This is a long shot but here goes... William PARKER was born in Wiltshire in 1827. I have a consistent record of him in Wiltshire, Kent and Essex up to and including 1891 census. I also have a Prayer Book given to him in 1864 in which is written a note which might read " Died 16.3.98". I have been unable to locate the right death certificate for him ( I have several wrong ones!). There is a GRO record for William PARKER in MQ 1898 Droitwich of the right age. I was just hoping that somebody may lay claim to this individual so that he can be "eliminated from my enquiries" as they say in the police dramas. Thank you for reading this. Derek Ward Grindleford, Hope Valley