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I have come up with little on my husband's ancestor, Mark Parslow b. 1851 Bolton, Lancashire d. 6 May 1890 Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

I have two records for him, His marriage to Fanny Reynolds 12 Jul 1877 in the home of Rev. W. Powell on Boundary Street in Brisbane. This record indicates he is the son of John Parslow and Mary Ann Lockwood. His father and himself are stated as Butchers and that he was born in Baltan, Lancashire.

The other record is that of his death. Which as the occupations of himself and his father as both Butcher. Parents as John Parslow and Mary Ellen Lockwood. Also his birth as Bolton, England and he is 39 years at his death. And he has been in Queensland 13 years. Which puts his arrival to Queensland 1876/1877. By 1878 they are living in Toowoomba and sometime between 1885 and 1889 they move north to Townsville. I have nothing other than the names of his parents and that his father was a Butcher.

Anyone have relevant resources they can check, it would be greatly appreciated!

Looking for more information on James Riley who was born in abt 1828 in Stoke on Trent. His mother's name was Sarah, she was born abt 1804 in Derby. He may have had a brother named Thomas b. abt 1829. It is also possible his father was Charles. There is a James Riley cr 12 Mar 1826  at St Peter Ad Vincula in Stoke. Parents Charles and Sarah, Charles being a china painter.

I think I have found my Elizabeth Riley who married Dick Minchin Frankcom in 1882.

I believe she is the daughter of James Riley and Ruth Proctor.

Elizabeth was born in 1864 in Derby, she died in 1953, Brisbane, QLD, AUS

James was born in abt 1828 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, his mother's name was Sarah b. abt 1804 in Derby. He may have had a brother named Thomas b. 1829. And the father may have been Charles.

James married Ruth Proctor in Sleaford District 4th QTR 1851. Ruth was b. abt 1830 in Cranwell, Lincolnshire. Her father's name was Joseph, her mother on the chr. record is Mary, but other researchers have pointed to Ruth being the daughter of Joseph Proctor and Sarah Cooper of Cranwell.

James and Ruth had the following children:

Charles cr 1856 d bef 1860
Sarah b. abt 1860
Charles b. abt 1860 (possibly Charles Thomas Riley)
Ellen b. abt 1862
Elizabeth b. 1864 d. 1953
Mary b. abt 1866
James b. abt 1870
William b. abt 1872


Hoping to connect with other's interested in this family.

I started out with a Catherine Hayden b. c.1848 Co. Kildare arriving in Moreton Bay,  Aust aboard Wanata 14 Feb 1863 along side her older sisters Bridget b. c.1844 and Eliza b. c. 1846. Parents Martin Hayden and Mary Bain, occupation Blacksmith.

Utilizing the rootsireland.ie search without paying for the individual records I've found Catherine b.1849, Bridget b. 1843 and Eliza b. 1846 with Martin and Mary as parents and I've narrowed the parish to Blessington RC. In addition to these children I found Mary b. 1844 and Michael b. 1850. The spelling in all 5 instances is Headon.

I am not as successful finding a marriage for Martin and Mary in this way. But there is one for a Martin in 1839 at Athy RC, Co. Kildare.  Just not to a Mary Bain.

Would love to be in touch with anyone intrested in this family. If anyone has any ideas as to finding more info without spending 5 euros per extracted entry, please share.