William Edward Spark

Brief Life History of William Edward

When William Edward Spark was born on 11 March 1883, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Spark, was 33 and his mother, Violet Cranston, was 28. He married Eva Sadie Marion Tait on 18 April 1904, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Quebec, Canada in 1911 and Overpeck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1920. He died on 14 February 1962, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Quebec, Canada.

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Family Time Line

William Edward Spark
1883–1962
Eva Sadie Marion Tait
1882–1921
Marriage: 18 April 1904
William Edward Spark
1904–1905
Allan Spark
1906–1907
Ruth Spark
1909–2005
Ina Helen Spark
1913–1997
Edgar William Spark
1914–1995

Sources (5)

  • William Spark, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • William Spark, "Find a Grave Index"
  • William Spark in household of William Spark, "England and Wales Census, 1891"

World Events (8)

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1897

Historical Boundaries 1897: Bergen, New Jersey, United States

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English spark, sperk ‘fiery particle, spark’ (Old English spearca, spærca, sperca). It may have been used of a lively person or ironically of its opposite (such as Willelmus Dulle Sperke, 1293); or it may have been given to someone who created sparks, such as a blacksmith.

English: topographic name for someone who lived by an area of shrubs or brushwood, from Middle English sparke, sperke, Old English spearca. The term appears in placenames across England, including Sparkhayne and Sparkwell in Devon, a county where the surname Spark is well evidenced.

German: nickname either from Middle High German spar ‘sparrow’ (see Sparrow ) or from Middle Low German sparke ‘spark’. Compare 1 above.

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

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