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William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes 1818–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1818

Birth Location: Parkes Camp, Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 31 Jan 1889

Death Location: Leichardt, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Parkes

Mother: Margaret Southern

Spouse(s): Frances Blanchfield

Children(s): William (Sparks), Susannah Parkes, John "James", Ruth Parkes

In 1818, William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes entered the world in Parkes Camp, Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, born to John Parkes And Margaret Mary Southern. William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes married Frances Rosa Blanchfield, and had children including John James Parkes Sparks James, Ruth Parkes, Susannah Margaret Parkes, William Edward Parkes Sparks. William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes passed away in 1889 in Leichardt, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1818, William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes entered the world in Parkes Camp, Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, born to John Parkes And Margaret Mary Southern.
  • William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes married Frances Rosa Blanchfield, and had children including John James Parkes Sparks James, Ruth Parkes, Susannah Margaret Parkes, William Edward Parkes Sparks.
  • William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes passed away in 1889 in Leichardt, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Parkes
1767–1839
Birth Location: Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
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Margaret Southern
1785–1859
Birth Location: Leigh, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Blanchfield
1825–1878
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales
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Children(s)

William (Sparks)
1845–1883
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Susannah Parkes
1848–1893
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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John "James"
1852–1852
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales
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Ruth Parkes
1845–1883
Birth Location: Emu Plains, New South Wales, Australia
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William Parkes's Ancestors

Self
William Parkes
1818–1889
Birth Place: Parkes Camp, Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
John Parkes
1767–1839
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Margaret ("Mary") Southern
1785–1859
Leigh, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Isaac Parks
1742–1820
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Esther Dearn
1746–1820
Halesowen, Worcestershire, England
Thomas Southern
1751–1850
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Margaret ((Peggy)) Orme
1753–1816
Leigh, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Parkes's Descendants

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William ('Fighting Bill Sparkes') Parkes (9 Apr 1818–31 Jan 1889) m. Frances (Rosa) Blanchfield (13 NOV 1825–19 MAY 1878)
  1. 1. William (Edward Parkes) (Sparks) 1845–1883
  2. 2. Susannah (Margaret) Parkes 1848–1893
  3. 3. John (James Parkes (Sparks)) "James" 1852–1852
  4. 4. Ruth Parkes 1845–1883

William Parkes's Timeline

2 Records

1818
9 Apr 1818
Birth of William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes in Parkes Camp, Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
Parkes Camp, Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
1889
31 Jan 1889
Age 71
Death of William 'Fighting Bill Sparkes' Parkes in Leichardt, New South Wales, Australia
Leichardt, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Parkes Camp, Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Leichardt, New South Wales, Australia
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