Photo of John ‘Blackbeard’ Parrott (1800-73) with his wife Mary. John was born in Parrottsville, Cocke, Tennessee – a town founded by his great grandfather Frederick who emigrated from Germany in 1732 to the Shenandoah Valley. Soon afterwards he married Barbara Edwards from England and they had seven sons and two daughters. The story of …
The P*rr*tt Society, covering all spellings of the name, was officially inaugurated in April 1984. The formation of the Society was a direct result of the publication by George Perrett in 1983, of his book In Search of Perretts. Mr Peter Perrett of Crowborogh, East Sussex was instrumental in establishing the Society and was the Secretary for many years.
1905 marriage photo of Victor Cecil Perrett (1883-1968) & Margaret Callendar (1886-1957). Victor was born in Geelong, Victoria and is pictured alongside his parents George Walter (1821-1903) born in Pewsey, Wiltshire & Elizabeth (1847-1921) nee Bush born in Odd Down, Somerset, who married in Germantown in 1863. George emigrated in 1857 with his first wife …
1900s photo of Robert Forster Perrott (1839-1925) – extreme left aboard a pleasure boat trip on the River Blackwater at Youghal, Cork. His father Richard (1791-1870) descends from the Bandon family line.
On 17 January 2022, FindMyPast shared a 1921 census schedule on their social media channels, including Facebook and Twitter, which showed HRH Prince George –the son of George V and Queen Mary –aboard the Iron Duke in Malta. On the final row of this census schedule is the name Jasper PARROTT, aged 19, who was …
Edinburgh Evening News (Edinburgh) –20 November 1912 ALLEGED COMMUNICATION OF NAVAL SECRETS. CHARGE AGAINST AN EX-NAVY MAN. The grave allegations against the ex-Naval gunner, George Charles Parrott, of Jaer Street, Park Road, Battersea, were further investigated before Mr Francis at Westminster Police Court today. The charge is one of having communicated official information in a …
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Magnet (London) –17 July 1882 A RAILWAY PORTER YIELDING TO TEMPTATION. James Perratt, 32, a porter in the employ of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, was charged with opening a carpet bag at the Willow-walk goods station, and stealing therefrom a silk handkerchief, value 3s. –It appeared from the evidence of a …
It’s In the Papers We’ve scoured the pages of newspapers recently added to the British Newspaper Archive website to bring you some P*rr*tt related articles. Eastbourne Chronicle (Eastbourne) – 1 September 1883 INTERESTING PRESENTATION. On Monday evening a meeting was held at Langney road Day Schools for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mrs. Jennie Perrett, …
P*RR*TT Removal Orders Under legislation of the Old Poor Law, specifically The Act of Settlement and Removal 1662, families and individuals in need of poor relief were required to provide evidence that they had a right of settlement in the parish. People who were found not to have a legitimate right to reside in a …
Joseph Robinson PARROTT, the Havana Special, and the eighth wonder of the world By Wayne Parrott The Florida Keys are a chain of islands that start at the tip of the Florida peninsula and arc southwest into the Gulf of Mexico for 156 miles/250 Km. The last island is Key West, and it can be …
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