Hello list I am helping my sis in law get started with her family history. We live in Newcastle NSW. She is beginning with her parents- Alexander William SPARKS/SPARKES - she thinks he was born in Ivanbank, North Qld on 25 December abt 1908 (she doesn't know where Ivanbank is) Gladys May THOMASON'/THOMPSON -not sure of her birthplace but date 12 November 1922 in Qld Their marriage abt 1942-4 in Qld - could be 12 November. Alexander is believed to have been married previously to a lady named Wilhelmina Alex and Gladys moved to NSW, as he was in the services. Could anyone help with 'where to go' to find info on this family? Regards Gwen

Hi Gwen, Here you go for the SPARKS: SPARKS William Alexander Birth F: William Alexander M: Isabell Johnston 25/12/1908 ref: 1909/004560 SPARKS Alexander William married Isabelle Johnston 17/2/1908 ref: 1908/000996 SPARKS John Henry Birth F: William Alexander M: Isabella Johnston 15-6-1911 ref: 1911/004975 SPARKS John Henry Death: F: William Alexander Sparks M: Isabella Johnston 24-6-1911 ref: 1911/001699 SPARKS Wallace John Birth F: Alexander William M: Isabella Johnston 9-9-1912 ref: 1912/013530 Regards Werona -----Original Message----- From: gwen [mailto:gmgwen@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 3:44 PM To: AUS-NQ-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-NQ] Sparkes/Sparks and Thomason/Thompson Hello list I am helping my sis in law get started with her family history. We live in Newcastle NSW. She is beginning with her parents- Alexander William SPARKS/SPARKES - she thinks he was born in Ivanbank, North Qld on 25 December abt 1908 (she doesn't know where Ivanbank is) Gladys May THOMASON'/THOMPSON -not sure of her birthplace but date 12 November 1922 in Qld Their marriage abt 1942-4 in Qld - could be 12 November. Alexander is believed to have been married previously to a lady named Wilhelmina Alex and Gladys moved to NSW, as he was in the services. Could anyone help with 'where to go' to find info on this family? Regards Gwen ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== The *last* thing one should do before sending an email is to check that the address is correct! ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hello Werona Thanks so much for you quick reply. Could you help me with reading this info please? What does to F after Birth mean? Does this also mean that both the child and father was William Alexander? as the son was known as Alex Thanks again Gwen > Here you go for the SPARKS: > > SPARKS William Alexander Birth F: William Alexander M: Isabell Johnston > 25/12/1908 ref: 1909/004560 > > SPARKS Alexander William married Isabelle Johnston 17/2/1908 ref: > 1908/000996 > > SPARKS John Henry Birth F: William Alexander M: Isabella Johnston > 15-6-1911 > ref: 1911/004975 > > SPARKS John Henry Death: F: William Alexander Sparks M: Isabella Johnston > 24-6-1911 ref: 1911/001699 > > SPARKS Wallace John Birth F: Alexander William M: Isabella Johnston > 9-9-1912 > ref: 1912/013530 > > Regards > Werona > > > I am helping my sis in law get started with her family history. We live in > Newcastle NSW. > She is beginning with her parents- > Alexander William SPARKS/SPARKES - she thinks he was born in Ivanbank, > North Qld on 25 December abt 1908 (she doesn't know where Ivanbank is) > Gladys May THOMASON'/THOMPSON -not sure of her birthplace but date 12 > November 1922 in Qld > Their marriage abt 1942-4 in Qld - could be 12 November. Alexander is > believed to have been married previously to a lady named Wilhelmina > Alex and Gladys moved to NSW, as he was in the services. > Could anyone help with 'where to go' to find info on this family? > Regards Gwen

Hello Gwen, Thanks to wonderful David Leslie for kindly responding and tremendously enriching my knowledge of the Cairns area [I also have ancestral "beginnings" in Newcastle, Cairns, Thursday Island and Darwin]. http://www.athertontableland.com/region2.gif Here's hoping Irvinebank [Ivanbank?] is the missing link needed to help you towards your ancestor(s). Good 'hunting' to you and your sister-in-law. Regards, --manaia (USA) ___ === On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 "David and Cheryl Leslie" <leslieslegends@bigpond.com> wrote: Maybe Irvinebank? Small mining town west of Herberton on the Atherton Tablelands. There is a web site for the museum there, Loudon House Museum. The town was basically started by John Moffatt, who named it Irvinebank as a reminder of his home in Scotland. Contact Details for Loudon House Museum Postal Address:C/-P O, Irvinebank, Qld 4872 Contact Person:Tony Derksen Telephone Number:(07) 4096 4020 Email Address:netizenx@cyberwizards.com.au Web Page:http://www.infocus.to/irvinebank/museum.html I have a copy of the "Irvinebank State School Centenary 1886-1986" which unfortunately doesn't have a full list of names but does have some. Then again, it might not be the town you are looking for. Regards, David Leslie *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 15/11/04 at 8:03 manaia alofa wrote: >Hello, > >New subscriber and researching "missing" ancestors >arriving the eastern shores of Australia c.1800's from >the UK. > >There is some interest of a place in northern >Queensland by the name of Ivanbank? Ivan--? An area? >Building? A community memoralizing an individual Ivan >from ? > >Checked with Google and Ivanhoe NSW is as close to >*Ivan* showing up as a place in Australia, other than >Russia and USA. I reside in the USA. > >Any thoughts and assistance is greatly appreciated. > >Kind regards, > >--manaia > (USA) >___ >=== --- gwen <gmgwen@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello list > I am helping my sis in law get started with her > family history. We live in Newcastle NSW. > She is beginning with her parents- > Alexander William SPARKS/SPARKES - she thinks he > was born in Ivanbank, North Qld on 25 December abt > 1908 (she doesn't know where Ivanbank is) > Gladys May THOMASON'/THOMPSON -not sure of her > birthplace but date 12 November 1922 in Qld > Their marriage abt 1942-4 in Qld - could be 12 > November. Alexander is believed to have been > married previously to a lady named Wilhelmina > Alex and Gladys moved to NSW, as he was in the > services. > Could anyone help with 'where to go' to find info > on this family? > Regards > Gwen > > > ==== AUS-NQ Mailing List ==== > The *last* thing one should do before sending an > email is to check that the address is correct! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > ___________________________________________________________ Moving house? Beach bar in Thailand? New Wardrobe? Win £10k with Yahoo! Mail to make your dream a reality. Get Yahoo! Mail www.yahoo.co.uk/10k