Researching Henry Sparks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4527 people with the Sparks surname? In that year Sparks was ranked number 939 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Sparks on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Sparks and the Sparks Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sparks Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sparks family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4457 people with the Sparks surname in the UK? Sparks is now ranked number 1315 for popularity in the UK. |
Sparks Family History Databases
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Sparks Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Sparks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Sparks
Henry Sparks
Henry Yorke Sparks (ca.1845 – 21 October 1900) was a pioneer businessman of South Australia, and a director of the South Australian Company,
Henry was born in Montevideo where his father Henry P(alafox) G(erona) Sparks (ca.1810 – 18 April 1870), a Liverpool merchant, his wife Sarah (ca.1816 – 5 January 1898) and family had settled. To escape the turmoil which had erupted in Uruguay, he chartered the brig Bernard (240 tons, Crawney master) and sailed to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide in May 1853. He gained an appointment as accountant for the Water Board. Henry attended John Whinham's North Adelaide Grammar School, where he was a prize-winning student, then entered the office of Sir John Morphett. He next secured a post with the Bank of South Australia, then Elder, Smith, & Co., and finally in 1880, the Mortgage Company of South Australia as its foundation manager. On 26 June 1894, he was appointed manager of the South Australian Company, succeeding William J. Brind, and still held that position at the time of his death.
He also held directorships in the Executor, Trustee, and Agency Co., and the Glenelg Railway Company. He was a member of the Adelaide Society of Accountants.
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