Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living F ii Living F iii Living
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living
Living [Parents]
Living [Parents]
William FOX was buried 1, 2 on 6 Aug 1769 in Barnby Dun, Yorks, England. He married 3, 4 Sarah BURLEY on 21 Dec 1736 in Barnby Dun, Yorks, England.
Sarah BURLEY was born 1 in 1706. She died 2, 3 on 22 Dec 1791. She was buried 4, 5 on 25 Dec 1791 in Barnby Dun, Yorks, England. She married 6, 7 William FOX on 21 Dec 1736 in Barnby Dun, Yorks, England.
It is unusual that there are no children from the time of marriage in 1736 until the christening of their daughter Sarah in 1753. They may have had children christened in another parish since it seems they were not originally from Barnby Dun.
They had the following children:
F i Sarah FOX
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living F ii Living F iii Living
George YOULDEN.George married Susanna KNIGHT on 29 May 1795 in Okehampton, Devon, England.
Susanna KNIGHT [Parents] was christened on 1 Jan 1772 in Okehampton, Devon, England. She married George YOULDEN on 29 May 1795 in Okehampton, Devon, England.
Richard PARKIN [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 25 Nov 1821 in Thorpe Grange, Yorks, England. He was christened 3 on 23 Dec 1821 in Owston, Yorks, England. He died 4 on 13 Jan 1902 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. He was buried 5 on 15 Jan 1902 in Liberty Cemetery, Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois. He married 6, 7 Sarah ROBINSON on 2 Apr 1849 in Doncaster, York, England.
Richard was raised on Thorpe Grange, a farm within the vicinity of the Owston parish. He learned many of things he would need to know about farming from his father. As a young man he hired out to work on other farms in the vicinity. By license he married Sarah Robinson two months after the birth of their first daughter. Richard is listed with his parents in the 1841 census of Owston. Later he is listed with his wife in the 1851 census of Moss with his wife and two oldest daughters. He said that he was born on Thorpe Grange and listed his profession as agricultural laborer. After he came to Illinois he farmed Section 12 township 14, 11N. He attended the Liberty Church of Lynnville. He died in his home in the care of his daughter Sally Jackson.
History of Richard Parkin by His Grandson, Charles W. Foster of Waverly, Ill. Age 96 in 1980.
As I remember him he was about six foot two inches and weighed 190-200 lbs, with a full beard. He and his wife came to this country from England in 1848, on a sailing vessel which took six weeks to make the trip. They settled on a farm in Scott County not far from the town of Lynnville. Later they moved east to a farm which they owned and farmed for several years in the Buckhorn neighborhood, and which they later sold to Billy Tarzwell and Jack German. They moved to Jacksonville, and lived on the northeast corner of So. East and E. Michigan and had a store for several years.
I stayed at Dad's and Mother's as Grandpa and Grandma were called by the Grandchildren and went to school with Alice Parkin, who they kep as her mother passed away when she was small. She was the daughter of Henry Parkin, a nephew of Grandpa. They went to Jacksonville on Saturday to do their shopping for sugar, coffee etc. But most of their eats were raised at home. There was not much visiting with the neighbors as everyone worked all week and both men and horses had to rest on Sunday. There was lots of work to do those days, there were no power tools, no electricity or gas. Kerosene and candles for light and long hours, from 6 in the morning to 6 in the evening with one hour off at 12 to 1.
There was lots of wild game--geese, ducks, quail, wild pigeons, prairie chickens and all kinds of birds--hawks, crows, buzzards and owls. Lots of snakes--garter, blue racers, black snakes, cotton mouth, spread head adders, bull, rattle and lots more. One of the Dearing boys was bitten by a rattler in the palm of the hand when they left Illinois and went to Kansas. I think it was Leonard Dearing.
At Christmas time we all went to Grandma's for Chrstmas dinner and all the kids ate first. I can remember on Christmas, George Parkin, son of Bill and Annie, had eaten his piece of pie and wanted more. He holllered "more pie," his mother said "what else," but more pie is all she got out of him. She wanted him to say "please!" But all he would say was "more pie" and he finally got his order filled.
Their son Thomas died young and another daughter that was deaf burned to death one night as the family was burning corn stalks in the spring, clearing them off the ground for spring planting. This was Eliza Parkin.The Daily Journal
Jacksonville, Illinois
14 Jan 1902
The Death Record
PARKINDied at 2 a.m., Jan. 13 inst., at his late residence on East Michigan Avenue, after an illness of several weeks, Richard Parkin, an old and respected citizen.
