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Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks 1900 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Sep 1900

Birth Location: Gore, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 17 Jul 1972

Death Location: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: James Sparks

Mother: Paulina Belesky

Spouse(s): Rose Aslett

Children(s): Sylvia Sparks, Raymond Sparks, Dorothy Sparks, Frank Sparks

Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks was born in 1900 in Gore, Southland, New Zealand, the child of James Sparks and Paulina Belesky. Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks married Rose Dorothy Aslett, and had children including Sylvia (Julie) Bachanek Sparks, Raymond Sparks, Dorothy Fay Helena Sparks, Frank Sparks. Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks passed away in 1972 in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks was born in 1900 in Gore, Southland, New Zealand, the child of James Sparks and Paulina Belesky.
  • Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks married Rose Dorothy Aslett, and had children including Sylvia (Julie) Bachanek Sparks, Raymond Sparks, Dorothy Fay Helena Sparks, Frank Sparks.
  • Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks passed away in 1972 in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sparks
1847 – 1917
Birth Location: Tasmania
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Paulina Belesky
1863 – 1943
Birth Location: Starenschin, Dirschau (Tczew), West Prussia (Poland).
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Spouses(s)

Rose Aslett
1904 – 1993
Birth Location: Essex, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sylvia Sparks
1923 – 1994
Birth Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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Raymond Sparks
1925 – 1994
Birth Location: –
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Dorothy Sparks
1932 – 2017
Birth Location: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Frank Sparks
Birth Location: –
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Sylvester Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Sparks
1900 – 1972
Birth Place: Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
James Sparks
1847 – 1917
Tasmania
Paulina Belesky
1863 – 1943
Starenschin, Dirschau (Tczew), West Prussia (Poland).
Grandparents
James Sparks
Sarah Bell
Mathias (Ludwig) Bielicki
1832 – 1902
Rauden (Rudno), Dirschau (Tczew), West Prussia (Poland).
Marianna Jablonska
1842 – 1876
Swaroschin (Swarozyn), Dirschau (Tczew), West Prussia (Poland).
Great-Grandparents
Mathias Bielicki
1801 – 1852
Anna Stankiewicz
1803 –
Philip Jablonski
Marianna Michalowska
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurentio Bielicki
Magdalena

Sylvester Sparks's Descendants

1.
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Sylvester ((Belesky)) Sparks (03 Sep 1900 – 17 Jul 1972) m. Rose (Dorothy) Aslett (12 July 1904 – April 1993)
  1. 1. Sylvia ((Julie) Bachanek) Sparks (29 Sep 1923 – 1994)
  2. 2. Raymond Sparks (1925 – 1994)
  3. 3. Dorothy (Fay Helena) Sparks (17 Jul 1932 – 1 Sep 2017)
  4. 4. Frank Sparks

Sylvester Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1900
03 Sep 1900
Birth of Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks in Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Gore, Southland, New Zealand
1972
17 Jul 1972
Age 72
Death of Sylvester (Belesky) Sparks in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Gore, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1972
    Event Place: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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