This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Parker, Clark, Mewett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/wk4.2ACEB/9603 Message Board Post: I have encountered the doubtless common problem when researching a name such as Parker - it's so blasted common! To make matters worse, the forenames of my Parker ancestors are also rather generic in nature. While I have discovered something of David Parker - approximate birthdate, 1824 in Somerset, and his death - 1882 in Kersbrook, South Australia, and marriage to Susannah Mewett in 1851 - I am having much more trouble with his parents, John Parker and Ann Clark. If there is anyone out there who thinks they may have a connection, any help would be appreciated!