The deceased was born in Thorpe Grange, Yorkshire, Eng., Nov. 25, 1821, and on April 2, 1848, was married to Sarah Robinson. Twelve children were born to this union. Four, Eliza, Emma, Annie and Thomas, preceded their parents. The wife and mother passed away six years ago. Mr. Parkin is survived by eight children. Mrs. Mary During of Colorado; Charles Parkin, of Collins, Iowa; William Parkin, of Canton, Ill.; Mrs. Emma Foster, of Franklin; Mrs. Ada Smith and Mrs. Alice Clayton, of Woodson; Mrs. Fred Davey, of West Lafayette Avenue; Mrs. Sarah Jackson, with whom he resided after the death of his wife. About 50 years ago he left his native country to emigrate to this state, and during his residence and citizenship he should himself to be an honest, upright man, truthful in his dealings with his fellow man, and as he said a few hours before his death: "I never did any man any harm." A few years ago, under the ministry of Rev. Preston Wood, he united with Brooklyn M. F. church and when the relentless harvester of souls stood near the religion of Jesus Christ was his anchor, and he exclaimed: "Lord have mercy on me." Thus has passed away another good father, citizen and neighbor.
The funeral will be from his late home on Wednesday at 10 oc'clock a.m.
Obituary the Next Day
The funeral of the late Richard Parkin was conducted from his late home, on East Michigan avenue, Wednesday. a very large congregation of friends, neighbors and relatives was present to pay their last sad tribute of respect to the memory of their friend. The services were in charge of Rev. Preston Wood, of Delavan, who came to speak of the deceased, as he knew him a man who led an exemplary life as a Christian. Rev. M. M. Want, paster of Brooklyn M.E. church, assisted, and a choir from this church ang sweetly several selections. Rev. Mr. Want read the scripture lesson from I Thes. 4:13 - 18 and offered prayer, after which the Rev. Mr. Wood spoke words of consolation to the bereaved children of the deceased. He also exhorted the living to be ready to go home when our Heavenly Father calleth us. A large procession followed the mortal remains to Liberty cemetery, where amid tears of sorrow the body of Richard Parkin was laid away. rev. Mr. Want read the burial service of the church. The bearers were A. Gregory, Peter Hamill, Thomas Scholfield, Riggs Taylor, Thomas Vanstone, Peter Mutch, of Iowa.
Sarah ROBINSON [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 5 Aug 1830 in Moss, Yorks, England. She was christened 2, 3 on 10 Oct 1830 in Campsall, York, England. She died 4 on 1 Feb 1896 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. She was buried 5 in Liberty Cemetery, Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois. She married 6, 7 Richard PARKIN on 2 Apr 1849 in Doncaster, York, England. She was employed as Midwife.
Sarah Robinson spent her childhood in the Moss, Yorkshire area. She is listed in the 1841 census of Moss with her parents. She was ten years old. She is later listed with her husband and daughters Mary and Eliza in the 1851 census of Moss. She migrated to the United States in 1852. She was enumerated in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses of Illinois.
Sarah was a practicing midwife and delivered many babies. While visiting the Thursby home Sarah found a small boy lying in a cradle. The child had been totally neglected. wand was covered with magets. Sarah took the young boy home to care for him. The child was never able to walk so a pole with a sharpened end was made and had a rope tied to the end of it. He would throw the pole so that it would lodge in the wall and then puill himself with the rope that was tied to the pole. The mother of the boy came to take hime back the the child refused to leave with her. He died at the age of eleven.
Walter Parkin and his sister Alice arrived, with their father Henry, in Illinois seeking family association with their Uncle Richard and Aunt Sarah. Henry Parkin remarried and left his daughter Alice to be raised by Aunt Sarah.. Walter Parkin was taken into the home of his cousin Charles Parkin.Short history by Charles W. Foster 1980.
Grandma's history.
Her maiden name was Sarah Robinson. She was not as tall as Grandpa, was more stocky built, and was very strict in everyday life. She was a good cook and housekeeper. She was also their doctor. I can remember when she used the scissors to clip the skin under the tongue of her grandson, Herb Jackson, he was tongue tied. Her switch was made out of weeping willow twigs, twenty tied in a bundle. You got 20 licks instead of one. She said it scared them.From Jacksonville Journal
The funeral services of Mrs. Richard Parkin will be held at her late residence on South East street on Tuesday, February 4th inst. Rev. John Sargent will preach the funeral sermon. Interment will be at Liverty cemetery.
They had the following children:
F i Mary (Parkin) ROBINSON F ii Eliza PARKIN was born 1, 2 on 4 Apr 1850 in Moss, Yorks, England. She was christened 3 in Campsall, York, England. She died 4 on 24 Jan 1862 in Near Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois. She was buried 5 in Liberty Cemetery, Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois.
Eliza was one of the first three children that were born in England. There is no documentation as to why she was deaf and dumb. She must have attended the Liberty Church of Lynnville with her family as a child. There was a special school for the deaf located in Jacksonville. There is a good chance that her family might have had her attend the school. On the day Eliza died she was helping her family clear the fields of corn stalks for spring planting. Eliza's clothing caught fire from the burning corn stalks, because she could not talk, she was unable to yell for help. No one helped her. Information for her death date is found on the headstone in the Liberty Cemetery, near Lynnville, Morgan County, Illinois.M iii Thomas PARKIN was born 1 on 1 Feb 1852 in Moss, Yorks, England. He was christened 2 on 29 Feb 1852 in Campsall, York, England. He died 3 in 1852 in At Sea.
