Recent content by David60

Not to worry. But thank you for taking the time to contact me. Best wishes David

Hello GortonBoy, I'd be very interested to see what information you have. I had better say here now though that since my original post in 2008 I have obtained Thomas' military service records which did give me a lot of information. Still I'd be interested in anything you have as I'm trying to...

Hello Julie, Many thanks for the reply. It's certainly another lead to follow up (and at 16 when my grandfather was born a little more socially acceptable). If it will lead to more information about Thomas Parkinson it'll be a great help. So far Thomas is a totally impenetrable brick wall :(

Hello Julie, I only have those details for Catherine Elliot, nothing for Thomas Parkinson. For Catherine they are; 1881 Census - RG No: RG11, Piece: 795 Folio: 36 Page: 18 1891 Cenus - RG No: RG12, Piece: 4199 Folio: 88 Page: 1 You'll see from the 1891 Census that my Grandfather...

I'm currently trying to trace my great grandfather, Thomas Parkinson, but am having some difficulty in finding any information apart from the following details that I have from my grandfather's birth certificate; The certificate I have shows it is from an entry in the Army Register Book of...

Hello Julie, Many thanks for the reply. I have Archibald Elliott's (my g'father) Birth Certificate. He was born while his father was in the army. The copy I have is from the Army Register and it shows his date of birth as 01/03/1887. On the certificate it shows his father as....5949 Gnr...

I'm trying to solve something of a puzzle with my grandfather's (Archibald Elliott Parkinson) parents. He was born in Exeter while his father was in military service. I have his birth certificate which shows place of birth as Southern Company, Exeter. His father was Thomas Parkinson and his...