Born in Royal Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Mather
and Jane (Lillico) Mather
Sister of
James Kinghorn Lillico [half], Margaret Mather, Jane Mather, Agnes Mather, Helen (Mather) Lang and John Mather
Wife of
William John Stubbs Sparks
— married
7 Oct 1892 in St Peters Church, Galashiels, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
William John Stubbs Sparks, Jane Stubbs (Sparks) Foulds, James Stubbs Sparks, Hannah Mary Stubbs Sparks, Margaret Stubbs (Sparks) Robertson, Lily Stubbs Sparks, Edith Stubbs Sparks and Isabella Stubbs (Sparks) Cumming
Died
at age 62
in Edinburgh, Scotland [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2019
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Isabella (Mather) Sparks was born in Scotland.
Biography
Birth Register Entry -
LILLICO ISABELLA F 1873 685/4 894 St Giles
Marriage Register Entry -
MATHER ISABELLA SPARKS WILLIAM JOHN ST 1892 775/ 68 Galashiels
Death Register Entry -
SPARKS ISABELLA 62 1935 685/5 1423 George Square
Shown as 'Illegitimate' on birth certificate.
Occupation in 1892 ~ Wool Powerloom Weaver (as per Marriage Certificate)
Address in 1892 ~ 54 Ladhope Vale, Galashiels (as per Marriage Certificate)
Sources
- Scotland's People
- Ancestry.co.uk
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Her birth certificate shows her to be 'illegitimate.' As her mother married John Mather on 29 September 1873 it has to be assumed that John was her natural father as she appears to have been known as 'Mather' from that day onwards.
edited by Derek Bews