John Rowlett (Roland) PARSONS
Date of Birth:
c 1873
Date of Death:
31 Mar 1961
John was born at Romford, Essex, England.
He married Leah Stannard (born at Wellington in 1878) at Wellington in 1901.
They had one son. He was John Samuel and he served in WW2.
John started work as a grocer's assistant & then as a storeman & driver in Wellington & Johnsonville.
He moved to Levin around 1908 where three of his brothers lived & worked. He started as a driver then became a farm labourer until he retired. Leah died quite early.
All four members of the family are buried in Levin.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
John Rowlett (Roland) Parsons, Samuel Thomas Parsons, Rachael Palmer, Leah Emma Stannard, John Bridges Stannard, Emma Ann Davey, John Samuel Thomas Parsons, Emelia Sophia Dorothea (Amelia) Bosselman.