Abia STEVENS - "PARKER"/ "SIMMONS" (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Monday, April 08, 2013, 07:45 (4315 days ago) @ rachael21

there are several challenges here, i.e.Hannah "PARKER" 1834 and sister Abia "PARKER" born approx 1841 Drybrook and Philip "PARKER" born approx 1838 Drybrook

The more I look into this the I suspect a change of marriages rather than a simple single union.

So it looks increasing like Abi PARKER (senior) is in fact Bia STEVENS/STEPHENS ? -

Year: 1809
Month: Feb
Day: 12
Parents_Surname: SYMONS
Child_Forenames: Emanuel
Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: P220 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 33
Parish_Chapel: Mitcheldean

Year: 1830
Month: Dec
Day: 4
Grooms_Surname: SYMONDS
Grooms_Forenames: Emanuel
Grooms_Age: [not
Groom_Condition: [not stated]
Grooms_Occupation: [not stated]
Grooms_Residence: the Hundred of St Briavels
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Surname: STEVENS
Brides_Forenames: Bia
Brides_Age: [not
Brides_Condition: [not stated]
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: the Hundred of St Briavels
Brides_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: Both mark
Witness_1: Mark of William White
Witness_2: Mark of Mary Morson
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Henry C Davies AB Curate
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_Number: 27
Parish_Chapel: Hope Mansell

Year 1832
Month Jan
Day 15
Parents Surname SYMONS
Child Forenames Joseph
Fathers Forenames Emanuel
Mothers Forenames Bia
Mothers Surname
Residence Ruardean Hill
Occupation Collier
Officiating Minister H. Berkin
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P109 IN 1/1
Page Number 115
Parish Chapel Drybrook

Year 1834
Month Jan
Day 6
Parents Surname SYMONS
Child Forenames Hannah
Fathers Forenames Emanuel
Mothers Forenames Bia
Mothers Surname
Residence Ruardean Hill
Occupation Collier
Officiating Minister H. Berkin
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P109 IN 1/1
Page Number 135
Parish Chapel Drybrook

Year 1837
Month Dec
Day 24
Parents Surname SIMMONS
Child Forenames Philip
Fathers Forenames Emanuel
Mothers Forenames Bia
Mothers Surname
Residence Drybrook
Occupation Collier
Officiating Minister H. Berkin
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P109 IN 1/1
Page Number 178
Parish Chapel Drybrook

This looks like them in South Wales in 1841 - Llanover is a few miles north of Pontypool so fits with 1881 census below.

1841
Emanuel Simon abt 1816 Llanover Upper, Monmouthshire
Alice [ABIA] Simon abt 1815 Llanover Upper,
Alia Simon abt 1833 Llanover Upper,
Ann Simon abt 1840 Llanover Upper,
Joseph Simon abt 1832 Llanover Upper,
Phillip Simon abt 1838 Llanover Upper,

Now to add to my "gut feel" there is a marriage which I strongly suspect is Abia 1841 PARKER/SIMMONS :-

1861
Abiah Parker abt 1811 St Brawels He??[HUNDRED], Gloucestershire, England Head Kingswinford, Staffordshire
Abiah Parker abt 1841 Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Kingswinford
Louisa Parker abt 1845 Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England Daughter
Ephraim Parker abt 1851 Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England Son
Hiram Parker abt 1853 Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England Son
Rebecca Parker abt 1855 Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England Daughter
Susan Parker abt 1860 Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England Daughter

MANN John
SIMMONS Obia
1863 Rowley Regis, St Giles
Sandwell Register Office, West Midlands

Name: Obi[a] Simmons & John Mann
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1863
Registration district: Dudley
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume Number: 6c
Page Number: 1__ [150?]

1871
John Mann 28
Abia Mann 30 Gloucestershire
Sushannah Mann 12
Emily Mann 6
William Mann 5
John T Mann 1
John Mann 70

1881
John Mann abt 1843 Dumbleton Head Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Abia Mann abt 1841 Pontepool Wife Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Susana Mann abt 1859 Yardsley Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Emily Mann abt 1865 Rowley Regis Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
William Mann abt 1866 Rowley Regis Son Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Edith Mann abt 1868 Rowley Regis Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
John Mann abt 1870 Rowley Regis Son Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Ellen Mann abt 1873 Rowley Regis Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Esther Mann abt 1874 Rowley Regis Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Charles Mann abt 1876 Rowley Regis Son Rowley Regis, Staffordshire

1891
John Mann abt 1843 N, Lindridge Head Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Abia Mann abt 1841 Dean Forest, Monmouthshire, Wales Wife Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
John Ths Mann abt 1870 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Son Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Charles Mann abt 1876 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Son Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Edith Mann abt 1878 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Violet Mann abt 1882 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Andrew Mann abt 1882 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Son Rowley Regis, Staffordshire

1901
John Mann abt 1843 Nk, Shropshire, England Head Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Abia Mann abt 1842 South Wales, Nk Wife Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Florence Mann abt 1873 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Charles Mann abt 1876 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Son Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Violet Mann abt 1882 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Daughter Rowley Regis, Staffordshire
Andrew Mann abt 1882 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England Son Rowley Regis, Staffordshire

Name: Abia Mann
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1910
Age at Death: 68
Registration district: Dudley
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 6c
Page: 4

1911 6 Tipton Road Tividale Post Office
John Mann 68
Andrew Mann 29
Ellen Florence Mann 39

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