Patricia Parker (nee Douglas)  - Born 192?  

Great Grand parents - Jeremiah and Jemima Callaghan
Grand parents - John William Callahan and Ellen Skerret of Owaka, Catlins, Otago
Parents - Annie Jane Douglas (nee Callahan) and Sholto George Douglas. (Born Napier) .
Died - Living presently in Featherson, Wairapa
Married - Philip Parker
Siblings - Nola Jane (Fitzwilliam) Meads and Fred (Fitzwilliam) Douglas. 
He changed his name to Douglas when he joined the army.  
Norman Douglas, Alexander (Snow) Douglas and Patricia Douglas (Parker).
Descendents lived in Island Bay, Wellington during WW2.
Later in Dixon St Flats, Wellington.

Children - Nola Jane - Kaiser John Meads ---- Marcia (Stokes), Gary, Ross, and Norman.
Frederick John - Beaulah Douglas (Jordon) ---Lorraine and Cheryl.
Norman George -Marjorie Douglas (Somen) Maureen, David, Janice, Graeme and Wendy.
Alexander Sholto - Marcia Douglas (Whitford ) Catherine, Kevin, Steven (deceased). Victoria, Paul. (deceased).  Wayne. and ??
Patricia Mary - Philip Joseph Parker---Leslie Parker (deceased). Mark Parker, (Wellington). Colleen Parker (Heard) Australia.Christopher (Featherson).
Judith (Davies)Wellington.  and Peter(Featherston).

Grand Children of Patricia and Philip Parker -

Mark  and Jayne Parker (Velokof) Deceased ... Rachael. 
Colleen (Parker) and Steven Heard....Daniel, Melanie, Michael, and Ellyn.
Christopher and Jillian Parker (Campbell)... John and Michelle.
Judith and Grant Davies....Philip.
Peter and Kate Morrissey. David. Monique.

Brief History-My memories...Patricia
During the 1940s Aunt Nell Murphy stayed with us in  Wellington. Later she  worked as a housekeeper in one of the large hotels.
Uncle Fred Callahan also stayed with us he worked on the new motorway into Wellington. He lost his first wife in childbirth. He then married Edna.Later he was at the shingle works in Halcombe.
I remember Grandad John Callahan visiting us about 1939 or 1940.
Auntie Bessie was a regular visitor, and also her son Fred Bradfield.
Edna Tutenberg stayed also when she was at Teachers Training College.
There always seemed to be someone visiting in the 1940s. 
Cousins who had enlisted to go to the war. Jack Callahan also visited.
My brothers Frederick and Norman served overseas. Norm in Italy and Commonweath forces in Japan.  Fred was a Warrant Officer 2  in The third division which served in  the Islands. Alexander (Snow) Commonwealth forces Japan . Later joining the Navy. My dad Sholto Douglas  was in charge of one of the cookhouses at Trentham during  WW2. He served in France and Belguim WW1.

Patricia Parker  - Photos  and Certificates