Born in Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edmund Samuel Parkes
and Nancy Penrose (Lawry) Parkes
Sister of
Annie Lawry Parkes, Agnes Penrose (Parkes) Sargood, Edmund Considine Parkes, William Considine Parkes, John Lawry Parkes, Nancy Penrose (Parkes) Hayes, Jane Tozer (Parkes) Rogers, Frederick Napier Parkes and Edith Madeline (Parkes) Godfrey
Wife of
Morton Rolfe
— married
20 Jun 1877 in Balaclava, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
George Edmund Rolfe and Ernest Morton Rolfe
Died
at age 79
in Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jun 2012
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Biography
Mary Janey Considine Parkes was born on 24th January 1857 in 15 Princes Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund Samuel Parkes and Nancy (Lawry) Parkes. [1][2]
Mary (Parkes) Rolfe migrated from England to Victoria.
The family migrated to the Colony of Victoria (Australia) in 1867.[3]
She married Morton Rolfe on 20 June 1877 at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.[2][4]
Mary died on 24 March 1936 at Mariebee, 2 Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria.[5]
Sources
- ↑ UK FreeBMD Birth Index Mar qtr 1857, vol 1c, page 523
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The late Mr. E. S. Parkes." 18 October 1887. The Age (Melbourne), p. 5. Retrieved 13 July 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197159910.
- ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: PARKES - Ship: DAMASCUS - Date Arrived: 1866 to 1868
Family name Given name Age Year arrived Month Ship Captain PARKES EDMUND 34 1867 NOV DAMASCUS BOADEN RICHD PARKES NANCY 34 1867 NOV DAMASCUS BOADEN RICHD PARKES MARY 10 1867 NOV DAMASCUS BOADEN RICHD PARKES ANNIE 8 1867 NOV DAMASCUS BOADEN RICHD PARKES AGNES 6 1867 NOV DAMASCUS BOADEN RICHD PARKES EDMUND 4 1867 NOV DAMASCUS BOADEN RICHD PARKES WILLIAM 2 1867 NOV DAMASCUS BOADEN RICHD PARKES JOHN 1 1867 NOV DAMASCUS BOADEN RICHD - ↑ "Marriages." 9 July 1877. Illustrated Australian News (Melbourne), p. 110. Retrieved 13 July 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60094717.
- ↑ "Deaths." 25 March 1936. The Argus (Melbourne), p. 1. Retrieved 13 July 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11023323.
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