Clarke - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Adam Clarke, theologian, d. 1832

LisaTuttle33 — 2009-11-08 21:09:32Z

Does anyone here have Adam Clarke (b. circa 1760, Ireland) in their family tree? He was a distinguished theologian, scholar, linguist and Wesleyan Methodist preacher, born in Londonderry "of humble parents" about 1760, settled in London in 1795, so often referred to as "English" although he was Irish by birth.
An ancestor of mine was said to have been "distantly connected" to Adam Clarke, and I would love to find out if this is so, and in what way.
Love to hear from anyone who knows anything about his relatives, ancestors, or descendants.

John Clarke Gt Missended, England

SueClements23 — 2009-11-05 09:45:57Z

I am looking for information on John Clarke. He had a daughter Catherine Clarke who married Isaac Clements in abt 1750.

Re: Clarke of PA

pmaclarke — 2009-11-04 20:31:58Z

Hi Sadie,

I'm trying to locate a brother of my great great grandfather, a John Clarke, born 1864 in Co. Louth Ireland.

All we know is that he emigrated to the USA - and I don't have a year or a destination address.

I'm not sure if the date tallies in any way with your search?

Regards, Paul.

CLARKE Magdalen SISTER 1861-1955

t42MountOlivet — 2009-11-04 18:11:11Z

CLARKE Magdalen SISTER 1861-1955

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 209,237 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: thomas clarke england

shonfeld1918 — 2009-11-04 13:51:29Z

Hello Rachel,
Nice to hear from you, it is so strange you are looking for a Thomas Clarke, whose father was William. I was a Clarke my father was an Arthur Wiliam,and his father was an Arthur Beaumont but my gg grandfather Thomas was born in 1851 not 1840 According to census's 1881/91/2001/2011 my Thomas was born in the area of Harrow/Pinner in Middlesex so were his children, they all appeared to be coachman/taxi drivers.
The william listed on Thmas and Harriot clarkes marriage cert; which l have was an agriculter worker (as was many of thousands of country people in those days).
What interests me is the link with the Beaumonts, l have founda few just a few living in the same area as my gg grandfather.
How did you find out Williams wifes name? as l cannot find my Thomas,s birth cert;(Willam was on his marriage cert;), as there was so any Clarkes in that area. According to my fathers info he gave me prior to his death, Thomas his grandfather was a Studman or horse man for some lord and lady in Eaton/Harrow. Thomas also had a son with the middle name of Roland which was also a surname in those days!!.
My email address is yentl@xtra.co.nz l live in NZ please contact me soon l am sure we have a link, l have not heard of the clarkes coming from futher north but many families traveled slowly towards London and l hav no idea where William came from.
Regds
Veronica

Re: thomas clarke england

Rachello7 — 2009-11-02 19:52:13Z

This probably a long shot, but I am trying to find out information about a Thomas Arthur Clarke, born mid 1840s in Middlesex. He was my husbands gt grandfather. Do you have any information on him that you can tell me. I do have a little but so far cant seem to get back further.

Thanks
Rachel

Re: Florence Irene Stofiel Clarke

awas3000 — 2009-11-02 09:12:02Z

I believe this is my loving Aunt who is still alive and doing okay.

john clarke convict. Father to sophia

jeff_alcorn — 2009-10-30 06:50:38Z

I am trying to find info on a convict sent to Australia before 1843 named john clarke. He and another convict mary dunbar had a daughter sophia born in 1844.
Thank you

Re: thomas clarke england

shonfeld1918 — 2009-10-28 21:14:41Z

Hi, l am interested in your Thomas Clarke my gg father was same name My g father was Arthur Beaumont Clarke, his g father was a William Clarke, Thomas's father BUT they came from Hertford/Middlesex ? wonder if a connection is there

Yentl

Re: william clarke

nhlilac01 — 2009-10-27 13:21:01Z

Thanks for responding - I was looking at one of the threads where someone was looking to find descendants of William Clark born 1805 in Scotland. He married Mary Anne Mavor on 13 January 1927 in Fordyce. I am looking for connections back to Scotland for Francis Mavor who emigrated from Scotland to Canada on the Castaglia in the 1800's.
Sandy

Re: Any USA cousins?

shonfeld1918 — 2009-10-27 01:39:07Z

Hi debra, your clarkes sound interesting, where did original clarke come from

Re: Any USA cousins?

shonfeld1918 — 2009-10-27 01:35:59Z

Sorry but not heard of a florence in my history maybe year would be of some help

Re: william clarke

shonfeld1918 — 2009-10-27 01:32:15Z

Sorry l cannot help as my W C camm from Middlesex. North London now

Re: william clarke

shonfeld1918 — 2009-10-27 01:27:46Z

Sorry but where does Mavor fit in with the Clarkes

Honorah McLaughlin from Tipperary, Ireland married Thomas Clarkef from Nana Ireland 1800s

2009-10-26 23:40:32Z

Looking for any infor on thomas Clarke brother George from Nana
Ireland immigrated to Ontario in 1830's or 1840's married Honorah
McLaughlin from Tipperary, Ireland.
Children, Fank, Anne, Harry, Lucielle, Nora, Virginia, Jack

Re: william clarke

nhlilac01 — 2009-10-26 19:03:11Z

Good afternoon. I just found your post from 2001. Have you learned any further info? My ggf was Francis Mavor who emigrated from Scotland to the "Scotch Colony" in Canada. I believe one of his children was a Margaret Mavor.

