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Death Notice

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1820 British Settler

John Parkin 32, Carpenter and Leader of this Party, together with his wife Elizabeth Howard 30, and their 4 children, were members of John Parkin's Party of 30 Settlers on the Weymouth.

Party originated from Devon.

• Departed London, 7 January 1820.
• Arrived Table Bay, Cape Town on 16 April 1820.
• Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 15 May 1820.

Area Allocated to the Party : Kariega River. Their location is called Devonshire Farm.

Children :

• William Parkin 9
  
• John Parkin 6
  
• Robert Parkin 2
  
• Jane Parkin I
  

He dropped dead on his way to an auction to buy what became known as Union Castle corner. He had a large sum of money in his pocket. He was originally buried on Baakens River Farm but was later moved to St george's Cemetery along with other members of his family. His farm is now an industrial estate.

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Gravestone : https://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1657114

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Newspaper Cuttings from the Eastern Cape - P Written by Becky Horne. Posted in Newspaper Cuttings from the Eastern Cape

PARKIN

EP Herald, April 1970 FARMHOUSE STANDS FOR 130 YEARS

A few hundred yards from the ultra-modern homes on the outskirts of Sunridge Park, stands a 130-year-old farmhouse built by John PARKIN, an 1820 Settler and leader of one Port Elizabeth's oldest and wealthiest families. The house, built in about 1840, stands on what is now Council owned land and is occupied by Mr. & Mrs. W.H. BOUCHER.The BOUCHER's have lived there since 1938.

John PARKIN, who led the Devonshire Party in Weymouth in 1820, bought the land, Baakens River Farm from John BERRY about 25 years later. He had previously lived in Devonshire Farm on the Kariga River. According to Mrs. Cecil Scott PARKIN of Port Elizabeth, John PARKIN died in 1856. He was known throughout Port Elizabeth and the surrounding districts as the owner of extensive properties, in addition to being a noted cattle farmer, meat merchant and huntsman. Mr. C. Scott PARKIN is John PARKIN's great-great-grandson.

ATTACK John PARKIN and suffered a heart attack in Main Street as he was on his way to buy another property. He already owned all land along Main Street as far as Peel Street, and down Jetty Street around to Strand Street. "The family story goes that when he died, he was holding in his hand R800 with which to buy the land on the corner of Main Street and St. Mary's Terrace," Mr. PARKIN said. The farm, with its typically English cottage, was left to George PARKIN, one of his 16 known children. According to Mr. C. Scott PARKIN, George PARKIN and later his son, George Scott PARKIN, lived on the farm until about 1912. Scott PARKIN's widow continued to live there until approximately 1930 when it was bought by the late Mr. W.E.LONDT. Mrs. PARKIN died soon afterwards.

ACQUIRED Mr. LONDT also acquired much of the surrounding land, which also belonged to the PARKIN family. The area was later developed into a township, Fernglen, by a company of which Mr. LONDT was a director. The land on which the homestead stands was endowment land handed to the City Council as commonage when the township was developed.

Mr. & Mrs. BOUCHER, who live in the house with six of their 11 children, have been there for 32 years. They pay R11 a month rental. "The house has a lot of charm and is typical of an English farm cottage," said Mrs. M. RAINIER, a former Port Elizabeth historian now living in East London. Mrs. RAINIER has made a study of the PARKIN family history.

BALLAST John PARKIN also owned a town house in Main Street, built from bricks carried as ballast in Weymouth. According to Mrs. RAINIER, there are still traces of extensive terraced gardens laid out at the back of the farmhouse. John PARKIN, Frederick PARKIN, another of his sons - and George PARKIN's baby daughter, Jane are buried in adjoining graves on a hilltop near the house. John PARKIN married twice and had 16 children, eight sons and 8 daughters by his first wife. He married his housekeeper after the death of his first wife, and, it is believed, had several more children. John PARKIN's second wife is buried in the South End Cemetery.

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