Birth: 1744 Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Father: Thomas (Thos) Sparrow 1710-a1744
Mother: Unknown
Christening: 4 November 1744 Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Marriage: 28 November 1780 Gissing, Norfolk, UK
Wife: Ann Burch (Birch, Bursh) c1792-1837
Death: April 1825 The Workhouse, Bridge Street, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Burial: 13 April 1825 St John the Baptist, Timberhill, Norwich, UK
Mary Sparrow 1782
William Sparrow 1786-1869
Sarah Sparrow [Adams] 1788-1856
Richard Sparrow 1792-1792
Mara Sparrow 1793
Judith Sparrow [Balls] 1797-1844
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935 for Thomas Sparrow christened 4 November 1744 in Norwich, Norfolk, father Thos Sparrow.
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 for Thomas Sparrow and Ann Burch on 28 November 1780 in Gissing, Norfolk.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1935 for Thomas Sparrow and Ann Burch on 28 November 1780 in Gissing. "A Bill indented of all the Baptisms, Marriages & Burials Marriages in the Parish of Gifsing from Easter 1780 to Easter 1781. [...] [...] Thomas Sparrow and Ann Burch November 28 1780".
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 for Thomas Sparrow and Ann Bursh on 28 November 1780 in Gissing. "The Year 1789 Page 33 [...] No. 87 Thomas Sparrow of this Parish Single Man and Ann Burch of this Parish SingleWoman Married in this Church by Banns this Twenty Eigth Day of Novemr in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Eighty [...] [both made their marks]".
His children were baptised in Gissing, the mother's maiden name being Birch in the case of Sarah and Richard.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935 for Thomas Sparrow buried 13 April 1825 aged 78.
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 for Thomas Sparrow buried 13 April 1825 at St. John, Timberhill, Norwich which states he was 78 and from the work house. This could be his burial.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935 for Thomas Sparrow buried on 13 April 1825 aged 78 at Norwich, St John of Timberhill. "Page 46/47 Burials in the Parish of St John's Timberhill in the County of the City of Norwich in the Year 1825. Thomas Sparrow No. 370 from the Workhouse on April 13th aged 78".
Six entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Thomas Sparrow.
Note that Gissing is 18 miles south of Norwich.
Thomas Sparrow was my third great grandfather.
Return to Sparrow Gendex.
Return to Main Gendex.
Return to Croucher Home Page.