Re: Clarke family from Cavan Ireland to Cavan Ontario

AllenClark901 — 2009-10-25 14:26:25Z

Good Morning:
My Name is Allen Clark, I have been working on my Clark Famil tree for many years.

My ancester was John Clarke from Armagh County Northern Ireland, who Married a Mary KilRoy, There was a Hugh Clarke from Cavan County Ireland, who married Catherine Rileu, and your Richard Clark from Cavan County, Ireland, who married Racheal ??....

I believe they were 1st. or 2nd cousins, who came to Canada, within ten years of each other.

All three Families settled in Cavan Township, near the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Now , Do you have the birthdates of your grandfather and or your g.grandfather, and do you know whas Reacheal's maiden name was.

Just out of curiosity where do you live

Allen Clark
Gananoque, Ontario, Canada

allen.clark88@gmail.com

Re: Other Clarke family from County Cavan to Canada & N.Y.

LisaTuttle33 — 2009-10-25 14:12:57Z

George Clarke was born 15 April 1833 in County Cavan, Ireland. (His parents were Elizabeth Lawrence and William Clarke) In 1843, with his parents and some number of siblings, emigrated to Canada, to the Cavan/Millbrook area. He was inspired by a travelling Methodist minister to study for the ministry himself, and in May 1852, aged 19, went to New York. In 1860 he became a US citizen, graduated from Wesleyan University (there is a handsome photo of him in the class album which I can email you if you like!), was ordained a Methodist Episcopal Minister, and married Miss Lydia A. Barber, a school-teacher from upstate New York.

They had nine children (three died in infancy); let me know if you want their details.

The family resided in various places as George was assigned to different ministries around the state. Rev. Clarke was especially active in the temperance movement, pursued higher studies, and travelled abroad as well. By the late 1890s they settled in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Lydia died March 25, 1908 and is buried in Mt. Kisco cemetery. George married again, Dr. Margaret Curry (the town physician). They divided their time between New Jersey and Florida until his death in January 1921.

CLARKE family

2009-10-09 15:04:13Z

I am researching CLARKE family in an around WADHURST, LAMBERHURST area with connections to WALLIS family from GOUDHURST Kent. Would appreciate contact with any other researchers in this area or information. I have Family Bible with lots of names/dates etc would be willing to share.

New Bedford, MA and Killingly, CT

bbffrrpp — 2009-09-18 11:59:07Z

Hello. I was just looking for one of my old postings in the archives, and noticed a few other postings which mention New Bedford, MA. I was wondering if anyone has tied those families together.

Also, I have found out this summer that there were CLARK / CLARKE families in or near Killingly, CT, during the 1800's. And I wondered if anyone is researching them.

As I've mentioned many times I have an ancestor, James CLARK / CLARKE, who was probably born 1790-1800 "somewhere." A quick summary is that he "appears" in RI in ~1827, marries in a nearby MA town in 1829, fathers a daughter in Westport, MA, in 1836, and "disappears" during 1840's. He might have been the James CLARK who got on a ship in New Bedford, MA, in 1844. The ship was heading out to the Indian Ocean, and James "deserted" in Australia.

His daughter, Mary CLARK, married a man from Killingly, CT, and I have no idea how she might have met John DEXTER. So, one thought is that Mary had CLARK relatives in or near Killingly, and she might have gone there to visit them.

There is more information about this couple in the archives of this Board, and other Boards and Lists. I believe that John and Mary DEXTER were the maternal grandparents of my grandmother. While living in Melrose, MA, they adopted a little girl in 1892. I believe their married daughter back in CT had a pregnancy outside of her marriage in 1888. (long, complicated story)

Betty (near Lowell, MA)

P.S. When my grandmother married in 1911, she stated her birth-father was William CLARK. We have no idea who he was. My grandmother knew that the DEXTER's and other people knew who her birth-parents were, and they never told her. And, she was placed in an orphanage at Age 10, living to Age 20 in "homes."

Re: Missing Seaman Ancestor James Clarke c.1840 - 1911 (Essex, UK to Australia)

bbffrrpp — 2009-09-18 10:45:28Z

Hello. I can probably only offer an FYI. One of my ancestors is a James CLARK, but he is one of my "concrete-block walls." I believe he also might have been "a travelin' man."

