Life History
21st Apr 1819 |
Born in City of London (St John Street).1,2 From the Times :- |
27th May 1819 |
Christened in City of London, St Sepulchre Holborn.3,4 Father - John William Thomas Sparks |
11th Jun 1841 |
Married Marion VOYLE in India, Vizagapatum.31,1,32,33,34 Information from the Parish Register :- |
18th May 1842 |
Birth of daughter Mabel Mary SPARKS in India, Madras.1,13,14,15 |
18th Aug 1843 |
Birth of daughter Marion Susannah SPARKS in India, Palavaram.1,16 |
1845 |
Birth of son Philip Walter SPARKS in India.1 |
13th Oct 1845 |
Military.5 Captain |
4th Jun 1847 |
Death of son Philip Walter SPARKS in Pembroke, Tenby.1,17,18 |
19th Apr 1848 |
Birth of daughter Agnes Helen SPARKS in Burma, Moulmein.1,19,20,21 |
29th Jun 1848 |
Mentioned in Will.6 Of Mary Sparks née Cooper (1796-1854) |
11th Oct 1849 |
Birth of daughter Jessie Elizabeth SPARKS in Burma, Kyonk Phyon.1,22,23,24 |
1851 |
Birth of daughter Rhoda SPARKS in India.1 |
9th Sep 1851 |
Death of daughter Rhoda SPARKS in India.1,25 |
30th Dec 1852 |
Military in Burma, Rangoon.5 Deputy Commander |
27th Feb 1853 |
Birth of son Harry John B SPARKS in India.26,1 |
30th Apr 1853 |
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9th Apr 1859 |
Married Augusta Fitzwilliam POLLOK in Burma, Rangoon.42,1,43,44 From the Parish Register :- |
13th Apr 1860 |
Birth of daughter Enid SPARKS in Burma, Rangoon.1,36 |
18th Sep 1860 |
Witness at wedding in Burma, Rangoon.7 of Mabel Mary Sparks and Salusbury Thomas Trevor |
16th Mar 1861 |
Mentioned in Will.8 of Philip Barrett Cooper |
21st May 1861 |
Death of daughter Enid SPARKS in Burma, Rangoon.1,35 |
17th Jun 1861 |
Birth of daughter Elaine SPARKS in Burma, Rangoon.1,38,39 |
24th Jun 1861 |
Death of daughter Elaine SPARKS in Burma, Rangoon.1,37 |
30th Oct 1862 |
Birth of son Allan Scovell Fraser SPARKS in Burma, Rangoon.40,41 |
29th Dec 1862 |
Witness at wedding in Burma, Rangoon.9 of Marion Susannah Sparks and Henry McVeagh Crichton |
22nd Apr 1863 |
Died in India, Madras.1,10,11,12 From the Friend of India :- |
23rd Apr 1863 |
Buried in India, Madras, St Marys.12 |
16th Jun 1865 |
Probate in London, Principal Registry.10 "late a Major in the 17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry and commissioner of Rangoon" |
Sources
- 1. India Office Records, Biography - Thomas Philip Sparks
- 2. Times - Births - Thomas Philip Sparks
- The Times, Friday, Apr 23, 1819; pg. 3; Issue 10655; col F
- 3. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 - Thomas Philip Sparks
- 4. IGI Individual Record - Christenings - Thomas Philip Sparks
- 5. East India Register & Army List, 1855 - Thomas Philip Sparks
- 6. Will of Mary Sparks, Widow of Henley upon Thames, Oxfordshire
- National Archives - PROB 11/2215
- 7. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription - Trevor & Sparks - 1860
- http.//www.findmypast.co.uk
- 8. Will with Probate - 1862 - Philip Barrett Cooper
- Copy obtained from the Probate Office
- 9. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription - Henry McVeagh Crichton & Marion S Sparks
- 10. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, 1865 - Thomas Philip Sparks
- 11. Friend of India - Deaths - Thomas Philip Sparks
- The Friend of India (Calcutta, India), Thursday, June 11, 1863; pg. 662; Issue 1484
- 12. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Deaths & Burials Transcription - Thomas Philip Sparks
- 13. East India Register, 1843 - Mabel M Sparks