Documentation of Thomas's existence is proved by the Christening records of Campsall, York, England. He is also listed in the Parkin family Bible. There is the family story of a small child dying at sea. Since Thomas is the only one of the three children that came from England that did not live, it is assumed that he is the small child from the family story of a child dying at sea.M iv William PARKIN M v Charles Richard PARKIN F vi Emma (Emily) PARKIN was born 1 on 10 Feb 1857 in , Morgan, Illinois. She died 2 in , Morgan, Illinois.
Death: Information was given by nephew Richard (Dick) Foster that he remembers his grandparents saying she died as a child. There is reason to believe this as there is a child born later by the name of Emma.F vii Ann PARKIN F viii Sarah Hannah PARKIN F ix Elizabeth PARKIN F x Emma Jane PARKIN F xi Ada PARKIN F xii Lorah Alice PARKIN
Samuel SAVILE [Parents] was christened 1 on 20 May 1722 in Royston, Yorks, England. He was buried 2 on 13 Feb 1798 in Royston, Yorks, England. He married 3 Frances HUTCHINSON on 5 May 1757 in Royston, Yorks, England. Samuel was employed 4 as Sexton in 1750/1798 in Royston, Yorks, England.
Samuel was listed as the Sexton of Royston in his burial record. He had been Sexton of the parish for 50 years.
Frances HUTCHINSON was born on 27 Jan 1735 in Royston, Yorks, England. She was buried 1 on 16 Sep 1771 in Royston, Yorks, England. She married 2 Samuel SAVILE on 5 May 1757 in Royston, Yorks, England.
They had the following children:
F i Ann SAVILE was christened 1 on 15 Jan 1758 in Royston, Yorks, England. M ii Robert SAVILE was christened 1 on 14 Feb 1763 in Royston, Yorks, England.
Thomas PARKIN [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 6 Oct 1786 in Thorpe in Balne, Yorks, England. He was christened 3, 4 on 17 Oct 1786 in Barnby Dun, Yorks, England. He died 5, 6 on 23 Jan 1853 in Thorpe Grange, Owston, Yorks, England. He was buried 7 in Owston, Yorks, England. He married 8 Mary LEE on 29 Sep 1811 in Hatfield, York, England. Thomas signed a will 9 on 6 Aug 1853. He was employed as Farmer. He joined religion Church of England in Owston, Yorks, England.
Other marriages:MORTON, Ann
Thomas Parkin spent his youth on a farm in the Thorpe area within the Barnby Dun parish. He was fourteen years old when his father died and left him, his mother and three siblings to run the farm on their own. After Thomas's marriage to Mary Lee, he moved to the town of Dodworth within the Silkstone parish. It is unknown what his profession was or why he moved there. After the birth of his first child Mary, Thomas returned to Hatfield, the place his wife as from, to have Mary christened. Their second child, William, was christened in Silkstone, there was no special trip back to Hatfield. Thomas bought the Thrope Grange Farm. which lies within the Owston parish. In all the Owston christening records of his children, Thomas Parkin is listed as a farmer. Thomas lived within a mile of his two brothers who also were farmers. John Parkin lived on Owston Grange farm and William Parkin lived at Moss Villa. Thomas also had a close association with his two brothers-in-law, John Lee and Henry Walker. The association was close enough that they were the executors of his will. After the death of his wife Mary, Thomas married a widow from Wath-upon-Dearne. He is listed with his second wife Ann in the 1841 census living on the Thorpe Grange farm. He is also listed with her in the 1851 census. He died in 1853 at the age of 66.
Mary LEE [Parents] was born 1 on 18 Dec 1789 in Stainforth, Yorks, England. She was christened 2 on 25 Dec 1789 in Hatfield, York, England. She died 3 on 5 May 1834 in Thorpe Grange, Yorks, England. She was buried 4 in Owston, Yorks, England. She married 5 Thomas PARKIN on 29 Sep 1811 in Hatfield, York, England. Mary joined religion Church of England in Hatfield, York, England. She resided in Owston, Yorks, England.
Mary was born in Stainforth on a farm. She was christened at the Hatfield parish. Mary's christening record was a great source of information in learning about her family. The record lists Mary's parents, and also her father's parents and place of residence and also her mother's parents and place of residence. She married Thomas Parkin, the brother of her sister-in-law Hannah Lee. There was a close association between the two couples. Since Hannah and John Lee never had any children, Mary would send her youngest daughters to spend time with their aunt and uncle. Mary's youngest child was only seven years old when Mary died at the young age of 44.
They had the following children:
F i Mary PARKIN M ii William PARKIN F iii Ann PARKIN M iv John PARKIN F v Hannah PARKIN M vi Thomas PARKING (PARKIN) was christened 1 on 20 Aug 1820 in Owston, Yorks, England. Thomas resided in Wombwell, York, England. He was employed as Farmer in Wombwell, York, England. M vii Richard PARKIN F viii Elizabeth PARKIN F ix Sarah PARKIN F x Emma PARKIN was christened 1 on 23 Jun 1827 in Owston, Yorks, England.