James was probably born 1790-1800 - somewhere. He "appears" in Rhode Island ~1827 and marries in a nearby town in Massachusetts in 1829. His wife was the former widow, Mrs. Rhoda (MANCHESTER) LAVARE, who was born in MA in 1800. She had 3 very young children, and they had a daughter in 1836. During the 1840's James "disappears." He could very well have been the James CLARK who got on a ship in New Bedford, MA, in 1844 which was heading out to the Indian Ocean. This James, a greenhand, "deserted" in Australia in 1845.

He could have also been the James CLARK on a small ship in the St. Lawrence River in Canada in 1825. No one knows where he was born. But, I have a "hunch" he was from a New England family. I have no information on this James after he arrived in NSW, Australia in 1845.

Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA)

(I cannot prove James is my ancestor. My "educated guess" is that his married daughter and her husband were my ancestors. John and Mary (CLARK) DEXTER were long-time residents of Killingly, CT. ~1888 they moved to Melrose, MA. In 1892 they adopted a little girl, and that little girl was my grandmother. I believe that John and Mary were her maternal grandparents. I believe their married daughter back in CT had a pregnancy outside of her marriage during the summer of 1888.)

My James CLARK could have also had the spelling CLARKE. Anything is possible.

Re: Clarkes from Northern Ireland

AllenClark901 — 2009-10-18 18:01:21Z

My Clark Family Came from County Armagh in 1833.

John and Mary had two children maybe more with them. James, and my G.G. grandfather william E. Clarke.

Another son Daniel Marrn Clarke was born at sea on April 19, 1933.

They settled in Cavan Township , west of Peterborough Ontario, Canada.

Allen Clark

allen.clark88@gmail.com

Re: Other Clarke family from County Cavan to Canada & N.Y.

AllenClark901 — 2009-10-25 13:22:45Z

Hi Lisa:

Tell me more about George Clarke, born about 1833, who was a minister in New York State

Allen Clark

Matthew Morgan Clarke b. abt 1833, Staffordshire UK

felicitybuckingham — 2009-10-12 10:41:06Z

Parents Elizabeth nee MORGAN, and Thomas Clarke, miner.

Matthew emigrated to New Zealand abt 1851 then to Victoria, Australia in abt 1856. Married Emma ARNEL and had 8 children. Matthew dieD in Flemington, Victoria 1899.

Looking for any info re. Elizabeth MORGAN ans Thomas CLARKE.

Cheers,

Felicity

Re: Thomas Clarke

kalishoek1 — 2009-10-22 13:14:31Z

Hi there, this post is old so I hope you are still looking for Rose Millard....

Church Marriage Millard Rose 1864 Co. Cork

There is a marriage record on http://corknortheast.brsgenealogy.com

Also a lot of Clarke marriages on the same website from County Cork Ireland

Re: Clarke, Keelan

matmom — 2009-09-16 11:57:42Z

Oh my gosh!!! Kevin!! I remember you your Sean's brother from Blackrock. My mother is Susan Clarke Tracey. Are you still in Canada? Wait till I tell mom you contacted me. She'll be 90 in November. She'll be so excited. My email is matmom@aol.com Send me an email and we'll catch up!!!

Re: John Bertrum CLARKE Los Angeles Church..old news paper.

madelelu — 2009-09-18 03:13:21Z

Hi, I just today found your query. I am familiar with this name of John Bertram Clarke. My mother told me that my father wrote under this name in the 1920's. I have 2 books that he wrote and copyrighted in Los Angeles in 1923.
In 1934, He published another book in New Hampton, New York.
I am eager to hear from you to share info. My father died when I was 15 months old.
Very curious re: the reason for his arrest too.

Re: John Bertrum CLARKE Los Angeles Church..old news paper.

madelelu — 2009-09-22 06:14:45Z

Hi,
You did not misunderstand. I believe this man was my father.

Re: Missing Seaman Ancestor James Clarke c.1840 - 1911 (Essex, UK to Australia)

kimberleahGT — 2009-09-17 12:26:37Z

Thank you so much for that! I never even considered that he might have gone somewhere else before coming to Australia. Your reply has given me fresh hope of finding him.
Thanks again
Kind regards, Kim

Re: Missing Seaman Ancestor James Clarke c.1840 - 1911 (Essex, UK to Australia)

kimberleahGT — 2009-09-19 02:53:23Z

Hi, thanks so much for your reply. Unfortunately your James Clark was born too early to be my ancestor. He died in 1911 at the age of 71, so I place his birth year as c.1840. A newspaper death notice that I found states his age as 80, so he could have been born as early as 1830, but even this is not far enough back to be the same man. Perhaps there is just something about the name and a propensity for wanderlust? :)

