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John Sparks 1841–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1841

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 16 November 1919

Death Location: Ontario, Canada

Father: John Sparks

Mother: Amy Ellworthy

Spouse(s): Helen Tansley

Children(s): Amy Sparks, Ethbert Sharp/, Hartley Sparks, Joseph Sparks, Harry Sparks, Emily Sparks, Edith Sparks, Truman Sparks, Clara Sparks, Kenneth Sparks, Lawrence Sparks, Hailby Sparks, Norman Sparks

John Sparks was born in 1841 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of John Henry Sparks And Amy Annie Ellworthy. John Sparks married Helen Amelia Tansley, and had children including Amy Loisa Sparks, Clara Blanche Sparks, Edith Eaddie Teressa Sparks, Emily Elizabeth Sparks, Ethbert Clifford Sparks Sharp, Hailby Sparks, Harry Clifford Sparks, Hartley Hunter Sparks, Joseph Leroy Sparks, Kenneth Milton Sparks, Lawrence Sparks, Norman Evans Sparks, Truman Hall Sparks. John Sparks passed away in 1919 in Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Sparks was born in 1841 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of John Henry Sparks And Amy Annie Ellworthy.
  • John Sparks married Helen Amelia Tansley, and had children including Amy Loisa Sparks, Clara Blanche Sparks, Edith Eaddie Teressa Sparks, Emily Elizabeth Sparks, Ethbert Clifford Sparks Sharp, Hailby Sparks, Harry Clifford Sparks, Hartley Hunter Sparks, Joseph Leroy Sparks, Kenneth Milton Sparks, Lawrence Sparks, Norman Evans Sparks, Truman Hall Sparks.
  • John Sparks passed away in 1919 in Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sparks
1805–1896
Birth Location: South Pool, Devon, England
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Amy Ellworthy
1806–1884
Birth Location: Devonshire, England
AE

Spouses(s)

Helen Tansley
1843–1917
Birth Location: West Flamboro, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
HT

Children(s)

Amy Sparks
1867–
Birth Location: Dawn, Livingston, Missouri, United States
AS
Ethbert Sharp/
1878–1965
Birth Location: Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
ES
Hartley Sparks
1872–1909
Birth Location: Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada
HS
Joseph Sparks
1868–1893
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Harry Sparks
1867–1867
Birth Location: –
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Emily Sparks
1863–1935
Birth Location: East Flamboro, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
ES
Edith Sparks
1865–1954
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
ES
Truman Sparks
1881–1969
Birth Location: Guelph, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
TS
Clara Sparks
1876–1959
Birth Location: Aberfoyle, Ontario, Canada
CS
Kenneth Sparks
1870–1931
Birth Location: Lambton, Ontario, Canada,
KS
Lawrence Sparks
1881–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
LS
Hailby Sparks
1873–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
HS
Norman Sparks
1874–1932
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
NS

John Sparks's Ancestors

Self
John Sparks
1841–1919
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
John Henry Sparks
1805–1896
South Pool, Devon, England
Amy (Annie) Ellworthy
1806–1884
Devonshire, England
Grandparents
William Southwood
1774–1812
South Pool, Devon, England
Susanna Pinhay
1776–1849
Devon, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sparks's Descendants

