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William Parkes 1849–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 June 1849

Birth Location: High Plains Bombala, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: DEC 1906

Death Location: Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( Methodist Section)

Father: Isaac PARKES

Mother: Mary Stimpson

Spouse(s): Isabella Richardson, Georgina Austin

Children(s): Florence Parkes, Mary Parkes, Mabel Parkes, Mary Parkes, James Parkes, Parkes None, Margaret Parkes, Henry Priv

In 1849, William Parkes entered the world in High Plains Bombala, New South Wales, Australia, born to Isaac Parkes And Mary Jane Stimpson. William Parkes married Georgina Austin, Isabella Richardson, and had children including Florence Anna Parkes, Henry George Parkes Priv, James William Jim Parkes, Mabel Constance Parkes, Margaret Emily Pearl Parkes, Mary Adeline Parkes, Mary Anne Isabel Parkes, Parkes. William Parkes passed away in 1906 in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( Methodist Section).

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Biography

  • In 1849, William Parkes entered the world in High Plains Bombala, New South Wales, Australia, born to Isaac Parkes And Mary Jane Stimpson.
  • William Parkes married Georgina Austin, Isabella Richardson, and had children including Florence Anna Parkes, Henry George Parkes Priv, James William Jim Parkes, Mabel Constance Parkes, Margaret Emily Pearl Parkes, Mary Adeline Parkes, Mary Anne Isabel Parkes, Parkes.
  • William Parkes passed away in 1906 in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( Methodist Section).

Immediate Family

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William Parkes's Ancestors

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William Parkes
1849–1906
Birth Place: High Plains Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Isaac PARKES
1815–1859
Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Mary (Jane) Stimpson
1818–1875
Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Parkes
1792–1841
Smethwick, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Birch
1792–1818
BRICE STIMPSON
1786–1863
Hammersmith, London, England
Anne Fowler
1796–1831
, Middlesex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Stimpson
1755–1848
Jennett Murdoch
1753–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Parkes's Descendants

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William Parkes (12 June 1849–DEC 1906) m. Isabella Richardson (20 SEP 1851–7 DEC 1887) m. Georgina Austin (1849–26 MAY 1914)
  1. 1. Florence (Anna) Parkes 1877–1941
  2. 2. Mary (Adeline) Parkes 1878–1956
  3. 3. Mabel (Constance) Parkes 1880–1909
  4. 4. Mary (Anne Isabel) Parkes 1882–1895
  5. 5. James (William (Jim)) Parkes 1885–1965
  6. 6. Parkes 1887–1887
  7. 7. Margaret (Emily Pearl) Parkes 1884–1969
  8. 8. Henry (George Parkes) Priv 1889–1958

William Parkes's Timeline

3 Records

1849
12 June 1849
Birth of William Parkes in High Plains Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
High Plains Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
1906
16 DEC 1906
Age 57
Death of William Parkes in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1906
DEC 1906
Age 57
Burial of William Parkes in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( Methodist Section)
Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( Methodist Section)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 June 1849
    Event Place: High Plains Bombala, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1906
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Age:
    57

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: DEC 1906
    Event Place: Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( Methodist Section)

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