I found a gravestone in the Thornbury Clarksburg Union Cemetery in Grey Co., Ontario for William Sparling and his wife, Lavina Brooks. Is anyone familiar with this family? Did Lavina have a sister or cousin named Etta Louise Brooks? Lois Sparling Calgary, Alberta
Lois, Lavina was the daughter of Abraham and Mary Brooks. The 1881 census has the household as: Household: Name Marital Gender Ethnic Age Birthplace Occu Religion Abraham BROOKS M Male Irish 40 O <Ontario> Farmer Church of England Mary BROOKS M Female Irish 30 O <Ontario> Church of England James BROOKS Male Irish 19 O <Ontario> Farmer Church of England Thomas BROOKS Male Irish 16 O <Ontario> Church of England Levina BROOKS Female Irish 12 O <Ontario> School Church of England Mary Ann BROOKS Female Irish 10 O <Ontario> School Church of England Abraham BROOKS Male Irish 6 O <Ontario> School Church of England George BROOKS Male Irish 4 O <Ontario> Church of England ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Census Place Collingwood, Grey East, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375897 NA Film Number C-13261 District 155 Sub-district B Division 2 Page Number 6 Household Number 28 Mary's age doesn't look quite right here..... William Erastus Sparling was the son of Richard Sparling and Martha A Hemphill. Don't have any information for Etta Louise Brooks. Let me know if you want any further details. Kent Sparling > -----Original Message----- > From: Lois Sparling [mailto:lsparling@shaw.ca] > Sent: December 1, 2004 11:17 PM > To: IRL-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IP] Sparlings Grey Co. > > > I found a gravestone in the Thornbury Clarksburg Union > Cemetery in Grey > Co., Ontario for William Sparling and his wife, Lavina Brooks. Is > anyone familiar with this family? Did Lavina have a sister or cousin > named Etta Louise Brooks? > > Lois Sparling > Calgary, Alberta > > > ==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the following: > IRL-PALATINE-l-request@rootsweb.com > Put either the word, subscribe, or unsubscribe in the subject > line and body of the message. > >