Ellen Parker

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Parker was born on 7 July 1817, in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Parker Sr., was 41 and her mother, Ellen Heskin, was 38. She married William Corbridge Jr on 25 January 1840, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. She died on 10 November 1906, in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Corbridge Jr
1808–1888
Ellen Parker
1817–1906
Marriage: 25 January 1840
Ellen C. 'Helen' Corbridge
1840–1904
John Corbridge
1842–1936
Margaret Corbridge
1844–1852
Mary Ann Corbridge
1845–1846
William Edward Corbridge
1847–1929
James Nephi Corbridge
1849–1863
Samuel Richard Corbridge
1851–1852
Isabella Parker Corbridge
1854–1863
Alice Adelia Corbridge
1855–1921
Elizabeth Amelia Corbridge
1858–1863
Joseph Heber "Jodie" Corbridge
1859–1923
Lorenzo Corbridge
1862–1862

Sources (48)

  • Ellen Corbridge in household of William Corbridge, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • William Corbridge, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English parker ‘park-keeper’ (Old French parquier, parchier), an officer employed to look after deer and other game in a hunting park (see Park 1). This surname is also very common among African Americans. It has also been recorded since medieval times in Ireland.

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish names.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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