Apologies Mary, I have just realised that William R. was the son of George Frederick, and so the next generation! Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Wallace <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:59 AM Subject: Re: [IP] Sparling Family > I Denise > > This is what I have on your family > > 1C8M3. Henry Edwin Thomas Sparling b. 1857 m. 1878 at Ballinasloe, > Kilalooney Parish Matilda Ronaldson daughter of John Ronaldson, gentleman > farmer. They lived at Clonusker until about 1888 but in 1890 he was a > merchant of Killimore, near Portunna, County Galway. He sympathized with > the tenants at the time of the Bodyke evictions in 1887, as reported in the > Times of 3 Jun 1887 "Henry Sparling, a Protestant Nationalist from Scafiff > seconded the resolution which was passed". All of this family must have > emigrated as no death has been found for the parents in Ireland and the last > known sighting is the 1897 Dublin death. [209] > > 1C8M3A. Ellen (Nellie) Peacock Sparling b. 1879 > 1C8M3B. George Frederick Sparling b. 19 May 1880 d. 1970 m. Martha I. > 1890-1970. They lived in Fairfield, Connecticut > 1C8M3B1. William R. Sparling b. 18 Oct 1917 Bridgeport, Connecticut m. 19 > Oct 1940 in Bridgeport Louise Pisty. > > 1C8M3C. Elizabeth Marion Sparling b. 6 Apr 1881 > 1C8M3D. Isabella (Bella) Frances Sparling b. 18 May 1882 > 1C8M3E. Emily Florence Sparling b. 20 Mar 1883 d. 24 Mar 1883, 4 days > 1C8M3F. John Sparling b. 9 Aug 1884 d. 10 Aug 1884, 1 day > 1C8M3G. Cathleen Sparling b. 1 Apr 1886 d. 13 Apr 1886, 12 days > 1C8M3H. Henry Thomas Sparling b. 1 Apr 1887 d. 1897, 11 years, in South > Dublin. > 1C8M3I. William John Sparling b. 20 Mar 1888. His descendants appear to be > in New Zealand > 4D2N3J. Catherine (Katty) Sparling b. 21 Feb 1889 > 1C8M3K. Norah Maude Sparling b. 2nd quarter 1891, registered as born in > Portumna. > > > All of the above came from Kathleen Bryant of London, England. Not much > beyond what was in your email but perhaps a little help. > > Mary Wallace > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sparling <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 06, 2001 7:43 AM > Subject: [IP] Sparling Family > > > >I have been trying to trace a "missing" branch of the SPARLING Family for > >many years, and discovered a week ago that they were passengers on the > >"Teutonic" from Queenstown, Cork to Ellis Island, arriving on 23rd > November, > >1892. The family consisted of: > > > >Henry E. - b.1857 (younger brother of my husband's g-g-grandfather) > >Matilda - b. 1860 > >Ellen (Nellie) - b. 1879 > >George Frederick - b. 19/5/80 > >Elizabeth Marion - b. 6/4/81 > >Isabella (Bella) - b. 18/5/82 > >Henry Thomas - b. 1/4/87 > >William John - b. 20/3/88 > >Catherine (Katty) - b. 21/2/89 > >Norah - b. Oct.1892 (was only one month old on arrival) > > > >All of the children except Ellen and Norah were baptized in our local C. of > >I. church in Tuamgraney Co. Clare, including three others (Emily, John and > >Cathleen born between 1883 and 1886 and lived 9 days, four months, and 12 > >days respectively as their deaths are also recorded). > > > >I would be extremely grateful to anyone who could give me any news of what > >happened to members of this family, or news of their descendants. I did > >find details in the Social Security Death Index of a George Sparling who > >died in Connecticut in July 1964 and whose birthdate matches that of our > >George Frederick. > > > >Denise Sparling > > > > > >==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== > >List Administrator: > >Susan Laursen Willig > >[email protected] > > > > > > > ==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the following: > [email protected] > Put either the word, subscribe, or unsubscribe in the subject line and body of the message. > >