Venn: Adm. KINGS, scholar from Eton 1735; son of Edward, cler; bapt. st Edward's, Cambridge 27 July 1717; matric. 1736; BA 1740/1; MA (da> 1744); fellow 1739; ordained deacon Gloucester 21 Sep. 1740; priest 15 Aug. 1742; usher Gloucester College (KIngs School) 1739-42; headmaster 1742-77; V of Hartpury, Gloucs. 1742-85; V of Churcham 1753-78; commissary of Bishop of Gloucester 1761-72; rural dean of Forest of Dean 1770-1777; V of Fairford 1778-85; chaplain to Elizabeth, dowager countess Deloraine. Died before May 1785; brother of John (1739). See FS Hockaday; Harwood.
Father of Edward (CCED ID 133031)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Sparkes, Edward | / | View | |
| 1739 | Subsc | Sparkes, Edward | Gloucester College / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1740 | Disp-Ord | Sparkes, Edward | / | View | |
| 1740 | Subsc | Sparkes, E | / | View | |
| 1742 | Subsc | Sparkes, Edward | Hartpury / | Vicar | View |
| 1742 | Appt(collation) | Sparks, Edward | Hartpury / | Vicar | View |
| 1742 | Disp-Ord | Sparkes, Edward | / | View | |
| 1742 | Appt(Collation) | Sparke, Edward | Hartpury / | Vicar | View |
| 1750 | Appt(Appointment) | Sparkes, Edward | Elizabeth, Countess Dowager of Delorain / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1753 | Appt(Institution) | Sparks, Edward | Churcham with the Chapel of Bulley / | Vicar | View |
| 1753 | Appt(Institution) | Sparke, Edward | Churcham / | Vicar | View |
| 1777 | Disp-App | Sparkes, Edward | Hartpury / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Disp-App | Sparkes, Edward | Elizabeth, dowager Countess of Deloraine / | Chaplain | View |
| 1777 | Appt(in post) | Sparkes, Edward | Elizabeth, countess of Deloraine / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Resignation) | Sparkes, Edward | Churcham / | Vicar | View |
| 1777 | Disp(Dispensation) | Sparkes, Edward | Fairford / | Vicar | View |
| 1778 | Vac(resignation) | Sparkes, Edward | Churcham with Bully / | Vicar | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Sparkes, Edward | Fairford / | Vicar | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Sparkes, Edward | Fairford / | Vicar | View |
| 1778 | Vac(resignation) | Sparkes, Edward | Churcham with Bully Chapel annexed / | Vicar | View |
| 1785 | Vac(natural death) | Sparkes, Edward | Fairford / | Vicar | View |
| 1785 | Vac(Death) | Sparkes, Edward | Harpbury / | Vicar | View |
| 1785 | Vac(Death) | Sparkes, Edward | Fairford / | Rector | View |