George was christened in 1832 at Wells, Norfolk, England. He emigrated to Australia with an assisted passage on board "Samuel Boddington" and arrived at Sydney, NSW on February 19, 1855 aged 22 years. He met, courted and married Elizabeth Liddiard at Concord, NSW on August 1, 1860. ref # 1044/1860 They had 10 children. He died at Rockdale, NSW on January 5, 1916. ref # 1003/1916. Elizabeth outlived him and she died on June 11, 1932 aged 93. ref #5564/1932
New information found states George Sparkes was baptized on February 23, 1832. Bishops Transcripts of the Church of England, Baptism, Marriage and Burial registrations, Archdeaconry of Norfolk, 1832, item 621, page 199 of 504. T-Y
Note: George's siblings have been added to his profile after further research in June, 2016. Thanks to Christopher Collins and Suzanne Patterson.
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