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Etymology of Parkington

What does the name Parkington mean?

The ancestors of the name Parkington are thought to have lived among the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the baptismal name for the' son of Peter,' from the pet Perkin or Parkin. 1 2

Early Origins of the Parkington family

The surname Parkington was first found in Yorkshire where the 1379 Poll Tax of Howdenshire listed Johannes Perkynson. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 include an entry for Johannes Parkynson. 1 Another source notes that the same rolls includes an entry for John Parkynson. The Assize Rolls of 1382 for Warwickshire lists William Perkynsone as holding lands there at that time. 2

Early History of the Parkington family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Parkington research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1567, 1629, 1650, 1653, 1669, 1722, 1730, 1745, 1767, 1769, 1771, 1789, 1813, 1830 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Parkington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Parkington Spelling Variations

Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Parkington include Parkinson, Parkinsone, Parkison and others.

Early Notables of the Parkington family

John Parkinson (1567-1650) one of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists who documented the use of moulds to treat infections in his book on pharmacology. He was appointed apothecary to King James I, and on the publication of his 'Paradisus Terrestris' in 1629 obtained from Charles I the title of 'Botanicus Regius Primarius.' 3 James Parkinson (1653-1722), was an English polemical writer, son of James Parkinson, born at Witney, Oxfordshire, on 3 March 1653, and matriculated at Oxford on 2 April 1669 as a servitor of Brasenose College. 3 James Parkinson (1730?-1813), the English museum...
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Migration of the Parkington family to Ireland

Some of the Parkington family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Parkington migration to Australia +

Parkington Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. James Parkington, British convict who was convicted in Kingston (Up Park Camp), Jamaica for life, transported aboard the "England" on 6th June 1835, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4

Parkington migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5
Parkington Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • Hugh Parkington, aged 22, who arrived in Barbados in 1683 6
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
  6. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

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