Lives of the First World War

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ID: 7777194

Reference: BT351

Title: Merchant Navy Seamen: 1914-1918

Description: These records consist of over 157,000 index cards recording the issue of the British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal to merchant seamen and officers in the First World War.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8078027
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UPP: GBM/BT351/034393

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7946300

Title: Merchant Navy

Description: Merchant Navy badge

Connected by: Peter34996

Source information

ID: 7965731

Name: BT350; Identity Certificate Nr 204948; Discharge Nr 879121

Title: Merchant Navy Seaman Records on FindMyPast - includes photograph

Description: Merchant Navy Seamen index cards were created by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seaman, and used between the two world wars to produce a centralised index to merchant seamen serving on British merchant navy vessels. As well as basic details about the men, photographs of them ere often included. Transcription of record for James Holme Parrish:- Identity certificate number: 204948. M.N.S. Region: Manchester. Regional No X1509A. Rating: M Operator. No & Grade of B/T Certificate: 3541 P.M.G. 1st Class. Date & Place of birth: June 1st 1897, Manchester. Nationality: British. Father: British. Discharge number: 879121. Photograph included.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=tna%2fbt350%2f2130900267%2f1
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Additional: The person's name, year of birth, birthplace, and service match.

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ID: 7965738

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: BMD/B/1897/3/AZ/000450/127

Additional: The person's name, age, and birthplace registration district match the information in his Merchant Navy records.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7965743

Title: Union Bank of Manchester - Register of New Clerks

Description: A register of new clerks was maintained by the Union Bank of Manchester, and includes photographs and personal details including age, address, by whom recommended, and first position in the Bank. This is the register page for J H Parrish.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

Additional: The person in this image is clearly the same person as in his Merchant Navy records photograph. Image copyright Barclays Group Archives. This image has kindly been made available by Barclays Group Archives for publication on Lives of the First World War for personal use only, and is subject to Barclays Group Archives terms of use. The full file from which this image has been taken can be downloaded at https://www.archive.barclays.com/items/show/630 . For permission to publish this image in any form of publication please contact Barclays Group Archives via https://www.archive.barclays.com/contact

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ID: 7965748

Title: James when joining the Union Bank of Manchester

Description: A register of new clerks was maintained by the Union Bank of Manchester, and includes photographs and personal details including age, address, by whom recommended, and first position in the Bank. This is the photograph for J H Parrish from his page in the register.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

Source information

ID: 7965750

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/24176/0517/4

Additional: The person's name, age, and birthplace match his Merchant Navy records, and his address matches the one in the Union Bank of Manchester's register of new clerks.

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7965756

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: GBC/1901/0024993888

Additional: The person's name, age, birthplace, and family details match those in his 1911 Census record.

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 7965760

Reference: gbm_mroh

Title: Manchester employers Roll of Honour 1914-1916 Transcription

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: GBM/MRH/00055456

Additional: The person's name and employer match.

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 7965762

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Yvonne27542

UPP: BMD/D/1968/4/AZ/000764/029

Additional: The person's name and age match.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 7965770

Name: 1968; Page 266; Parrish James Holme

Title: Probate

Description: National Probate Calendars transcription:- PARRISH James Holme of 2 Gorse Bank Road Hale Barns Cheshire died 6 October 1968 Probate Manchester 10 December. £18015.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

URL: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=parrish&yearOfDeath=1968&page=2#calendar
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Additional: The person's name matches, and the date of death ties in with the death registration record.

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ID: 9063189

Name: Page 373

Reference: Barclays Group Archives

Title: Journal of the Institute of Bankers - October 1915

Description: Details of those who passed the Institute of Bankers examinations held in April 1915 … Preliminary Examination … Parrish, James Holme, Union Bank of Manchester Limited, 166, Deansgate, Manchester.

Connected by: Yvonne27542

Additional: Other evidence confirms he worked for the bank.

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