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James Sparks 1831 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1831

Birth Location: Woodford Essex

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: West Ham, Essex, England

Father: Phillip Sparkes

Mother: Mary Barrett

Spouse(s): Eliza Witham

Children(s):

James Sparks was born in 1831 in Woodford Essex, the child of Phillip Sparkes and Mary Barrett. James Sparks married Eliza Witham. James Sparks passed away in 1892 in West Ham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • James Sparks was born in 1831 in Woodford Essex, the child of Phillip Sparkes and Mary Barrett.
  • James Sparks married Eliza Witham.
  • James Sparks passed away in 1892 in West Ham, Essex, England.

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Children(s)

James Sparks's Ancestors

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James Sparks
1831 – 1892
Birth Place: Woodford Essex
Parents
Phillip Sparkes
1791 – 1873
Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, England
Mary Barrett
1795 –
Thaxted, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sampson Sparks
1739 – 1800
Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, England
Ann Middleditch
1749 – 1791
Helions Bumpstead, Essex, England
John Barrett
1774 – 1856
Thaxted, Essex, England
Hannah Taylor
1772 – 1841
Thaxted, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Wade
1700 –
John Middleditch
1720 – 1811
Ann Saward
1722 –
John Barratt
1747 – 1784
Martha
1751 – 1797
John Taylor
1744 – 1791
Susanna Everett
1749 – 1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisabeth Bones
1700 –
Samuel Barrett
1720 – 1775
Martha Bernard
1723 – 1758
John BYATT
1702 – 1763
Martha Crow
1725 –
John Taylor
1706 – 1763
Mary
1725 –

James Sparks's Timeline

4 Records

1831
Oct 1831
Birth of James Sparks in Woodford Essex
Woodford Essex
1848
25/12/1848
Age 17
James Sparks was married in St Pauls Church, Woodford Bridge
St Pauls Church, Woodford Bridge
1852
8 Feb 1852
Age 21
James Sparks was married in St, Marys, Woodford, Essex, England
St, Marys, Woodford, Essex, England
1892
1892
Age 61
Death of James Sparks in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1831
    Event Place: Woodford Essex

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25/12/1848
    Event Place: St Pauls Church, Woodford Bridge

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1852
    Event Place: St, Marys, Woodford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England

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