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Record #11201
Name :
: Alfred Charles SPARKS (1886 - 1952)
  aka : Fred Sparks; Alfred John


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Jan 1886

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 9 Oct 1952   Notes : Pancreatic Cancer
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London

Kilburn
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Winnipeg
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Aug 1897
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Vancouver

Placement Family
: Bell
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesFred's mother, Mary Ann, had died in 1893, and his father apparently could not care for him-according to the Barnardo records his father was drinking and as a result lost his job as a horsekeeper and subsequntly his place of residence.
Fred was cared for by a sister-in law for a while, but she finally became unable to handle the extra expense.


Fred Sparks was sent from England in 1897 to the farm of John Bell at Vista Manitoba.
On the ship records he was listed as A. J. Sparks, 9 years of age. Some years later he requested a birth record from Barnardo Homes and learned his name was Alfred Charles, not Alfred John, and his birth year was 1886, not 1885 as previously thought. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-02-15 07:54:21 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-01-22 19:56:14 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  9 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
11201 SPARKS, Alfred Charles1886ENG, LDN, London Aug 1897 : Vancouver CAN Barnardos  
12181 SPARKS, Barbara1918ENG, LND, Marylebone May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
11506 SPARKS, Beatrice1900ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1913 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
23342 SPARKS, Ernest1890ENG, LDN, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
9017 SPARKS, Florence1899ENG,     Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
20400 SPARKS, Frederick1892ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11202 SPARKS, James John1881ENG,    , Kilburn,London Apr 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
9533 SPARKS, Olga1895ENG,     Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11771 SPARKS, William1892ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos