When John Parkinson was born on 20 March 1818, in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, his father, Thomas Parkinson, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Jenkins, was 16. He married Mary Ann Cole on 17 September 1837, in Bristol St Philip and St Jacob, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 9 March 1889, in Ōpōtiki, New Zealand, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ōpōtiki Lawn Cemetery, Ōpōtiki, Ōpōtiki, New Zealand.
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The town of Paihia, within the inner reaches of the Bay of Islands, experienced growth at the hands of the Church Missionary Society. A mission was established in 1823, which led to the creation of the country's first printing press in 1835. The mission closed in 1850.
The Battle of Te Ika-a-ranga-nui was sparked by the murder of Koriwhai of the Ngapuhi tribe by members of both the Ngati Whatua and Ngati Maru tribes. Over 1000 men fought, 700 of which lost their lives. Because of this Battle, many of the Maori tribes stopped eating people because of respect for their fallen neighbors.
The Maori sign the Treaty of Waitangi giving control to the British in exchange for protection and guaranteed Maori possession of their lands.
English (mainly northern): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Parkin + -son. This surname has been established in Ireland since the 17th century.
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