Person:Catherine Parker (20)

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Catherine Parker
m. 12 Oct 1805
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Name Catherine Parker
Gender Female
Christening[1] 18 Apr 1779 Ashton under Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage 12 Oct 1805 Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, Englandto Robert Dingley
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Norton, Worcestershire, EnglandTwyford House, Lenchwick
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Cropthorne, Worcestershire, EnglandStrand, Charlton
Burial[6] 19 Oct 1852 Cropthorne, Worcestershire, England

Catherine Parker was baptised on 18th April 1779 at Ashton under Hill, which was then in Gloucestershire, daughter of William Parker and his wife, Mary.

Catherine's next sighting is on 12th October 1805, aged 26, when she married a wheelwright called Robert Dingley at Sedgeberrow, just east of Ashton under Hill. Robert was a widower, with a four year old son from his first marriage. Catherine and Robert went on to have another six children together between 1806 and 1816. Their eldest was baptised at Sedgeberrow, whilst the others were all baptised at Cropthorne, with some of the baptisms at Cropthorne noting that the family lived in the hamlet of Charlton.

Robert died in 1836, aged 62.

The 1841 census finds Catherine and her daughter Mary working as servants to a John Dingley at Twyford House in Norton. That John appears to have been a cousin of Catherine's late husband Robert.

By 1851 Catherine had returned to Charlton in the parish of Cropthorne, living there with her son Francis and his family. Catherine was described as an agricultural labourer at this time.

Early in 1852, Catherine's son Edward died aged 44. His wife had already died and so his children were left orphans. Catherine took on the administration of Edward's estate, securing a grant of administration on 12th October 1852. However, she died herself within a few days of doing so. Catherine was buried at Cropthorne on 19th October 1852, aged 73.

References
  1. Ashton under Hill, Gloucestershire: Bishop's Transcripts (Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester).

    A Transcript of the Christenings Marriages & Burials at Ashton-under-hill in the County of Glocester A.D. 1779 / Baptized / April 18th Parker Catherine D[aughte]r of Will[ia]m & Mary

  2. England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 1191; Book 4; Folio 10; Page 14, 6 Jun 1841.

    Address: Twyford House, Lenchwick, Norton, Worcestershire
    John Dingley, male, 50 [1786-91], Farmer, born in county
    Ann Dingley, female, 45 [1791-6], born in county
    Catherine Dingley, female, 55 [1776-81], F[emale] S[ervant], not born in county
    Mary Dingley, female, 25 [1811-16], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
    Charles Salter, male, 15 [1821-6], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
    Charles Green, male, 15 [1821-6], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
    Charles Finch, male, 13 [1827/8], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county

  3. England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 2045; Folio 19; Page 5, 30 Mar 1851.

    Address: Strand, Charlton, Cropthorne, Worcestershire
    John Dingley, head, married, male, 34 [1816/17], Journeyman Carpenter, b. Charlton, Worcestershire
    Emma Dingley, wife, married, female, 35 [1815/16], Glove Sewer, b. Cropthorne, Worcestershire
    Mary Dingley, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], b. Charlton, Worcestershire
    Edwin Dingley, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Charlton, Worcestershire
    Herbert Dingley, son, male, 6 [1844/5], b. Charlton, Worcestershire
    Ruben Dingley, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Charlton, Worcestershire
    Charles Dingley, son, male, 1 [1849/50], b. Charlton, Worcestershire
    Catherine Dingley, mother, widow, female, 71 [1779/80], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Ashton under Hill, Gloucestershire

  4.   Worcestershire Probate Records (Worcestershire Archives & Archaeology Service, Worcester).

    Administration of Edward Dingley
    Granted 12 Oct 1852
    Edward Dingley, widower, wheelwright of Charlton
    Administration granted to mother Catherine
    Minor children: Elizabeth, Mary, John, Eleanor and Edward

  5.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Catherine DINGLEY, December Quarter 1852, Pershore Registration District, Volume 6c, page 175, aged 74 [1777/8]

  6. England. Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com).

    bur. 19 Oct 1852, Cropthorne, Worcestershire: Catherine Dingley