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I am trying to find more details on William Alexander Stewart born in Boscombe Bournemouth in 1909. Also his wife Florence Clayton from Dorchester Dorset who he married in1938. William's parents were William Hindon Stewart and Margaret Alexander Stewart nee Park, who lived in 1 Borthwick Road in Boscombe

Hello Katrina, what details do you already have and what are you hoping to find out?

Gives us an idea where to start looking and stops us duplicating your own research.

Is this possibly his death?

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
Name: William Alexander Stewart
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1908
Date of Registration: Oct 1985
Age at Death: 77
Registration district: New Forest
Inferred County: Hampshire, New Forest
Volume: 20
Page: 292

The names on this marriage differ slightly to those you gave:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1938
Clayton Florence L M Stewart Dorchester 5a 1006
Stewart William H Clayton Dorchester 5a 1006

(The name on the actual index is William H).

Have you got Florence's birthplace from family information?

1911

PARK, Annie Head Widow F 66 1845 Private Means Glasgow VIEW
STEWART, Margaret Alexander Daughter Married
3 years F 26 1885 London Peckham VIEW
STEWART, William Hindon Son In Law Married
3 years M 25 1886 Asst In Building Department Slamis VIEW
STEWART, William Alexander Grandson M 2 1909 Boscombe VIEW
BLOUSHARD, Elsie Winifred Servant Single F 16 1895 Servant Domestic Boscombe VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
5851 Reference:
RG14PN5851 RG78PN267 RD95 SD2 ED20 SN66

Registration District:
Christchurch Sub District:
Bournemouth Enumeration District:
20 Parish:
Bournemouth

Address:
1 Borthwick Road Boscombe County:
Hampshire

Margaret in 1891.

MELLISH, Richard Head Married M 65 1826 Dairyman
Paralysed Powerstock
Dorsetshire VIEW
MELLISH, Lydia Wife Married F 64 1827 Dairywoman
Berwick
Dorsetshire VIEW
MELLISH, Alice Daughter Single F 26 1865 Dairymaid
Long Bridge
Dorsetshire VIEW
MELLISH, Willm J Son Single M 25 1866 Dairyman
Long Bridge
Dorsetshire VIEW
MELLISH, Mary Daughter Single F 22 1869 Housemaid Domestic Servant
Long Bridge
Dorsetshire VIEW
FAIRHEAD, Willm Visitor Married M 35 1856 Engraver
London
Middlesex VIEW
FAIRHEAD, Harriet Visitor Married F 34 1857
London
Middlesex VIEW
PARK, Willm A Visitor Married M 45 1846 Ironmonger
Edinburgh
Scotland VIEW
PARK, Annie Visitors Wife Married F 45 1846
Glasgow
Scotland VIEW
PARK, Jennie W Visitor F 9 1882
London
Middlesex VIEW
>>PARK, Maggie A Visitor F 6 1885
London
Middlesex VIEW
Piece:
1641 Folio:
19 Page:
31 Registration District:
Wareham

Civil Parish:
Swanage Municipal Borough:
Address:
Brook Dairy, Station Road, Swanage County:
Dorsetshire

1881

Name: William A. Park
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Annie Park
Gender: Male
Where born: Midlothian, Scotland

Civil parish: Camberwell
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 12 Derwent Road
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Foreman In Iron Warehouse

Registration district: Camberwell
Sub-registration district: Peckham
ED, institution, or vessel: 34a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 688
Folio: 141
Page Number: 23
Household Members: Name Age
William A. Park 34
Annie Park 34
Mitchell Park 10 b. Falkirk, Stirlingshire
William A. Park 2 b. Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Robert McIntosh 30 Clerk to Ironmonger, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John E. Webster 25 Clerk to Ironmonger, b. Carron, Scotland {Stirlingshire}

1901

Name: William Park
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Annie Park
Gender: Male
Where born: Edinburgh, Scotland

