Born about in Melton Constable, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Henry Astley Bt
and Hester (Browne) Astley
Sister of
Rhoda Astley, Anne (Astley) Macqueen, Editha (Astley) Sergison, Blanch Astley, Jacob Astley MP, Edward Astley, Hester (Astley) Dashwood, Sophia Astley and Francis L'Estrange Astley
Wife of
John Henry Sparke
— married
10 Sep 1825 in Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Died
at about age 66
in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Feb 2016
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Biography
Agnes was born about 1805. She is the daughter of Jacob Astley and Hesther Browne.
She married Reverend John Henry Sparke (son of Rt. Rev. unknown Sparke) in September 1825.
They had at least three children; Marianne, Agnes and Henry Astley.
UK Census Date 1851: Living with her husband John and daughter Agnes in Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England. Aged 43.[1]
Her husband pre-deceased her.
Agnes passed away in 1871 at the age of about 66.[2]
Research Notes
(1805-71), born 16 January and baptised at Melton Constable, 19 January 1805; married, 10 September 1825 at St George's, Hanover Square, London, Rev. John Henry Sparke, rector of Gunthorpe (Norfk) and canon and Chancellor of Ely Cathedral, son of Rt. Rev. B.E. Sparke, bishop of Ely, and had issue; died 30 July 1871; will proved 28 August 1871 (effects under £25,000);
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCG-PCN : 9 November 2017), Agnes Sparke in household of John Henry Sparke, Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England; citing Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England, p. 41, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JJH-HRM : 31 December 2014), Agnes Sparke, 1871; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
- http://thepeerage.com/p2871.htm#i28708
- "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSQ-7HRD : 6 November 2017), Agnes Sparke, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing United Kingdom, 05 Aug 1871, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
- (219) Astley of Melton Constable and Seaton Delaval, baronets and Barons Hastings Landed families of Britain and Ireland
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