Born before in Threlkeld, Cumberland, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Birkett
and Mary (Skelton) Birkett
Sister of
Daniel Birkett, Jane (Birkett) Edgar, Skelton Birkett, Thomas Birkett, Clement Birkett, John Birkett, Francis Birkett, Jonathan Joseph Birkett, Mary (Birkett) Wilkinson, Betty Birkett [half], Sarah (Birkett) Black [half] and Rachel (Birkett) Swinburn [half]
Wife of
William Spark
— married
21 May 1843 in Threlkeld, Cumberland, England
Mother of
John Spark and Daniel Spark
Died
after age 39
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2018
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1813 in Setmabanning, Threlkeld, Cumberland, England to John Birkett and Mary Skelton. [1] She was christened on 9 December 1813 at St John's in the Vale. [2]
In 1841 Rebecca was with her father and younger siblings at Birkett-mire in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. [3]
Rebecca married William Spark on 21 May 1843 in Threlkeld, Cumberland, England. [4]
Rebecca and William christened a son John in Threlkeld in 1843 and a son Daniel in Shap in 1845.
The Spark family were in Liverpool in 1851 before emigrating. [5]
Rebecca, her husband, and their children travelled from Liverpool to New York on the Tam O'shanter, they arrived on April 28 1851.
Rebecca and her family travelled from New York to Shelby County, Illinois where her brother Skelton lived.
Rebecca died on 14 November 1853 in Illinois. She was buried in Shelby County, Illinois in Henderson Cemetery: Aged 39 years and 7 months. Wife of William Spark. [6]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NT98-8V3 : 22 March 2020), Rebecca Birkett, 1813.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWF2-WPP : 21 March 2020), Rebecca Birkell, 1813.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73X-HZW : 28 May 2019), Rebecca Birkett in household of John Birkett, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKY2-HJY : 11 March 2020), Rebecca Birkett in entry for William Spark, 1843.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYF-GK5 : 11 September 2019), Rebecca Spark in household of William Walker, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; citing Liverpool, Lancashire, England, p. 20, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74014337
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