I saw a note re: Parkes on another bb and wrote but it bounced back--
flic_sj115@hotmail.com. Anyway this is some info I found. Was rummaging around the IOM genealogy bb and noted your post. Here is a
bit of info I found:
1861 Isle of Man Census Index
Michael parish
Parkes
Ann age 84 b Ireland
Anne age 48 b Ireland
Eleanor 10 b Michael
Emily 7 b Michael
Margaret 21 b Michael
Samuel 12 b Michael
Sarah 14 b Michael
William 16 b Michael
None of these are in the 1851 IOM census
1881 Census Michael Parish
District Name Residence Status Age Occup
Where born Census for
02,06,33,PARKES, Samuel,Village,Head,Married,32,Butcher,Michael,Micheal
02,06,33,PARKES, Ann C,Village,Wife,Married,21,,Michael,Micheal
02,06,33,PARKES, John W,Village,Son,,6,Scholar,Michael,Micheal
02,06,33,PARKES, Samuel H,Village,Son,,5,Scholar,Michael,Micheal
02,06,33,PARKES, Cathe C,Village,Daughter,,4,Scholar,Michael,Micheal
02,06,33,PARKES, Mona C,Village,Daughter,,3,,Michael,Micheal
02,06,33,CAINE, Wm,Village,Servant,Unmarried,18,Butcher,Michael,Micheal
02,06,33,DALGLEISH,
George,Village,Servant,Unmarried,15,Butcher,Michael,Micheal
Michael Parish Monumental Inscriptions
Rows of Graves Parallel to Church on East Side
Row A
#6 In memory of William Parkes of this village who departed this life 23rd
April 1873 aged 28 years
also of Ann wife of John Parkes who departed this life 26th September 1876
aged 66 years
also of the above named John Parkes who died 20th Dec 1877 aged 66 years
#7 In memory of Jane Parkes of this village who departed this life 1st
September 1867 aged 88 years
also Annie Dagleish grand-daughter of the above wife of the late Frank
Dagleish of Douglas who died Oct. 31st 1914 aged 69 years
Till the day break and the shadows flee away
#8 In affectionate remembrance of Ellen the beloved wife of Samuel Parkes
who died 6th June 1818 aged 36 years (obviously a typo in the
transcription, it was 1878)
Not dead but gone before
#9 Sacred to the memory of Samuel Parkes who died May 10th 1894 aged 45
years
In the midst of life we are in death
Michael parish burial records
PARKES
Ada Frances aged 4 months Michael Village buried 19 Feb 1888
Ann aged 65 yrs Village buried 27 Aug 1876
Ellen aged 36 yrs Village buried 9 Jun 1878
Jane aged 88 yrs Village buried 1 Sep 1867
John aged 66 yrs Kirk Michael Village buried 26 Dec 1877
Martha aged 73 yrs Mona Cottage buried 13 Jun 1930
Samuel aged 45 yrs Douglas buried 13 May 1894
William aged 28 yrs Village buried 27 Apr 1873
?
James Park aged 3 weeks Village buried 18 Apr 1853
Note I responded to was:I think the first Parkes to arrive on the Isle of Man were either Samuel
Parkes possibly from Ireland and a
wife maybe called Jane or a son John Parkes m. Ann Merlin (4 feb 1834)
they had 9 children:
John Parkes c.25 oct 1835 m1.Ann Ramsbotham (3 apr 1864)
m2.Emma Louisa Livesey(15 oct 1878)
(unsure of any children but sure he must have had some?)
Jane Parkes c.5 june 1836 m.Thomas Kerruish (1 may 1866)
(had an illegitimate daughter, Sarah Emily c.9 apr 1854, unknown
father, don't know what happened
to her)
Margaret Parkes c.20 jan 1839 m1.Ambrose Moore (16 jul 1869)
m2.Thomas Kelso (17 dec 1872)
(Had one son from first marriage: Ambrose Moore c.13 mar 1870, his
father died the same year.
Had 4 children from 2nd marriage: Ann Jane c.25 may 1873, Robert
b.abt 1875, Margaret P b.abt 1877
and Helen b.1879/80)
Ann Parkes c.18 jul 1843 m.Francis Dalgleish (30 jul 1865)
(Had 6 children: George b.1865/6, (Francis)Samuel c.4 may 1868,
Emily c.14 dec 1873, Annie b.abt 1876
Martha b.abt 1878 and Clara E b.1881. Annie m.William Fielding
Gelling-12 jun 1892)
William Parkes c.23 mar 1845 m?Esther Caine
(Possibly had one son: William b.abt 1871, his father died 2 years
later)
Sarah Parkes c.14 feb 1847 m.William Hast(e)ing (9 jan 1869)
(Had 6 chlidren: Anne b.1867, Mary Eleanor c.8 aug 1869, William
Robert c.11 nov 1870 d.soon after,
William Henry c.19 nov 1871, Sarah b.abt 1876 and Martha b.abt 1878)
Samuel Parkes c.25 mar 1849 m1?Catherine Moughton
m2.Ellen Hudson (17 jun 1873) Patrick parish
m3.Anne Elizabeth Clucas (10 feb 1880) German Parish
(One daughter from possible first marriage: Sarah Jane c.30 oct
1870. 4 children from 2nd: John William
b.20 aug 1874, Michael Parish
Samuel Hudson b.1875 (m.Amy Clara Cottier and had Denis, Nora and Ena),
Catherine E
b.1876 (m.? Shimmin and had 1 daughter: Elizabeth), Mona E b.1877
(m.Robert Hill and had 1 daughter:
also Mona who married ? Smith). And another 4 children from 3rd
marriage: Joseph Clucas Parkes b.abt
1882 (he had 2 marriages and about 9 children in the Bristol area),
Willie? (who died young), Hilda
(m.? Spence, possibly moved to Orange NSW) and Annie (m.?
Groundwater possibly moved to Orange NSW))
Eleanor Parkes c.4 may 1851 m.James Neesham Woodruff (1 oct 1871)
(Had 4 children: Fanny c.9 feb 1873, Gertrude c.22 nov 1874,
Helena/Eleanor/Ellen b.abt 1877 and John
Parkes Woodruff b.abt 1878/9)
James Parkes c.12 apr 1853
(I believe he went to America, possibly the Klondike Goldmines but
other than this i have no idea what
happened to him?)
And that's it. If anyone has any information on any branch of Parkes on the
Isle of Man please let me know!
Thanks
Flic Parkes
flic_sj115@hotmail.com