• Registration: Death, 1948, Concord District, New South Wales, Australia. ³ 17772/1948
PARKES, SYDNEY PERCY
HENRY EBENEZER
EMILY
CONCORD

• Death Notice, 1948 Sep 20, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁴ PARKES
Sydney Percy
Death notice
19SEP1948
Death
50
at Repatriation General Hospital, Concord
Sydney Morning Herald
20SEP1948

• Newspaper: Family Notices, 1948 Sep 20, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁵ Family Notices. (1948, September 20). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 -1954), p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18085386>

PARKES, Sydney Percy-September 19, 1948, at the Repatriation General Hospital, Concord late 1st AIF, dearly beloved husband of Olive Mary Parkes and fond father of Joan and Patricia aged 50 years. At rest.
PARKES, Sydney Percy, -September 19, 1948, at the R. G. Hospital, Con-cord, dearly loved brother-in-law of Alma, Jack, and Peg Knight, aged 50 years. At rest.

PARKES-The Relatives and Friends of Mrs Olive Mary Parkes, Joan and Patricia, of 35 Illawarra Street Alla-wah are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of her dearly loved Husband and their dear Father SYDNEY PERCY PARKES; to leave our Private Chapel, 2 Carrington Avenue, Hurstville, To-morrow (Tuesday) Morning after ser-vice commencing at 9:15 o clock for the Church of England Cemetery Woronora Labor Motor Funerals Ltd., 2 Carring-ton Avenue Hurstville. 'Phones, LA2777 (4 lines).
PARKES -MUIOOF Loyal Langlea No 739 -The Officers and Members of the above Lodge are respectfully re-quested to attend the Funeral of their late esteemed Brother SYDNEY PERCY PARKES. P. G. Trustee. For details see family notice. W. V. Delaney, N. G. A. Gleeson, Fin. Sec. Labor Motor Funerals Limited
PARKES -RSSAILA Allawah Langlea Sub branch -Members are requested to attend the Funeral of their late Com-rade SYDNEY PERCY PARKES. For details see family notice G. C. Thomp-son, President W. Bartlett, Sec. Labor Motor Funerals Limited.

• Probate: Granted, 1954 Apr 21, New South Wales, Australia. ⁶ Item number or control symbol:Series 4-416617
Title:Sidney Percy Parkes -Date of Death 19/09/1948, Granted on 21/04/1954

Sidney married Mabel Annie Cramp [5455] [LC32-N1F] [MRIN: 14440], daughter of George Ernest Cramp [5372] [LDZV-56X] and Mary Ann Eliza Watkins [5454] [LC32-FQM], on 1921 Sep 24 in Sydney, Cumberland County, New South Wales, Australia. (Mabel Annie Cramp [5455] [LC32-N1F] was born on 1893 Jun 5 in Glebe, Cumberland County, New South Wales ⁷ and died in 1971 in Camden District, New South Wales, Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Registration: Marriage, 1921, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁸ 13987/1921
PARKES, SIDNEY P
WILLIAMSON, MABEL A
SYDNEY

• Divorce papers: Divorce papers Sidney Percey Parkes Mabel Annie Parkes, 1930 Jul 31 to 1931 Oct 27. ⁹ Item number or control symbol:1067/1930
Title:Divorce papers Sidney Percey Parkes Mabel Annie Parkes
Start date:31 Jul 1930
End date:27 Oct 1931

• Newspaper: IN DIVORCE, 1931 Apr 10, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ¹⁰ IN DIVORCE. (1931, April 10). The Sydney Morning Herald(NSW : 1842 -1954), p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16768177>

PARKES V PARKES.
Sidney Percy Parkes petitioned for a de-cree for restitution of conjugal rights against Mabel Annie Parkes (formerly Williamson).The parties were married on September 24,1921, at Sydney, according to the rites of the Methodist Church. His Honor granted a de-cree directing the respondent to return to her husband within 21 days of the service on her of the order.

• Divorce papers: Divorce papers Sidney Percy Parkes -Mabel Annie Parkes, 1931 Jul 14 to 1934 Sep 13. ⁹ Item number or control symbol:869/1931
Title:Divorce papers Sidney Percy Parkes -Mabel Annie Parkes
Start date:14 Jul 1931
End date:13 Sep 1934

• Newspaper: Advertising, 1931 Jul 22, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ¹¹ Advertising. (1931, July 22). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 -1954), p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16794830>

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTHWALES -Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction -No 869 of 1931-Between SIDNEY PERCY PARKES Petitioner And MABEL ANNIE PARKES.
Respondent To Mrs MABEL ANNIE PARKES late of Can-terbury in the State of New South Wales-Take Notice that Sidney Percy Parkes has commenced a suit against you the said Mabel Annie Parkes in this Honorable Court and is applying for a dis-solution of marriage on the ground of desertion without reasonable cause by reason of your not having complied with the Decree for Restitution of Conjugal Rights And Take Notice that you are required to enter an appearance to this suit at the proper office of this Honorable Court on or before the sixteenth day of October one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one and in the event of your not doing so within the time limited or obtaining further time the Petitioner will proceed and the suit be heard and determined your absence not withstanding. A copy of the Petition filed here-in may be had on application to the undermentioned Solicitor free of charge Dated this 21st day of July AD 1931 For the Registrar D. C. DEAN(L.S.), Acting Chief Clerk in Divorce, J. L. SEXTON Solicitor for Petitioner, 79 Elizabeth street Sydney.

• Newspaper: IN DIVORCE, 1932 Feb 11, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ¹² IN DIVORCE. (1932, February 11). The Sydney Morning Herald(NSW : 1842 -1954), p. 6. Retrieved February 11, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16839972>

UNDEFENDED SUITS.
Decrees nisi were granted In the following undefended suits:
Sidney Percy Parkes v Mabel Annie Parkes(formerly Williamson), on the ground of de-sertion by reason of her non-compliance with a restitution decree. The marriage took place at Sydney in September, 1921, according to Methodist Church rites. Mr. J. L. Sexton appeared for the petitioner.

• Newspaper: IN DIVORCE, 1932 Sep 28, Sydney District, New South Wales, Australia. ¹³ IN DIVORCE. (1932, September 28). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 -1954), p. 7. Retrieved February 11, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16905130>

IN DIVORCE.
(Before Mr. Justice K. W. Street.)DECREES ABSOLUTE.
The decrees nisi were declared absolute in the suits of … Sidney Percy Parkes v Mabel Annie Parkes, …

Sidney next married Olive Mary Knight [38008] [MRIN: 14444].