Hi to all Parkin family and other vistors

This site is dedicated to those wanting to know more about the Parkin family in South Africa and also provide a forum for all descendants of John Parkin to share information about the family.


John Parkin, an 1820 settlers, was the first Parkin to set foot in South Africa, in Algoa Bay on 20th May 1820. He was accompanied by his wife Elizabeth Abraham (nee Howard) and his first four children, William, John, Jane and Robert. Initially settling on the farm designated by the British Government to the Parkin party, some 14km south west of Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, he moved into Port Elizabeth soon after and during the early years of the cities existence, quickly acquired a large portfolio of the Port Elizabeth real estate.


Today, not much (if any) of his original land remains in the Parkin name, with only a few items in the city remaining as an acknowledgement of his input into the beginnings of Port Elizabeth, namely Parkin Street in North End and a memorial plaque in a park in Stella ave Fernglen, close to where his original homestead was.


Marrying a second time, John Parkin's offspring could have made up a rugby team, all of 15 kids. Upon his death in 1856, his estate was never settled as a number of his children had moved on from Port Elizabeth and some thought to be dead. In the years that followed, some of his property was purchased from the estate by the government of the day for in order to build the Port Elizabeth Railway Station, where it still stands today. In the 1960's, a descendant of John Parkin, (N.P. Sellick) interested in determining who still had a claim to the estate, researched the Parkin genealogy in conjunction with the HSRC and wrote a book "John Parkin of Baakens River farm and his family, 1820 to 1970", which gave the basis for the family tree that can be found on this site.


To this I have added my direct family from information my father could still remember before his death in 1993 and more recently, through contact with Parkin Family on the net, have managed to update other lines in the family tree.


In order to see if you,your parents or grand parents are listed in the tree, do a "find" search on each of the pages in this Blog Archive (bottom right of this page) 2009, October, showing the various generations. As a guide, birth dates for the various generations are as follows


  • 2nd generation birth dates between 1810's and 1840's
  • 3rd generation birth dates between 1830's and 1890's
  • 4th generation birth dates between 1860's and 1910's
  • 5th generation birth dates between 1890's and 1930's
  • 6th generation birth dates between 1940's and 1970's
  • 7th generation birth dates between 1970's and 2000's
  • 8th generation birth dates between 1990's and 2000's
  • and now the 9th generation in the 2000's

I would be happy to hear from anyone that has more information about the family or your particular lineage in order to updated the family tree.

You can find my contact details here http://www.blogger.com/profile/00702972045824582781


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

6th Generation (Great(3)-grandchildren)

