.

1851 Princes End Tipton
Thos Bishop 24 Head Mar Forgeman Born Kingswinford
Phebe Bishop 25 Wife Mar Born Stourbridge
Wm H Bishop 2 Son Born Kingswinford

1861 Eagle Street Tipton
Thomas Bishop 34 Head Mar ? Cutter in Forge Born Brettell Lane
Phebe Bishop 35 Wife Mar Born Brettell Lane
Alice Bishop 7 Daughter Born Tipton
Albert J Bishop 4 Son Born Tipton

BISHOP, WILLIAM HENRY DANCER
GRO Reference: 1849 M Quarter in STOURBRIDGE UNION Volume 18 Page 530

BISHOP, ALICE PORTER DANCER
GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 41

grangers14 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 6:56 pm I'm a bit slow on this, is Harriet Hall connected?

Yes Jo
She Horaces grandmother
Mothers mother
BISHOP, LOIS HALL
GRO Reference: 1866 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 47


BISHOP Thomas HALL Harriet 1862 Dudley, St Edmund Dudley Register Office 201/003/492

Freereg
Worcestershire
Place Dudley
Church name (Links to more information) St Edmund
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 492
Marriage date 20 Apr 1862
Groom forename Thomas
Groom surname BISHOP
Groom age full age
Groom condition widower
Groom occupation Stock taker
Groom abode Dudley
Bride forename Harriet
Bride surname HALL
Bride age full age
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley
Groom father forename ?
Groom father surname ?
Groom father occupation ?
Bride father forename Joseph
Bride father surname HALL
Bride father occupation Shoe maker
Witness1 Benjamin DUDLEY
Witness2 Sarah DUDLEY
Notes Groom's father's details not recorded - just reads deceased. Bride signs X

kdwoodie wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 7:06 pm Harriet is already on but has been added again i think she needs to be connected up.

Its done