Annie PARSONS1

#18447, b. 28 April 1906, d. 29 January 1984
Last Edited=24 Aug 2015
     Annie PARSONS was born on 28 April 1906 in 27 Tappesfield Road, Nunhead, London. She was the daughter of Samuel & Emily Edith PARSONS, a Packing Case Maker.2,3,4 She was baptised on 16 May 1906 in St. Antony's Church, Nunhead, London.5
Annie married Thomas L. SILVESTER, son of William Henry SILVESTER and Emma LAURENCE, on 15 May 1927 in the Camberwell registration district.1,6
Her husband, Leslie, died on 4 March 1969 in Gosport, Hampshire, at the age of 60.2,7
Annie died on 29 January 1984 in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 77.2

Children of Annie PARSONS and Leslie Thomas SILVESTER

Sources of Information:

  1. [S3] GRO Indexes to Marriages. "1927/Q2 SILVESTER, Thomas L. = PARSONS, Annie Camberwell 1d 1681."
  2. [S5000] Website Ancestry Family Trees: Silvester Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32287803
  3. [S2] GRO Indexes to Births. "1906/Q2 PARSONS, Annie Camberwell 1d 979."
  4. [S5551] Image of the 1911 Census: RG14PN2576 RG78PN87 RD27 SD6 ED6 SN176.
  5. [S5010] Website London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) Births & Baptisms
    Name:      Annie Parsons
    Record Type:      Baptism
    Baptism Date:      16 May 1906
    Father's name:      Samuel Parsons
    Mother's name:      Emily Edith Parsons
    Parish or Poor Law Union:      Saint Antony, Nunhead
    Borough:      Southwark
    Register Type:      Parish Registers
    Abode: 27 Tappesfield Road
    Father's Occupation: Box Maker
    Born: 28 April 1906.
  6. [S4887] E-mail from Lesley Silvester to Stuart & Teresa Pask dated 28 December 2010.
  7. [S4] GRO Indexes to Deaths. "1969/Q1 SILVESTER, Leslie T. Gosport 6b 423 aged 60."

Alfred Leslie SILVESTER1

#18448, b. 18 November 1927, d. 19 April 2000
Last Edited=26 Aug 2015
     Alfred L. SILVESTER was born on 18 November 1927, in the Camberwell registration district.1,2,3 He was the son of Leslie Thomas SILVESTER and Annie PARSONS.1
Alfred married Rose Alice IRONS on 6 April 1947 in Holy Trinity Church, Oldfield Lane, Greenford, Middlesex.1,4
Alfred and Roseimmigrated, together with their five children. They sailed on the 'Fairsea', departing from Southampton, to Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, arriving in March 1961.5
Alfred died on 19 April 2000 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 72.1
His wife, Rose, died on 29 April 2003 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 77.1

Children of Alfred Leslie SILVESTER and Rose Alice IRONS

  • Lesley Winifred Jane SILVESTER6
  • Sheila Anne SILVESTER6
  • Alison SILVESTER6
  • Steven SILVESTER6
  • Catherine SILVESTER6

Sources of Information:

  1. [S5000] Website Ancestry Family Trees: Silvester Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32287803
  2. [S2] GRO Indexes to Births. "1927/Q4 SILVESTER, Alfred L. PARSONS Camberwell 1d 1123."
  3. [S4887] E-mail from Lesley Silvester to Stuart & Teresa Pask dated 25 August 2015.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes to Marriages. "1947/Q2 SILVESTER, Alfred L. = IRONS, Rose A., Brentford 5e 122."
  5. [S5003] Website Ancestry: National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600.; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports from 1897-1963; Series Number: K 269; Reel Number: 183
    Name:      Alfred Silvester
    Departure Place:      Southampton, United Kingdom
    Arrival Date:      Mar 1961
    Arrival Place:      Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
    Vessel:      Fairsea.
  6. [S9] Additional information available upon request.

