Ninth Generation (Continued)
Family of Elizabeth GRIGG (510) & John Collings PARKYN
886. Elizabeth Susannah “Lillie” PARKYN (Elizabeth GRIGG8, John7, Elizabeth CORNISH6, Philip5, Samuel4, Gideon3, Phillip2, John1) 
. Born on 24 Jun 1868 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Elizabeth Susannah “Lillie” died in England abt 1949; she was 80.
- 1868: Birth reg Sep qtr 1868 at Cardiff, Wales (ref FreeBMD).
Born 24 Jun 1868 at Roath, Glamorgan, Wales (ref LDS member in IGI).
- 1871 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil parish of Roath. Registration district of Cardiff. Address: Partridge Rd, Lyncombe, Terrace No. 3, Roath.
Together with her parents, 2 siblings and others:
Elizabeth Susanh Parkyn. Daur. Age 2. Born Glam, Cardiff.
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with her parents and 4 siblings:
Elizabeth S. Parkyn. Daur. Age 12. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with her parents and 4 siblings:
Elizabeth Susannah Parkyn. Daur. S. Age 22. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1901 census. Gloucestershire, England. Civil Parish of Tidenham. Address: Woodcroft House, Tidenham.
Together with her parents:
Elizabeth S Parkyn. Daur. S. Age 31. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1911 census. Address: St Maur Uley, Registration district Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Together with her parents:
Elizabeth Susannah Parkyn. Daughter. S. Age 40. Born Somerset.(sic)
- Elder sister Elizabeth "Lillie" was more like their mother, strict, and brooked no interference. Lillie Parkyn was also a gifted musician - pianist and organist - and as a young woman once played for Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. The Parkyns wouldn't hear of their daughter - a "lady" - working, teaching, or publicly concertizing. She never married, and lived into the 1940s somewhere in western England, in her final years penniless and supported by former servants.
- Elizabeth is the one standing in the photo of the 2 sisters in 1895
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Never married.
- No further information found.
. Born on 24 Jun 1868 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Elizabeth Susannah “Lillie” died in England abt 1949; she was 80.- 1868: Birth reg Sep qtr 1868 at Cardiff, Wales (ref FreeBMD).
Born 24 Jun 1868 at Roath, Glamorgan, Wales (ref LDS member in IGI).
- 1871 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil parish of Roath. Registration district of Cardiff. Address: Partridge Rd, Lyncombe, Terrace No. 3, Roath.
Together with her parents, 2 siblings and others:
Elizabeth Susanh Parkyn. Daur. Age 2. Born Glam, Cardiff.
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with her parents and 4 siblings:
Elizabeth S. Parkyn. Daur. Age 12. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with her parents and 4 siblings:
Elizabeth Susannah Parkyn. Daur. S. Age 22. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1901 census. Gloucestershire, England. Civil Parish of Tidenham. Address: Woodcroft House, Tidenham.
Together with her parents:
Elizabeth S Parkyn. Daur. S. Age 31. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1911 census. Address: St Maur Uley, Registration district Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Together with her parents:
Elizabeth Susannah Parkyn. Daughter. S. Age 40. Born Somerset.(sic)
- Elder sister Elizabeth "Lillie" was more like their mother, strict, and brooked no interference. Lillie Parkyn was also a gifted musician - pianist and organist - and as a young woman once played for Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. The Parkyns wouldn't hear of their daughter - a "lady" - working, teaching, or publicly concertizing. She never married, and lived into the 1940s somewhere in western England, in her final years penniless and supported by former servants.
- Elizabeth is the one standing in the photo of the 2 sisters in 1895
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Never married.
- No further information found.
887. John William* PARKYN (Elizabeth GRIGG8, John7, Elizabeth CORNISH6, Philip5, Samuel4, Gideon3, Phillip2, John1) . Born on 25 Aug 1869 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. John William* died in Woodstock, McHenry, IL, USA, on 23 Mar 1947; he was 77. Buried on 27 Mar 1947 in Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry, IL, USA.
- Went by middle name - (John) William
- 1869: Birth reg Sep qtr 1869 at Cardiff District (ref FreeBMD).
Born 25 Aug 1869 at Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales (ref FGR).
- 1871 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil parish of Roath. Registration district of Cardiff. Address: Partridge Rd, Lyncombe, Terrace No. 3, Roath.
Together with his parents, 2 siblings and others:
John Wm Parkyn. Son. Age 1. Born Glam, Cardiff.
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
John W. Parkyn. Son. Age 11. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
John William Parkyn. Son. S. Age 21. Foreman in Hay & Corn Stores. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891: Married 12 Aug 1891 at Michaelston, Monmouth, Wales to Cecilia Elvira MORRIS (ref LDS member in IGI). Marriage reg Sep qtr 1891 at Newport M District (ref online index).
