William PARK

Birth:

Chr:

11 Aug 1745

Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Marriage:

Abt 1765

Kent, Lanark, Scotland

Father:

James PARK

Mother:

Agnes KNOX

Notes:

                   SOURCES:
    1. Archive Record submitted by Florence Cordner Tomlinsont, Midvale, Utah.
    2. James Park Family Record - F Scot 6, pt 970, 14505.
    3. BIRTHDATE: A family history of David Park states William was born in November of 1740.

Martha MC CONNELL

Birth:

Abt 1746/47

of Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Father:

Blocked

Mother:

Blocked

Notes:

                   BIRTH YEAR:
    Also shown as about 1768 in Ancestral File, and about 1750 in I.G.I.

Children

Marriage

James PARK

Birth:

9 Feb 1766

Kent, Lanark, Scotland

Death:

Abt 1846

Poland, Dalhousie Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Marion ALLEN

Marr:

8 Aug 1788

Cambuslang, Lanark, Scotland

Notes:

                   NOTES:
    1. BIRTH:  Kent in Lanarkshire is near Glasgow.  One history states David was born at Cambuslang.
    2. BAPTISM:  Rebaptism - Recorded as 10 May 1941
    3. ENDOWMENT:  Re-Endowed - Recorded as 10 Jul 1941
    4. MARRIAGE DATE:  Shown as 8 Aug 1788 & also as 26 Aug 1788 - Park Family Records and Anc.File.
    5. EMIGRATION INFORMATION:  The family emigrated to Upper Canada as part of the Lanark Society Settlers. The following notice appeared in The Times (London), Friday April 20, 1821 / No. 11, 225 page 3.  "Friday morning, the fine ship George Canning, Captain Porter, sailed from Greenock for Quebec, with 489 passengers, chiefly from Glasgow and its neighborhood, consisting of weavers, cotton-spinners, joiners, farmers, and labourers, from the various emigrant associations which the distress of the times has lately called into operation."

James and Marion, along with their sons Hugh, Joseph, John, William, and David, (also their grandson James Pollock Park, son of Andrew) sailed from Greenock Scotland on Apr. 14, 1821, aboard the 'George Canning.'  They arrived at Quebec on Jun 2 1821. The new settlers were each given 100 acres by the Canadian government.

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William Park - Martha Mc Connell

William Park was christened at Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland 11 Aug 1745. His parents were James Park and Agnes Knox.

He married Martha Mc Connell Abt 1765 at Kent, Lanark, Scotland . Martha Mc Connell was born at of Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Abt 1746/47 .

They were the parents of 1 child:
James Park born 9 Feb 1766.