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Henry Sparks, Jnr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England UK
Death: August 18, 1872 (58)
De Beers Diamond Mines, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Place of Burial: Adelaide, Cape Province, South Africa
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Sparks, SV/PROG; Henry Sparks; Mary Sparks, SM/PROG and Mary Tussler
Husband of Mary Eliza Ann Knott; Eliza Sparks and Mary Eliza Ann Sparks
Father of Sarah Elizabeth Sparks; Mary Jane Cockroft; Isabella Sparks; Henry George Tussler Sparks; Sarah Elizabeth Callaghan and 7 others
Brother of Frances Venables and Robert Henry Sparks

Occupation: Carpenter, 1820 Settler
Managed by: Charlene Irene Viljoen
Last Updated:

About Henry Sparks, Jnr.

1820 British Settler

Henry Sparks (5), together with his parents and sister, Francis, were members of Sephton's party of 344 people on the Aurora.

Party originated from London.

Departure Gravesend, 15 February 1820. Arrival Simon's Bay, 1 May 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, 15 May 1820

Area allocated to the Party : Assegai Bush River, Salem

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Henry, son of Henry and Mary SPARKS was baptised 29 May 1814 in St.Thomas, Portsmouth

1820 Settler

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18 January 1836
1834, this 18th day of January 1836 Henry Sparks status: Bachelor and 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 This marriage was solemnised between us groom signature: Henry Sparks bride signature: Eliza Venables X her mark witnessed by: John Venables, Frances Sparks 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

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Henry Sparks, Jnr.'s Timeline

1814
May 10, 1814
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England UK
May 29, 1814
St. Thomas Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (United Kingdom)
1838
May 26, 1838
Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony, South Africa
1840
July 23, 1840
Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1842
August 30, 1842
1842
1844
October 15, 1844
Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1847
July 22, 1847
Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa