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- Of Cartmel Parish, Lancashire Co., England
Allan of Firth, b. Richmond, Broughton, Furness, Cartmel, England
(Also known as Allan of Frith: (Calendar of Wills, Film #0098580, Inv 128) Arch Deconry of Richmond, Consistory Court of Richmond.)
“The name ‘Cartmel’ is a place-name of Scandinavian origin, meaning ‘sand bank by rocky ground.’ The Village of Cartmel was founded by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke from 1189 to 1219. . .The Priory of Cartmel is a very beautiful, old parish church which dates back to medieval English. This place of worship...had once been a monastery until the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
“By the end of 1291, a survey was made of the wealth of the English Church by Pope Nicholas IV. The rectory of Cartmel was assessed at much more than most of the neighboring churches....By 1316, the Scots had defeated the English King Edward at Stirling, finally acquiring their independence. The Scots came over from Richmond ‘laying waste’ to everything as far as Furness and burnt that district, stripping all the goods and taking men and women prisoners. Legions of King Robert Bruce of Scotland plundered the surrounding areas. But when they came to Furness, where the well-to-do abbey lay, the inhabitants bribed the Scots to not burn or plunder the monastery. The Scots set fire to various other places and took all that they wanted but left the abbey in good condition.
“June 1487...invaders came to oust Lamber Simnel and to prosecute his claim to the English throne, against Henry VII. There arrived in Furness a great multitude of strangers to form an army. Among the first to join the invaders was Sir Thomas Broughton of Broughton. He was named a ‘traitor’ but remained in Broughton where he is buried. The King was soon convinced to pardon all the rebels in the Furness Fels, Cartmel and surrounding areas.
Perhaps our Roger Park, of Hexham, was descended from one of those invaders brought in to form an army and who settled in the Broughton area, as we do find Allen Parke (father of Roger) born December 15, 1606, Richmond, Broughton (Furness) Cartmel, Lancashire Co., England which later became a part of Cumberland County.
Later research shows Allen to be the grandson of Sir John.
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http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/furness-abbey/
The impressive remains of an abbey founded by Stephen, later King of England, including much of the east end and west tower of the church, the ornately decorated chapter house and the cloister buildings.
English Heritage is carrying out emergency conservation work to stop the ruined Abbey church sinking into the soft ground. This follows earlier routine inspections which revealed serious cracks in the walls. Medieval masons used large pieces of oak in the foundations and after 500 years, this timber is now gradually giving way.
Recently, while excavating the grave of a prosperous medieval abbot, a hoard of medieval treasures was discovered at Furness Abbey. Curators have hailed the discovery of the first crozier (a staff with a crook on top) to be excavated in Britain in over 50 years and an impressive gemstone ring has also been uncovered.
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The Priory of Cartmel is a very beautiful, old parish church which dates back to medieval English. This place of worship, like many others, had once been a monastery until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. There is a very old cemetery on one side of the church, now fenced in to help preserve the area.
The name "Cartmel" is a place-name of Scandinavian origin, meaning "sand bank by rocky ground." The Village of Cartmel was founded by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke from 1189 to 1219. His interest in the Cartmel Priory became the foundation of what was to come. Many early documents were destroyed at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, although some have remained conceming Cartmel.
Many problems beheld the priory with the Scots James Douglas and Edward Bruce ravishing the area about 1313 and the priory having to be rebuilt. The priory owned several large farms, the oldest being Walton Hall built in 1342. Various other areas were established such as Holker, Broughton and Flookburgh.
Because meat was scarce and expensive, residents had to maintain extensive rights to various fishing areas in order to sustain themselves. There was not only a shortage of food but a shortage of inhabitants. Trade with northern Ireland was a must so inhabitants went back and forth to Ireland while others probably made their home more permanently in Cartmel.
By the end of 1291, a survey was made of the wealth of the English Church by Pope Nicholas IV. The rectory of Cartmel was assessed at much more than most of the neighboring churches. Those inhabitants living nearer the priory church were legally bound to attend mass, but those living further away had to have a place to worship and often were without a priest. Therefore, the only place where one of these existed of an early date was Flookburgh, which had a road connecting Lancaster and the south with Furness and South Cumberland. However, no evidence remains concerning the early Flookburgh chapel. It was later rebuilt by 1650 and was known to have had 128 families.
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Allen Parke's children were all christened in Cartmel, Lancashire Co.,England in the Catholic church.
Source: Will, August 11, 1667. Names widow, Elizabeth and living children. Three children died very young and were not named in hisWill. Roger was christened June 25, 1648 and was named along with his brothers, George, Thomas and James. LDS Film #009863. Copy of this was first sent to me by Dr. Margaret Parke several years ago, who was doing research on the Roger Parkes of England.
Allen's children are named on LDS Film #0903337, 0472216," Christenings."