- 1901: Not found in 1901 census.
- 1906: Moved to USA 1906, first to Canada by way of Boston, MA, then back to the USA.
- 1906: John, Cecilia and their children travelled to the USA in 1906. The ship Saxonia departed from Liverpool, England, and arrived 29 Mar 1906 at Boston Massachusetts. John Wm was listed as age 37 (Farmer), Cecilia 36 (HWife), Gladys 13, Lilian 10, John E 7, Wm 4 and Lionel an infant. Their last residence was Pembridge, and their final destination Ingersoll, Ontario. They were going to brother, Mr Parkin, of Ingersoll Gas Works, Ontario (ref Ancestry immigration records).
- 1909: John, Cecilia and their children also travelled from Canada to the USA in Oct 1909. They were listed as John Wm 40, Farmer, Cecilia Elvyra, wife, 39, Gladys May dau 17, Lillian G dau 13, John Ernest son 10, Wm Trevor son 7, Lionel Eric son 4. Their last permanent residence was Rayside, Canada. They arrived at Port Huron, Michigan, USA, and their final destination was Manston, Wisconsin. Their nearest relative was father, John C Parkyn, St Maur, Euley, Gloucestershire, England (ref Ancestry immigration records).
1909 "United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,"
name: John Wm Parkyn
arrival date: Oct 1909
arrival port: Port Huron, Michigan,
age: 40
estimated birth year: 1869
birthplace: Cardiff,
birth country: Wales
gender: Male
race: English
nara publication title: Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954
nara publication number: M1464
nara roll number: 109 [familysearch.org index]
- 1910 "United States Census, Lemonweir, Juneau, Wisconsin
name: John W Parkyn
birthplace: England
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Lemonweir, Juneau, Wisconsin
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year: 1909
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: England
family number: 13
page number: 1
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self John W Parkyn M 40y England
wife Cecelia E Parkyn F 39y England
dau Gladys M Parkyn F 17y England
dau Lilian G Parkyn F 14y England
son John E Parkyn M 11y England
son William T Parkyn M 8y England
son Lionel E Parkyn M 5y England
- 1920 "United States Census, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
name: John W Parkyn
residence: , Tangipahoa, Louisiana
estimated birth year: 1870
age: 50
birthplace: England
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: England
film number: 1820631
digital folder number: 4300986
image number: 00794
sheet number: 10
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self John W Parkyn M 50y England
wife Cecilia Parkyn F 49y England
son William Tieron Parkyn M 18y England
son Lionel Eric Parkyn M 15y England
- 1940 "United States Census, 1940," Spring Prairie Town, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
name: John W Parkyn
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Spring Prairie Town, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
gender: Male
age: 71
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Wales
estimated birth year: 1869
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 64-26
family number: 61
sheet number and letter: 4A
line number: 4
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 4531
digital folder number: 005461240
image number: 00966
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John W Parkyn M 71 Wales - farmer, rents $15, citizenship Al?
wife Cecilia Parkyn F 70 England - citizenship Al?
hired hand Elmer Somerfeldt M 23 Wales
- 1947: John died 23 Mar 1947 at Woodstock, McHenry, Ilinois (ref FGR).
"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," John Collins Parkyn in entry for John William Parkyn, 1947
name: John William Parkyn
death date: 23 Mar 1947
death place: Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois
gender: Male
marital status:
race or color:
age: 77
estimated birth year: 1870
birth date: 25 Aug 1869
birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
father: John Collins Parkyn
father's birth place: Somerset, England
mother: Elizabeth Grigg
mother's birth place: Bude, England
occupation: farmer
spouse: Cecilia Parkyn
spouse's birthplace:
burial date: 27 Mar 1947
burial place: Woodstock, McHenry, Ill.
cemetery: Oakland
digital folder number: 4005437
image number: 772
film number: 1991769
volume/page/certificate number: v 27, cn 11822
- Memorial for John William Parkyn
Birth: Aug. 25, 1869
Cardiff, Wales
Death: Mar. 23, 1947
Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Created by: Julie Wheelan Nelson
Record added: Nov 01, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31052239
Notes from his great-grandson:
- JWP was a 3rd cousin (through the Lindon family) of Caroline Edith Biddulph (d.1948), who married the Hon. Edward Haworth-Leslie, 2nd son of Mary Elizabeth, 18th Countess of Rothes (1811-1893). Caroline was an aunt by marriage of Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes (1877-1927), whose wife is remembered as a prominent passenger (and survivor) aboard the "Titanic" on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912. - Lucy Noël Martha, Countess of Rothes - Titanic Survivor - http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/countess-of-rothes.html
- Our great grandfather, (John) William Parkyn (1869-1947), was a close friend of his first cousin, Elizabeth (“Lillie”) (Wills) Cory (1856-1908), first wife of Sir Herbert Cory, 1st Baronet (1857-1933), a shipping magnate and co-owner with his brother of the large Cory fleet, based in Cardiff, Wales. In the years leading up to the Parkyns leaving Britain for Canada in 1906, Lillie Cory was a protective benefactress of her younger cousin Willie Parkyn, who was struggling to make a living and support his numerous young family.
