William Parkin William Parkin established the Parkin Trust in 1872 and the Parkin Congregational Mission of South Australia in 1882. Parkin was born at Glastonbury, Somerset, England on 24th August 1801. By the early 1830s he had settled at Plympton on the outskirts of Plymouth, Devon and on 16th May 1832 married Sarah Mary Carill. … Continue reading The Honourable William Parkin (1801-1889) – A Congregational Benefactor