Henry
Sparks
Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eliza (Venables) Sparks
— married
18 Jan 1836 [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Eliza Ann (Knott) Sparks
— married
2 Jul 1839 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Jane (Sparks) Cockcroft and John Benjamin Knott Sparks
Died
at age 58
in Diamond Fields, Kimberley, Cape Colony
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Biography
Henry was born in 1814 in Portsmouth, England; he was the son of Henry Sparks and Mary Tussler.
He married Eliza Venables In St George's Church in Grahamstown on 18 January 1836:[1]
- 18 January 1836
- Henry Sparks
- Status: Bachelor
- Eliza Venables
- Status: Spinster
- Residence: both of this district
- Were married by Banns in St. George's Church this 18th day of January 1836 by James Barrow, Officiating for the C. Chaplain
- Witnessed by: John Venables, Frances Sparks
Eliza passed away in about 1838 and he then married Mary Eliza Ann Knott on 2 July 1839 in St George's Church in Grahamstown.[2] There were nine children born of this marriage:[3]
- Henry George Tussler Sparks, b. 23 Jul 1840, d. 9 Jul 1872 (Age 31 years)
- Sarah Elizabeth Sparks, b. Abt 1842,
- Martha Ann Sparks, b. 15 Oct 1844, d. 10 Mar 1931, (Age 86 years)
- John Benjamin Knott Sparks, b. 22 Jul 1847, d. 14 Apr 1928, (Age 80 years)
- James Walker Sparks, b. 23 Nov 1849, d. 4 Sep 1933 (Age 83 years)
- Benjamin Alfred Sparks, b. 2 Apr 1855, d. 29 Apr 1932 (Age 77 years)
- Kemp Knott Sparks, b. 31 Jul 1852, d. 19 Feb 1930 (Age 77 years)
- Robert Thomas Sparks, b. 17 Feb 1859, d. 22 Oct 1935 (Age 76 years)
- Letitia Alice Sparks, b. 19 Apr 1862, d. 19 Aug 1944 (Age 82 years)
Henry was working on the De Beers New Rush diamond mines in Kimberley when he passed away at the age of 57 on 18 August 1872.[4][5]
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Sources
- ↑ Source: Grahamstown - St George (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. marriage register, 1826-1836, page 175, entry no 466. Repository: Cory Library, MS 14 879-1. Transcribed by Lynn MacLeod as part of the eGGSA Project, from photographs by William Jervois, and proofread by Sue Mackay
- ↑ Marriages: 20/2/1826 - 8/6/1835, Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, (CORY MS 14 879/1), (Entry# 466)
- ↑ https://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I44345&tree=master
- ↑ South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWW-SPS4 : 27 April 2020), Henry Sparks, 1871-1873
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 22 July 2020
- www.1820settlers.com
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Gillian Thomas
Gillian Thomas
Sparks-6604 and Sparks-3728 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife. Date of birth on Sparks-6604 is estimated. Thanks!
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Pending merges › Henry Sparks (abt.1830-)
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