Spark, Alexander Brodie Free settler who became a successful merchant and shipping agent, before facing insolvency during the financial depression of the 1840s. image Milestone Born Elgin, Elginshire, Scotland 09 Aug 1792 {"name":"Born","target":"","target_text":"Elgin, Elginshire, Scotland","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>09 Aug 1792<\/span>"},"date_start":"1792-08-09","date_end":"1792-08-09"} Arrived Sydney Apr 1823 {"name":"Arrived Sydney","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>Apr 1823<\/span>"},"date_start":"1823-04","date_end":"1823-04"} Died Tempe 21 Oct 1856 {"name":"Died","target":"","target_text":"Tempe","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>21 Oct 1856<\/span>"},"date_start":"1856-10-21","date_end":"1856-10-21"} Name Alternate Sparke, AB {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Sparke, AB","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Occupation Merchant {"name":"Merchant","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Landowner {"name":"Landowner","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Property Owner of Bello Retiro {"name":"Owner of","target":"Bello Retiro","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Owner of Barwon Park {"name":"Owner of","target":"Barwon Park","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Owner of Tempe farm 1827 - 1856 {"name":"Owner of","target":"Tempe farm","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1827<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1856<\/span>"},"date_start":"1827","date_end":"1856"} Owner of Tusculum 1830 - 06 Sep 1848 {"name":"Owner of","target":"Tusculum","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1830<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>06 Sep 1848<\/span>"},"date_start":"1830","date_end":"1848-09-06"} Owner of Tempe House 1833 - 1856 {"name":"Owner of","target":"Tempe House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1833<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1856<\/span>"},"date_start":"1833","date_end":"1856"} image image