I have stumbled across youe inquiry and frankly am in a state of shock! I believe your Mabel the child of Elsie Parsons is my mother. My mother was born in October 1916 to John O'Neale and Elsie Parsons and never knew her own mother beliveing all her life that her father and mother were divorced. Mum was raised by John O'Neale until he died in 1929. I know next to nothing about my mums heritage and since she died in 1997 I have been trying to find out as much as I can with little success, until I found your inquiry. Mum was born on the 18th October 1916 at Onslow Mews Kensington London and I knew her father John was Irish and working as a chauffer. Her birth certificate shows his surname as Neale although he was definately O'Neale. We beleive he anglicised mums surname as being Irish in 1916 was not popular.

I hope you don't mind but I would love to explore with you to confirm if this connection is true?

Best regards

Name: Mabel K Neale
Mother's Maiden Surname: Parsons
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1916
Registration district: Kensington
Registration county: Greater London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 126

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Name: Bernard E S Neale
Mother's Maiden Surname: Parsons
Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1918
Registration district: Chelsea
Registration county: Greater London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 480

Name: Bernard E S Neale
Spouse : Elsie P Rice
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1942
Registration district: Islington
Registration county (inferred): Middlesex
Volume Number: 1b
Page Number: 271

Name: Bernard Edward S Neale
Birth Date: 17 May 1918
Death Registration Month/Year: Nov 1994
Age at death (estimated): 76
Registration district: Kings Lynn
Inferred County: Norfolk
Register number: 43A
District and Subdistrict: 6371A
Entry number: 231

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I'm cautious that by digging further I may be dealing with living person(s) .
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=9711

Well - she married in 1909 - an issue with the index is "hiding" her spouse...

Name: Elsie Gertrude Parsons
Year of Registration: 1909
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 387

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Year: 1912
Month: Jun
Day: 5
Surname: PARSONS
Forenames: Samuel
Residence: Cinderford
Age_at_death: 53 years
Officiating_Minister: F. W. Baldwin Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: Coroners Order
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/14
Page_No: 188
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Johns

1911
PARSONS SAMUEL M 1863 48 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
PARSONS CATHERINE K F 1868 43 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
PARSONS BERNARD M 1898 13 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
PARSONS IRENE F 1901 10 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
PARSONS LIONEL M 1893 18 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire

1901
Sam Parsons abt 1863 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Kate Parsons abt 1867 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Elsie Parsons abt 1889 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Trynold Parsons abt 1893 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Timothy Parsons abt 1898 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Irene Parsons abt 1900 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

1891 Bilson
Samuel Parsons abt 1861 Cinderford, Ruardean Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Cathleen Parsons abt 1846 Cinderford, Ruardean Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ellie Parsons abt 1887 Cinderford, Ruardean Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
William Parsons abt 1888 Cinderford, Ruardean Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

Name: Catherine Kate Morgan
Name: Samuel Parsons
Year of Registration: 1887
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Gloucester (1837-1937)
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 500