Described as fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1676-7.
Foster: Parkinson, James, s. James, of Witney, Oxon, p.p. Brasenose Coll., matric 2 Apr 1669, aged 16; scholar of Corpus Christi Coll. 1671, ejected, BA from Gloucester Hall 1674; migrated to Hart Hall, fellow of Lincoln Coll. 1674-83, MA 1675; born at Witney 3 Mar 1652, head master of Birmingham school 1694, until his death 20 Mar 1722, buried in teh middle chancel of St Martin's Church, MI; father of James 1717. See Ath. i, p. xvciii and iv. 571; Rawl. xviii. 173; Hearne, i. 85, ii. 63.