Birth Certificate of Christina Spark [Vic 2968]
Father: James SPARK, Drover, aged 31 yrs, bp Waemes (Wemyss), Fifeshire, Scotland. Mother: Catherine SPARK ms SHOMACK, aged 32 yrs, bp Melbourne, Victoria.
When and where married: 4 Nov 1860, Creswick.
Issue living and deceased: John 14 yrs, George 13 yrs, Catherine Ann 12 yrs, Phoebe Elizabeth 11 yrs, Mary Jane 10 yrs, Janet Georgina 8 yrs, James Amos 5 yrs, Alexander Edward 3 1/2 yrs, Margaret 2 1/2 yrs, Lavinia Alice 1 1/2 yrs.
Informant was Catherine SPARK, Mother, Ascot. Nurse: Mrs Stalker. Registered 1 Feb 1876 at Glendonald.
The children who were not noted as deceased but had in fact died were Catherine's two sons to John SPARK (John d aged 13 days 1860 and George d aged 3 weeks 1861) and two more children to James SPARK (Alexander Edward b 1871 probably died in infancy and Margaret d aged 7 weeks 1873.)

Christening of Christina SPARK
Christina Sarah SPARK b 13 Jan 1876, chr 4 Feb 1876 St John's C of E Creswick d/o of James SPARK, Drover, and Catherine SPARK, Residence: Ascot [CRES1/449]

Christina SPARK aged 3 yrs committed into care at Royal Park
No 11563 Christina Spark, Date of Birth: 12 Jan 1876, Native Place: Ascot, Victoria, Religion: Protestant, Read or Write: No, Date of Committment: 10 Jun 1879, Committing Bench: Creswick, Date of Admission: 11 Jun 1879, Term: 7 years, Cause of Committment: Neglected, State of Health on Admission: Good, Condition: clean clothes, poor, Vaccinated Small Pox, Previous History: Father: not known, Mother: Catherine Spark, very poor, Address: Ascot, Victoria, General Remarks: Sisters 11561 (Janett) and 11562 (Lavinia), Where Stationed: Royal Park 11 Jun 1879, Expiration of Term: 10 Jun 1886.
[Children's Registers Old Series Vol 9 Folios 416-474, f 093 p448]

Christina Sarah McDONNELL d 28 Apr 1923 aged 45 yrs, Woy Woy, Registered Gosford NSW. Residence: James Street, Woy Woy, 7 living chn, 2 deceased. (Peter Spark)

Christina Sarah SPARK bp Ascot m 7 Feb 1895 Clunes, Thomas George McDONNELL bp Bendigo [Source: St John's C of E Creswick R/N F/10] [Vic 135]
Thomas McDONNELL b 1873 Sandhurst s/o Pearce McDONNELL/Mary Ann CHAPMAN, d ? NSW

Child of Thomas George McDONNELL and Christina Sarah SPARK:

1. Henry John Pearce McDONNELL b 1895 Clunes s/o Thomas George McDONNELL/Christina Sarah SPARK [Vic 19626] d 1895 aged 4 days Clunes [Vic 8774]
Christina and Thomas moved to WA about 1897, then to NSW after 1900. (Peter Spark)