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William Parkes 1610–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1675

Death Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire

Father: John Parkes

Mother: Anne Hickmans

Spouse(s): Dorothy Cownes

Children(s): William Mr

The story of William Parkes began in 1610 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. William Parkes married Dorothy Cownes, and had children including William Parkes Mr. William Parkes passed away in 1675 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

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Biography

  • The story of William Parkes began in 1610 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England.
  • William Parkes married Dorothy Cownes, and had children including William Parkes Mr.
  • William Parkes passed away in 1675 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Parkes's Ancestors

Self
William Parkes
1610–1675
Birth Place: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Parkes
1574–1645
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Anne Hickmans
1576–1634
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John Parkes
1551–1593
Norton (near Stourbridge), Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Hodgetts
1553–1593
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
John Hickmans
1534–1591
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Coxe) (end)
1550–1618
Sedgley? Stafford, England
Great-Grandparents
John Parkes
1531–1593
Margaret Harris
1538–1567
Thomas Hodgetts
1533–1563
Hannah Lilley
1535–1553
Richard Hickmans
1507–1553
Martha Trevice
1511–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Parkes
1510–1580
Alse Perkes
–1575
William Hodgetts
1513–
John Hickmans
1487–1541
Katherine Ruston
1489–1534

William Parkes's Descendants

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William Parkes (1610–1675) m. Dorothy Cownes (1614–02 Sep 1684)
  1. 1. William (Parkes) Mr 1646–1697 m. Mary (Hawksford) Mrs 1646–1698
    1. 1. Richard Parkes 1670–1730 m. Mary Griffiths 1677–1746
      1. 1. Hannah Summerfield 1698–1780 m. Thomas Summerfield 1694–1773
        1. 1. Joseph (E) Summerfield 1734–1839 m. Jane Harper 1740–1798
        2. 2. William Summerfield 1720–1800

William Parkes's Timeline

6 Records

1610
1610
Birth of William Parkes in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1627
2 Sep 1627
Age 17
William Parkes was married in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England
St George the Martyr, Surrey, England
1629
18 Jul 1629
Age 19
William Parkes was married in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
1635
13 Sep 1635
Age 25
William Parkes was married in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1635
13 Sep 1635
Age 25
William Parkes was married in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
1675
1675
Age 65
Death of William Parkes in Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Wednesbury, Staffordshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1627
    Event Place: St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1629
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1635
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1635
    Event Place: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Wednesbury, Staffordshire
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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