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This Thomas Parkes
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is I believe this Thomas Parkes

1841 Census Village Rowley Regis Staffs.
Thomas Parkes 35 Nailer
Aran Parkes 30 ( variously transcribed as Aran, Sarah or Ann Parkes)
Rebecca Parkes 14
William Parkes 10
Eliza Taylor 15 Nailer
All born Staffs.

1851 Census Spring Row Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
Thomas Parkes Head 48 Nailer
Elizabeth Parkes wife 41 Nailer
William Parkes son 20 Labourer
Samuel Parkes son 8 Nailer
All born Rowley Regis Staffs.

1861 Census Spring Row Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
Thomas Parkes Head 58 Nailer
Elizabeth Parkes wife 50 Nailer
William Parkes son 20 Labourer
Samuel Parkes son 19 Coal Miner
All born Rowley Regis Staffs.

Living next door to daughter Rebecca and husband Samuel Blakeway in 1861

1871 Census Hawes Lane Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
Thomas Parkes Head 67 Carter
Elizabeth Parkes wife 64
All born Rowley Regis Staffs.

Although in 1841 Elizabeth is shown as Aran and various I think it is Elizabeth
Samuel Parkes baptised 6/6/1843 parents Thomas and Elizabeth
Mother on GRO could be either Mucklow,Palmer or Smith

Dudley St Thomas.
Marriage date 29 Jan 1843.
Thomas PARKES. of full age. widower. Rowley Hall,Rowley Regis. Nailer. Samuel PARKES. Nailer.
Elizabeth PALMER. of full age. spinster. Portway,Rowley Regis. George PALMER. Labourer (deceased).
Witness
John HIPKISS.
Witness
Joseph HILL.
Register note By Banns-Groom & witness 2 signed. Bride & witness 1 marked X.

1841 image is Ann.
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10th April 1823, Clent
Thomas Parkes. Ann Smith

Freereg
29th January 1843. St Thomas, Dudley
Thomas Parkes, FA, W, Rowley Hall, Rowley Regis, Nailer, Samuel Parkes, Nailer
Elizabeth Palmer, FA, S, Portway, Rowley Regis, George Palmer, labourer, deceased
Witnesses, John Hipkiss, Joseph Hill

Rowley Regis St Giles.
Burial date 10 Jul 1842.
Person age 39.
Ann PARKES. Village.
Register note Bowel complaint.

Thanks Jimmy and grangers14
That solves it then and I can connect to a lot of other surnames on bcc