Help Please - Robert Park .....

Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:09 am

Can anyone help with possible marriage, death or census.
Last heard of in Manchester.

1868 Births in the District of Inverkip in the County of Renfrew No. 8
Robert Park 1868 February Twenty Sixth; 8h 0m P.M.; Dunrad Mill, Inverkip.
Henry Park, Railway Labourer; Mary Park M.S. Menemin.
Married 1862 September 1st; Dalwhinnie, Inverness-Shire.
Informant Henry Park, Father. James Brunton, Regr.

1871 census: 3, Kelvin Row, Barony, Glasgow. 644/07 102/000 002
Henry Park, head, age 30, Railway labourer, b. Ireland.
Mary, wife, age 26, b. Lanark, Wishaw.
Catherine, daug., age 6, scholar, b. Selkirk, Gallashiels.
Robert, son, age 3, b. Renfrew, Inverkip.
Roseann, daug., age 1, b. Ayrshire, Old Cumnock.

1874 living at 66, Back Wynd, Glasgow.
1892 Edinburgh.
1902 Manchester.

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Post by **AnneM** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:19 pm

Hi

How about this one in 1901 in Heaton, County of Newcastle upon Tyne

28 Stannington Place

Robt McM Park Head Mar 33 Travelling Draper Worker Scotland
Mary J Park Wife Mar 20 Northumberland, Hexham
Bridget Foster M in law Wid 58 do do

There are other candidates but I liked the middle initial on this one.

Anne

Oops should have checked his marriage sooner. That one is Robert McMorran Park and not McMenemin as I had hoped. Sorry probably a red herring. Do you have any idea of an occupation for Robert?

Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:26 pm

Hi Anne,
thanks for looking.
No middle name on b.cert., but that doesn't really mean anything.
The only occupation I have for him is labourer.
This is from P/H record on his mother.

Post by **AnneM** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:06 pm

Hi again Cathy

How do you know he was in Manchester in 1902. Is it on mother's poorhouse record?? I'm struggling to find a likely candidate in the census records.

Anne

Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:19 pm

From December 1902 P/H application of father: (tagged on to mother's)

Family- Robert, 34 years, bo. Inverkip, single, labr., residence unknown. Was in Manchester 6 mos. ago.

Post by **AnneM** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:20 pm

Hi again

There is a 35 year old Robert Park dying in Oldham in 1903. That would give you the right age but there's minimal way of knowing if it is him.

Anne

Rats, I'm not helping much here. It seems likely that this chap was a Robert Park married to an Elizabeth and born in Hull!

Poor man also had the privilege of being a 'midnight mechanic.' All together now... "Some say that he died of a fever. Some say that he died of a fright..........."

Think I'll leave better minds than mine to have a shot at Robert. Help someone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:29 pm

Anne,
many thanks for that.
I'll put him on the back burner for a bit. see if I can find any more of my strays.