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My needs are to find family members of the Williams and Parke Families and any info. I am in the states, so visiting libraries is impossible. The Canadian census indicated they were Church of England/Ireland, Irish born and of Welsh origin. Maybe the Tynte family had property in Kildare? in Canada? maybe it was just his job to be steward, but it seems that was a position of trust...help, please and thank you.

Joseph Williams b abt 1789, buried July 26, 1849 Dunlavin Parish, Wicklow (dont know what cemetary)

Married (possibly 1819 in Dublin – lists Joseph Williams Elizabeth Park) only marriage listed anywhere I could find

Elizabeth Parke (Parkes, Park, Parks) born Ireland; her brother Robert Parke b. 1801/2 Wicklow (no record found info on headstone) d. Feb 19, 1872 Goderich, Ontario, Canada (He had a daughter Eliza S. Parke b. 1832 Ireland d. May 1, 1861 Goderich, Canada (headstone)) Robert may be the brother of Thomas Parke b. 1793 Wicklow, Ire d. Jan 29, 1864 St. Catharines Canada.

 Children:

Joseph Williams b. Feb 28, 1828 Ballitore, Co. Kildare, Ireland d. July 5, 1897 Goderich,  Huron County, Ontario, Canada (headstone info) cant find birth record

Ellen Josephine Williams (m. Mosely) b. Jan 2 1841 Tynte Park, Co. Wicklow, Ireland (baptism says dad Joseph Williams was the steward) d. Feb 9 1904 Goderich, Huron County, Ontario, Canada (her headstone said died 64 years, 2mos 5 days which would have given her birth Dec. 4, 1839

According to one article in Canada there is one other son and 5 more daughters. But have no BMD or names for any.

 I suspect they emigrated to Canada after the father died, but have no proof. The article mentioned above also said they were in Huron Co Canada in 1840 so???

I have family info that says Joseph Williams fought with Wellington and was imprisoned in France and was released in a trade for French Prisoners by Empress Josephine Bonaparte. I found three Joseph Williams that lived, but have no idea which one he is, and military stuff is confusing.

Chris Lawlor indicated that Tynte Park info is limited for that time and does not know of Joseph Williams. I am on Ancestry, uploaded dna to my heritage and gedmatch.

Anything is better than what I have.

williams/parke

Tuesday 26th Mar 2024, 06:44PM

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  • Hi there,

     

    I am happy to help in your search. I will look into it .

     

    Andrea 

    Andrusha IRELAND XO Volunteer

    Tuesday 26th Mar 2024, 08:31PM

  • Thank you so very much!! !!!!

    Stacey

    williams/parke

    Tuesday 26th Mar 2024, 09:55PM

  • Found this record in find my past 

    Joseph Williams , dates match yours? 

    https://www.discoverireland.ie/kildare/ballitore-library-quaker-museum

    Parke burials in Ballitore quaker cemetery ...might be related to Elizabeth ? 

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231496968/anna-parke

     

    You probably have this info on Thomas Parke born 1793http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/parke_thomas_9E.html

     

     

    Andrea 

    Andrusha IRELAND XO Volunteer

    Tuesday 26th Mar 2024, 09:56PM
  • Attached Files

    This file is the New Ross quaker burials 

    There is a Joseph and Esther Williams 

    Record above shows Esther Fawcett as mother to Joseph Williams b. 1790.

    I need to look into it as it might be a different Joseph , the other record for Joseph Williams says birth 1789. 

     

    Below photo of death record 1849 at Ballitore for Joseph Williams at Tynte Park. Says he was not a member of the Society of Friends so not a quaker ? 

    A.

     

    Andrusha IRELAND XO Volunteer

    Wednesday 27th Mar 2024, 08:38AM

  • Death record for Joseph Williams

    Andrusha IRELAND XO Volunteer

    Wednesday 27th Mar 2024, 11:26AM

  • Just wanted to confirm that Elizabeth Parke is the mother of Joseph Williams and all Williams children? You know that for sure ? 

     

    Thanks,

    Andrea 

     

    Andrusha IRELAND XO Volunteer

    Wednesday 27th Mar 2024, 05:04PM

  • Andrea,

    I thought you were on vacation. There was a Joseph Williams that was a quaker and was prominent in Ballitore. i spoke online at length with the quaker museum people and realized it was not the correct joseph. that joseph also was a prisoner of war, which took me down the rabbit hole as they say. According to what I found out he never married and had no children. Did not know he was born and died in the same years as my joseph (sr.)

    As far as I know, Elizabeth Parke was the mother of all of Josephs children, but I have nothing that would say either way as I dont know anything, except her brother's name, Robert. The people buried with Parke name in Ballitore were 1719..kind of old . Elizabeth I would suspect was born nearish to when Joseph Senior and her brother were born..I would say 1799...ish.

    Stacey...still looking at what you found...

    williams/parke

    Wednesday 27th Mar 2024, 10:02PM

  • Andrea,

    Hard for me to read that record, what is the date of his death? Below is what I was going by especially because of the daughters birth record:

    williams/parke

    Wednesday 27th Mar 2024, 10:12PM

  • Joseph Williams (1828-1897) - Find a Grave Memorial

    Ellen Josephine Williams Mosely (1840-1904) - Find a Grave Memorial

    here are the headstones for Joseph (Jr) and his sister Ellen Josephine ( her headstone would indicate she was born in 1839,,,)

    williams/parke

    Wednesday 27th Mar 2024, 10:21PM

  • Excerpts from Josephine M Williams (m. Van Rossem) autobiography she was my great grandmother

    The above, I believe is Joseph Williams (Sr.)

    The above shows Joseph Williams (Jr.) involvement in Irish Home Rule movement.

    williams/parke

    Wednesday 27th Mar 2024, 10:24PM