Publications
William BCA Parker, by Hilary Hyde-Smith, published June 2015 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 6, article, pp.282-284) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508876]
Preview:Where did my great grandparents meet? Follow the trail from Nova Scotia to India to the Crimea to Worthing: he was born in Broadwater, Worthing. She was born in Bombay, India.
Robert Singer HYDE was my great grandfather. He was born in 1846 the second son of Singer EDWARD and Alkemire Cruttenden Hill HIDE, later spelt HYDE. The HIDE family go back a long way in West Sussex. Mostly builders and carpenters they later became architects and engineers and were involved in designs, maps and the construction of many local buildings.
Robert's wife was Fannie Caroline PARKER. She was born in 1852. Her Father was Lieutenant William Buck Carthew Augustus PARKER and her mother was Harriette WHITE, daughter of Captain William WHITE of HM King's own Light Dragoons.
Robert Singer HYDE was my great grandfather. He was born in 1846 the second son of Singer EDWARD and Alkemire Cruttenden Hill HIDE, later spelt HYDE. The HIDE family go back a long way in West Sussex. Mostly builders and carpenters they later became architects and engineers and were involved in designs, maps and the construction of many local buildings.
Robert's wife was Fannie Caroline PARKER. She was born in 1852. Her Father was Lieutenant William Buck Carthew Augustus PARKER and her mother was Harriette WHITE, daughter of Captain William WHITE of HM King's own Light Dragoons.