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Mary PARKS
of Hanley, Staffordshire
Alternative names
Mary BROCKMAN (Married)
Ancestors
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Placeholder PARKES
~1567 - ~1617
(D) Sampson PARKES
~1626 - 1684
Husbandman of Waterfall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
 
(D2) Sampson PARKES
~1648 - bur.1746
Husbandman of Mayfield, Ashbourne, Staffordshire
 
Ann [PARKES]
~1626 - ~1726
Sampson PARKES
~1717 - ~1780
 
Elizabeth PARKS
~1681 - bur.1738
of Cauldon, Waterfall, Staffordshire
John PARKES
bap.1755 - 1836
of Cauldon, Waterfall, Staffordshire
 
Ann GOLD
~1707 - ~1782
John PARKES
1795 - 1854
Potter of Hanley, Staffordshire
 
Sarah CARR
~1763 - ~1829
Mary PARKS
1830 - ~1895
of Hanley, Staffordshire
 
John TAYLOR
~1749 - ~1830
of Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire
Susannah TAYLOR
1792 - 1833
of Hanley, Staffordshire
 
Elizabeth [TAYLOR]
~1762 - ~1812
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Mary PARKS
1830 - ~1895
of Hanley, Staffordshire
  m. William BROCKMAN (1832 - ~1896)
 
Narrative and Notes
Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
c. 1830
0
Birth 
Hanley, Staffordshire
Feb 1833
3
Death of mother Susannah TAYLOR 
1
Hanley, Staffordshire
7 Jun 1841
9
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (11).
Census 
2
Chell Street, Hanley, Staffordshire
27 Nov 1843
13
Marriage of brother John PARKES and Mary Ann KNIGHT 
3
Bagnall, Staffordshire
11 Nov 1844
14
Marriage of sister Thirza PARKS and Jonas MAYER 
4
Bucknall Cum Bagnall, Staffordshire
30 Mar 1851
23
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (21).
Census 
5
High Street, Hanley, Staffordshire
Q1 1853
23
Marriage of sister Harriet PARKS and William HILLMAN 
6
Newton Abbot R.D., Devon
5 Apr 1853
22
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (23).
Residence 
7
87 Market Street, Hanley, , Staffordshire, England
5 Apr 1853
23
Marriage to husband William BROCKMAN 
8
St John, Hanley, , Staffordshire, England
15 Jun 1854
24
Death of father John PARKES 
9
High Street, Hanley, Staffordshire
1861
31
Census 
10
Hare & Hounds Farm, Gullet, Aspull, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Q2 1878
48
Marriage of brother John PARKES and Annis SHAW 
Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Q3 1880
50
Death of sister Harriet PARKS 
11
Stoke on Trent R.D., Staffordshire
18 May 1882
52
Death of brother John PARKES 
12
Beckett's Hospital, Barnsley, , Yorkshire, England
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Hanley Parish Records
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BURIALS in the Chapelry of Hanley in the County of Stafford in the Year 1833

Susanna Parks - Hanley - Febry 6 - {age] 37 - Rev Wm Richards

2 - UK 1841 Census - 7th June 1841

Note: Ages of adults were often rounded down to nearest 5 years. For example, a recorded age of 25 implies an age of between 25 and 29.

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John Parks - 45 - Potter j - Y

John Parks - 18 - Potter j - Y

Thirza Parks - 15 - - Y

Harriet Parks - 12 - - Y

Mary Parks - 9 - - Y

3 - UK General Registry Office Marriage Certificate
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1843 Marriage solemnized at Bagnall in the Parish of Bucknall in the County of Stafford

No: 65

When married - Novr 27

Name and Surname - Age - Condition - Rank or Profession - Residence at the time of marriage - Father's name and surname - Rank or Profession of father

John Parks - 22 - Single - Potter - Bucknall - Jno Parks - Potter

Mary Ann Knight - 21 - Single - Painter - Bucknall - Jas Knight - Engineer

Married in the Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by me Ed Powys

This marriage was solemnized between us: John Parks X, Mary Ann Knight X in the presence of us, Samuel Mason X, Edna Rider X

4 - Bucknall, St Mary, Parish Records

1844 Marriage solemnized at Bucknall in the Parish of Bucknall in the County of Stafford

67 - Nov 11

Jonas Mayer - 20 - Single - Potter - Bucknall - Thos Mayer - Collier

Thirza Parkes - 22 - Single - Potter - Bucknall - Jno Parkes - Idle

This marriage was solemnized between us

Thirza Parkes X

Jonas Mayer

in the Presence of us

George [Bownes?] X

Elizabeth [Sellars?]

