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Hi

I am having real problems researching a chap called John Parks, born St mary's, Yorkshire in September 1881. He served in the Yorkshire Regt 1901 - 1907 and I have 40 pages of service record which give his date/place of birth, his mother's name as Francis (sic) of 23 Fletcher St, Middlesbro and brothers called James and Joseph.

The problem is that no matter what i do i can't find him or his family on Ancestry. There is a Francis Parks living in Co Durham in the 1881 census but I am not convinced there's any connection

Any suggestions?

Eddie

1901 23 Fletcher Street, Middlesbrough
David Shaw, head, 38, General Labourer, Moorsom
Frances, wife, 40, York
James E Parkes, step son, 22 (crossed out), Hull
John Parkes, step son, 20, Soldier prince of Wales own C Company, Charlston
Margaret A Parkes, step daur, 14, Barnsely
Elizabeth Parkes, step daur, 12, Haswell
William Parkes, step son, 10, Middlesbrough
Isabella Shaw, daur, 12, Moorsom
Mabel, daur, 5, Normanton

1891. 24 Dundas Mews, Middlesbrough
James Parkes, head, 32, Labourer, Quarrington Hills
Fanny, wife, 30,
James, E, son, 11
John, son, 9,
Joseph, son, 7,
Margaret A, daur, 4,
Lizzie, daur, 2,
William, son, 3 months
David White, boarder, 40, Blacksmith

Blooney 'eck as we say here in Guernsey - that was quick. For some reason I was looking at Parks and Park and not Parkes! Silly me!

Was that on Ancestry?

Thank you so much - I guess the wall is down for a bit at any rate!

Eddie

They are good on here!

Is this one Completed then?

if so if you put completed in the subject title of your first post
ie go back in and edit the post
antie em will be along later and hoover it up into archived

Yep its on Ancestry.
Its well worth with that name to may be just use Par* or Park*

You will get more results.
Jo

Marriages Dec 1900.
Carter Hannah. Middlesbro'. 9d. 1089.
Enoch Richard Lewis. Middlesbro'. 9d. 1089.
Parks Frances. Middlesbro'. 9d. 1089.
Shaw David. Middlesbro. 9d 1089.

I'd still like to find his birth and death but haven't had time to look for myself!
Thanks so much to everybody for their help.
Eddie

poss john born around durham area as family there in 1881 census

1881 1st Row. Shotton, Durham

William PARKS Head M Male 46 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, Coal Miner
Margaret PARKS Wife M Female 40 Gilesgate, Durham,
James PARKS Son M Male 22 Quarrington Hill, Durham, Coal Miner
John PARKS Son U Male 15 Shildon, Durham, Coal Miner
Joseph PARKS Son Male 9 Thornley, Durham, Scholar
Francis PARKS Daur In Law M Female 20 York, York, Sons Wife
James E. PARKS Grandson Male 1 Hull, York,