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Adm. sizar (age 19) at CHRIST'S, Oct. 11, 1764. S. of Adam. B. [June 14, 1745], at Kirkham, Lancs. School, Kirkham. ' Matric. Michs. 1765; Scholar, 1765; B.A. (Senior Wrangler and 2nd Smith's prize) 1769; M.A. 1772; B.D. 1789; D.D. 1795. Fellow, 1771-91. Senior Proctor, 1786-7. Ord. deacon (London) May 21, 1769. V. of Meldreth, Cambs., 1775-89. R. of Kegworth, Leics., 1789-1830. Archdeacon of Huntingdon, 1794. Preb. of St Paul's, 1798-1830. Chancellor of Chester, 1804-12. Archdeacon of Leicester, 1812. F.R.S., 1786. Friend of Thomas Moore, the poet. Had an unhappy love affair with a Miss Charlotte Bridge, of Harston, to whom he became engaged in 1789, but, his ‘prospects being too poor’ for her, she deserted him for a Mr W. Afterwards she left her husband and ‘sank into the depths,’ when Parkinson gave her an annuity. Author, Sermons; A System of Mechanics and Hydrostatics, etc. Died Nov. 13, 1830, at Kegworth, ‘at an advanced age, beloved and respected by all who knew him.’ Brother of Robert (1773). (Peile, II. 279; Gunning, I. 162; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1769 | Ordi(ordination) | Parkinson, Thomas | / | deacon | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Institution) | Parkinson, Thomas | Meldreth / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Presentation) | Parkinson, Thomas | Meldreth / | Vicar | View |
| 1790 | Appt(Institution) | Parkinson, Thomas | Kegworth / | Rector | View |
| 1790 | Vac(cession) | Parkinson, Thomas | Meldreth / | Vicar | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Collation) | Parkinson, Thomas | Lincoln Cathedral / Hunts | Archdeacon | View |
| 1798 | Appt(collation) | Parkinson, Thomas | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Chiswick | Prebendary | View |
| 1812 | Vac(resignation) | Parkinson, Thomas | Huntingdon in the Cathedral Church of Lincoln / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Resignation) | Parkinson, Thomas | Huntingdon in the Cathedral Church of Lincoln / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Collation) | Parkinson, Thomas | Leicester in the Cathedral Church of Lincoln / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1830 | Vac(natural death) | Parkinson, Thomas | St Pauls Cathedral / Prebend of Chiswick | Prebendary | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Parkinson, Thomas | Leicester / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Parkinson, Thomas | Kegworth / | Rector | View |