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Adm. pens. (age 16) at ST JOHN'S, July 11, 1699. S. of John, gent. Bapt. Dec. 16, 1682, at St Baptist, Peterborough. School, Peterborough (Mr Warren). ' Matric. 1700; B.A. 1703-4. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) Sept. 23, 1705; priest, Sept. 23, 1710. Registrar of Peterborough Cathedral. Joint founder, with his friend Timothy Neve, of the Gentlemen's Society of Peterborough. Antiquary. Married Mrs Rebecca Wigmore, June 29, 1710. Edited in two folio volumes, Historiae Anglicanae Scriptores varii, 1723. Died July 20, 1740, aged 56. Buried in Peterborough Cathedral. M.I. where he is styled M.A. Father of John (1730). (D.N.B.)
On slab Joseph Sparke not Sparkes. Confirms death date. Aetatis 57. Wife Rebecca d. 27 May 1747 aet. 56.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1706 | Appt(Appointment) | Sparks, Joseph | Peterborough cathedral / | Minor canon | View |
| 1708 | Appt(Appointment) | Sparkes, Joseph | Free School / | usher | View |
| 1714 | Vac(resignation) | Sparks, Joseph | Peterborough Free School / | usher | View |
| 1714 | Appt(Resignation) | Sparks, Joseph | Peterborough Free School / | usher | View |
| 1723 | Appt(Presentation) | Sparke, Joseph | Northburgh / | Rector | View |
| 1726 | Libc | Sparkes, Joseph | Peterborough cathedral / | epistoller | View |
| 1726 | Libc | Sparkes, Joseph | Peterborough cathedral / | Minor canon | View |
| 1740 | Vac(Death) | Sparke, Joseph | Northborough / | Rector | View |
| 1741 | Vac(Death) | Sparke, Joseph | Peterborough cathedral / | Minor canon | View |
| 1741 | Vac(Death) | Sparke, Joseph | Peterborough cathedral / | Epistoler | View |