- Their daughter Lilian more than once laughingly told me how Grandpa would tease Grandma by singing to her his version of a popular in English "music hall" number:
At Michaelstone church I met my doom
Now we live in a top back room
Up to my eyes in debt for renty
That's what she's done for me."
She would laugh and say, "Now, Willie!!"
The actual lyrics mentioned a different church in the chorus of “At Trinity Church (I Met My Doom)” by Fred Gilbert, 1894.
- When asked if music and theatrics were in his blood?: “Oh, yes, they were indeed. (John) William Parkyn was not raised to be a farmer, so on his marriage to a Welsh farmer's daughter (apparently with his mother's strong disaprroval), he gave farming a try. But, back in the late 1960s elderly relatives in South Wales said that as a young married couple Willie and Cecilia Parkyn were off in the carraige many nights to the theatre in Cardiff.”
- “My mother adored her grandfather Parkyn. She said he had the bluest eyes imaginable, always twinking with mischief, merriment. In the early 1940s, Mom was a glamorous fashion model, several inches taller than her grandfather. When she would greet him she would kiss the bald top of his head, leaving bright red lipstick behind - he would laugh!”
- regarding an anniversary photo [assumed 1941]: They had a long and happy marriage. Grandpa would live another seven years, Grandma till 1954. Though I was a little guy, I remember her well. … Interesting height differential: he was about 5'6", she nearly 5'10"
. Born on 25 Aug 1869 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. John William* died in Woodstock, McHenry, IL, USA, on 23 Mar 1947; he was 77. Buried on 27 Mar 1947 in Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry, IL, USA.- Went by middle name - (John) William
- 1869: Birth reg Sep qtr 1869 at Cardiff District (ref FreeBMD).
Born 25 Aug 1869 at Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales (ref FGR).
- 1871 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil parish of Roath. Registration district of Cardiff. Address: Partridge Rd, Lyncombe, Terrace No. 3, Roath.
Together with his parents, 2 siblings and others:
John Wm Parkyn. Son. Age 1. Born Glam, Cardiff.
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
John W. Parkyn. Son. Age 11. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
John William Parkyn. Son. S. Age 21. Foreman in Hay & Corn Stores. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891: Married 12 Aug 1891 at Michaelston, Monmouth, Wales to Cecilia Elvira MORRIS (ref LDS member in IGI). Marriage reg Sep qtr 1891 at Newport M District (ref online index).
- 1901: Not found in 1901 census.
- 1906: Moved to USA 1906, first to Canada by way of Boston, MA, then back to the USA.
- 1906: John, Cecilia and their children travelled to the USA in 1906. The ship Saxonia departed from Liverpool, England, and arrived 29 Mar 1906 at Boston Massachusetts. John Wm was listed as age 37 (Farmer), Cecilia 36 (HWife), Gladys 13, Lilian 10, John E 7, Wm 4 and Lionel an infant. Their last residence was Pembridge, and their final destination Ingersoll, Ontario. They were going to brother, Mr Parkin, of Ingersoll Gas Works, Ontario (ref Ancestry immigration records).
- 1909: John, Cecilia and their children also travelled from Canada to the USA in Oct 1909. They were listed as John Wm 40, Farmer, Cecilia Elvyra, wife, 39, Gladys May dau 17, Lillian G dau 13, John Ernest son 10, Wm Trevor son 7, Lionel Eric son 4. Their last permanent residence was Rayside, Canada. They arrived at Port Huron, Michigan, USA, and their final destination was Manston, Wisconsin. Their nearest relative was father, John C Parkyn, St Maur, Euley, Gloucestershire, England (ref Ancestry immigration records).
