William (Wiremu) Parkes ( Paaka)^[1]

Abt 1846 - 1907  (61 years)

• Name	William (Wiremu) Parkes ( Paaka)
  Birth	Abt 1846	Rawhiti Inlet, Hokianga, Far North, Northland, New Zealand
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Mar 1907	Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
  Person ID	I152526993323	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Horace Thomas Parkes, ?,   b. Abt 1822, America
  Mother	Hiria (Celia) raua ko Te Hana,   b. Abt. 1830, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand d. Abt. 1896, Christ Church, Russell, Bay of Island, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F1037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	William Paaka or Parkes, (or Horace Thomas Parkes USA),   b. Abt. 1820, Thursday Isalnd, Queensland, Australia
  Family ID	F2030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Waiaria (Ria) Rewha,   b. Abt. 1867, Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, Far North, Northland, New Zealand d. 22 Jun 1949, Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, Far North, Northland, New Zealand (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Akinihi Parkes or Paaka, (Ruru),   b. Abt. 1881, Orokawa, Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, Far North, Northland, New Zealand d. Abt. 1935 (Age 54 years)   2. Peti or Bessie Parkes or Paaka (Ahitapu),   b. Abt. 1887, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia d. Abt. 1906 (Age 19 years)   3. Hiria Te Haara Paaka or Parkes,   b. Abt. 1890   d. 10 Jun 1963 (Age 73 years)   4. Ene Parkes or Paaka,   b. 12 Aug 1892, Thursday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland d. 15 May 1980, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand (Age 87 years)   5. William Rewha Parkes or Paaka,   b. 5 Oct 1895, Queensland, Australia d. 23 Dec 1895, Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)   6. John Parkes or Paaka,   b. Abt. 1906, Rawhiti, Far North, Northland, New Zealand d. 26 Mar 1943, Tunisia, North Africa (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1846 - Rawhiti Inlet, Hokianga, Far North, Northland, New Zealand Death - 15 Mar 1907 - Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S334626060] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.