When John Park was born on 29 January 1854, in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, his father, John Park, was 27 and his mother, Helen Lee, was 23. He married Mary Mackie on 4 June 1880, in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891 and United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 25 July 1934, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.
English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .
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