1909 "United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,"
name: John Wm Parkyn
arrival date: Oct 1909
arrival port: Port Huron, Michigan,
age: 40
estimated birth year: 1869
birthplace: Cardiff,
birth country: Wales
gender: Male
race: English
nara publication title: Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954
nara publication number: M1464
nara roll number: 109 [familysearch.org index]
- 1910 "United States Census, Lemonweir, Juneau, Wisconsin
name: John W Parkyn
birthplace: England
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Lemonweir, Juneau, Wisconsin
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year: 1909
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: England
family number: 13
page number: 1
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self John W Parkyn M 40y England
wife Cecelia E Parkyn F 39y England
dau Gladys M Parkyn F 17y England
dau Lilian G Parkyn F 14y England
son John E Parkyn M 11y England
son William T Parkyn M 8y England
son Lionel E Parkyn M 5y England
- 1920 "United States Census, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
name: John W Parkyn
residence: , Tangipahoa, Louisiana
estimated birth year: 1870
age: 50
birthplace: England
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: England
mother's birthplace: England
film number: 1820631
digital folder number: 4300986
image number: 00794
sheet number: 10
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self John W Parkyn M 50y England
wife Cecilia Parkyn F 49y England
son William Tieron Parkyn M 18y England
son Lionel Eric Parkyn M 15y England
- 1940 "United States Census, 1940," Spring Prairie Town, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
name: John W Parkyn
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Spring Prairie Town, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
gender: Male
age: 71
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Wales
estimated birth year: 1869
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 64-26
family number: 61
sheet number and letter: 4A
line number: 4
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 4531
digital folder number: 005461240
image number: 00966
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John W Parkyn M 71 Wales - farmer, rents $15, citizenship Al?
wife Cecilia Parkyn F 70 England - citizenship Al?
hired hand Elmer Somerfeldt M 23 Wales
- 1947: John died 23 Mar 1947 at Woodstock, McHenry, Ilinois (ref FGR).
"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," John Collins Parkyn in entry for John William Parkyn, 1947
name: John William Parkyn
death date: 23 Mar 1947
death place: Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois
gender: Male
marital status:
race or color:
age: 77
estimated birth year: 1870
birth date: 25 Aug 1869
birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
father: John Collins Parkyn
father's birth place: Somerset, England
mother: Elizabeth Grigg
mother's birth place: Bude, England
occupation: farmer
spouse: Cecilia Parkyn
spouse's birthplace:
burial date: 27 Mar 1947
burial place: Woodstock, McHenry, Ill.
cemetery: Oakland
digital folder number: 4005437
image number: 772
film number: 1991769
volume/page/certificate number: v 27, cn 11822
- Memorial for John William Parkyn
Birth: Aug. 25, 1869
Cardiff, Wales
Death: Mar. 23, 1947
Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Created by: Julie Wheelan Nelson
Record added: Nov 01, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31052239
Notes from his great-grandson:
- JWP was a 3rd cousin (through the Lindon family) of Caroline Edith Biddulph (d.1948), who married the Hon. Edward Haworth-Leslie, 2nd son of Mary Elizabeth, 18th Countess of Rothes (1811-1893). Caroline was an aunt by marriage of Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes (1877-1927), whose wife is remembered as a prominent passenger (and survivor) aboard the "Titanic" on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912. - Lucy Noël Martha, Countess of Rothes - Titanic Survivor - http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/countess-of-rothes.html
- Our great grandfather, (John) William Parkyn (1869-1947), was a close friend of his first cousin, Elizabeth (“Lillie”) (Wills) Cory (1856-1908), first wife of Sir Herbert Cory, 1st Baronet (1857-1933), a shipping magnate and co-owner with his brother of the large Cory fleet, based in Cardiff, Wales. In the years leading up to the Parkyns leaving Britain for Canada in 1906, Lillie Cory was a protective benefactress of her younger cousin Willie Parkyn, who was struggling to make a living and support his numerous young family.
- Their daughter Lilian more than once laughingly told me how Grandpa would tease Grandma by singing to her his version of a popular in English "music hall" number:
At Michaelstone church I met my doom
Now we live in a top back room
Up to my eyes in debt for renty
That's what she's done for me."
She would laugh and say, "Now, Willie!!"
The actual lyrics mentioned a different church in the chorus of “At Trinity Church (I Met My Doom)” by Fred Gilbert, 1894.
- When asked if music and theatrics were in his blood?: “Oh, yes, they were indeed. (John) William Parkyn was not raised to be a farmer, so on his marriage to a Welsh farmer's daughter (apparently with his mother's strong disaprroval), he gave farming a try. But, back in the late 1960s elderly relatives in South Wales said that as a young married couple Willie and Cecilia Parkyn were off in the carraige many nights to the theatre in Cardiff.”
- “My mother adored her grandfather Parkyn. She said he had the bluest eyes imaginable, always twinking with mischief, merriment. In the early 1940s, Mom was a glamorous fashion model, several inches taller than her grandfather. When she would greet him she would kiss the bald top of his head, leaving bright red lipstick behind - he would laugh!”
