Clifford Raymond Sparkes

Male8 March 1918–February 1994

Brief Life History of Clifford Raymond

When Clifford Raymond Sparkes was born on 8 March 1918, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Hubert Sparkes, was 32 and his mother, Olive Grace Gough, was 25. He died in February 1994, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Hubert Sparkes
1886–1958
Olive Grace Gough
1892–1963
Clifford Raymond Sparkes
1918–1994

Sources (3)

  • Clifford R Sparkes, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Clifford Raymond Sparkes, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Clifford Raymond Sparkes - Government record: birth-name: Clifford Raymond Sparkes

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Siblings (1)

World Events (8)

1924

Age 6

First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

1924 · Terry's Open the Chocolate Works

Age 6

Terry’s in York, England was a confectionery factory, later named the Chocolate Works. It opened in 1926 and closed in 2005 causing around 300 people to lose their jobs. Some of the treats that were made there consisted of Chocolate Apples and Chocolate Oranges.

1940

Age 22

Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sparks .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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