5 - UK 1851 Census - 30th March 1851
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Handel Lightfoot - Head - Widower - 30 - Potter - Stoke Stafford

Joseph Lightfoot - Son - U - 8 - At home - Stoke Stafford

Eliza Lightfoot - Daur - U - 6 - At home - Stoke Stafford

Mary Parkes - Servant - U - 23 - Servant - Stoke Stafford

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Sarah Shingles - Head - Widow - 68 - Potter - Stoke Stafford

Rebecca Shingles - Daur - U - 23 - Potter - Stoke Stafford

Philip Shingles - Son - U - 25 - Potter - Stoke Stafford

John Parkes - Lodger - Widower - 60 - Joiner - Hanley Stafford

6 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

Name

Harriet Parkes

Marriage Date

1853

Marriage Place

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Event Type

Marriage

Registration District

Newton Abbot

Page

281

Volume

5B

Affiliate Line Number

3

Registration Quarter

Jan-Feb-Mar

Registration Year

1853

Possible Spouse

Susan Causley

Possible Spouse

William Hillman

Possible Spouse

William Lyddon

7 - Hanley Parish Records
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1853 Marriage solemnized at Hanley Chapel in the Parish of Stoke in the County of Stafford

112 - April 5

William Brockman - 21 - Bachelor - Collier - 6 Tontine Street - Joseph Brockman - Labourer

Mary Parks - 22 - Spinster - - 87 Market Street - John Parks - Potter

This marriage was solemnized between us

The Mark X of William Brockman

The Mark X of Mary Parks

in the presence of us

John Parks

The Mark X of Sarah Edwards

8 - Hanley Parish Records
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1853 Marriage solemnized at Hanley Chapel in the Parish of Stoke in the County of Stafford

112 - April 5

William Brockman - 21 - Bachelor - Collier - 6 Tontine Street - Joseph Brockman - Labourer

Mary Parks - 22 - Spinster - - 87 Market Street - John Parks - Potter

This marriage was solemnized between us

The Mark X of William Brockman

The Mark X of Mary Parks

in the presence of us

John Parks

The Mark X of Sarah Edwards

9 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Superintendent Registrar's District Stoke Upon Trent

Registrar's District Hanley

1854 DEATHS in the District of Hanley in the County of Stafford

219 - Fifteenth June 1854 Hanley - John Parkes - Male - 60 years - Potter - By the visitation of God - W Harding Coroner Burslem - Thirtieth September 1854 - William Palmer Registrar

10 - UK 1861 Census - 7th April 1861

Hare & Hounds Farm, Gullet, Aspull, Wigan, Lancashire

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Sex

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

William

Brookman

Head

Married

Male

29

1832

Coal miner

Somerset, England

Mary

Brookman

Wife

Married

Female

31

1830

Miners wife

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

11 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

HILLMAN, HARRIET 49 |

GRO Reference: 1880 S Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 134

12 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Superintendent Registrar's District Barnsley Union

Registrar's District Barnsley

1882 DEATHS in the District of Barnsley in the County of York

No.

When Died

Name and Surname

Sex

Age

Rank or Profession

Cause of Death

Signature, Description and Residence of Informant

When Registered

Signature of Registrar

332

Eighteenth May 1882

Becketts Hospital Barnsley USD

John Parkes

Male

58 years

Manager of Brick and Tile Works

Accidentially knocked down by the engine of a Passenger Train on the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway at Dodworth

Lived 32 hours

Certificate received from Thomas Taylor Coroner for Yorkshire Inquest held 19th May 1882

Twenty second May 1882

Wm W Ellan

Deputy Registrar

13 - Coroner Records - West Yorkshire County Coroner Notebooks 1852-1909
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