Joseph Parke and Augusta Parke...

[gaithers]

Hello! I am looking for any information anyone can give me on Joseph Parke born 1886 in county Leitrim and died in 1933 in Toronto, also his wife Augusta Hewitt Parke , born in county Armagh 1892 and died in Toronto 1972. Is Parke a common name in county Leitrim? There is a Parke castle in county Leitrim...any connection?

[aghadowey]

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Does his marriage or death certificate list parents or at least his father? Do you know what religion he was? his occupation? It's usually best, and necessary to get all possible details from Canadian records before looking for Irish records.

One possibility here in 1901- www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Belturbet/Butler_s_Street/1061848

[dathai]

possible birth for Joseph Parke in Bawnboy district which covers parts of Leitrim.
Civil cert
Joseph Parke
Bawnboy
April June 1885
vol 3 page 44.

[dathai]

There is also a birth in Armagh for Annie Augusta Hewitt
Civil birth
Jan March 1893
Armagh
vol 1 page 57

[dathai]

1901 census of 33 Mulladry Co Armagh shows
Augusta Hewitt age 8 with parents and siblings ,religion Friends (Quakers)
Most likely marriage for parents
William Hewitt and Eleanora Boyd
Lurgan ,Jan March 1879
vol 1 page 814

parents at same address in 1911 ,William Hewitt age 63 no sign of Augusta age 18?

1911 Census of 77.2 Knockmore, Antrim
Augusta A Hewitt age 24 ,Housekeeper born Armagh,religion Quaker.

[dathai]

After doing a historical search on Family Search i found this marriage in Toronto,Ontario,Canada two dates given 7th and 11th Aug 1915
Joseph Parke son of Malcolm Park and Maria Parke nee Parke to
Augusta Hewitt dtr of William Hewitt and Eleanora Boyd.

Josephs parents married 15 March 1866 in Oughtaragh, Ballinamore, Leitrim.
Malcolm Parke son of William Parke to Maria Parke dtr of Francis Parke.
Some of their children born before 1881 after this the mothers maiden name is not shown so there could be a few more after 1881
William 1867
John    1869
Mary Anne 1871
Francis  1873
Elizabeth 1874
Margaret 1879.

The P R O N I Wills Calendar shows a will index in 1926 for William Hewitt died Dec 1925 of Mulladry and left his estate to W James Rountree and Wilson Stanley ,both these men can be found in Mulladry on the 1911 Census as Williams neighbours. related ? as we do not have access to the North of Ireland death index after 1922 i dont know how old this William was when he died,the William Hewitt father of Augusta would have been approx 78 yrs old at this time.

[dathai]

Also found on Canada passenger lists
August Hewitt ,Female ,born Ireland, immigration March 1913,Halifax ,Nova Scotia.Ship ''Scandanavian''.

[dathai]

Also found on Canada Passenger lists
Joseph Park
Sep 1907 ,Quebec City,Quebec
Male age 22 born Ireland
Ship ''Virginian

United States border crossings from Canada to U S A
Joseph Parke April 1909 to Fort Huron ,Michigan.
Born Ballinamore,Ireland.

[dathai]

All possibles for Joseph Parke's parents
1901 Census of 3 Drumlonan ,Garadice ,Leitrim.
Malcom (sic)Parke age 77 widower C O I
Eliza 23 dtr
Francis 22 son
Sarah 19 dtr
Malcm (sic) age 12 son

Death
Maria Parke age 54
July Sep 1899 Bawnboy
vol 3 page 22

Death
Malcolm Parke age 82
Oct Dec 1902 Bawnboy
Vol 3 page 26.

ages given at death very rarely accurate.