Raymond Stanley SILVESTER1

#18449, b. 2 June 1930, d. 7 March 1992
Last Edited=24 Aug 2015
     Raymond S. SILVESTER was born on 2 June 1930, in the Camberwell registration district.1,2 He was the son of Leslie Thomas SILVESTER and Annie PARSONS.1
Raymond married Thelma Joan SMITH in 1952 in the Islington registration district.3
Raymond died on 7 March 1992 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, at the age of 61.1,4 Raymond was buried on 17 March 1992 in Grave 177, Bognor Regis Cemetery, Bognor Regis, Sussex.5
His wife, Thelma, died on 27 February 2010 in Bognor Regis, Sussex.6,7

Sources of Information:

  1. [S5000] Website Ancestry Family Trees: Silvester Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32287803
  2. [S2] GRO Indexes to Births. "1930/Q2 SILVESTER, Raymond S. PARSONS Camberwell 1d 1107."
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes to Marriages. "1952/Q3 SILVESTER, Raymond S. = SMITH, Thelma J. Islington 5c 2421."
  4. [S4] GRO Indexes to Deaths. "1992/Q1 SILVESTER, Raymond Stanley 2 Jun 1930 Chichester 18 1812."
  5. [S5005] Website Ancestry: Arun County Council; Littlehampton,
    Arun Burial Registers
    Name:      Raymond Stanley Silvester
    Birth Date:      abt 1931
    Burial Age:      61
    Burial Date:      17 Mar 1992
    Interment Number:      14935
    Grave number:      177
    Cemetery:      Bognor Regis Cemetery
    Burial Place:      Bognor Regis, Sussex, England.
  6. [S5005] Website Ancestry: Name:      MS Thelma Joan Silvester
    Gender:      Female
    Age:      82
    Birth Date:      1928
    Death Date:      27 Feb 2010
    Residence Place at Death:      Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
    Postal Code District:      PO21.
  7. [S4999] Website UK Government Probate Search Service: SILVESTER THELMA JOAN 24 May 2010 3290326 27 February 2010 Grant and will Brighton.

Rose Alice IRONS1

#18450, b. 3 August 1925, d. 29 April 2003
Last Edited=26 Aug 2015
     Rose Alice was also known as Alice Rose IRONS.2
Rose Alice IRONS was born on 3 August 1925 in Murray Road, Ealing, Middlesex.1,2,3
Rose married Alfred L. SILVESTER, son of Leslie Thomas SILVESTER and Annie PARSONS, on 6 April 1947 in Holy Trinity Church, Oldfield Lane, Greenford, Middlesex.1,4
Rose and Alfred immigrated, together with their five children. They sailed on the 'Fairsea', departing from Southampton, to Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, arriving in March 1961.5
Her husband, Alfred, died on 19 April 2000 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 72.1
Rose died on 29 April 2003 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 77.1

Children of Rose Alice IRONS and Alfred Leslie SILVESTER

  • Lesley Winifred Jane SILVESTER6
  • Sheila Anne SILVESTER6
  • Alison SILVESTER6
  • Steven SILVESTER6
  • Catherine SILVESTER6

Sources of Information:

  1. [S5000] Website Ancestry Family Trees: Silvester Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32287803
  2. [S2] GRO Indexes to Births. "1925/Q3 IRONS, Alice R. KEEN Brentford 3a 267."
  3. [S4887] E-mail from Lesley Silvester to Stuart & Teresa Pask dated 25 August 2015.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes to Marriages. "1947/Q2 SILVESTER, Alfred L. = IRONS, Rose A., Brentford 5e 122."
  5. [S5003] Website Ancestry: National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600.; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports from 1897-1963; Series Number: K 269; Reel Number: 183
    Name:      Alfred Silvester
    Departure Place:      Southampton, United Kingdom
    Arrival Date:      Mar 1961
    Arrival Place:      Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
    Vessel:      Fairsea.
  6. [S9] Additional information available upon request.