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John Spark

John SPARK
1838-1917
Brother of James SPARK
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Peter Spark

James SPARK m 1878 Anna ARMSTRONG
4. James SPARK b 31 Mar 1844, chr 16 May 1844 Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland s/o John SPARK/Ann MITCHELL (WHITEHILL) [IGI Batch number C114598 extracted from parish records]
James SPARK d 26 Oct 1922 aged 78 yrs Arnold [Vic 14943] bur 27 Oct 1922 Tarnagulla Cemetery C of E.
Occupations: 1859 Farmer Ascot, 1860 Farmer Smeaton, 1861 Farmer Long Point, 1873 Hotelkeeper at Ascot, 1974 Drover at Long Point Road Ascot, 1876 Drover at Ascot, 1878 Cattle Dealer, 1891 Drover, 1917 Butcher.
For abt 15 yrs from 1862-77 James was the de facto husband of Catherine SHUMACK SPARK.
Children of James SPARK and Catherine SHUMACK SPARK

James SPARK bp Fife m Jun 1878 Presbyterian Church, Wedderburn, Annie ARMSTRONG bp Sebastopol [Vic 2369]
Anna ARMSTRONG b 1858 Magpie, Sebastopol, Ballarat d/o Samuel ARMSTRONG, Hotel Keeper, and Agnes THOMPSON [Vic 11825]
Anna SPARK d 1937 aged 79 yrs Inglewood d/o Samuel ARMSTRONG/Agnes unknown [Vic 16500]

Daughter of James SPARK and Annie ARMSTRONG:
Florence May SPARK b 1878 Charlton [Vic 1368]
Florence May HENDRY d 1959 aged 82 yrs Swan Hill [Vic 24033]
Florence May SPARK bp Ballarat m1. 1895 John William KEATING bp Eaglehawk [Vic 6730]
William KEATING b 1865 Kilmore s/o James KEATING/Mary CORBETT [Vic 9288] (a sister Mary b 1867 Sandhurst)
John KEATING d 1908 aged 47 yrs Elmore s/o James KEATING/Mary CORBETT [Vic 1546]

Children of John William KEATING and Florence May SPARK:
1. James William KEATING b 1897 Bendigo s/o John William KEATING/Florence May SPARK [Vic 25858]
Possibly James KEATING m 1926 Mary Margaret GALLAGHER [Vic 11335]
2. Doris May KEATING b 1900 Bendigo d/o John William KEATING/Florence May SPARK [Vic 976]
Doris May HAYES d 1925 aged 24 yrs Inglewood d/o John William KEATING/Florence SPARK [Vic 1899]
Doris May KEATING m 1923 James HAYES [Vic 8078]

Florence May KEATING m2. 1940 Donald HENRY [Vic 1598]
Donald George HENDRY (b abt 1878) d 1971 aged 93 yrs Swan Hill s/o James William HENDRY/Margaret DOWLING [Vic 1365]
The births of 7 chn of James William HENDRY and Margaret DOWLING were registered 1868-1884 at Sandhurst, Inglewood and Sandhurst but there is a gap for 1878.

Child of Donald HENDRY and Florence May SPARK:
Donald HENDRY b 1908 Nine Mile Creek s/o Donald HENRY/Florence SPARK [Vic 21536]
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John SPARK m1. 1859 Catherine SHUMACK

John SPARK m2. 1880 Elizabeth TAYLOR

James SPARK and Catherine SHUMACK SPARK
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