Baptised in City of London, St Sepulchre Holborn.1

Father - John William Sparks
Mother - Mary Sparks
Abode - St John Street
Father's occupation - merchant
Vicar - A. W. Trollope, D.D., Rector of Colne, England

Recorded in census in West London Union (Shoe Lane, 5).2

Head of household - David Cooper

Mentioned in Will.3

Of Mary Sparks née Cooper (1796-1854)
Annotated as "my four children ... Charles Terry Sparks ..."

Occupation Wholesale Stationer.4

Recorded in census in Camberwell (Albany Road, 254).4

Visiting John Newman, wholesale stationer, his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Ruth

Married Emma NEWMAN in Camberwell, St George.35,36,37

1) Groom - Charles Terry Sparks, Merchant
2) Bride - Emma Newman
3) Father of the groom - John William Thomas Sparks, Merchant
4) Father of the bride - John Newman, Stationer
5) Witnesses - John Sparks, John Newman, Jessie Newman & illegible

From the Standard :-
"On the 14th inst., at St. George's, Camberwell, Mr. Charles T. Sparks, of Shoe-lane, to Emma, eldest daughter of Mr. John Newman, of Watling-street, and Albany-road, Camberwell."

Birth of daughter Ethel Mary SPARKS in Lambeth.9,15,16,17

Birth of son Charles Newman SPARKS in Lambeth.9,18,19

Mentioned in Will.5

of Philip Barrett Cooper
Described as :- of Philip Barrett Cooper
Described as "the four children of my late sister Mary Sparks namely Thomas Philip Sparks, John Sparks, Charles Terry Sparks and Mary Harriet Towsey the wife of Charles Augustus Towsey"

Occupation East India Merchant.6

Recorded in census in Lambeth, Kennington (Stockwell, Studley Road, Marlborough Villas, 5).6

Head of household
Staff x 3

Birth of son Frank Robert SPARKS in Lambeth.20,21

Partnership.7

From the London Gazette .-
"Notice is hereby given, that the partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned , as East India Agents, at No. 7, Shoe-lane, in the city of London, ceases from this day. - Dated this 22nd day of November, 1861
John Sparks
Chas. T. Sparks

Birth of son Herbert Cooper SPARKS in Lambeth.9,22,23,24,25

Birth of son Horace Frederick SPARKS in Lambeth.9,26,27

Partnership.8

From the London Gazette :-
"Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, John Newman, and Charles Terry Sparks, in the trade or business of Wholesale Stationers, Engravers, Lithographers, and Publishers, at No. 48, Watling-street, in the City of London, under the style or firm of Newman and Co., is hereby dissolved by mutual consent, as and from the 16th day of November, 1866; and that the business is from that day carried on by the said John Newman alone and that all debts due and owing to or by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said John Newman. - As witness our hands this 7th day of January, 1867.
Chas. T. Sparks
John Newman."

Birth of daughter Jessie Emma SPARKS in Eastry.9,28

Birth of daughter Kate Adelaide SPARKS in Eastry.9,29

Occupation Clerk.9

Recorded in census in Lambeth, Brixton (Norfolk Terrace).9

Head of household
Staff x 2

Birth of daughter Elizabeth Susanna SPARKS in Lambeth.31,32

Death of daughter Elizabeth Susanna SPARKS in Lambeth.30

Death of Emma NEWMAN in St George Hanover Square.33,34

Occupation Manager, Condensed Milk Co (Provisions Dir).10

Recorded in census in Lambeth, Brixton (Canterbury Road, 39).10

Head of household
Annotated as "Widower"
Staff x 2

Executor.11

Of the Will of Susanna Terry née Cooper (1795-1881)
Annotated as "of 39 Canterbury Road Brixton Manager of the Anglo-Swiss milk Company" & "nephews"
Joint Executor with John Sparks

Married Juliet Ianthe THOMAS in Brixton, St John the Evangelist.38,39,40,41,42

1) Groom - Charles Terry Sparks, Widower, Manager of Milk Company
2) Bride - Juliet Ianthe Thomas
3) Father of groom - John William Thomas Sparks, druggist
4) Father of bride - James Benjamin Thomas, deceased, solicitor

From :-
a) The Times
b) The Morning Post
"On the 15th inst., at St. John's, Angell Town, by the Rev. J. B. Patrick, M.A., CHAS. T. SPARKS, of Mark-lane and Canterbury-road, Brixton, to JULIET IANTHE, youngest daughter of the late J. B. THOMAS, Esq."

From the Daily News :-
"March 15, at St. John's, Angell Town, C. T. Sparks, of Mark-lane and Canterbury-road, Brixton, to Juliet Ianthe, daughter of the late J. B. Thomas, Esq."

Occupation Umbrella Stick Maker.12

Recorded in census in Lambeth, Brixton (Canterbury Road, 39).12

Head of household
Boarder x 1 - William John Lovell, Tea Taster
Staff x 1

Died in Lambeth.13,14

Probate in London, Principal Registry.14

"Of 39 Canterbury Road, Brixton, walking stick manufacturer"
Joint Executors :-
Juliet Ianthe Sparks, of 39 Canterbury Road, widow, the relic
Samuel James Sly, 7 Commercial Buildings Lavender Hill, gentleman
Personal Estate - £624 10s. 7d.