William (Fighting Bill Sparkes) Parkes

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. source: Elaine Rowan who notes:
He fought Nat Langham in 1846 in England. look up the Evening News 9th july 1921 He lost the fight in the 62nd round! this was his first defeat...It gives a long story about this fight.

& Peter Grace & Kerry Ross Boren

• connection. ⁴²⁸ Naomi's connection to me as follows:
Naomi Truswell (c1950)
Her father was John Truswell (1907) who married Stella McCristal (1913)
Her father was Francis McCristal (1885) who married Florence Cashman (1886)
Her father was William Cashman (1844) & her mother was Evelina Beck (1857) but William also married Ruth Parkes / Sparkes (1845)
Her father was William Sparkes (1818)
His father was John Parkes (1767) & he also had Thomas the Sprig of Myrtle Parkes (1824)
He had George Parkes (1857)
He had Sarah Parkes (1894) who married William Grace (1892)
His father was Edward Grace (1841) & he also had Albert Grace (1875) who married Mary Davies (1883)
Her father was Joseph Davies (1852) & he also had G. A. Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

William married Elizabeth (Betsy) Pithers in 1839. (Elizabeth (Betsy) Pithers was born in 1824 and died in 1841.)

William next married Frances Rosa Blanchfield in 1843 in Portland, Victoria Australia. (Frances Rosa Blanchfield was born in 1825 in Sydney, NSW Australia and died on 19 May 1878 in Canterbury, Sydney, NSW Australia ³⁹⁴.)

William next married Emma Fitsall in 1844 in St Lawrence Church of England, George St, Sydney, NSW Australia. (Emma Fitsall was born circa 1820 in Sydney, NSW Australia and died circa 1890 in Sydney, NSW Australia.)

William next married Mary Muckley in 1845 in Castlereagh, NSW Australia. (Mary Muckley was born circa 1820 in Castlereagh, NSW Australia and died circa 1890 in Castlereagh, NSW Australia.)

William next married Mary Ann Gearside, daughter of Samuel Gearside and Sarah Metcalf, in 1879 in Sydney, NSW Australia. (Mary Ann Gearside was born on 27 Sep 1831 in Richmond, NSW Australia, christened on 8 Jan 1832 in Richmond, NSW Australia and died on 23 Aug 1894 in 54 College St, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW Australia.)