Also, in The Register of "The Parish Church of Cartmel, Lancashire Co.England,, 1559-1661, Vol. 1, 1907"
The Parke family in the North Holker area starts with a Sir John Parke and his family about 1565. His wife was Jane and they had several children born between 1593 and 1616. Allan was born December 15, 1606and his brother, Roger was born in 1614. (Believe that this Roger Parke died in 1665, wife, Ellen)
Although we have not been able to confirm that Roger of Hopewell, WestJersey formerly of Hexham, Northumberland Co., England was the Roger Parke, son of Allan Parke of Lancashire, we do know that the Quaker marriage records indicated that Roger was formerly of Cumberland. We now know that the area of Cartmel became part of Cumberland County and is nowin Cumbria. Perhaps Roger left the area after his parents death and ventured into northern Cumberland county and joined the Quakers about the time of his marriage to Ann Patison.
We do know that Sir John Parke as noted in the Parish records is found first in the Richmond area and his son, John Jr., was noted as being from Holker. Allan lived and died in the area called Frith, in Upper Holker, Cartmel.,,,so it is possible that Roger Parke of Hopewell is the son, of Allan and Elizabeth Parke of Cartmel, Lancashire Co., England.
A book on the Priory of Cartmel was well written by a Mr. J. C.Dickinson, Cicerone Press, Milnthorpe, England. It can be ordered from the old Cartmel church now called "St. Mary's and St. Michaels" of Cartmel.
Some of the early settlement areas were in Cark, Holker, Broughton, Richmond. These were usually named after the land owners and then sections of land were rented or sold to tenants.
As explained in another section....the Old Park Valley cemetery inHampshire Co., W VA was previously known as "The old Cartmel cemetery"....another link??? Recent information has it that a family by the name of Cartmel were buried in this same cemetery. Another coincidence...the Cartmell family history was traced back to Yorkshire and then to Cartmel. Is this telling us something?? We are currently doing more research in this area.
Source: Registers of the Parish Church of Cartmel, Lancashire Co.,England, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, 1559-1661 and 1662-1723. Kendal RecordsOffice, Kendal, Cumbria, England.
Parke, John of Allithwaite, born about. 1530, married Ellen, June 14,1559. Died July ,1606. Ellen died 1580. (Vol. I, p. 137)
Children: Agnes, born Nov. 3, 1563
Margaret born April 1570
John born about 1572 (Unable to determine exact date)
James born August 15, 1574
Others ??
Parke, Sir John(Jr) of Holker, born about. 1572, married Jane.?...about 1592. Jane died January 18, 1645.
(Frith is in the Upper Holker area and is where Allan Parke lived)Title of "Sir" is written up in the Register for John of Holker.
CHILDREN: Margaret, died August 30, 1593(Infant)
Ellen born March 15, 1598, died. August. 11, 1599
John III (Holker) born. Oct. 20, 1600 died March 28, 16--
Giles born 1604. died ?
*Allan born Dec. 15, 1606 (born. in Broughton area) diedAugust 11, 1667, Frith, Cartmel.
Christopher born October 25 ,1607, died March 28, 1610
Edward born December 24, 1609 died July 14, 1619
Jane born August 14, 1612 (Infant)
Roger born May 9, 1614
Margaret born March 5, 1616
PARKE, Allan of Frith: (Calendar of Wills, Film #0098580, Inv. 128)Arch Deaconry of Richmond, Consistory Court of Richmond.
Birth: December 15, 1606, Broughton ... LDS Film#0089863
CHILDREN: Ann, born 1637, died October 25, 1637
John, born 1644 , died December 24, 1646
Roger, born June 25, 1648 (Christening record)*
George, born 1654, Christened March 12, 1654*
Jane, born February 5, 1656, died before 1667,
(date of Allan's will)
Thomas, born February .5, 1657, died June 1682*
Anne, born Jan. 13, 1660, died June 13, 1661...Vol. 2,(1662-1723)
James, born May 8, 1664*
* Children named in Allan Parke's Will of 1667
Church records found in Richmond and Furness (Cartmel) show the death ofThomas Parke, June 7, 1682. Exec. Brother George Parke of Cartmel. George Parke, died Sept. 30, 1718. Adm. Wife, Margaret. (names sons,George and Allen (#098,580,Probate Records, Cumberland Co., England).There is no mention of James or Roger Parke in other records, indicating that they might have left the area together. A James Parke is mentioned in NJ records as being on the ship "Greyhound" in 1682, involved in a fight. This needs to be researched.
Cartmel is in the northern part of Lancashire County, borderingWestmoreland county. General consensus is that this was the early home of Roger Parke of Hexham, who left Hexham, England after June 1682 forWest Jersey. Recent research in this area by the writer indicates thatAllen probably owned land in what was known as the Holker estates. The area of Frith was known to be in the Upper Holker area. Several Parkes lived in this area in the late 1500's. Cartmel was in the part of Lancashire County that became part of Cumberland County and is now calledCumbria. (We do know that Roger's marriage records indicate that he was from Cumberland). New information received indicates that the Frith Hall ruins still remain and that an area projecting out on the widest part of the river is called "Park Head". [2, 5, 6]
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1606 - 1667 (60 years)
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