Civil parish: Bournemouth
Ecclesiastical parish: Bournemouth St Clements
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Christchurch
Sub-registration district: Bournemouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 88
Piece: 1044
Folio: 11
Page Number: 14
Household Members: Name Age
William Park 55
Annie Park 55 b. Glasgow
William Park 22 b. Glasgow
Jeanie Park 19
Margaret Park 16

The only Florence L M Clayton but maybe too early

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Births Jun 1898
Clayton Florence Louisa M - Christchurch 2b 649

1871

Name: Mitchell Park
Age: 10 Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relationship: Step Brother-in-law (Step Brother)
Gender: Male
Where born: Falkirk, stirlings
Registration number: 479/1
Registration district: Falkirk Burgh
Civil parish: Falkirk Burgh
County: Stirlingshire
Address: 23 Canol Bank
ED: 11
Household schedule number: 247
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1871_83
Household Members: Name Age
Wm Park 25 Shipping Clerk, b. St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh
Margt Park 26
Mitchell Park 10 Mo
John Pearson 33 Boarder

1881

Name: William A. Park
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Annie Park
Gender: Male
Where born: Midlothian, Scotland

Civil parish: Camberwell
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 12 Derwent Road
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Foreman In Iron Warehouse

Registration district: Camberwell
Sub-registration district: Peckham
ED, institution, or vessel: 34a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 688
Folio: 141
Page Number: 23
Household Members: Name Age
William A. Park 34
Annie Park 34
Mitchell Park 10 b. Falkirk, Stirlingshire
William A. Park 2 b. Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Robert McIntosh 30 Clerk to Ironmonger, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John E. Webster 25 Clerk to Ironmonger, b. Carron, Scotland {Stirlingshire}

1861

Name: Mitchell Alexander
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798
Relationship: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: Dalkeith, Edinburgh
Registration number: 479/1
Registration district: Falkirk Burgh
Civil parish: Falkirk Burgh
County: Stirlingshire
Address: 11
Occupation: Iron Moulder
ED: 11
Household schedule number: 33
Line: 18
Roll: CSSCT1861_64
Household Members: Name Age
Margaret Park 39
Alexander Park 16
William Park 14
Margaret Park 7
Mitchell Alexander 63

I think Mitchell's age may have been mistranscribed in the above census.


1881

Name: Mitchell Alexander
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Mother's Name: Marion Alexander
Gender: Male
Where born: Dalkeith, Edinburghshire
Registration number: 479/1
Registration district: Falkirk Burgh
Civil parish: Falkirk Burgh
Town: Falkirk
County: Stirlingshire
Address: No. 6 Graham'S Road
Occupation: Iron Moulder
ED: 7
Household schedule number: 4
Line: 17
Roll: cssct1881_134
Household Members: Name Age
Mitchell Alexander 35
Marion Alexander 35
Lily Alexander 9
Mitchell Alexander 7
Colin Campbell Alexander 5

pms received (explained about replying here):

"Hi Marie Celeste,
this could well be William Stewarts death. The only birth date I have for him is on the 1911 census, and that says "aged 2, estimated year of birth 1909". If its him then he has moved at some point away from Bournemouth. Pity it doesnt give his wife's name on the document.
Thanks for that though. It might lead me on a bit further.
Regards
Katrina"

"Hi again!
Florence's full name was Florence L.M. Clayton, but William was William Alexander Stewart. Funny thing is his father was William Hindon Stewart. I wonder if its possible they have got the initials mixed up, cause otherwise this looks like the correct Florence and William. I dont know any more about Florence as its William who is part of my family tree. I know more background on him. In fact I think I will put another message up about his uncle and two aunts as I have hit a dead end with them too. "

(Have also suggested that the aunts and uncle are added here as they are the same family)

William Alexander Stewart had an uncle, his mother Margarets brother, William Alexander Park who married an Ella Parsons in 1903. In 1911, on the census, they lived in Roseberry Rd in Bournemouth. I couldnt find any children from this marriage. It appears Ella died in 1932, but I dont know what happened to William after the 1911 census.
William Alexander Stewart's mother Margaret Stewart nee Park also had a sister Jeannie and I cant find any trace at all of her after the 1901 census when she lived in 1 Borthwick Road in Boscombe Bournemouth
I have just started using this system so please bear with me if I am getting things wrong!
Katrina

Hello again Katrina, you're doing just fine on here!

