Category Archives: Parkinson family

The Charlesworth families of Yorkshire

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Gary

If you have read some of this blog you know that my grandparents on my fathers side were Albert Parkinson and Alice French.  I have looked at many of the Parkinson family but who was Alice French?   My father’ middle … Continue reading →

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Albert Parkinson and Alice French

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Gary

Albert Parkinson (1870-1950) of Batley, Yorkshire, married Alice French (1871-1922) of Batley in 1895.  Both had somewhat troubled lives due to the loss of a father.  Alice’s father died when she was very young and when her mother remarried she … Continue reading →

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Roy Parkinson and Ruth Kirby

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Gary

Roy Parkinson (1914-1996),  the son of Albert Parkinson (1870-1950) and Alice French (1871-1922), was born in Edmonton, Alberta.  Due to what sounds like a very troubled family Roy was estranged from his family of origin and reconnected with his sister … Continue reading →

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Parkinson family of Huddersfield – Batley – Canada

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Gary

The map below shows Huddersfield and Batley just below Bradford and Leeds, and the town of Scarborough in the upper right. Albert Parkinson arrived in Canada in 1907, taking up residence in Edmonton, Alberta.  In this post I explore the … Continue reading →

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