In the parish of Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, there are several small hamlets. JOSEPH PARKIN, a nailer, and his wife, to former ANN FOSTER, lived in a couple of them; Loundside in 1730 and Lane End in 1733 and 1736. Children were christened in those years. The couple had been married in 1729 at the Ecclesfield parish church.
The family next moved into the neighboring chapelry of Wentworth, where six more children were christened during the years 1737 to 1748. The family residence was, at least during JOSEPH's and ANN's later years, in the hamlet of Thorpfieldside.
JOSEPH died before 1782 (there is a gap in the record of Wentworth burials 1756-1777), as in 1782 ANN is called a widow in the will of their son SAMUEL. SAMUEL,who had prospered and was called "Gentleman," also names his brothers and sisters, appointing his brothers executors.
ANN's burial entry, of 4 December 1788, has the following: "ANN widow of JOSEPH PARKIN Nailer of Thorpfieldside aged 84 decay."
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