489. Living Parkin.
490. Living Parkin.
491. Living Parkin.
492. Living Parkin.
493. Louis van der Walt.
494. Garnet van der Walt.
495. Johannes Hendrik van der Walt.
496. Petrus Johannes Dippenaar was born on May 5, 1952. He married Elsie Johanna Redelinhuys. Elsie Johanna was born on Oct. 27, 1956.
Children of Petrus Johannes Dippenaar and Elsie Johanna Redelinhuys
i. 574. Elrie Frances Dippenaar was born on Apr. 12, 1983.
497. Garnet Niekerk Dippenaar was born on Nov. 30, 1954.
498. Leonora Engelberta Dippenaar was born on Dec. 11, 1956. She married Ettienne Francois Venter. Ettienne Francois was born on Apr. 30, 1956.
Children of Leonora Engelberta Dippenaar and Ettienne Francois Venter
i. 575. Christo Dewald Venter was born on Jun. 13, 1988.
ii. 576. Erna Leonora Venter was born on Sep. 18, 1990.
499. Susan Magdalena Dippenaar was born on May 25, 1965. She married Theodorus Ernst Heidler. Theodorus Ernst was born on Jul. 14, 1957.
Children of Susan Magdalena Dippenaar and Theodorus Ernst Heidler
i. 577. Nicola van der Merwe was born on Sep. 17, 1991.
500. Garnet Parkin.
501. Pieter Parkin.
502. Engelbertus Leonardus Parkin was born on Dec. 28, 1958.
503. Clarence Parkin was born on Sep. 20, 1961. He married Maria Hendrika Kovacs on Dec. 3, 1983. Maria Hendrika was born on Jul. 14, 1963.
Children of Clarence Parkin and Maria Hendrika Kovacs
i. 578. Michelle Parkin was born on Oct. 18, 1984.
ii. 579. Monique Parkin was born on Sep. 14, 1990.
504. Garnet Gerhard Parkin was born on Feb. 20, 1958 in Johannesburg and died on Mar. 12, 1958 in johannesburg.
505. Tjaart Johannes Parkin was born on Jan. 10, 1959. He married Sarie Susanna Schoonraad on May 1, 1982. Sarie Susanna was born on Oct. 10, 1957.
Children of Tjaart Johannes Parkin and Sarie Susanna Schoonraad
i. 580. Louis Gerhard Parkin was born on Aug. 6, 1983 in Klerksdorp.
ii. 581. Wynand Parkin was born on Jan. 2, 1986 in Witbank.
iii. 582. Christine Parkin was born on May 17, 1988 in Witbank.
506. Louis Gerhard Parkin was born on Aug. 28, 1961 in Roodepoort. He married Margarite Theresa Behr on Aug. 15, 1981. Margarite Theresa was born on Mar. 2, 1960 in Bloemfontein.
Children of Louis Gerhard Parkin and Margarite Theresa Behr
i. 583. Jenny Parkin was born on Feb 6, 1984 in Pretoria.
ii. 584. Louis Gerhard Parkin was born on Jul. 1, 1985 in Klerksdorp.
507. Susara Johanna Parkin was born on Aug. 22, 1962 in Roodepoort. She married Jacobus Petrus Johannes du Plooy on Dec. 15, 1984. Jacobus Petrus Johannes was born on Aug. 5, 1962.
Children of Susara Johanna Parkin and Jacobus Petrus Johannes du Plooy
i. 585. Karin du Plooy was born on Apr. 3, 1989 in Pretoria.
ii. 586. Rickus du Plooy was born on May 8, 1991 in Potchestroom.
iii. 587. Morne du Plooy was born on May 30, 1995 in Potchestroom.
508. Erika Parkin was born on Jan. 1, 1966 in roodepoort. She married Jan Andries Hendrik Holtzhausen on Mar. 2, 1985. Jan Andries Hendrik was born on Apr. 25, 1963.
Children of Erika Parkin and Jan Andries Hendrik Holtzhausen
i. 588. Rufus Holtzhausen was born on Apr. 16, 1987.
ii. 589. Divan Holtzhausen was born on Jan. 19, 1989.
509. Leonora van Staden was born on Feb. 6, 1959. She married Johannes Jacobus de Wit on May 12, 1979. Johannes Jacobus was born on Aug. 29, 1958.
Children of Leonora van Staden and Johannes Jacobus de Wit
i. 590. Christiaan de Wit was born on Jun. 3, 1981.
ii. 591. Herman de Wit was born on May 26, 1984.
510. Willem van Staden was born on Jul. 30, 1962. He married Annette Coetzer.
Children of Willem van Staden and Annette Coetzer
i. 592. Alani van Staden.
ii. 593. Zanri van Staden.
