Nellie's marriage certificate

Above is a section of a certified copy of Nellie's marriage certificate dated 12Nov1992 which states: -

"1898 at the Ledbury District Register Office in counties of Herefordshire & Worcester

20 July 23 1898 James Oscar Parker, 53, Widower, Journalist of 236 Monument Road, Birmingham, son of James Maddison Parker, deceased, merchant and Eleanor Trease, 27, Spinster, of Sunny Glen, West Malvern, daughter of Henry Trease, deceased, traveller. Marriage by licence in the Register Office before Jas Owen Registrar and Richard Hornes Superintendent Registrar. Witnessed by Henry Morgan and Fanny Morgan."

NOTES:

The little information given here about her husband is, together with the information from census returns that he was a citizen of the United States, all that has been available to track down his earlier life, namely : -

1. He was 53 years old on 23Jul1898, was a widower, and worked as a journalist.

2. His father was called James Maddison Parker, was a "Merchant", and had died.