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Ambrose Sparkes

Ambrose Sparkes

Male 1837 -

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  • Name Ambrose Sparkes 
    Born 8 Oct 1837  Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ambrose Sparks birth 1837
    Ambrose Sparks birth 1837
    Christened 29 May 1838  Brigus, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1862 
    Fisherman 
    Residence 1864  Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation: Planter
    Source: 1864-65 Hutchison's Directory of Newfoundland 
    Died
    Memoriam of the 'Village Belle' that went missing during a sealing expedition in 1872
    Memoriam of the "Village Belle" that went missing during a sealing expedition in 1872
    Person ID I3862  West & Park Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2023 

    Father Stephen Sparkes,   b. 9 Nov 1812, Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1886  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Susannah Penny,   b. 15 May 1815, Brigus, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1894, Bell Island, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1836  Brigus, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Documents
    Stephen Sparks and Susannah Penny marriage 1836
    Stephen Sparks and Susannah Penny marriage 1836
    Family ID F620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Kelly 
    Married 25 Dec 1862  Brigus, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Witnesses: Joseph Kelly and Henry Kelly
      Married by Thomas Harris
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Sparkes,   b. 26 Sep 1863, Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ambrose Sparkes,   b. 5 Aug 1870, Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1890, Cow Bay, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     3. Emma Sparkes,   b. Abt 1876, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F1248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Oct 1837 - Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 29 May 1838 - Brigus, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1862 - Brigus, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Occupation: Planter Source: 1864-65 Hutchison's Directory of Newfoundland - 1864 - Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Parish Records.
      Methodist church records from Brigus

    2. [S11] Newfoundland Vital Statistics.
      Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1757-1901, Port de Grave, Brigus and Cupids (Methodist), Marriages Vol 36