Theophilus PARKES (PARKS) (c. 1777-c. 1836)

Clearly a member of the Church of Ireland in Castlerea but dates of birth, marriage, or death do not appear in local church records in Castlerea or in civil registrations in Dublin. Most likely personal history was derived as follows:

 

BIRTH: The 1841 Irish Census shows he died at age 60 but Census can be off as many as 10 years. More reliable are the Sandford Estate rent rolls for the mid 1800s which show the Cloonree and other properties changing hands from Theophilus to his representatives indicating he died or about that year, 1836.

NOTE: Theophilus and his wife, Elizabeth, are not buried with his children in St. Joseph's RC Cemetery in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.

MARR: Probably 1802, based on birth date of first child, Robert, in 1803.

DEATH: Circa 1836, as recorded in Sandford Estate rent rolls.

FAM: The baptisms of two of his children are recorded in local Church of

Ireland records in Castlerea. Remaining children were probably

also baptized in the Church of Ireland, perhaps somewhere else in

County Roscommon.

LAND TRANSACTIONS:

Theophilus appears with Richard Parke in a land deed involving

Edmond Kelly of Castlerea, on 31 Aug 1804. Deed was witnessed by William Roper and Andrew Deane, Castlerea. SOURCE: ROD Surname

Index, Vol 568, page 99, Memorials of Deeds, etc., shown in film

No. 545035, LDS, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Theophilus and Richard Parke are in land deed with Patrick Gunning

and Edmond Sarsfield, both of Cloonree, dated 18 Feb 1805. Deed

was witnessed by Andrew Deane, Castlerea, and John Frene, Tarmon.

SOURCE: ROD Surname Index, Vol 570, page 511, Memorials of Deeds,

etc., as recorded in film no. 545035, LDS, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Theophilus and Richard Parke appear in a land deed with Peter Dillon

of Castlerea dated 21 Oct 1805. Deed witnessed by Andrew Deane

and William Fitzgerald, both of Castlerea. SOURCE: ROD Surname

Index, Vol 624, page 393, as recorded in film no. 535471, LDS,

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

 

SANDFORD Estate Records for Co. Roscommon (SOURCE: National Library,

Dublin, Ireland, Mss. 4289) show rental payments of Theophilus Parks (Parke) as follows:

 

NAME AMOUNT PROPERTY YEAR ENDING

Theophilus Parke 48.7.4 Cloonree 25 Mar 1835

" " " " 1836

Representatives of

Theophilus Parke " 1837

" " " Mar/May 1838

" 49.19.7 " " 1839 " " " " 1840 " " " " 1841

Richard Parke " " 1843 " " " " 1845

Robert Parks 7.0.0 Castlerea