- regarding an anniversary photo [assumed 1941]: They had a long and happy marriage. Grandpa would live another seven years, Grandma till 1954. Though I was a little guy, I remember her well. … Interesting height differential: he was about 5'6", she nearly 5'10"
On 12 Aug 1891 when John William* was 21, he married Cecilia Elvira MORRIS in Parish Chapel, Michaelston, Monmouth, Wales, UK. Born on 9 Oct 1870 in St Woolos, Michaelston, Monmouth, Wales, UK. Cecilia Elvira died in Dundee, Kane, IL, USA, on 6 Sep 1954; she was 83. Buried on 9 Sep 1954 in Woodstock, McHenry, IL, USA.
- A Welsh farmer’s daughter
- 1870: Cecilia's birth was reg Dec qtr 1870 at Newport M Dist (ref FreeBMD).
PARENTS: Edward Morris and Ann Jones.
- 1941: photo taken, likely for their 50th wedding anniversary
- Memorial for Cecilia Elvira Parkyn
Birth: 1870, England
Death: 1954
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Created by: Julie Wheelan Nelson
Record added: Nov 01, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31052251
RESEARCH NOTES
- 1940 census says she was born in England; had an H4 education
- from a descendant, regarding ancestry of “… our Welsh great grandmother Cecilia (Morris) Parkyn. Ann was our g-g-g-g grandmother, born Ann Williams, christened 1 January 1786 at Bassaleg, Gwent, Wales, married 23 November 1802 at Bassaleg to our g-g-g-g grandfather, William Jones, who farmed nearby at Llanedeyrne, Glamorgan, Wales. Our great aunt Mabel lived in Bassaleg and I stayed with her twice in the late 1960s and 1970s. In 1973, I attended a wedding in the ancient parish church of Bassaleg, where - 187 years previously - our g-g-g-g grandmother Ann Williams (later Jones) was christened, and where - 171 years, previously - she herself had been a bride. I truly sensed being "surrounded" by family. Seriously, a mystical sense of "belonging".” [photo of] St. Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Gwent, Wales. Where our 4 greats grandmother, Ann (Williams) Jones, was christened in 1786 and married in 1802.
in Parish Chapel, Michaelston, Monmouth, Wales, UK. Born on 9 Oct 1870 in St Woolos, Michaelston, Monmouth, Wales, UK. Cecilia Elvira died in Dundee, Kane, IL, USA, on 6 Sep 1954; she was 83. Buried on 9 Sep 1954 in Woodstock, McHenry, IL, USA.- A Welsh farmer’s daughter
- 1870: Cecilia's birth was reg Dec qtr 1870 at Newport M Dist (ref FreeBMD).
PARENTS: Edward Morris and Ann Jones.
- 1941: photo taken, likely for their 50th wedding anniversary
- Memorial for Cecilia Elvira Parkyn
Birth: 1870, England
Death: 1954
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Created by: Julie Wheelan Nelson
Record added: Nov 01, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31052251
RESEARCH NOTES
- 1940 census says she was born in England; had an H4 education
- from a descendant, regarding ancestry of “… our Welsh great grandmother Cecilia (Morris) Parkyn. Ann was our g-g-g-g grandmother, born Ann Williams, christened 1 January 1786 at Bassaleg, Gwent, Wales, married 23 November 1802 at Bassaleg to our g-g-g-g grandfather, William Jones, who farmed nearby at Llanedeyrne, Glamorgan, Wales. Our great aunt Mabel lived in Bassaleg and I stayed with her twice in the late 1960s and 1970s. In 1973, I attended a wedding in the ancient parish church of Bassaleg, where - 187 years previously - our g-g-g-g grandmother Ann Williams (later Jones) was christened, and where - 171 years, previously - she herself had been a bride. I truly sensed being "surrounded" by family. Seriously, a mystical sense of "belonging".” [photo of] St. Basil's Church, Bassaleg, Gwent, Wales. Where our 4 greats grandmother, Ann (Williams) Jones, was christened in 1786 and married in 1802.
They had the following children:
1512i.
Gladys May PARKYN (1892-1977)
1513ii.
Lilian Gwendoline PARKYN (1895-1988)
1514iii.
John Ernest* PARKYN (1898-1984)
1515iv.
William Trevor* PARKYN (1901-1987)
1516v.
Lionel Eric* PARKYN (1904-1997)
1517vi.
Edna Pearl Annie PARKYN (Died as Infant) (1911-1912)
888. Annie Blanche PARKYN (Elizabeth GRIGG8, John7, Elizabeth CORNISH6, Philip5, Samuel4, Gideon3, Phillip2, John1) . Born on 28 Sep 1870 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Annie Blanche died in Trelleck, Monmouth, England, on 7 Dec 1897; she was 27. Buried in 1897 in St Nicholas, Trellech, Gwent, Wales.
- 1870: Birth reg as Annie Blanche Parkyn, Dec qtr 1870 at Cardiff Dist (ref FreeBMD).
Born 28 Sep 1870 at Roath, Glamorgan, Wales (ref LDS member in IGI).
