Thomas PARKES (PARKS) (frm1735- )

This Thomas is believed to be one of the "under 14" children of Richard Parke=Elizabeth shown in the Synge Census of 1749. No other information found so far except the following:

 

Ambrose Leet's "A Directory to the Market Towns, Villages,

Gentlemen's Seats and other noted places in Ireland." Page 119 lists this

family member at Clonree (sic), Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. Publication

notation: "2d Dublin; Smith, 1814." NOTE: This directory was compiled by

Ambrose Leet, First Clerk in the Inland Dept of the General Post Office, to

overcome problems caused by postal delays made to wrong addresses. The

directory was sold by subscription and among the subscribers listed is a

WILLIAM PARKES, ESQ (no address given). Listed among the residents were the

following:

Page Name Townland Post Town County

31 Hugh Parks, Esq Ballug Carlington Louth

171 Col Robt Parke Dunally Sligo Sligo

98 Jason Parke, Esq Castlecarr Manorhamilton Leitrim

 

FURTHER NOTE:An appendix added to the directory by Leet indicates that this

data relates to the years 1812 and 1813 and therefore this Thomas Parkes

(Parks) was an adult of some significance in the Cloonree community at the

time.