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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Mr. William John Sparks

Mr. William John Sparks, Taxidermist at the Christchurch Museum, was born in London in 1851, came to Lyttelton at the age of twelve by the ship “Brothers Pride,” joined the staff of the museum early in 1870 as a, junior, and was appointed to the position he now holds in 1883. Mr. Sparks is a member of the Philosophical Institution of Canterbury.