ROBERT & GRACE SPARGO
Kea Marriages
Robert SPARGO (Miner) married Grace BRAY, 31st. December, 1837.
Batchelor/Spinster. Both of Full Age. B.O.T.P. Banns. Both made their marks.
Fathers: Sampson Spargo - Miner & Nicholas Bray - Miner.
Witnesses: Wm. Webber & Mary Ann Webster.
Minister: Geo. Cornish.
When Robert moved from Kea to Baldu, Richard also moved.
Piece: HO107/147 Place: Powder-Cornwall Enumeration District: 9 Civil Parish:
Kea Ecclesiastical Parish: - Folio: 36 Page: 11 Address: Baldu
SPARGO Robert M 25 Miner Tin Cornwall
SPARGO Grace F 20 Cornwall
SPARGO Grace Jn F 2 Cornwall
SPARGO Mary F 3m (or 8 mths ) depends on which transcription you look at
Cornwall
1851 census - Kea
Piece 1910 - ED 1l - Folio 728 Sch.1 Baldhu
Robert SPARGO Head 38 Copper Miner - All born Kea
Grace SPARGO Wife 32
Grace SPARGO Dau 13 Scholar
Mary Jane SPARGO Dau 11 Scholar
Eliza Anne SPARGO Dau 10 Scholar
Rebecca Bray SPARGO Dau 7 Scholar
Caroline SPARGO Dau 2
Folio 22 Page 6 1841
Bal Dhu,1,Grace Spargo,,55,,In county,
Sampson Spargo,30,,Tin Miner,In county,
Ralph Spargo,20,,Tin Miner,In county,
Jane Spargo,,15,,In county,
HO107/1910 (Kea) (Part 2) 1851 Enumeration District 1k Folio 720 Page 5
19, Baldhu, Grace Spargo,Head,W,,68,,Constantine Cornwall,,
Sampson Spargo,Son,U,45,,Carrier,Kea Cornwall,,
Folio 57 Page 10 1861
Bissow Private Grace Spargoe,,W,,77,,Constantine Cornwall
Robert and Grace left Southampton on board the "Magdalena" with 6 of their 7
children on the 23rd May 1853 - arriving in Port Adelaide, Sth Aust on the 25th
August 1853.
It would appear that Caroline at some stage returned to England as there is a
note of her 2nd arrival aboard the "Jocelyn" in late 1876.
Arriving were Spargo Robert 39 Miner - Cornwall, Grace 33, Mary Jane 12, Eliza
Anne 11
Rebecca 9, Caroline 3, Louisa inf, - Grace died on voyage and was buried at sea.