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Park Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English, Old French parc ‘park’; a metonymic occupational name for someone employed in a park or a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a park. In the Middle Ages a park was a large enclosed area where the landowner could hunt game. English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter. Compare Parkin.
Swedish: ornamental name from park ‘park’. Korean: variant of Pak.
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my grand mother was vera Elizabeth parkes. her brother was hector William parkes. nana died in1921 from child birth . her daughter was also named vera . my grand father was dr, r d barron. nana was only 30 years of age when she died... please can you reply to this as I have been searching for years. many thanks. yours faithfully Jeanette Watkins( NEE BARRON)
Hi My name is Berneice Edmonds (nee Parkes)II am a the direct line to Great-Great Grandfather Benjamin Pakes and Elizabeth Hadley. Where do you live I am in Christchurch and have been researching my family for a number of years. Hector also had another brother Richard Athol Barron.
Their Parents were Samuel Parkes and mother was Margaret Elizabeth Brooker. I also have a family photo of them all . I have a Wedding photo of Richard and Vera in 1911 Hope this is of some help Regards Berneice Edmonds