Annie Wilson 1843 - >1911
1843. Ann Wilson born West Bromwich, Jun 1843, mother's maiden name Cocks. Joel Wilson marries Ann Cocks on 21/4/1840 District Church West Bromwich West Bromwich, Jun 1840 . Her mother dies in childbirth
1845. Her father, a draper, remarries, and his new wife, Jane Davis, her stepmother, has a sister who has married a Wesleyan Minister by 1861
1851C. Ann Wilson, 7, b. West Bromwich. is living with an aunt & uncle, Thomas & Mary Ann Cocks, in Dudley Road, West Bromwich . Thomas seemingly a brother of her mother
| Thomas | Cocks | Head | Married | Male | 37 | 1814 | Linen & Woollen Draper | Shropshire, England | |
| Mary Ann | Cocks | Wife | Married | Female | 42 | 1809 | - | Wrickton, Shropshire, England | |
| Elizabeth A | Cocks | Daughter | - | Female | 7 | 1844 | Scholar | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | |
| Ellen E | Cocks | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1847 | Scholar | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | |
| Ann | Wilson | Niece | - | Female | 7 | 1844 | Scholar | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | |
| Alice | Brown | Cousin | - | Female | 23 | 1828 | Drapers Assistant | Little Stretton, Shropshire, England | |
| Clara | Parton | Servant | - | Female | 28 | 1823 | House Servant | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Edward | Esp | Aprentice | - | Male | 19 | 1832 | Drapers Apprentice | Shropshire, England | |
| George | Catterick | Aprentice | - | Male | 13 | 1838 | Drapers Apprentice | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
1861C.Annie Wilson is in Rotherham, Yorkshire as a 16yr old teacher, born Hill Top, West Bromwich, 3 teachers, 3 residential pupils. Cannot find this entry on FMP
1861-1867. Annie Wilson must go out to Canton, probably accompanying her step mother's sister, Elizabeth Wesley - see Joel Wilson page
1866-1867 Annie Wilson marries Henry Parkes, almost certainly in China, but marriage not noted on Consular bmds, whereas the births of their 1st six children, 1867-1874, are .
"Rev. HENRY PARKES was sent to China by the English Wesleyan Missionary Society, and arrived at Canton on March 18th, 1864".
During the next twelve years eight Missionaries were sent to Canton, but of these only few were able to remain for any thing like a considerable number of years. J. S. Parkes returned with broken health after four years of service (1860-1864), and J. H. Rogers (1865-1869) did the same. F. P. Napier was transferred after one year to Wuchang. E.Sinzininex also remained in the District for only three years(1873-1876). The other four, H. Parkes (1862-1881), J Gibson (1865-1879), S. Whitehead (1866-1875), T. G. Selby (1868-1882), and F. J. Masters (1872-1882), were able to remain longer,
1867-1879 they had the following children in Canton: Ellen Eliza Parkes 28/11/1867; Annie Elizabeth Parkes 15/12/1868; Sarah Emily Parkes 6/3/1870; Thomas Peers Parkes 4/8/1871; John Henry Parkes 17/9/1872; Alice Marion Parkes 19/2/1874 ; Mary H Parkes 1877 & Charles W Parkes 1879. During a return to England in 1874/5, James Frederick Parkes was born in Stroud. And Arthur Ernest Parkes was born Keighley Dec 1883 in Oxenhope, Yorkshire . This makes 10 children, but 1911C states 11 children, 4 dead ( pretty sure 2 of these were Ellen & John, both dying by 1874) .
1873. Extract from "Who do you think you are?"- about Rick Stein - see end of Henry's page
1882. He returns to England with his family
1883. Arthur Ernest Parkes was born Keighley Dec 1883 in Oxenhope, Yorkshire to Henry & Anne
1891C Henry Parkes, 51, Wesleyan Minister, is living 90 Cheriton Road Folkestone Elham with wife Anne and 4 of their children
| Henry | Parkes | Head | Married | Male | 51 | 1840 | AntiguaWest Indies | Wesleyan Minister | |
| Anne | Parkes | Wife | Married | Female | 47 | 1844 | Hilltop West Bromwich Staffordshire, England | - | |
| Anne E | Parkes | Daughter | Single | Female | 22 | 1869 | canton China | - | |
| Thomas P | Parkes | Son | Single | Male | 19 | 1872 | China | Photographers Assistant | |
| Mary H | Parkes | Daughter | Single | Female | 14 | 1877 | China | - | |
| Arthur E | Parkes | Son | Single | Male | 7 | 1884 | Oxenhope Yorkshire, England | - | |
| Caroline | Cox | Servant | Single | Female | 18 | 1873 | Kent, England | Domestic Servant |
3 sons, Thomas Peers 1871, James Frederick 1873 and Charles William 1879 missing. The last two likely at boarding school
1901C.Henry Parkes, 61, Wesleyan Minister, is living 2 Prospect Road, Upper Mitton, Droitwich Worcestershire with wife Anne and 2 of their children
| Henry | Parkes | Head | Married | Male | 61 | 1840 | -Antigua | Wesleyan Minister | |
| Annie | Parkes | Wife | Married | Female | 57 | 1844 | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | - | |
| Mary H | Parkes | Daughter | Single | Female | 24 | 1877 | -Canton | - | |
| Charles W | Parkes | Son | Single | Male | 22 | 1879 | -Canton | Under Graduate Camb Wr? | |
| Mary | Beddoes | Servant | Single | Female | 19 | 1882 | Cleobury Mortimer, Gloucestershire, England | - |
1911C. Henry Parkes, 71, Wesleyan Methodist Minister, is living at 26 Trossachs Road, E.Dulwich , S E Camberwell with wife Annie They had been married 44 years, 11 children, 4 dead . Implies they married ~1867
| Henry | Parkes | Head | Married | Male | 71 | 1840 | Antigua W Indies Resident | Wesleyan Methodist Minister | |
| Annie | Parkes | Wife | Married | Female | 67 | 1844 | Hill Top Bromwick | - | |
| Rose Ethel | Steward | Servant | Single | Female | 29 | 1882 | Greenwich London | Servant Domestic |
Suspect she dies 1911-1926 . Most likely, aged 69, Camberwell Jun 1913 but
aged 77, Dudley Staffs, Dec 1920 is a possibility
1926. Henry Parkes, 86, normally of 37 HillCroft Terrace, Ealing dies in Streatham on 3/4/1926 - Lambeth Jun 1926. Probate to 2 sons, Thomas Peers and Charles William . Effects £ 1375