NameRichard Parnell 
Birthca 1853, Boyton, Cornwall, England
OccupationTraction Engine Driver
Misc. Notes
Surname of “Parnell” from the Will of this person’s wife’s Uncle, William Oliver b. 1810, an image of which was received from Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, in an email dated 30 September 2022.
Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver 1907-1989.
Month/year of marriage from the England and Wales Marriage records found in March 2023:
Groom: Richard Parnell
Bride: Mary Grace Walters
Registration Year: 1883
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District: Launceston, Cornwall
First given name, estimated year of birth, place of birth, occupation, from the 1891 England Census taken on the night of 5 April 1891 for the Civil Parish of Boyton in the Rural Sanitary District of Launceston Union, England, found in March 2023:
House: Boyton Village Cottage
Richard Parnell, Head, age 38, Traction Engine Driver, Employed, born Boyton, Cornwall, England [Born circa 1853]
Mary G Parnell, Wife, age 34, born Northcott Devon [Born circa 1857]
Mary A Parnell, Daughter, age 7, Scholar, born Boyton, Cornwall, England [Born circa 1884]
Sophia S Parnell, Daughter, age 5, Scholar, born Boyton, Cornwall, England [Born circa 1886]
William R O Parnell, Son, age 3, born Boyton, Cornwall, England [Born circa 1888]
Entry in the 1871 England Census taken on the night of 2 April 1871 for Northcott Hamlet in Devon, England found in March 2023:
House: Northcott Villiage
William Walters, Head of family, Married, age 52, Farmer of 269 acres employing 3 labourers, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1819]
Ann Walters, Wife, Married, age 52, Farmers Wife, born Pyworthy Devon [Born circa 1819]
Amelia Walters, Daughter, Unmarried, age 20, Farmers Daughter, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1851]
John Walters, Son, Unmarried, age 18, Farmers Son, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1853]
Samuel Stanbury Walters, Son, Unmarried, age 16, Farmers Son, born Northcott Hamlet [Born circa 1855]
Mary Grace Walters, Daughter, Unmarried, age 14, Farmers Daughter, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1857]
Ann Walters, Granddaughter, age 1, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1870]
Richard Parnell, Servant, Unmarried, age 18, Farm Servant, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1853]
[NOTE: Is this Richard Parnell the future husband of Mary Grace Walters]?
New son, Walter, showing in the 1901 England Census taken on the night of 31 March 1901 for Boyton Civil Parish in Cornwall, England found in March 2023:
House: Tala Stone
Richard Parnell, Head, Married, age 48, Traction Engine Driver, Own account, born Boyton Cornwall England [Born circa 1853]
Mary Grace Parnell, Wife, Married, age 44, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1857]
Sophia P Parnell, Daughter, age 15, born Boyton Cornwall England [Born circa 1886]
William Parnell, Son, age 13, At School, born Boyton Cornwall England [Born circa 1888]
Walter Parnell, Son, age 2, born Boyton Cornwall,England [Born circa 1899]
John Walters, Brother-in-law, Single, age 48, Living on own means
[NOTE: Daughter Mary A Parnell, now would be age 17 not listed. However, we have since found she was visting wife Mary’s sister Harriett in Pyworthy].
A son, John Parnell, showing in the 1911 England Census taken on the night of Sunday, 2 April 1911 for Boyton Civil Parish in Cornwall, England found in March 2023:
House: 5 rooms not counting any scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, at Boyton, Launceston
Richard Parnell, Head, Married, age 58, Widower, Steam Thrashing, Employer, born Boyton Cornwall England [Born circa 1853]
Sophia P Parnell, Daughter, age 25, Single, born Boyton Cornwall England [Born circa 1886]
John Parnell, Son, age 19, Single, Traction Engine Driver, Employed, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1892]
Walter Parnell, Son, age 12, school, born Boyton Cornwall,England [Born circa 1899]
Spouses
Birthbef 11 Nov 1856, Northcott Hamlet, Devon, England
DeathSep 1902, Launceston, Cornwall, England
Baptism11 Nov 1857, Boyton, Cornwall, England
Marriageca Feb 1883, Cornwall, England