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John Parkin 1787–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1787

Birth Location: Topsham, Devon, England

Death Date: 13 Oct 1856

Death Location: Baakens River, Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa

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Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard, Maria Ferreira

Children(s): George Parkin, William Parkin, Robert Parkin, Jane Parkin, Frederick Parkin, Alfred Parkin, Maria Parkin, Isaac Parkin, Charlotte Parkin, Cradock Parkin, Martha Parkin, Thomas Parkin, John Parkin, Elizabeth Parkin

In 1787, John Parkin entered the world in Topsham, Devon, England, born to William Parkin And Sarah Bryant. John Parkin married Elizabeth Abraham Howard, Maria Dorothea Ferreira, and had children including Alfred Parkin, Charlotte Parkin, Cradock Parkin, Elizabeth Parkin, Frederick Parkin, George Parkin, Isaac Parkin, Jane Parkin, John Parkin, Maria Magdalena Parkin, Martha Susannah Parkin, Robert Howard Parkin, Thomas Parkin, William Parkin. John Parkin passed away in 1856 in Baakens River, Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1787, John Parkin entered the world in Topsham, Devon, England, born to William Parkin And Sarah Bryant.
  • John Parkin married Elizabeth Abraham Howard, Maria Dorothea Ferreira, and had children including Alfred Parkin, Charlotte Parkin, Cradock Parkin, Elizabeth Parkin, Frederick Parkin, George Parkin, Isaac Parkin, Jane Parkin, John Parkin, Maria Magdalena Parkin, Martha Susannah Parkin, Robert Howard Parkin, Thomas Parkin, William Parkin.
  • John Parkin passed away in 1856 in Baakens River, Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Howard
–1829
Birth Location: Devon, England
EH
Maria Ferreira
1794–
Birth Location: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
MF

Children(s)

George Parkin
1821–1901
Birth Location: Cape, South Africa
GP
William Parkin
1810–1885
Birth Location: London, England
WP
Robert Parkin
1817–1886
Birth Location: Devon, England
RP
Jane Parkin
1819–1896
Birth Location: Devon, England
JP
Frederick Parkin
1829–1877
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
FP
Alfred Parkin
1845–1883
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa
AP
Maria Parkin
1842–1920
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
MP
Isaac Parkin
1827–1873
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
IP
Charlotte Parkin
1824–1905
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
CP
Cradock Parkin
1823–1915
Birth Location: Cape, South Africa
CP
Martha Parkin
1843–1926
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
MP
Thomas Parkin
1847–1907
Birth Location: Baakens River, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
TP
John Parkin
1813–1872
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
JP
Elizabeth Parkin
1815–1894
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
EP

John Parkin's Ancestors

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John Parkin
1787–1856
Birth Place: Topsham, Devon, England
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John Parkin's Descendants

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John Parkin (2 Aug 1787–13 Oct 1856) m. Elizabeth (Abraham) Howard (–1829) m. Maria (Dorothea) Ferreira (Feb 1794–)
  1. 1. George Parkin 1821–1901 m. Mary Scott 1827–1900
    1. 1. Cradock Parkin 1846–1905 m. Elizabeth (Susanna) Gibbon 1858–1934
      1. 1. Sinclair (Scott) Parkin 1891–1981 m. Lucy (Chiswell) Smith 1895–1986
        1. 1. Nancy (Joan) Parkin 1925–2019 m. Vivian (Sinclair) Lansdell 1924–2003
        2. 2. Patricia (Lucy) Parkin 1925–1990
      2. 2. Hilda (Gibbon) Parkin 1878–
      3. 3. Melville (George) Parkin 1880–
      4. 4. Xavier (Llewellyn) Parkin 1894–1940
      5. 5. Stanley (Cradock) Parkin 1882–
      6. 6. Ross (Gordon) Parkin 1884–
      7. 7. William (Matthew) Parkin 1888–
      8. 8. Myrtle (Mary Elizabeth) Parkin 1886–
      9. 9. Iris (Mabel) Parkin 1898–1899
    2. 2. Ada Parkin 1861–1861
    3. 3. James (Miller) Parkin 1849–1928
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Howard) Parkin 1850–
    5. 5. Charlotte (Robson) Parkin 1864–1907
    6. 6. Amy (Frances) Parkin 1861–1927
    7. 7. Jane Parkin 1848–1849
    8. 8. George (Scott) Parkin 1853–1913
    9. 9. Mary (Jane) Parkin 1857–
  2. 2. William Parkin 1810–1885
  3. 3. Robert (Howard) Parkin 1817–1886
  4. 4. Jane Parkin 1819–1896
  5. 5. Frederick Parkin 1829–1877
  6. 6. Alfred Parkin 1845–1883
  7. 7. Maria (Magdalena) Parkin 1842–1920
  8. 8. Isaac Parkin 1827–1873
  9. 9. Charlotte Parkin 1824–1905
  10. 10. Cradock Parkin 1823–1915
  11. 11. Martha (Susannah) Parkin 1843–1926
  12. 12. Thomas Parkin 1847–1907
  13. 13. John Parkin 1813–1872
  14. 14. Elizabeth Parkin 1815–1894

John Parkin's Timeline

3 Records

1787
2 Aug 1787
Birth of John Parkin in Topsham, Devon, England
Topsham, Devon, England
1787
22 Oct 1787
John Parkin was baptized in Holy Trinity, Exeter, Devon, England
Holy Trinity, Exeter, Devon, England
1856
13 Oct 1856
Age 69
Death of John Parkin in Baakens River, Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa
Baakens River, Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1787
    Event Place: Topsham, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1787
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Baakens River, Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa
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