- 1871 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil parish of Roath. Registration district of Cardiff. Address: Partridge Rd, Lyncombe, Terrace No. 3, Roath.
Together with her parents, 2 siblings and others:
Annie Blanche Parkyn. Daur. Age 6 months. Born Glam, Cardiff.
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with her parents and 4 siblings:
Anne B. Parkyn. Daur. Age 10. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with her parents and 4 siblings:
Annie Blanche Parkyn. Daur. S. Age 20. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- In the 1895 photo of the two sisters, Annie is seated (my grandmother loved her - sweet, kind, died in her 20s of diabetes).
- 1897: Death reg Dec qtr 1897 at Monmouth Dist age 27 (ref FreeBMD).
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Never married.
. Born on 28 Sep 1870 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Annie Blanche died in Trelleck, Monmouth, England, on 7 Dec 1897; she was 27. Buried in 1897 in St Nicholas, Trellech, Gwent, Wales.- 1870: Birth reg as Annie Blanche Parkyn, Dec qtr 1870 at Cardiff Dist (ref FreeBMD).
Born 28 Sep 1870 at Roath, Glamorgan, Wales (ref LDS member in IGI).
- 1871 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil parish of Roath. Registration district of Cardiff. Address: Partridge Rd, Lyncombe, Terrace No. 3, Roath.
Together with her parents, 2 siblings and others:
Annie Blanche Parkyn. Daur. Age 6 months. Born Glam, Cardiff.
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with her parents and 4 siblings:
Anne B. Parkyn. Daur. Age 10. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with her parents and 4 siblings:
Annie Blanche Parkyn. Daur. S. Age 20. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- In the 1895 photo of the two sisters, Annie is seated (my grandmother loved her - sweet, kind, died in her 20s of diabetes).
- 1897: Death reg Dec qtr 1897 at Monmouth Dist age 27 (ref FreeBMD).
RESEARCH NOTES:
- Never married.
889. Charles Grigg PARKYN (Elizabeth GRIGG8, John7, Elizabeth CORNISH6, Philip5, Samuel4, Gideon3, Phillip2, John1) . Born on 26 Jan 1872 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Charles Grigg died in USA.
- 1872: Birth reg Mar qtr 1872 at Cardiff Dist (ref FreeBMD).
Born 26 Jan 1872 at Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales (ref LDS member in IGI).
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
Charles G. Parkyn. Son. Age 9. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
Charles Grigg Parkyn. Son. S. Age 19. Apprentice in Engineer's Shop. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
[indexed Gregg]
- 1901: Married 4 Sep 1901 at Gorleston, Suffolk, England to Maud Ann BRIDGE (ref FGR). Marr reg Sep qtr 1901 at Yarmouth Dist (ref FreeBMD).
- 1902: Moved to Saskatchewan, Canada in 1902.
- 1906: Charles probably was the brother of John referred to in 1906 in Canada.
- 1909: Charles, Maud and son Harold travelled to Canada in 1909. The ship Empress of Britain departed from Liverpool, England, and arrived 23 Jan 1909 at St John, New Brunswick, Canada. Charles was listed as age 37, M, Engineer; Maud 35, Wife, Harold 6, Child. They were all listed with country of birth England, ultimate destination Victoria, B.C. (ref Ancestry immigration records).
- 1914-18?: Served in WWI.
- 1924: Charles G Parkyn went from Canada to US in March 1924. He is listed as age 49, born So. Wales, Marine Engineer. From St John, New Brunswick, Canada. Name and address of nearest relative: Margaret, 71 Waterloo St. Final destination New York, New York (ref Ancestry immigration records).
. Born on 26 Jan 1872 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Charles Grigg died in USA.- 1872: Birth reg Mar qtr 1872 at Cardiff Dist (ref FreeBMD).
Born 26 Jan 1872 at Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales (ref LDS member in IGI).
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
Charles G. Parkyn. Son. Age 9. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
Charles Grigg Parkyn. Son. S. Age 19. Apprentice in Engineer's Shop. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
[indexed Gregg]
- 1901: Married 4 Sep 1901 at Gorleston, Suffolk, England to Maud Ann BRIDGE (ref FGR). Marr reg Sep qtr 1901 at Yarmouth Dist (ref FreeBMD).
- 1902: Moved to Saskatchewan, Canada in 1902.
- 1906: Charles probably was the brother of John referred to in 1906 in Canada.
- 1909: Charles, Maud and son Harold travelled to Canada in 1909. The ship Empress of Britain departed from Liverpool, England, and arrived 23 Jan 1909 at St John, New Brunswick, Canada. Charles was listed as age 37, M, Engineer; Maud 35, Wife, Harold 6, Child. They were all listed with country of birth England, ultimate destination Victoria, B.C. (ref Ancestry immigration records).
