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Parton, Cyril John

Male 1880 - 1953  (72 years)


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  • Name Parton, Cyril John 
    Born 29 Nov 1880 
    Gender Male 
    Education Rugby and University College, Oxford 
    Residence 1907  Shenley, Leigham Court Road, Streatham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 22 Nov 1953  Epsom, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 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.
    Person ID I1390  Peek Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 

    Father Parton, George Adolphus,   b. Q1 1852, St George, Hanover Square Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1920, Shenley, Leigham Court Road, Streatham Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Gouldsmith, Eugenie Emily,   b. Q2 1855, St George, Hanover Square Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1940, 7 Priory Mansions, Drayton Gardens, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1875  Streatham St Leonard Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1901  Five Oaks, Ryecroft Road, Croydon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1911  Shenley, Leigham Court Road, Streatham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Habberfield-Short, Katharine Ann,   b. 27 Nov 1882, St Leonards, Streatham, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1980, Epsom, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1907  St Leonard's Church, Streatham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1911  2 Farnan Road Streatham S W Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Parton, Helen Katharine,   b. 8 Nov 1909,   d. Sep 2001, Denbighshire North Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. Parton, Hugh John,   b. 1912,   d. 1973  (Age 61 years)
     3. Parton, Audrey Phyllis,   b. 1915,   d. 6 Mar 2008  (Age 93 years)
     4. Living
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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".

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Times on Line, (Times Group) (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S413] 1901 Census, Registrar Croydon, (PRO) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S366] 1911 Census, Registrar Wandsworth, RG14PN2317 RG78PN78A RD26 SD5 ED32 SN162 (Reliability: 2).