sparkes family from chichester

[smeghead]

I am looking for any information on the sparkes family from chichester in sussex

[Jane Masri]

Hi Jim and welcome to Rootschat.
It would be helpful if you could provide specific names & dates as SPARKES is quite common place!

Jane

[smeghead]

i am looking for family of edward sparkes born in 1845 in chichester i know he married a mary but do not know surname they had at least 7 children one a george edward sparkes born 1875 can anyone help

[Jane Masri]

Hi Jim,
This is the family from the 1881 census from the LDS Familysearch.


Edward SPARKES   Head   M   Male   36   Chichester, Sussex, England   Bugler Sussex Militia     
 Mary SPARKES   Wife   M   Female   32   Chichester, Sussex, England   Bugler Wife     
 Sarah J. SPARKES   Daur      Female   7   Chichester, Sussex, England   Bugler Daur     
 Geo.Edwd. SPARKES   Son      Male   5   Chichester, Sussex, England   Bugler Son     
 Harry T. SPARKES   Son      Male   4   Chichester, Sussex, England   Bugler Son     
 Fanny M. SPARKES   Daur      Female   2   Chichester, Sussex, England   Bugler Daur     


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Source Information:
  Institution   "Chichester Barracks"
  Census Place Subdeanery, Sussex, England
  Family History Library Film   1341276
  Public Records Office Reference   RG11
  Piece / Folio   1129 / 102
  Page Number   9

If you look for either his marriage (maybe around 1873) or his birth registration on 1837online, you should be in business.

Jane

[casalguidi]

Hi Jim

Just in case you don't have it, it appears that he may be in the Stratford upon Avon area 1871 census:

Edward SPARKES lodger unm 26 travelling musician b.Chichester Sussex.

He was with a number of other travelling musicians so must have been part of a band/group - Stephen LYONS 24 b.Chichester, Annie LYONS wife 25 b.Chichester, George WILKINSON 35 b.Yorkshire, William H ORDER 23 b.Suffolk, Thomas LONSDALE 27 b.Lancashire, Frederick CAILSON/CAITSON 32 b.Jersey.

They were at the "Horse & Jockey", 38 Wood St.

RG10/3206 folio 28 page 9

Casalguidi

[Jane Masri]

Would make sense if he was a bugler in the Sussex Militia   Looking at the dates, I would think that was just before his marriage, so marriage after 2 April 1871 (when the census was taken) but probably before 1874 when his son was born.  That should help you Jim to narrow things down.

Jane

[smeghead]

Thank you for information can anyone look in 1841,1851,1861 census would be grateful
                        Cheers Jim

[Jane Masri]

Jim,
If you don't get a reply to your 1841, 1851, 1861 request on this thread, try posting a new message, with a bold subject heading, like, 1841, 1851, 1861 CHICHESTER, someone should pick it up.

Jane