Thomas
Crooks
Park
Born in Thornley, Easington, Durham, England
Ancestors 
Son of David Park
and Ann (Crooks) Park
Husband of
Emma Grace (Ham) Park
— married
20 Sep 1882 in Pannoomilloo, Victoria, Australia
Father of
Thomas Courtney Park, David Park, Walter Roy Grenville Park, Harold Edgar Park and Henry Park
Died
at age 36
in Pannoomilloo, Rochester, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2012
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Biography
Thomas Park was born in County Durham, England.
Thomas Crooks Park was born on 21 July 1856 in Thornley, Easington, Durham, England, the son of Ann (Crooks) Park and David Park.[1]
In the 1861 census, Thomas (age 5) was the son of Ann Park in Thornley, Durham, England.[2]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Ann Park | Wife | Married | F | 25 | Dressmaker | Hetton Le Hole, Durham |
| Thomas Park | Son | M | 5 | Thornley, Durham |
He married Emma Grace Ham on 20 September 1882 in Pannoomilloo, Victoria, Australia.[3] Their children were:[citation needed]
- Thomas Courtney Park (1883–1884)
- David Park (1885–1970)
- Walter Roy Grenville Park (1887–1973)
- Harold Edgar Park (1888–1889)
- Henry Park (1890–1957)
Thomas died on 5 August 1892 in Pannoomilloo, aged 36 years, and was buried in Bendigo Public Cemetery, Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia.[4][5]
Thomas's estate passed probate in 1892 in Victoria, Australia. It describes Thomas as a school master, and details that he had been living in Pannoomilloo and left his estate to his widow Emma Grace Park, his sole executor[6]
Research notes
No sources provided for children named in profile. More research needed.
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 3 April 2024)
Park, Thomas Crooks (Mother's maiden name: Crooks).
GRO Reference: 1856 Jul-Aug-Sep in Easington Volume 10A Page 281. - ↑
1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing The National Archives of the UK Class: RG09; Piece/Folio: 3750 / 65; Page: 49; Line: 21
FamilySearch Record: M7DQ-2JN (accessed 3 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSQZ-P3B9-8
Thomas Park (5) son in household of Ann Park (25) at Ludworth Row, Thornley, Durham, England, United Kingdom. Born in Thornley, Durham. - ↑ Marriage record: 3544 / 1882. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Thomas Crooks PARK and Emma Grace HAM) - ↑ Death record: 11809 / 1892. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Name: Thos Crooks PARK); (Place of death: Rochester); (Age at death: 36); (Mother: Ann CROOKS); (Father: David) - ↑
Burial:
"Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #177072761
Ancestry uk Record 60528 #141413197 (accessed 3 April 2024)
Thomas Crooks Park burial (died on 5 Aug 1892) in Bendigo Public Cemetery, Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia. Born in 1856. - ↑
Probate:
"Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004124943; Image number: 646
FamilySearch Record: 6KX9-5B84 (accessed 3 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6DSS-M5C
Thomas Crooks Park probate in 1892 in Victoria, Australia.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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