1.
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John Sparks (10 Jun 1841–16 November 1919) m. Helen (Amelia) Tansley (29 Sep 1843–3 OCT 1917)
  1. 1. Amy (Loisa) Sparks 1867–
  2. 2. Ethbert (Clifford Sparks) Sharp/ 1878–1965
  3. 3. Hartley (Hunter) Sparks 1872–1909
  4. 4. Joseph (Leroy) Sparks 1868–1893 m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Binkley 1872–1914
    1. 1. Ethel (Maud) Sparks 1891–1973 m. Albert Rickerby 1889–1965
      1. 1. William Rickerby 1913–1913
      2. 2. Thomas (Albert) Rickerby 1916–1965
    2. 2. Cecil (Henry LeRoy) Sparks 1893–1900
  5. 5. Harry (Clifford) Sparks 1867–1867
  6. 6. Emily (Elizabeth) Sparks 1863–1935 m. John Hicks 1854–1931
    1. 1. Horace (Hall) Hicks 1894–1965
    2. 2. Treressa Hicks 1890–
    3. 3. Clara (E (Hicks) Daines Hanson Saleno) Mayo 1888– m. Clarence Hanson 1895– m. Clarence (E) Hanson 1897– m. William (A) Daines 1882–
      1. 1. Grace (R S) Daines 1910–
  7. 7. Edith ((Eaddie) Teressa) Sparks 1865–1954 m. George Thurston 1866–1931
    1. 1. Ellen (Elizabeth) Thurston 1892–1926
    2. 2. John Thurston 1888–1962
    3. 3. Myrtle (May) Thurston 1890–1970 m. John Calvert 1876–1962
      1. 1. Eva (Mary) Calvert 1930–1999
      2. 2. Alex (Freeman) Calvert 1919–2001
      3. 3. Geroge (William) Calvert 1917–1998
      4. 4. Violet (May) Calvert 1914–2008
      5. 5. Marrion (Theresa) Calvert 1915–1981
      6. 6. Johnnie (Edward) Calvert 1921–1944
    4. 4. Ida Thurston 1905–
    5. 5. Carl (Spencer) Thurston 1907–1994
    6. 6. James (Samuel) Thurston 1897–
    7. 7. Harold (Hunter) Thurston 1899–1982
    8. 8. Hazel (Mary Sparks) Thurston 1901–1965
    9. 9. Ina (May) Thurston 1904–1978
    10. 10. William (George) Thurston 1895–1976
  8. 8. Truman (Hall) Sparks 1881–1969 m. Alice (Esther) Meyers 1881–1929
    1. 1. Robert (Southwood) Sparks 1910–1993 m. Barbara (Kathleen) Becker 1917–1976
    2. 2. Ethel (G) Sparks 1909–1999 m. Victor (Devere) Blenkhorn 1906–2007
    3. 3. Percy (J) Sparks 1906–1997 m. Freida Blenkhorn 1909–
    4. 4. Mary Sparks 1907–1986
  9. 9. Clara (Blanche) Sparks 1876–1959 m. Thomas Smith 1872–1953
    1. 1. Francis (Allan) Smith 1903–1947 m. Margaret (Ellen) Wood 1903–1990
    2. 2. Helen (Elizabeth) Smith 1906–1975 m. Leander Ortwein 1900–1974
    3. 3. Florence (May) Smith 1910–1991
  10. 10. Kenneth (Milton) Sparks 1870–1931 m. Edith (May) Nightingale 1878–
    1. 1. Myriel (T) Sparks 1910–1998 m. Hubert (T) Wyman 1897–
    2. 2. Helen (Mabel) Sparks 1914–2010 m. Dexter (Sereno) Jinks 1916–1992
      1. 1. Bruce (Dexter) Jinks 1939–2004
    3. 3. Kenneth (Leroy) Sparks 1920–2009 m. Shirley. (E) Memmott 1925–2009
    4. 4. Mildred (Nightingale) Sparks 1904–1990 m. Francis ((Frank) Joseph) Brown 1899–1987
      1. 1. Kenneth (Leroy) Brown 1934–1950
    5. 5. Milton (Henry) Sparks 1907–1997 m. Ruby (Marie) Ayers 1916–
    6. 6. Florence (May) Sparks 1913–2002 m. Edwin (William) Hernstedt 1895–1982
    7. 7. Birdenia (Edith) Sparks 1916–1995
  11. 11. Lawrence Sparks 1881–
  12. 12. Hailby Sparks 1873–
  13. 13. Norman (Evans) Sparks 1874–1932

John Sparks's Timeline

9 Records

1841
10 Jun 1841
Birth of John Sparks in Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire, England
Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire, England
1841
2 June 1841
Birth of John Sparks in England
England
1841
10 Jun 1841
Birth of John Sparks in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1843
24 May 1843
Age 2
John Sparks was baptized in Saint Mary,Aylesbury,Buckingham,England
Saint Mary,Aylesbury,Buckingham,England
1847
19 Jan 1847
Age 6
Birth of John Sparks in England
England
1901
1901
Age 60
John Sparks resided here in Knee Hill, Alberta, The Territories, Canada
Knee Hill, Alberta, The Territories, Canada
1919
16 Nov 1919
Age 78
Death of John Sparks in Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
1919
10 Nov 1919
Age 78
Death of John Sparks in Innisfall, Alberta, Canada
Innisfall, Alberta, Canada
1919
16 November 1919
Age 78
Death of John Sparks in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Knee Hill, Alberta, The Territories; Page: 9; Family No: 99

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Innisfail, Alberta, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Knee Hill, Alberta, The Territories, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Knee Hill, Alberta, The Territories; Page: 9; Family No: 99

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1847
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Innisfall, Alberta, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 May 1843
    Event Place: Saint Mary,Aylesbury,Buckingham,England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 June 1841
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1919
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
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