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Charles Sparks 1879–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: Devonshire ENG

Death Date: 14 October 1955

Death Location: Halswell, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Samuel Sparks

Mother: Mary Puddy

Spouse(s): Sophie Mehrtens

Children(s): Charles Sparks, Lester Sparks, Rita Sparks, Gladys Sparks

Charles Sparks was born in 1879 in Devonshire ENG, the child of Samuel H Sparks And Mary Ann Puddy. Charles Sparks married Sophie Mehrtens, and had children including Charles Samuel Sparks, Gladys Wilhelminia Sparks, Lester Johann Sparks, Rita Mary Ann Sparks. Charles Sparks passed away in 1955 in Halswell, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Charles Sparks was born in 1879 in Devonshire ENG, the child of Samuel H Sparks And Mary Ann Puddy.
  • Charles Sparks married Sophie Mehrtens, and had children including Charles Samuel Sparks, Gladys Wilhelminia Sparks, Lester Johann Sparks, Rita Mary Ann Sparks.
  • Charles Sparks passed away in 1955 in Halswell, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sparks
1845–1921
Birth Location: North Petherton, Somerset, England,
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Mary Puddy
1849–1907
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sophie Mehrtens
1877–1941
Birth Location: Tai Tapu, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Charles Sparks
1907–1954
Birth Location: Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Lester Sparks
1914–1993
Birth Location: Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Rita Sparks
1910–1990
Birth Location: Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Gladys Sparks
1905–1982
Birth Location: Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Charles Sparks's Ancestors

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Charles Sparks
1879–1955
Birth Place: Devonshire ENG
Parents
Samuel H Sparks
1845–1921
North Petherton, Somerset, England,
Mary (Ann) Puddy
1849–1907
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Sparks's Descendants

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Charles Sparks (1879–14 October 1955) m. Sophie Mehrtens (12 Jul 1877–2 Apr 1941)
  1. 1. Charles (Samuel) Sparks 1907–1954 m. Bessie (Joan Stewart (Joan)) McLaughlan 1913–2001
    1. 1. Graeme (Samuel) Sparks 1935–2016
  2. 2. Lester (Johann) Sparks 1914–1993 m. Bertha (Dryden) Brackenridge 1913–1998
    1. 1. Noel Sparks 1938–1999
    2. 2. Ian (Roderick) Sparks 1949–1999
  3. 3. Rita (Mary Ann) Sparks 1910–1990
  4. 4. Gladys (Wilhelminia) Sparks 1905–1982 m. Edgar (Prescott) King 1899–1968
    1. 1. Trevor (Prescott) King 1931–1980 m. Betty (Jane) Parkes 1934–2021

Charles Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1879
1879
Birth of Charles Sparks in Devonshire ENG
Devonshire ENG
1955
14 October 1955
Age 76
Death of Charles Sparks in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Devonshire ENG
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1955
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Halswell, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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