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This thread follows from Levi Adams born 1860 Thread as :-
This Richard Parkes born 1822 on that thread :-
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =909178944
Must be same as this Richard Parkes who connects to Dennis and Plant Family

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =762598940

Note:- names of children tie up with 1) His mother Hannah 2) his stepbrother Solomon Parkes
Also no other Richard Parkes born RR in same period and only other Richard Parkes born 1824 in Sedgley
Also right Location

1851 Census Waterfall Lane Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
John Plant Head 58 Gun Smith born Halesowen Worcs.
Ann Plant wife 55 born Dudley Worcs.
John Plant son 25 Nailor
Phillip Plant son 22 Nailor
Caroline Plant dau 15 Nailor
Jemima Plant dau 9 Scholar
Richard Parks lodger 28 Nailor
Ann Parks 27 Nailor
Hannah Parks dau 6
Solomon Parks son 4
Rest born Rowley Regis Staffs.

1861 Census Waterfall Lane Rowley Regis Dudley Staffs.
Richard Parkes Head 38 Nail Maker
Ann Parkes 37 Nail Maker
Hannah Parkes dau 16 Nail Maker
Solomon Parkes son 14 Nail Maker
Richard Parkes son 1
All born Rowley Regis Staffs.

I'm sure you're right about the connection, Mumbles. This is the line from Solomon Parkes onwards, I think:

Descendants of Solomon Parkes


Generation No. 1

1. SOLOMON3 PARKES (RICHARD2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. Dec 1846 in Halesowen, Worcestershire. He married ASENETH THOMPSON 1871 in St Edmund's church, Dudley, Worcs. She was born Abt. 1851 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.

Children of SOLOMON PARKES and ASENETH THOMPSON are:
i. RICHARD4 PARKES, b. Abt. 1872, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.
ii. MARY MARIA PARKES, b. Abt. 1875, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.
iii. MARTHA PARKES, b. Abt. 1877, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.
iv. ELIZABETH PARKES, b. Abt. 1880, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.
2. v. ELLEN PARKES, b. Abt. 1883, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.
vi. SOLOMON PARKES, b. Abt. 1885, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.
vii. FREDERICK PARKES, b. Abt. 1888, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire.


Generation No. 2

2. ELLEN4 PARKES (SOLOMON3, RICHARD2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1883 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. She married WILLIAM SMITH Abt. Mar 1902 in St Giles's church, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, son of ZACHARIAH SMITH. He was born Abt. 1882 in Hill, Halesowen, Worcestershire.

Child of ELLEN PARKES and WILLIAM SMITH is:
i. EDITH MAY SMITH, b. Sep 1907, Dudley, Worcestershire; d. 01 Dec 1974, Wesham Hospital, Wesham, Lancashire.


Generation No. 3

3. EDITH MAY5 SMITH (ELLEN4 PARKES, SOLOMON3, RICHARD2, JOSEPH1) was born Sep 1907 in Dudley, Worcestershire, and died 01 Dec 1974 in Wesham Hospital, Wesham, Lancashire. She married JONATHAN LOWE 07 Jun 1924 in St Paul's church, Blackheath, Staffordshire, son of ISAIAH LOWE and ANNIE PARKES. He was born 23 Nov 1904 in Greets Green Road, West Bromwich, and died 23 Mar 1965 in Wordsley Hospital, Brierley Hill, Staffs.

Child of EDITH SMITH and JONATHAN LOWE is:

i. MELVIS LOWE, b. 26 Aug 1930, Blackheath, Staffordshire; d. 27 Apr 1980, Exeter, Devon.

Rocky do you have this marriage pls

1842
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
PARKES Richard PLANT Ann Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/005/8


mumbles are you completed on this one as looks like it has been connected

marriage would be useful to confirm but looks a good connection cos of names

1842
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
PARKES Richard PLANT Ann Dudley, St Thomas Dudley Register Office 204/005/8
15 Aug 1842 St Thomas Dudley
Richard PARKES O B Nailer Waterfall Lane Parish of Rowley Regis Father Joseph Parkes Nailer
Ann PLANT O S Waterfall Lane Father John Plant The Marks Of Both
Wit; John Plant X Bessy Atkins X

thanks Rocky

I will add that to notes for Bride and groom unless someone else has time to

and will flag to archive this unless otherwise advised

added here

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =583905284

will now archive if anyone wants it back just ask