- 1914-18?: Served in WWI.
- 1924: Charles G Parkyn went from Canada to US in March 1924. He is listed as age 49, born So. Wales, Marine Engineer. From St John, New Brunswick, Canada. Name and address of nearest relative: Margaret, 71 Waterloo St. Final destination New York, New York (ref Ancestry immigration records).
On 4 Sep 1901 when Charles Grigg was 29, he married Maude Ann BRIDGE in Gorleston, Suffolk, England. Born ca 1875.
They had one child:
1518i.
Charles Harold Lindon PARKYN (1902-1960)
890. Lindon Collings PARKYN (Elizabeth GRIGG8, John7, Elizabeth CORNISH6, Philip5, Samuel4, Gideon3, Phillip2, John1) . Born on 23 Dec 1873 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Lindon Collings died in Military Hospital Bramsholt, Hampshire, England, on 10 Mar 1916; he was 42. Buried in 1916 in St Nicholas Churchyard, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales.
- 1873: Born 23 Dec 1873 at Roath, Glamorgan, Wales (ref LDS member in IGI).
From a different researcher: I have a copy of Lindon Collings Parkyn's birth certificate and he was born 23 of December 1873 at Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales.
- 1874: Birth reg Mar qtr 1874 at Cardiff Dist (ref FreeBMD).
- The Canadian Great War Project lists his d.o.b. as Dec. 23, 1877, so he did lie about his age.
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
Lindon C. Parkyn. Son. Age 7. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
Lindon Collings Parkyn. Son. S. Age 17. Clerk in Office. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
[indexed Collins]
- 1901 census. Gloucestershire, England. Civil Parish of Bristol. Address: 322 Gloster Rd, Bristol.
In the home of Alice M Johnson (49), Sweet & Tobacconist:
Lindon C Parkyn. Boarder. S. Age 27. Clerk at Provision Stores. Born Cardiff, Glamor.
- 1911: Lindon not found in 1911 census.
- 1914: Lindon went from Canada to US on 24 Oct 1914. He is listed as age 40, born Wales, Farm Labourer. From Saskatoon, Sask. Port of arrival Sumas, Washington USA. Name and address of nearest relative: Father, John Parkyn, Uley, Gloucestershire, England. Final destination, Portland Oregon (ref Ancestry immigration records).
- 1915: On 3 Nov 1915 Lindon signed up with the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. His Attestation Paper has a birth date of Dec 23rd 1877 either by mistake or deliberately. He gives his next of kin as John Parkyn, father, of Uley Gloucestershire, gives his trade as Laborer Bookkeeper, and states he has been in the 104th W.F. of C. for 1 month. (ref Ancestry).
- Marriages Dec 1915
Griffiths Ethel F Parkyn Cheltenham 6a 1301
Parkyn Lindon C Griffiths Cheltenham 6a 1301
The district Cheltenham is in the county of Gloucestershire
- 1916: Lindon's death reg Mar qtr 1916 at Petersfield Dist, Hampshire age 42 (ref FreeBMD). He is listed in the war dead at www.cwgc.org,as Private 629599, died 10 Mar 1916, a member of Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment), nationality Canadian. He is buried at Trelleck (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Monmouthshire. The record say age 39 which matches the understate age when he enlisted.
- Gravestone photo: Lindon Collings Parkyn (1873-1916). He is commemorated on the Cheltenham Borough War Memorial (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), and on the Trelleck (St Nicholas Church) Roll of Honour. Note the beautifully carved Canadian maple leaf on the stone.
Must have been sad for his widowed father, John Collings Parkyn (1839-1917), who lived nearby, to see his youngest son die in the war – his other two surviving sons [William and Charles] having also emigrated to Canada (eventually to the USA). Great-great grandfather died soon after.
Lindon Parkyn, died in a military hospital at Liphook, Hampshire, England in March 1916. ... Uncle Lindon, when he died, left a widow and young child living in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
“Lindon Collings Parkyn (1873-1916) is buried in the Trellech churchard. He died during WW1. He had moved to Canada by 1914, so when the war began he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Being a bit "long in the tooth" (over 40) at his enlistment, it appears he understated his age. I infer from this that he was highly patriotic. His name is carved on the War Memorial in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. A liitle info: Private, 47th Batallion, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment). Enlisted 3 November 1915 at New Westminster, Ontario, Canada. Pte Lindon PARKYN, 47th Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment) Canadian Infantry, is buried in this cemetery. He died of illness in UK on 10th March 1916, aged 39. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham Borough War Memorial , and on the Trelleck (St Nicholas Church) Roll of Honour .He left a widow, Ethel Florence Parkyn, of "Henleaze" College Road, Cheltenham. She also resided at "Wycliffe" Hales Road, Cheltenham.”
