| Name | Comments |
stanley.sparks_1956@yahoo.com
 stanley.sparks_1956@yahoo.com | 11-06-2010 - 18:34 - from 123.200.193.29
updated info from Thomas Sparks b. Oxford 1825 m. Caroline Owen b. 1930 @ London, had 5 children,William (1854)UK, Emma 1857, thomas 1859, caroline 1864, samuel 1867,. Thomas & Caroline immigrated to Australia 1855/56/57 Thomas might have been an iron worker or miner. i believe i have found his final resting place. would anyone like our family tree as i will provide it and photo's. Regards Stan Sparks |
Jon Humphreys
jon@humphreys.net | 02-02-2009 - 21:54 - from 79-69-66-154.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com
Hi,
A few posts down is one from guy looking for Sparks in the East (Norfolk) Well I am also looking at this family, as they are my wifes. The Email address listed below doesnt work unfortunatly. So anyone have anything??
THanks
Jon |
Liz
logikliz@blueyonder.co.uk | 10-09-2008 - 18:35 - from 92-233-25-120.cable.ubr10.stav.blueyonder.co.uk
Just found the site and Im pretty sure Im related somehow!
My Sparkes's are from Clayhidon, Taunton, Bridgwater and Blaengarw! My great grandfather was Henry Sparks undermanager of the International coalmine in Blaengarw (he started work at12 years old!)
Its a great site. I shall send to all the family! |
Isabel Squirrell
isabeljsquirrell@hotmail.co.uk | 21-07-2008 - 16:18 - from cpc3-ipsw1-0-0-cust780.colc.cable.ntl.com
I am in the proccess of tracing my family tree and have come across your site. I am the great great great granddaughter of William Cuthbert Barrass who was killed in the Morfa Colliery disaster of 1890. I had heard of the story from my Grandfather, Thomas Ernest Barrass before and was amazed to find this information on you site. My grandfather will be 91 this year and has asked me to look into his family tree for him. If you have any further information that could be of help to me I would be most grateful. If everything is correct we are most likely to be distantly related. If there is anyone else reading this that could also help, please could they get in touch via my email. isabeljsquirrell@hotmail.co.uk
With Kind Regards
Isabel |
Aled Davies
aled.davies@nsasr.co.uk
 http://www.nsasave.co.uk | 17-06-2008 - 11:27 - from host81-148-116-101.in-addr.btopenworld.com
Good Morning
This year’s ninth fun filled Aberavon Beach Festival on Saturday 12th July 2008 has been in the planning stage since January. This event regularly attracts an estimated 5000 visitors annually. The Festival committee, made up of dedicated members of the local community, have been meeting fortnightly to plan and put in place the different attractions that will be available on the day. Amongst the attractions confirmed so far is a Punch and Judy show, Bouncy castle, five a side football and funfair for the children.
This year the committee have been lucky in being able, with the help of the Army and Air Force, to arrange a climbing wall, a rope slide. A very special event is the RAF TYPHOON*bleep*pit simulator. This will be based in the Apollo cinema car park and will enable visitors to experience first hand flying one of these planes in complete safety.
Two main attractions planned for the afternoon, with conditions permitting, are a drop, by the RAF Falcon Parachute Display Team, followed with a “fly past” by a Battle of Britain Lancaster bomber.
Throughout the day, the craft fair will be offering hand made items for sale. These include jewellery for children and adults, gifts and bags, aromatherapy, wooden toys, slate/wood pictures, coasters and fridge magnets, soap products, cards and decoupage, sewn household items and wood turning. If you are a knitter or artist wishing to sell your own goods, then our craft organiser would specifically like to hear from you.
Musically, the committee have tried to cover all tastes. Last year’s festival featured “Sticky Pig”. This year they have metamorphosed into the group “Rock Bottom”. Listeners who are aficionados of Floyd, Queen and Robbie Williams are particularly likely to enjoy this group’s eclectic style of music. The committee are also lucky to have secured agreement by the Cornelly Jazz Band to play their very own special brand of music. Other music will be supplied by the Gorseinon RAF Cadet Band, making a welcome return after their success last year. It is hopeful that a major choir will also be featured. The young musical artistes of Cultural Fusion Wales will also be a welcome attraction with their own particular kind of entertainment.
For those wanting something a little more sedate, there are the displays by both voluntary and public organisations with ties to the area.
These include, Cancer Challenge, Fans Social club, Keep Wales Tidy, Friends of the Hospital, Pension Service, CAB, Apostolic Church, Epilepsy Society, Seafarers Mission (great for book lovers) and many others. Also there will be demonstrations of woodcarving and belly dancing. Birds and guinea pigs will also be on display.
Locally, the Lifeboat and Coastguard groups will be giving demonstrations and the Swansea Bay Sea School have also agreed to take part. Other cadet groups taking part are the Port Talbot based sea cadets and the 499 squadron air cadets.
Halfway through the time allocated to plan this years Festival, the committee are in discussions with local primary and comprehensive schools and other agencies and organisations wishing to take part. This year’s festival is already showing it will be bigger and better than any in the past. If you, or your organisation feel you would like to become part of this major occasion, either by putting on a display, hiring a table or even being a sponsor, then please speak to Paula or Aled on 01639 870068, who will be pleased to assist you in any way they can.
|
stan sparks
stanley_t_sparks@hotmail.com.uk | 05-06-2008 - 23:25 - from pa58-111-16-171.pa.nsw.optusnet.com.au
from large family of sparkes/s living in australia. the connections are; thomas sparkes born in Oxford, Thomas Sparkes b.1825 (Oxford)
m. 1844 Caroline Owen b. 1830 (London) had 5 children we know of most in Australia, they are william(1854), emma(1857), thomas(1859), caroline(1864), samuel (1867). thomas & caroline migrated to australia prior to 1864, not sure if the first three children were born before or after migration. there are no shipping records pertaining to any of the family up til 1900. by the time samuel was christened the name was spelt Sparks. i have all details of australian decendents. hope to make contact with some kin or helpful person who knows of thomas sparkes parents. this is a great site please keep up the good work and keep signing in...stan
|
Jeffrey Sparkes
JeffDart@aol.com | 08-09-2007 - 11:28 - from cache-los-ac08.proxy.aol.com
I'm currently researching the Sparks/Sparkes family who originated from the Otterford area in Somerset. I will be looking at this site and the links in more detail, as I feel I can find something that will help me out in my research.
If anyone who reads this, can help me out with my research, it would be appreciated a lot and hopefully I can help you out. Thanks to the people who have created this site. |
Pauline Sparkes
sparkies@boltblue.com | 21-02-2006 - 11:50 - from ip-014-207.net-014.dhcp.soton.ac.uk
My branch of the Sparkes family is from Sussex and hampshire, and since folk didn't usually move far from home in the past, they are unlikely to be closely related. I hope that anyone else who sees this webpage sees mine and perhaps I can help them in their research. |
Robert Sparks
bob@home1003.freeserve.co.uk | 20-06-2005 - 00:20 - from 217.135.248.104
A good site. I found you whilst looking for Norfolk Sparks relatives. There does seem a lot of you in the west. Maybe somebody will connect with my many Norwich forbears in the east.
Your research is very professional; far in advance of mine. Congratulations.
|
Andy Pilborough-Skinner
andyp@memorex-europe.com | 25-05-2005 - 10:38 - from 81.106.140.101
If anyone has information re Thomas Sparks b1796 in Taunton Somerset please drop me a line.
Thomas was a confectioner and was married to Elizabeth who was born in Monkton devon. They had 6 children including my gg grandmother Emily. |
|
