When Jane Parkin was born in 1813, in Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom, her father, Matthew Parkin, was 60 and her mother, Mary Mason, was 46. She married Henry Winter on 21 March 1834, in Pittington, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Monk Hesleden, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Castle Eden Colliery, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1871. She died in 1896, in Castle Eden, Durham, England, at the age of 83.
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English (mainly Yorkshire): from the Middle English personal name Perkin, Parkin, a pet form of Peres ‘Peter’ (see Pierce ) with the diminutive suffix -kin. (The change from -er- to -ar- was a characteristic phonetic development in Middle English.)
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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