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Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton 1547–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1547

Birth Location: Gestingthorpe, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 3 April 1593

Death Location: Arch Diocese, Acton, Suffolk County, Suffolk, England

Father: Lord Ii

Mother: Lady Parke

Spouse(s): Mary Chaplin, Martha Parke, Alice Parke, Lady Chaplin\Chaplen-Yorke-, Alice Parke

Children(s): Edmund Parke, Alice PARKE, William Parke, Susan Parker, Thomas Parke, Lady Parke, William Parker, Matthew Parke, Sir Captain

Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton was born in 1547 in Gestingthorpe, Suffolk, England, the child of Lord William James Ii Lord Of Wright Hall De Gesingthoepe Parke Park Of Gesingthorpe Ii And Lady Joan Margaret Munson Parke. Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton married Alice Chaplin Parke, Lady Martha Mary Alyce Alice Alicia Chaplin Chaplen Yorke, Martha Parke, Mary Alice Chaplin, and had children including Alice Parke, Edmund Parke, Henry Parke, Lady Anne Parke, Matthew Parke, Sir Robert Parke 1Kw 1Kp 2F I 25R 1 12 1Cw Captain, Susan Parker, Thomas Parke, William Parke, William Parker. Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton passed away in 1593 in Arch Diocese, Acton, Suffolk County, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton was born in 1547 in Gestingthorpe, Suffolk, England, the child of Lord William James Ii Lord Of Wright Hall De Gesingthoepe Parke Park Of Gesingthorpe Ii And Lady Joan Margaret Munson Parke.
  • Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton married Alice Chaplin Parke, Lady Martha Mary Alyce Alice Alicia Chaplin Chaplen Yorke, Martha Parke, Mary Alice Chaplin, and had children including Alice Parke, Edmund Parke, Henry Parke, Lady Anne Parke, Matthew Parke, Sir Robert Parke 1Kw 1Kp 2F I 25R 1 12 1Cw Captain, Susan Parker, Thomas Parke, William Parke, William Parker.
  • Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton passed away in 1593 in Arch Diocese, Acton, Suffolk County, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Ii
1503–1551
Birth Location: Whight House, Gestingthorpe, Essex, England
LI
Lady Parke
1524–1582
Birth Location: Whight House, Essex, , England
LP

Spouses(s)

Mary Chaplin
1551–1620
Birth Location: Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
MC
Martha Parke
1551–
Birth Location: Tarnes Farm, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
MP
Alice Parke
1551–1593
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England
AP
Lady Chaplin\Chaplen-Yorke-
1551–1620
Birth Location: Tarnes Farm, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
LC
Alice Parke
1551–1594
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England
AP

Children(s)

Edmund Parke
1583–1629
Birth Location: Preston, Suffolk, England
EP
Alice PARKE
1585–1643
Birth Location: Postingford, Suffolk, England
AP
William Parke
–1635
Birth Location: –
WP
Susan Parker
–1634
Birth Location: –
SP
Thomas Parke
–1709
Birth Location: –
TP
Lady Parke
1588–1641
Birth Location: Preston, Suffolk, England
LP
William Parker
1584–1635
Birth Location: Preston, Suffolk, England
WP
Matthew Parke
1592–1592
Birth Location: Poslingford, Suffolk, England
MP
Sir Captain
1580–1664
Birth Location: Woolpit, Postingford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
SC

Sir Acton's Ancestors

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Sir Acton
1547–1593
Birth Place: Gestingthorpe, Suffolk, England
Parents
Lord William James II Lord of Wright Hall de Gesingthoepe-PARKE\Park, of Gesingthorpe Ii
1503–1551
Whight House, Gestingthorpe, Essex, England
Lady (Joan Margaret Munson) Parke
1524–1582
Whight House, Essex, , England
Grandparents
William (James) Park
1503–1551
Whight House, Suffolk, , England
Elizabeth (Ogilvy of) Auchterhause
1461–1533
Gestingthorpe, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Acton's Descendants

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Sir (Robert William I Parke of) Acton (8 Mar 1547–3 April 1593) m. Mary (Alice) Chaplin (9 May 1551–1620) m. Martha Parke (9 May 1551–) m. Alice (Chaplin) Parke (09 May 1551–Aft. 12 February 1593) m. Lady (Martha Mary Alyce\Alice\Alicia) Chaplin\Chaplen-Yorke- (9 May 1551–1620) m. Alice (Chaplin) Parke (09 May 1551–1594)
  1. 1. Edmund Parke 1583–1629 m. Anne Jones 1590–1643
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Parke 1617–1671 m. Anthony (Waddy) 🗝️ 1613–1657
      1. 1. Samuel (Waida) Waddy 1643–1687 m. Ann Locklear 1645–1701
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann Waddy) _8.GGM.♣️VA 1675–1735 m. Captain (John William) Anderson 1675–1731
  2. 2. Alice PARKE 1585–1643
  3. 3. William Parke –1635
  4. 4. Susan Parker –1634
  5. 5. Thomas Parke –1709
  6. 6. Lady (Anne) Parke 1588–1641
  7. 7. William Parker 1584–1635
  8. 8. Matthew Parke 1592–1592
  9. 9. Sir (Robert Parke 1KW\1KP\2F&I\25R,1\12\1CW) Captain 1580–1664

Sir Acton's Timeline

3 Records

1547
8 Mar 1547
Birth of Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton in Gestingthorpe, Suffolk, England
Gestingthorpe, Suffolk, England
1563
Apr 1563
Age 16
Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton was married in Essex, England
Essex, England
1593
3 April 1593
Age 46
Death of Sir Robert William I Parke of Acton in Arch Diocese, Acton, Suffolk County, Suffolk, England
Arch Diocese, Acton, Suffolk County, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1547
    Event Place: Gestingthorpe, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1563
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1593
    Event Place: Arch Diocese, Acton, Suffolk County, Suffolk, England
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