“His name is in the Books of Remembrance in Canada as well”
. Born on 23 Dec 1873 in Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Lindon Collings died in Military Hospital Bramsholt, Hampshire, England, on 10 Mar 1916; he was 42. Buried in 1916 in St Nicholas Churchyard, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales.- 1873: Born 23 Dec 1873 at Roath, Glamorgan, Wales (ref LDS member in IGI).
From a different researcher: I have a copy of Lindon Collings Parkyn's birth certificate and he was born 23 of December 1873 at Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales.
- 1874: Birth reg Mar qtr 1874 at Cardiff Dist (ref FreeBMD).
- The Canadian Great War Project lists his d.o.b. as Dec. 23, 1877, so he did lie about his age.
- 1881 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath, Cardiff. Address: 5 Partridge Rd, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
Lindon C. Parkyn. Son. Age 7. Scholar. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
- 1891 census. Glamorgan, Wales. Civil Parish of Roath. Address: 50 Oakfield Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Together with his parents and 4 siblings:
Lindon Collings Parkyn. Son. S. Age 17. Clerk in Office. Born Glamorgan, Cardiff.
[indexed Collins]
- 1901 census. Gloucestershire, England. Civil Parish of Bristol. Address: 322 Gloster Rd, Bristol.
In the home of Alice M Johnson (49), Sweet & Tobacconist:
Lindon C Parkyn. Boarder. S. Age 27. Clerk at Provision Stores. Born Cardiff, Glamor.
- 1911: Lindon not found in 1911 census.
- 1914: Lindon went from Canada to US on 24 Oct 1914. He is listed as age 40, born Wales, Farm Labourer. From Saskatoon, Sask. Port of arrival Sumas, Washington USA. Name and address of nearest relative: Father, John Parkyn, Uley, Gloucestershire, England. Final destination, Portland Oregon (ref Ancestry immigration records).
- 1915: On 3 Nov 1915 Lindon signed up with the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. His Attestation Paper has a birth date of Dec 23rd 1877 either by mistake or deliberately. He gives his next of kin as John Parkyn, father, of Uley Gloucestershire, gives his trade as Laborer Bookkeeper, and states he has been in the 104th W.F. of C. for 1 month. (ref Ancestry).
- Marriages Dec 1915
Griffiths Ethel F Parkyn Cheltenham 6a 1301
Parkyn Lindon C Griffiths Cheltenham 6a 1301
The district Cheltenham is in the county of Gloucestershire
- 1916: Lindon's death reg Mar qtr 1916 at Petersfield Dist, Hampshire age 42 (ref FreeBMD). He is listed in the war dead at www.cwgc.org,as Private 629599, died 10 Mar 1916, a member of Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment), nationality Canadian. He is buried at Trelleck (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Monmouthshire. The record say age 39 which matches the understate age when he enlisted.
- Gravestone photo: Lindon Collings Parkyn (1873-1916). He is commemorated on the Cheltenham Borough War Memorial (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), and on the Trelleck (St Nicholas Church) Roll of Honour. Note the beautifully carved Canadian maple leaf on the stone.
Must have been sad for his widowed father, John Collings Parkyn (1839-1917), who lived nearby, to see his youngest son die in the war – his other two surviving sons [William and Charles] having also emigrated to Canada (eventually to the USA). Great-great grandfather died soon after.
Lindon Parkyn, died in a military hospital at Liphook, Hampshire, England in March 1916. ... Uncle Lindon, when he died, left a widow and young child living in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
“Lindon Collings Parkyn (1873-1916) is buried in the Trellech churchard. He died during WW1. He had moved to Canada by 1914, so when the war began he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Being a bit "long in the tooth" (over 40) at his enlistment, it appears he understated his age. I infer from this that he was highly patriotic. His name is carved on the War Memorial in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. A liitle info: Private, 47th Batallion, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment). Enlisted 3 November 1915 at New Westminster, Ontario, Canada. Pte Lindon PARKYN, 47th Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment) Canadian Infantry, is buried in this cemetery. He died of illness in UK on 10th March 1916, aged 39. He is commemorated on the Cheltenham Borough War Memorial , and on the Trelleck (St Nicholas Church) Roll of Honour .He left a widow, Ethel Florence Parkyn, of "Henleaze" College Road, Cheltenham. She also resided at "Wycliffe" Hales Road, Cheltenham.”
“His name is in the Books of Remembrance in Canada as well”
In Q4 1915 when Lindon Collings was 41, he married Ethel Florence GRIFFITHS in Cheltenham Reg Dist, Glouchestershire, England. Born in 1879 in England. Ethel Florence died aft 1916; she was 37.