Life History
9th Mar 1797 |
Baptised in St Clement Danes.1,2,3 From the Parish Register :- |
30th May 1818 |
Licence obtained for marriage to John William Thomas SPARKS.16 APPEARED PERSONALLY John William Thomas Sparks Esquire and made Oath that he is of the Parish of Saint Botolph Aldersgate London a Bachelor of the age of twenty one years and upwards and intendeth to marry with Mary Cooper of the Parish of Saint James Westminster in the County of Middlesex a Spinster also of the age of twenty one years and upwards and that he knoweth of no lawful Impediment, by Reason of any Pre-Contract, Consanguinity, Affinity, or any other lawful Means whatsoever, to hinder the intended Marriage, and prayed a Licence to solemnize the same in the Parish Church of Saint James Westminster aforesaid and further made Oath , that the usual Place of Abode of her the said Mary Cooper hath been in the said Parish of Saint James Westminster for the Space of Four Weeks last past. |
2nd Jun 1818 |
Married John William Thomas SPARKS in Westminster, St James Piccadilly.27,28,29,30 From the Parish Register :- |
29th Jan 1819 |
Mentioned in Will.4 Of David Cooper (1753-1819) |
21st Apr 1819 |
Birth of son Thomas Philip SPARKS in City of London.17,18 |
4th Jul 1820 |
Birth of son John SPARKS in City of London, St Sepulchre Holborn.19 |
4th Sep 1821 |
Witness at wedding in Westminster, St James Piccadilly.5,6 Of Susanna Cooper & Charles Terry |
2nd Apr 1822 |
Birth of son Charles Terry SPARKS in City of London, St Sepulchre Holborn.20 |
16th Feb 1823 |
Birth of daughter Mary Harriet SPARKS.21 |
28th Oct 1823 |
Death of John William Thomas SPARKS in St John Street.22,23,24,25,26 |
23rd Jun 1829 |
Mentioned in Will.7 of Dorothy Wright |
1830 |
Resident in Henley.8 Described as being a resident of Henley on Thames, and also being a Widow, in her father's will signed on 10 December 1830. |
10th Dec 1830 |
Mentioned in Will.8 Of Philip Cooper (1755-1846) |
3rd Dec 1836 |
Mentioned in Codicil to Will.8 Of Philip Cooper (1755-1846) |
10th Jan 1839 |
Mentioned in Codicil to Will.8 Of Philip Cooper (1755-1846) |
3rd May 1840 |
Mentioned in Will.9 Of Sophia Welstead |
12th Mar 1843 |
Mentioned in Codicil to Will.8 Of Philip Cooper (1755-1846) |
1844 |
Directories.10 Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Berks, Bucks, etc, 1844 |
29th Jun 1848 |
Wrote will.11 "This is the last Will and Testament of me Mary Sparks of Henley on Thames in the county of Oxford widow ..." |
30th Mar 1851 |
Occupation Fund Holder.12 |
30th Mar 1851 |
Recorded in census in Henley (Bell Street).12 Head of household |
29th Dec 1854 |
From the Times :- |
12th Jun 1855 |
Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.11 Joint Executors :- |
16th Mar 1861 |
Mentioned in Will.15 of Philip Barrett Cooper |
Sources
- 1. IGI Individual Record - Christenings - Mary Cooper
- 2. St Clement Danes Parish Records, Baptisms, 1 June 1788 - 29 December 1799
- Westminster City Archives - St Clement Danes, Vol. 13
- 3. Westminster Baptisms Transcription - Mary Cooper - 1796
- 4. Will of David Cooper, Silk Mercer of Hammersmith
- National Archives - PROB 11/1618
- 5. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 - Susanna Cooper, Charles Terry
- 6. St James Piccadilly Parish Registers, Marriages, 2 January 1819 - 31 December 1826
- Westminster City Archives - St James Piccadilly, Vol. 39
- 7. Will of Dorothy Wright, Spinster of Sheffield, Yorkshire
- TNA - PROB 11/1867/276
- 8. Will of Philip Cooper, Silk Mercer of Waterloo Place Pall Mall, Middlesex
- National Archives - PROB 11/2052
- 9. Will of Sophia Welstead, Widow of Park Street Grosvenor Square, Middlesex
- TNA - PROB 11/2060/142
- 10. Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Berks, Bucks, ... , 1844
- 11. Will of Mary Sparks, Widow of Henley upon Thames, Oxfordshire
- National Archives - PROB 11/2215
- 12. Census 1851 Henley HO107/1725, F136, P17 - Mary Sparks
- 13. BMD Death Index - SPARKS - Mary Sparks - 1855
- 1855, Q1, Mary Sparks, Henley, 3a, 307
- 14. Times - Deaths - Mary Sparks née Cooper
- The Times, Monday, Jan 01, 1855; pg. 1; issue 21939; col A
- 15. Will with Probate - 1862 - Philip Barrett Cooper
- Copy obtained from the Probate Office
- 16. Marriage Licence Allegations - Faculty Office 1701-1850 - John W T Sparks, Mary Cooper
- 17. India Office Records, Biography - Thomas Philip Sparks
- 18. Times - Births - Thomas Philip Sparks
- The Times, Friday, Apr 23, 1819; pg. 3; Issue 10655; col F
- 19. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 - John Sparks
- 20. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 - Charles Terry Sparks
- 21. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 - Mary Harriet Sparks - 30 Nov 1823
- 22. Morning Post - Deaths - John William Thomas Sparks
- The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, October 31, 1823; Issue 16493
- 23. Times - Deaths - John William Thomas Sparks
- The Times, Friday, Oct 31, 1823, pg. 3; Issue 12017; col G
- 24. Jackson's Oxford Journal - Deaths - John William Thomas Sparks
- Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, November 8, 1823; Issue 3680
- 25. Morning Post - Suicide - John William Thomas Sparks
- The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, October 31, 1823; Issue 16493
- 26. Morning Chronicle - Suicide - John William Thomas Sparks
- The Morning Chronicle, Friday, 31 October 1823
- 27. Times - Marriages - Mary Cooper, John William Thomas Sparks
- The Times, Friday, Jun 05, 1818; pg. 3; Issue 10375; col F
- 28. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 - John William Thomas Sparks, Mary Cooper
- 29. Morning Post - Marriages - Mary Cooper, John William Thomas Sparks
- The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, June 04, 1818; Issue 14781
- 30. St James Piccadilly Parish Registers, Marriages, 1 January 1815 - 31 December 1818
- Westminster City Archives - St James Piccadilly, Vol 37