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Hi thanks for the info on christopher Ifound info at durham records office but it said corby castle is were they lived and longnewton but could find no other info
marie.

Of course the question that should have been asked was:

what do YOU know about Christopher Parkinson born 1784 in Longnewton??

i.e. where do you have his name from, how do you know his date and place of birth? What records do you have that we might be spending our time finding all over again -- or that might help locate something more for you?

So I did a search for the births of children (no name) with parents Christopher Parkinson and Margaret, 1810-1830, in Durham, and there were none.


In the 1851 census, there's a Christopher Parkinson in Durham married to a Jane:

Name: Christopher Parkinson
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1787
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Whitby, Yorkshire, England

If you look in the IGI for the marriage of Christopher Parkinson in Durham, 1810 +/- 10 years, you see two entries.

One is "submitted" -- that means that someone, we don't know who, submitted the info to the Mormons at some point. We squint suspiciously when we see submitted records, and note them for future investigation, unless there's good reason to believe them.

In this case, the other record is "extracted" -- it's taken from an actual parish record (there's a batch number that matches the parish records for the dates and place). It could be your Christopher, or it could be a different one.

The submitted record identifies Christopher as "of Long Newton" and gives his wife's name. That's the one you'll want to try to prove or disprove. I look at it and think: it has an actual date, that must have come from somewhere, so it's at least worth considering.

Then you can click on the batch number -- P000681 -- and search for other births with the same parents' names, to find siblings.

Unfortunately, in this case, there aren't any.

But you can search in the batch for surname Parkinson, and find some other possible relations to note.

We can -- but so can you!

http://www.familysearch.org

click on "advanced search"
then click on "International Genealogy Index"

and search for Christopher Parkinson, birth, 1784 (I said +/- 5 years to be on the safe side).

You'll find his baptism record, with his parents' names.

Thanks that is very helpful i am able to put that on family tree asit sounds about right.
I dont suppose you could look up CHRISTOPHER PARKINSON BORN 1784 IN LONGNEWTON
really appreicated.
thanks marie

I'm not holding my breath Kathryn!!

I just hope you won't be getting one of those "thanks, but I already knew that" replies ...!

1861 census

1861 England Census
about John Parkinson
Name: John Parkinson
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Long Newton, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Durham St Giles
Town: Durham
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Durham
Sub registration district: St Nicholas
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Parkinson 43
John Parkinson 43
John Geo Parkinson 17
Robert Hz Parkinson 11

This looks to be the same family in 1871

1871 England Census
about John Parkinson
Name: John Parkinson
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Stockton On Teme, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Framwellgate
Ecclesiastical parish: St Cuthbert
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image
Registration district: Durham
Sub registration district: St Oswald
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household schedule number: 141
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Parkinson 62
John Parkinson 55
Robert Parkinson 22

Marriage
John Parkinson & Elizabeth Newby
1838
Stockton-on-Tees

Sorry Kathryn - I hate it when that happens!!!

Someone on Ancestry has a John Parkinson in their tree - I dont know if its of any use and you should always check the facts but this is what they have

John Parkinson
Born: 1818
Longnewton Bishopton Durham
Died:

He married

Elizabeth Newby
Born: 1818
Bowesfield Stockton Durham

His father

Christopher Parkinson
Born: 1784
Longnewton Bishopton Durham

His mother

Margaret Robinson
Born: 1784
Durham

Dang, I reloaded the page before posting, and you slipped in there in that 10-second window, lindylu!

I'm gonna wait for further instructions now. ;)

Per the 1851 census, his wife and kids were:


Edmund N Parkinson 5
Elizabeth Parkinson 33
Elizabeth C Parkinson 3
Ellen Parkinson 9
John Parkinson 34
John George Parkinson 7
Robert H Parkinson 1


What information are you looking for? Ancestors, descendants?

What information do you have, so that nobody goes looking for what you already know?

is this him in 1851?

1851 England Census
about John Parkinson
Name: John Parkinson
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Bishopton, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Durham St Giles
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Durham(Street Indexed)
Sub registration district: St Nicholas
ED, institution, or vessel: 5c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 75
Household Members: Name Age
Edmund N Parkinson 5
Elizabeth Parkinson 33
Elizabeth C Parkinson 3
Ellen Parkinson 9
John Parkinson 34
John George Parkinson 7
Robert H Parkinson 1

I am trying to find any information on a john parkinson born between 1817 to 1821 in the district of bishopton durham,
any information will be gratefully recieved.