511. Miss Greyling was born About 1920 in South Africa.
512. Gavin Dudley Parkin was born on Apr. 29, 1957 in Turf Club Maternity Clinic, Johannesburg. He married Corina.
513. Keith Michael Parkin was born on Apr. 3, 1961 in St Joseph's Hospital, Port Elizabeth. He married 1st Loraine Margeret Roberts on Mar. 12, 1988. Loraine Margeret, daughter of Harry Roberts, was born on Apr. 1, 1961 in Carltonville. He married 2nd Sharon McAvoy on Dec. 21, 1997 in St Marks Congregational Church Port Elizabeth. Sharon, daughter of Vincent Peter McAvoy and Michele Finch, was born on Sep. 19, 1970 in Middlesborough Maternity Hospital, Middlesborough, UK.
Children of Keith Michael Parkin and Sharon McAvoy
i. 594. Bradley Robert Parkin was born on Oct. 28, 1996 in St Georges Hospital Port Elizabeth.
ii. 595. Keagan Ross Parkin was born on Oct. 23, 1999 in St Georges Hospital Port Elizabeth.
514. Anthony David Parkin was born on Sep. 17, 1970 in Johannesburg.
515. Penelope Jane Parkin was born on Jul. 21, 1949. She married 1st Cecil Kerr-Fox in Bulawayo. She married 2nd Thomas Alexander Taylor.
516. David Denys Parkin was born on May 17, 1951. He married Jennifer Garrs-Horrace.
517. Simon Nicolas Parkin was born on Mar. 27, 1955.
518. Christopher John Parkin was born on May 30, 1957.
519. Michael James Baker was born on Oct. 14, 1949.
520. Susan Claire Baker was born on Aug. 2, 1951. She married Keith Garth Peinke in Johannesburg.
521. Living Parkin. She married Living Crawcour.
Children of Living Parkin and Living Crawcour
i. 596. Living Crawcour.
522. Living Parkin. He married Living Rossouw.
523. Living Parkin. She married Living Hartley.
524. Living Bester.
525. Living Bester.
526. Living Bester.
527. Living Bester.
528. Shelley Scott-Parkin.
529. Lesley Anne Scott-Parkin.
530. Marcus Noel Scott-Parkin was born on Apr. 2, 1961 in Port Elizabeth. He married Helen Jennifer Crous on Aug. 24, 1985 in Port
Elizabeth.
Children of Marcus Noel Scott-Parkin and Helen Jennifer Crous
i. 597. Claire Jennifer Scott-Parkin was born on Nov. 23, 1987 in Port Elizabeth.
531. Kathleen Gwen Scott-Parkin was born on Feb. 9, 1962 in Port Elizabeth. She married Adriaan Botha in Johannesburg. Adriaan was
born on Jan. 9, 1962.
Children of Kathleen Gwen Scott-Parkin and Adriaan Botha
i. 598. David Luke Botha was born on May 5, 1979.
ii. 599. Michael Botha was born on Mar. 27, 1983.
532. Living Connellan.
533. Living Connellan.
534. Living Connellan.
535. Living Connellan.
536. Living Connellan.
537. Living Connellan.
538. Living Scott-Parkin.
539. Living Scott-Parkin.
540. Living Scott-Parkin.
541. Living Scott-Parkin.
542. Living Scott-Parkin.
543. Living Parkin.
544. Living Parkin.
545. Living Parkin.
546. Living Parkin.
547. Living Parkin.
548. Living Parkin.
549. Living Parkin.
550. Living Parkin.
551. Living Parkin.
552. Living Parkin.
553. Living Sellick.
554. Carol Enid Sellick was born on Aug. 4, 1964 in Queenstown, Cape, South Africa and died on Jun. 8, 1965 in Cape Town, Cape, South Africa.
555. Living Sellick.
556. Living Sellick.
557. Living Sellick.
558. Living Sellick.
559. Living Sellick.
560. Living Sellick.
561. Living Sellick.
562. Living Sellick.
563. Susan Savage. She married Living Law.
Children of Susan Savage and Living Law
i. 600. Living Law.
564. Living Savage. He married Living Walker.
565. Living Muller.
566. Living Muller. She married Living Webber.
567. Living Muller.
568. Living Muller.
569. Living Muller.
570. Living Foster.
571. Living Foster.
572. Living Foster.
573. Living Foster.

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