PARKYNS

Mans field (2 son of Thomas Boultbee Parkyns). b. Rudding ton, Notts. 16 Feb. 1823; matric. from Trin. coll. Camb. Oct. 1839; travelled in Aby in i a and Kordofan 1843–50, living like a native, and was given up for dead by his relatives, during the first part of the time he was in correspondence with the Foreign office; attaché to emba y at Constantinople 15 Feb. 1850 to 1852; knew many languages and dialects; resided at Wood borough hall, Notts. 1852; in the Sherwood forest militia; lieut. col. of Nottingham shire rifle volunteers; comptroller of court of bankruptcy, London, Jany. 1870 to 1884; F.R.G.S.; author of Life in Aby in i a, being notes collected during three years’ residence in that country, 2 vols. 1853, new ed. 1868; carved the oak choir stalls for Wood borough church. d. Wood borough hall 12 Jany. 1894. bur. Wood borough church, Notts. Times 19 Feb. 1894 p. 8.