Robert Harry SPARKS
approx. 1773 - 28th Aug 184210
Life History
approx. 1773 |
Born Calculated from age at death |
14th Feb 1787 |
Apprenticeship in Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors.1,2 From the Company's Apprentership Binding Books .- |
25th Feb 1794 |
Licence obtained for marriage to Ann WARD.12 Groom - Robert Harry Sparks |
30th Mar 1794 |
Married Ann WARD in City of London, St Botolph Aldersgate.26,27 By licence |
Sep 1794 |
Freedom of the City of London.3,2 From the Alphabets of Freedom :- |
28th Oct 1794 |
Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors.4 Admitted to the Freedom by Servitude |
1795 |
Birth of son John William Thomas SPARKS.18 |
4th Oct 1796 |
Birth of daughter Sarah SPARKS in City of London, St Botolph Aldersgate.20 |
24th Mar 1798 |
Birth of daughter Ann Maria SPARKS.21 |
1st May 1800 |
Birth of daughter Louisa SPARKS.22 |
21st Aug 1800 |
Death of daughter Sarah SPARKS in City of London, St Botolph Aldersgate.19 |
18th Jan 1802 |
Birth of son Thomas Hougham SPARKS |
1808 |
Directories.5 From the Post Office Annual Directory, 1808 :- |
approx. 1810 |
Birth of son Robert Harry SPARKS in Leyton.23 |
2nd Dec 1817 |
Mentioned in Will.6 Of Thomas Sparks (d. 1822) |
1st Feb 1818 |
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23rd Feb 1818 |
Mentioned in Will.7 of Solomon Hougham |
2nd Jun 1818 |
Witness at wedding in Westminster, St James Piccadilly.8 Of Mary Cooper and John William Thomas Sparks |
1819 |
Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors.4 Master |
6th May 1819 |
Licence obtained for marriage to Fanny ROBERTS.28 Groom - Robert Harry Sparks |
8th May 1819 |
Married Fanny ROBERTS in Tottenham, All Hallows.32,33 By licence |
24th Jan 1821 |
Birth of daughter Frances Mary SPARKS in Tottenham.29 |
Jun 1822 |
City of London.9 From the Morning Post : |
19th Oct 1822 |
Executor.6 Of the estate of Thomas Sparks |
28th Oct 1823 |
Death of son John William Thomas SPARKS in St John Street.13,14,15,16,17 |
21st Nov 1841 |
Death of Fanny ROBERTS in France, Boulogne Sur Mer.30,31 |
28th Aug 1842 |
Died in France, Boulogne Sur Mer.10 From the Standard :- |
2nd Sep 1842 |
Buried in France, Boulogne Sur Mer.11 Age - 70 |
Sources
- 1. Merchant Taylor's Apprentership Binding Books, 1762-1819
- Guildhall - Microfilm - 34038/20-21
- 2. City of London, Freedom Admissions Papers, 1794 September - SPARKS - Robert Harry Sparks
- LMA - COL/CHD/FR/02/1174
- 3. Alphabets of Freedoms of the City of London, 1786-1807
- LMA - Microfilm - X 109/008
- 4. Merchant Taylor's Company, Alphabets of Freedom, S - Z
- Guildhall - Microfilm 34037/1-4
- 5. Post Office Annual Directory, 1808 - Robert Harry Sparks
- 6. Will of Thomas Sparks of Aldersgate Street, City of London
- National Archives - PROB 11/1662
- 7. Will of Solomon Hougham, Merchant of Aldersgate Street London, Middlesex
- TNA - PROB 11/1607/396
- 8. St James Piccadilly Parish Registers, Marriages, 1 January 1815 - 31 December 1818
- Westminster City Archives - St James Piccadilly, Vol 37
- 9. Morning Post - Robert Harry Sparks - 1822
- Morning Post, Wednesday, 12 June 1822
- 10. Standard - Deaths - Robert Harry Sparks
- The Standard (London, England), Tuesday, August 31, 1842; Issue 5661
- 11. France : Boulogne Vol.4 : Burials from 1839-1867 - Robert Harry Sparks
- TNA - RG33, Piece 40, Folio 12
- 12. Marriage Licence Allegations - Faculty Office 1701-1850 - Robert Harry Sparks, Ann Ward
- 13. Morning Post - Deaths - John William Thomas Sparks
- The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, October 31, 1823; Issue 16493
- 14. Times - Deaths - John William Thomas Sparks
- The Times, Friday, Oct 31, 1823, pg. 3; Issue 12017; col G
- 15. Jackson's Oxford Journal - Deaths - John William Thomas Sparks
- Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, November 8, 1823; Issue 3680
- 16. Morning Post - Suicide - John William Thomas Sparks
- The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, October 31, 1823; Issue 16493
- 17. Morning Chronicle - Suicide - John William Thomas Sparks
- The Morning Chronicle, Friday, 31 October 1823
- 18. City of London, Freedom Admissions Papers, 1816 June - SPARKS - John William Sparks
- LMA - COL/CHD/FR/02/1418
- 19. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 - Sarah Sparks
- 20. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 - Sarah Sparks
- 21. IGI Individual Record - Christenings - Ann Maria Sparks
- 22. IGI Individual Record - Christenings - Louisa Sparks
- 23. Census 1861 Holborn RG09/188, F27, P57 - Robert Harry Sparks
- RG9/188, f27, p57
- 24. Times - Deaths - Ann Sparks née Ward
- The Times, Tuesday, Feb 03, 1818; pg. 3; issue 10370; col F
- 25. Morning Post - Deaths - Ann Sparks - was Ward
- The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, February 03, 1818; Issue 14677
- 26. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 - Robert Harry Sparks, Ann Ward
- 27. Whitehall Evening Post, 1770 - Marriages - Robert Harry Sparks, Ann Ward
- Whitehall Evening Post (1770) (London, England), March 13, 1794 - March 15, 1794; issue 7135
- 28. Marriage Licence Allegations - Faculty Office 1701-1850 - Robert Harry Sparks, Fanny Roberts
- 29. Morning Post - Births - Frances Mary Sparks
- The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, January 25, 1821; Issue 15557
- 30. Times - Deaths - Fanny Sparks née Roberts
- The Times, Thursday, Nov 25, 1841; pg. 7; Issue 17837; col D
- 31. Era - Deaths - Fanny Sparks - was Roberts
- The Era (London, England), Sunday, November 28, 1841; Issue 166
- 32. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 - Robert Harry Sparks, Fanny Roberts
- 33. Times - Marriages - Robert Harry Sparks, Fanny Roberts
- The Times, Monday, May 10, 1819; pg. 7; Issue 10669; col A