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Hi, I was searching for information about my grandmother's family when I came across your post. My great grandfather, Frederick Nowell and his family lived at 157 Southampton Way or Street, Camberwell, and according to the 1911 and 1901 Census, he was a Newsagent's Assistant. I can't help but wonder if he worked with your George Parrish in his Newsagency, given their addresses and occupations. We will likely never know, but it's fun to imagine.
Best wishes.
Kim Lethbridge

ps my profile photo is of my nana Doris Mabel Parrish nee Chadband

Thank you Catherine! I have enjoyed the time spent looking on here and am really touched by the information given so freely by yourselves and everyone else. I have so much to be going on with, it's very exciting. My ultimate goal is to see if there are any photos on the internet of my great grandmother or great grandfather as like I said before, my nana lost all her photos in the Blitz and would love to know what they looked like. Thanks again for all your help, will carry on with the search and update on anything I find or any other questions I have should I find anything else! So exciting! x

Hi Rebecca, as you are new to this family tree lark allow me to give you just a few tips for your research.
To be 100% sure that your tree is correct, then any information that you find should always be backed up by proof, such as marriage, birth or death certificates. Census records are also really helpfull but not completely reliable.

Therefore the first thing that you need to do now, is to buy a copy of the marriage certificate of Maud Chadband and George Parrish, if indeed you are sure that these are the parents of Doris.

If you're not sure about the names of her parents you may want to buy the birth certificate just to be sure, although birth records after 1911 do give mother's maiden name and the marriage shown above is the only one with male Parrish to female Chadband so that does look to be correct and the siblings names that you have given all show with same mother's maiden name so very likely.

Once you have the marriage certificate this should give you the ages of the couple getting married, their occupations, address at the time of marriage, their father's names and occupations and witnesses names that may be relatives.

You can then check the census information that I have provided above to see if everything fits and if it does then you have a good base for moving backwards in time to find more ancestors.

The census records are very helpfull as they do give you ages and places of birth, although as I said earlier they are not always 100% correct so you need to keep an open mind. You can sometimes, if you're lucky find parents or brothers and sisters all living together which helps enormously to find or confirm information that you find.

If it turns out that the census records above are not correct, then please come back and let us know what information is on the marriage certificate so we can help you find the correct records.

Good luck with your research, but just to finish, if you do get stuck then there are plenty of people here that would be more than willing to help you, although once you get started it's much more fun to find the information yourself.

Hope that's all clear, Regards, Catherine

Oh, thank you....I am overwhelmed! I am new to this and not sure how it all works. The records you've given me are incredible! I really am thrilled to bits. Now to work out how to go further with this information.
Thanks again, never thought I'd get such a rapid response :-)

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England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005

Name: Doris M Parrish
Spouse Surname: Wakely
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1938
Registration district: Camberwell
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 1531
Find Spouse: Alfred C Wakely

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Thomas Parish
England and Wales Census, 1881
Name: Thomas Parish
Age (Original): 39
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1842
Birthplace: Southwark, Surrey, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Carpenter
Address: 142 Neate St
Event Place: Camberwell, Surrey, England
Record Type: Household
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 698 / 142
Page Number: 27
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Thomas Parish Head M 39 Southwark, Surrey, England
Charlotte Parish Wife F 36 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Charlotte Parish Daughter F 14 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Parish Daughter F 11 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Hester Parish Daughter F 9 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Amy Parish Daughter F 6 Lambeth, Surrey, England
Thomas Parish Son M 3 Lambeth, Surrey, England
George Parish Son M 1 Lambeth, Surrey, England

This one would fit with the 1881 census posted by Catherine.

First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1879 (>99%)
Parrish George Camberwell 1d 893

Possible info for George Parrish:-

NAME: George Parish
AGE: 1
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1880
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD: Son
FATHER: Thomas Parish
MOTHER: Charlotte Parish
GENDER: Male
WHERE BORN: Lambeth, Surrey, England
CIVIL PARISH: Camberwell
COUNTY/ISLAND: London
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS: 142 Neate St

REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Camberwell
SUB REGISTRATION DISTRICT: St George
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 24
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 698
FOLIO: 142
PAGE NUMBER: 27
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Thomas Parish 39 - Carpenter
Charlotte Parish 36
Charlotte Parish 14
Elizabeth Parish 11
Hester Parish 9
Amy Parish 6
Thomas Parish 3
George Parish 1


NAME: George Parrish
AGE: 12
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1879
RELATION: Son
FATHER'S NAME: Thomas Parrish
GENDER: Male
WHERE BORN: Camberwell, Surrey, England
CIVIL PARISH: Camberwell
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH: St George
TOWN: London
COUNTY/ISLAND: London
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS:

REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Camberwell
SUB REGISTRATION DISTRICT: St George
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 24
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 491
FOLIO: 42
PAGE NUMBER: 7
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Thomas Parrish 47 - Carpenter (widower)
Esther Parrish 20
Annie Parrish 17
Thomas Parrish 14
George Parrish 12
William Parrish 9
Mary A Parrish 6


NAME: George Parrish
AGE: 21
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1880
RELATION TO HEAD: Son
GENDER: Male
FATHER: Thomas Parrish
BIRTH PLACE: Camberwell, London, England
CIVIL PARISH: Newington
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH: St Mark Camberwell
COUNTY/ISLAND: London
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS:

OCCUPATION: Wine Cellarman

SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICT: St Peter, Walworth
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 13
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 377
FOLIO: 106
PAGE NUMBER: 56
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE NUMBER: 423
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Thomas Parrish 59 - Hous Decorator Paint
Thomas Parrish 23
George Parrish 21
William Parrish 18
Mary Parrish 16


NOTE:- family are living next door to :-

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
William Radband 28
Esther Radband 29
Esther Radband 20
William Radband 9/12

Name is Chadband not Radband possible brother of Maud (see census records for Chadband)

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Jun 1906 (>99%)
Parrish Ivy Maud Camberwell 1d 913

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Births Sep 1907 (>99%)
PARRISH George Thomas Camberwell 1d 914

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Births Dec 1909 (>99%)
PARRISH William George Camberwell 1d 806a

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Dec 1911 (>99%)
Parrish Leonard Chadband Camberwell 1d 1525

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Births Jun 1923 (>99%)
Parrish Reginald H Chadband Camberwell 1d 1541

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Births Dec 1916 (>99%)
Parrish Violet M Chadband Camberwell 1d 1464

This looks to be her in 1901:-

NAME: Maud Chadband
AGE: 20
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1881
RELATION TO HEAD: Daughter
GENDER: Female
MOTHER: Eliza Chadband
BIRTH PLACE: Newington, London, England
CIVIL PARISH: Camberwell
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH: Christchurch
TOWN: Camberwell
COUNTY/ISLAND: London
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS: 73 Laver Park Road

OCCUPATION: Biscuit Packer for Bread Maker

REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Camberwell
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Peckham
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 51
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 512
FOLIO: 72
PAGE NUMBER: 1
HOUSEHOLD SCHEDULE NUMBER: 2
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Eliza Chadband 56
Ernest Chadband 22
Maud Chadband 20
Sidney Chadband 19


NAME: Maud Chadband
AGE: 10
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1881
RELATION: Daughter
FATHER'S NAME: Alfred Chadband
MOTHER'S NAME: Elizabeth Chadband
GENDER: Female
WHERE BORN: London, England
CIVIL PARISH: Camberwell
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH: Christchurch
TOWN: Peckham
COUNTY/ISLAND: London
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS:
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Camberwell
SUB REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Peckham
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 46
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 483
FOLIO: 30
PAGE NUMBER: 1
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Alfred Chadband 48 - House painter
Elizabeth Chadband 49
William Chadband 19
May Chadband 15
Ernest Chadband 12
Maud Chadband 10
Sidney Chadband 8


NAME: Infant Chadband
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD: Daughter
FATHER: Alfred Chadband
MOTHER: Eliza Chadband
GENDER: Female
WHERE BORN: Dover Road Lambeth
CIVIL PARISH: Newington
COUNTY/ISLAND: London
COUNTRY: England
STREET ADDRESS: 3 George Court
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: St Saviour Southwark
SUB REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Trinity Newington
ED, INSTITUTION, OR VESSEL: 2
NEIGHBORS: View others on page
PIECE: 532
FOLIO: 29
PAGE NUMBER: 9
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
NAME AGE
Alfred Chadband 37 - Painter
Eliza Chadband 38
Thomas Chadband 13
William Chadband 9
George Chadband 2
Infant Chadband
Mary Chadband 4

.........................you will probably have to keep this on file until you have proof that it is her.


This would also be relevant if above is correct:-

NAME: Maud Chadband
AGE: 7
BIRTH DATE: 16 Mar 1881
SCHOOL: Ruby Street School
BOROUGH: Southwark
ADMISSION DATE: 4 Jun 1888
PARENT: Mr Alfred Chadband
NOTES: Ruby Street School (0652) opened in 1885. Renamed Watling Primary School in 1951. Closed or reorganised in 196-
REFERENCE NUMBER: LCC/EO/DIV07/RUB/AD/003

Although marriage record doesn't show a middle name this is the only Maud Chadband I can find born 1881:-

NAME: Maud Ellen Chadband
REGISTRATION YEAR: 1881
REGISTRATION QUARTER: Apr-May-Jun
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Kingston
INFERRED COUNTY: Surrey
VOLUME: 2a
PAGE: 347

Marriage cert. should give you the couples father's names and occupation which will help find, or confirm any findings.

NAME: Doris M Parrish
MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME: Chadband
REGISTRATION YEAR: 1914
REGISTRATION QUARTER: Jul-Aug-Sep
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Camberwell
INFERRED COUNTY: London
VOLUME: 1d
PAGE: 1794

Births Sep 1914 (>99%)
Parrish Doris M Chadband Camberwell 1d 1794

Marriages Mar 1906 (>99%)
CHADBAND Maud Camberwell 1d 980
Ingram John Frederick C Camberwell 1d 980
Parrish George Camberwell 1d 980
Saggau Auguste Camberwell 1d 980

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
164 Southampton Street S E, Camberwell, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
George Parrish Head Married Male 30 1881 London Camberwell Manager Newsagent Confectioner Shop
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Maud Parrish Wife Married Female 30 1881 Surrey Hampton Court -
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Ivy Parrish Daughter Single Female 4 1907 London Camberwell -
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George Parrish Son - Male 3 1908 London Camberwell -
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William Parrish Son - Male 1 1910 London Peckham -

Can anyone help me? I am trying to find anything on my grandmothers history. I would love to know more about her parents. No one is now living that can tell me anything. Would love to know more about her mother? Nannie was born in 1914 and lived in Commercial Way, Peckham. Next to the Draymen's Arms we think. Her family all lived at this address. Her father was apparently a milkman/draymen and delivered to a shop that is still in this area, it was a dairy then? She had sisters Ivy and Vi, brothers Lennie, Reggie and George. She went on to marry Charles Alfred Wakely of Ledbury Street. They lived in Tooting and Carshalton before moving to Tunbridge Wells. I would love to know more about my grandmothers history. She lost all photos in the Blitz so nothing earlier than that survived.
Many thanks