- 14. Asiatic Journal - Births - Mabel Mary Sparks
- The Asiatic Journal (London, England), August 01, 1842; pg. 399; Issue 152
- 15. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births & Baptisms Transcription - Mabel Mary Sparks - 1842
- 16. East India Register, 1844 - Births - Marion S Sparks
- 17. Friend of India - Deaths - Philip Walter Sparks
- The Friend of India (Calcutta, India), Thursday, September 02, 1847; pg. 552; Issue 661
- 18. BMD Death Index - SPARKS - Philip Walter Sparks
- 1847, Q2, Philip Walter Sparks, Pembroke, 26, 689
- 19. IGI Individual Record - Christenings - Agnes Helen Sparks
- 20. Friend of India - Births - Agnes Helen Sparks
- The Friend of India (Calcutta, India), Thursday, May 04, 1848; pg. 280; Issue 696
- 21. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births & Baptisms Transcription - Agnes Helen Sparks
- 22. Friend of India - Births - Jessie E Sparks
- The Friend of India (Calcutta, India), Thursday, December 13, 1849; pg. 792; Issue 780
- 23. Census 1911 Stroud RG14PN15350 RG78PN929 RD327 SD1 ED7 SN9 - ANLEY - Jessie E Anley
- RG14PN15350 RG78PN929 RD427 SD1 ED7 SN9
- 24. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births & Baptisms Transcription - Jessie Elizabeth Sparks
- 25. Friend of India - Deaths - Rhonda Sparks
- The Friend of India (Calcutta, India), Thursday, October 02, 1851; pg. 630; Issue 874
- 26. Census 1861 Henley RG09/881, F46, P2 - Charles Augustus Towsey
- 27. Friend of India - Deaths - Marion Sparks née Voyle
- The Friend of India (Calcutta, India), Thursday, May 26, 1853; pg. 328; Issue 960
- 28. Morning Chronicle - Deaths - Marion Sparks née Voyle
- The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Tuesday, July 26, 1853; Issue 27016
- 29. Times - Deaths - Marion Sparks née Voyle
- The Times, Monday, Jul 25, 1853; pg. 9; Issue 21489; col A
- 30. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Deaths & Burials Transcription - Marion Sparks - was Voyle - 1853
- 31. East India Register, 1842 - Thomas Philip Sparks, Marion Voyle
- 32. Bombay Almanac, Marriage Announcements 1806-1867 - Sparks & Voyle
- 33. Asiatic Journal - Marriages - Sparks & Voyle
- The Asiatic Journal (London, England), Wednesday, September 01, 1841; pg. 63; Issue 141
- 34. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription - Sparks & Voyle
- 35. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Deaths & Burials Transcription - Enid Sparks
- 36. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births & Baptisms Transcription - Enid Sparks
- 37. India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 - Enid Sparks
- http.//www.ancestry.co.uk
- 38. Friend of India - Births - Daughter un-named Sparks
- The Friend of India (Calcutta, India), Thursday, June 27, 1861; pg. 710; Issue 1382
- 39. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Births & Baptisms Transcription - Elaine Sparks
- http.//www.findmypast.co.uk
- 40. IGI Individual Record - Christenings - Allen Scovell Fraser Sparks
- 41. Friend of India - Births - Alan Scovell Sparks
- The Friend of India (Calcutta, India), Thursday, November 27, 1862; pg. 1332; Issue 1456
- 42. IGI Individual Record - Marriage - Thomas Philip Sparks, Augusta Fitzwilliam Pollock
- 43. Bengal Marriage Indexes 1857-1864 - Sparks & Pollock
- 44. British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns - Marriages Transcription - Thomas P Sparks & Augusta F Pollok