Parton, Cyril John

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• Education: Rugby and University College, Oxford
• Residence: 1907, Shenley, Leigham Court Road, Streatham

Notes:

M.A., Oxon. Barrister-at-law. Younger son of G.A. Parton, Esq. Member of the Bar Council. Senior and Chief Registrar in Bankruptcy in the High Court of Justice (1949-1953). Governor of Epsom College. See "Who's Who".

Died:
Mr. C. J. Parton, Senior and Chief Registrar in Bankruptcy. died in hospital at Epsom on Sunday. He had been taken ill on Friday just before he was due to sit in Court in the London Bankruptcy Buildings. Cyril John Parton was born on November 29, 1880, the younger son of Mr. G. A. Parton anc he was educated at Rugby, where he was in the cricket XI in 1898 and 1899. In the latter year he went up to University College, oxford. where he read modern history and took his degree in 1902. He was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1904 and practised in the Chancery Division. The retirement of Sir Frank Mellor from the post of Senior and Chief Registrar in Bankruptcy in 1936 caused a vacancy among the registrars, which Mr. Parton was appointed to fill. He had been Senior and Chief Registrar since 1949. He had lived at Epsom for many years and was a governor of Epsom College. His fondness for cricket remained with him all his life and he played regularly until 1936. He married in 1907 Miss Katharine Ann Habberfield-Short, who survives him together with a son and three daughters of the marriage.

Cyril married Habberfield-Short, Katharine Ann on 11 Dec 1907 in St Leonard's Church, Streatham. Katharine (daughter of Short, Richard Habberfield and Finch, Ann Helen) was born on 27 Nov 1882 in St Leonards, Streatham, Surrey; died on 5 Nov 1980 in Epsom, Surrey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Parton, Helen Katharine was born on 8 Nov 1909; died in Sep 2001 in Denbighshire North.
2. Parton, Hugh John was born in 1912; died in 1973.
3. Parton, Audrey Phyllis was born in 1915; died on 6 Mar 2008.
4. Living

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• Occupation: 1907; Solicitor

George married Gouldsmith, Eugenie Emily on 18 Mar 1875 in Streatham St Leonard. Eugenie (daughter of Gouldsmith, George) was born in Q2 1855 in St George, Hanover Square; died on 13 May 1940 in 7 Priory Mansions, Drayton Gardens, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]