Hi Kellygirl ........... and Sue
Like Sue, I had no idea of the changes on Rootschat!
I have just seen this, after having received an email from, I presume, Kellygirl. I have replied more fully to that email directly to Kellygirl
However, it does seem that I made a serious mistake in that email!
For the record ...................
As we all know, William Park is a common name in Yorkshire and Westmorland ............... and the Parks were prolific families!
The Joseph Park who was one of the 20 children was born in 1848 in Heversham, and was christened 06 August 1848 in Preston Patrick. Further information on that Joseph is as follows ...........
In 1871 Joseph was a grocer’s shop man living in Manchester. He married Mary A ?Marshall in 1872, (she was born ca. 1850 in Lancaster), and had two children, Annie S. Park born ca. 1878 and John T. Park born ca 1880. In 1881, he and his family were living in Windle, Lancashire, with his brother James Park (age 25, grocers manager), and nephew Edward Park (born ca. 1865, grocer’s apprentice, and son of John and Esther Park) as boarders
I had not followed Joseph and Mary any further, until just now ......... and it seems that they did in fact have a son William born ca 1890 in St Helens, according to the 1891 Census
In 1891 Joseph and Mary were living in Leeds, and Joseph was a warehouseman (note, his birth place had been transcribed as Weston Preston Richard, Ireland). They had children ……..Annie J Park, b ca 1878, St Helens, Lancashire; John T Park, b.ca 1880, St Helens; Joseph Park, b. ca 1884, St Helens; and William Park, b.ca 1890, St Helens.
I will be in further contact with Kellygirl
sylvia