Just posting that 1911 for William and Ella to get an idea of ages, occupations, etc.


PARK, William Head Married 7 years M 32 1879 Journalist Chief Reporter Daily Newspaper Stirlingshire Falkirk Resident
PARK, Ella Wife Married 7 years F 33 1878 Hants Bournemouth
PRIOR, Kathleen Servant Single F 28 1883 General Servant Domestic Hants Alton

Registration District: Christchurch
Sub District: Christchurch
Enumeration District: 17
Parish: Bournemouth

Address: Ellabank Rosebery Road Bournemouth County: Hampshire

No children had been born to the marriage and there are no Park/Parsons births after that time on FreeBMD.

A possible death for William Alexander:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
Name: William A Park
Birth Date: abt 1879
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1957
Age at Death: 78
Registration district: Bournemouth
Inferred County: Dorset
Volume: 6b
Page: 126

The 1901 for Jeanie's background:

PARK, William Head Married M 55 1846 Ironmonger Shopkeeper Scotland Edinburgh
PARK, Annie Wife Married F 55 1846 Scotland Glasgow
PARK, William Son Single M 22 1879 Journalist Scotland Glasgow
PARK, Jeanie Daughter Single F 19 1882 Camberwell London
PARK, Margaret Daughter Single F 16 1885 Peckham London Surrey

Registration District: Christchurch
Civil Parish: Bournemouth

Address: Borthwick Road Park Lane, Bournemouth County: Hampshire

The Parks were living in Camberwell in 1881, so this looks like Jeanie's baptism:

London, England, Non-conformist Registers, 1694-1921

Name: Jeannie ueir Park (Middle name looks like Weir)
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 25 Dec 1881
Church: Camberwell Presbyterian Church
Burough: Southwark
County: Middlesex
Father: William Park

They lived 99 Glengall Road, Peckham.

EDIT: The registration confirms middle name (it could be useful to trace her)

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1881
PARK Jeannie Weir Camberwell 1d 847

Got to be her marriage:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: Jeanie Weir Park
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1907
Registration district: Christchurch
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume Number: 2b
Page Number: 1089

There's a husband missing from the record .....

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1907
ABBOTT Alexander Thomas Christchurch 2b 1089
MARSHALL Olive Ren Christchurch 2b 1089
MARSHALL Olive Renshall Christchurch 2b 1089
PARK Jeanie Weir Christchurch 2b 1089

The missing man is Albert Dingle, we can now work out which one Jeanie married.
EDIT: Found Albert and Olive on 1911 so Jeanie must have married Alexander Thomas Abbott, but not seeing them on 1911.

Jeanie went to Canada:

Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924
Name: Jeanie Weir Abbott
Gender: Female
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Birth Place: London, England
Age: 41
Date of Arrival: 23 Sep 1923
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Port of Departure: Boscombe, England
Ship Name: Ausonia

She was returning from a holiday in England. Home was Sackville, New Brunswick with husband Alexander Thomas. They had lived in Canada since 1910.

This looks like her going to Canada in 1913:

Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960

Name: Jeanie W ABBOTT
Date of departure: 2 April 1913
Port of departure: Bristol
Destination port: Halifax
Destination country: Canada

Date of Birth: 1883 (calculated from age)
Age: 30
Marital Status:
Sex: Female
Occupation: Housewife
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 26 of 33
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Krith ABBOTT (Original is Keith, age 4)
Ship: ROYAL EDWARD
Official Number: 120686
Master's name: Peter M Wotton
Steamship Line: Royal Line
Where bound: Halifax, Canada
Square feet: 11603
Registered tonnage: 5668
Passengers on voyage: 1168