Parkel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Parkel

The name Parkel was originally a habitational surname, taken on from any of several places names in the British Isles called Parkhill or Park Hill. 1 2

Early Origins of the Parkel family

Early History of the Parkel family

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Parkel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parkhill, Parkhille and others.

Early Notables of the Parkel family

Notable amongst the family at this time was David Parkhill who co-founded The Ulster Literary Theatre, a theatre company in Ulster from 1904 to 1934. Originally the co-founders envisaged an "Ulster branch" of W. B. Yeats' Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin, the pair having travelled to Dublin to see it in early 1902. In...
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Migration of the Parkel family to Ireland

Some of the Parkel family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Parkel family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andrew Parkhill, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1777; John Parkhill, who came to Pennsylvania in 1779; William Parkhill, who settled in St. John, N.B. in 1833.