Thanks again for your help.
Kind regards, Kim

Missing Seaman Ancestor James Clarke c.1840 - 1911 (Essex, UK to Australia)

kimberleahGT — 2009-09-17 08:39:50Z

Hi all
I am searching for info on my great grandfather James Clarke. His death cert says he was born in Essex, UK but gives no family details. He married my great grandmother in Adelong, NSW, Australia in 1881. Family legend says he was an English sailor who jumped ship in Australia. I know nothing of him before his marriage. I can find several James Clarkes listed as deserters but can find no direct links to mine. I also wonder if he was actually a convict. His name is so common that it is impossible to trace him through census records. I am hoping someone might know the other/earlier side of his life... do you have a missing sailor ancestor by this name? Hopefully we could join the two stories together.

Re: Wilfred Douglas Clarke

linwillie — 2009-10-21 04:17:30Z

I have found a possible deathdate for a Wilfred Clarke not sure if this is the correct person or not but one can only try. Death date is 1944.

Wilfred Douglas Clarke

linwillie — 2009-10-12 02:59:15Z

Is there anyway SKS could do a search for the death of Wilfred Douglas Clarke for me. I do not know of deathdate, only know that he was married to Mabel Allison nee Brown.

Re: Other Clarke family from County Cavan to Canada & N.Y.

bmclarke1944 — 2009-10-14 21:49:24Z

Hi I have been reading the messages from Alan Clark, & yourself. Just to add a little to the mix I also had Clarke family from Ireland to Cavan Ontario in 1830,s
My Ancestor Hugh Clarke married a Catherine Riley, daughter of Thomas Riley, 1836 in St Johns Anglican church.. Ida, Cavan twp., They had children Catherine , John, Thomas.

if you wish to know more about this family please feel free to email bmclarke@persona.ca
thanks

Hugh Clarke

bmclarke1944 — 2009-10-14 21:35:34Z

Also looking for any relative of Thomas Riley of Cavan Twp., Durham. settler from 1830 (approx)--1857

Re: Clarke family from Cavan Ireland to Cavan Ontario

bmclarke1944 — 2009-10-21 23:25:28Z

Hi
I see this has been on line for a while & no replies. Your story is similar to mine. My Gr Gr grandfather settled in cavan approx 1835 (HUGH CLARKE) wife Catherine., One of his grandsons, John James also went west & worked on railroad. He lived in OxBow Sask., for a time & then went west to Calgary Alta., A similar story but none of the namesare on my geneology

B Clarke

Rachel Anna Geraldine Clarke-Melancthon, Ontario

Forloveofthefuture — 2009-10-22 17:46:02Z

Thursday, August 13, 1931-Orangeville Banner

A coroner's inquest into the death of five-year-old Rachel Anna Geraldine Clarke, who was killed August 1st on Highway 10 in front of her parents' home in Melancthon has resulted in a verdict of accidental death. The jury found that the little girl came to her death by running out suddenly in front of a motor car driven by John B.Kerr of Toronto."We think that the driver might have slowed up more than he did when he saw children on both sides of the road. We also think that the guardians of the children should have taken more precaution, considering the heavy holiday traffic on the highway."

Annie Clarke nee Norton.

beautiful_mind28 — 2009-10-25 13:32:18Z

Hello,
I'm looking for any information on my Great Grandaunt Annie Clarke, nee Norton. She was born in Turpane, Co. Roscommon, Ireland c 1875. Her sister Norah, who remained in Roscommon is my Great Grandmother.

Annie immigrated to NYC some time before 1898, possibly 1895.
In 1898 her sister Katie immigrated and according to the Ellis Island record stayed with 'Mrs Clarke' at 52E 32nd ? NY. I assume this is Annie and she is already married.

I don't have any name for her husband, or an area where they settled. My mother thinks she remembers hearing about family in New Jersey, but she isn't sure.

In the 1960's my mother was penpals with a Brain Clarke who was a grand son or Grt grandson of Annie's. He had a sister named Karen who married Pete McGovern on August 9th 1965.

We have a very battered picture of Annie with young boy. Written on the back it says that she was with Mary Louise's boy, and there is also a mention of Irene. We don't know two these people are.

Annie had a several sisters and a brother who also went to NYC. They were
Katie who married a Dunne
Ellen who returned to Roscommon c1914
John and Mary F who I have no information on.

She also had two sisters, Norah and Bridget, and a brother Thomas who remained in Ireland.

Any information on Annie Clarke and her family would be very gratefully received.

Emma

Re: Ellen Clarke born @ 1847 Ireland, possibly County Cavan

damop — 2009-10-02 14:08:49Z

Stradone Balieborough and Shercock are all within a ten mile radius of each other, but I do not have much detail on my Clark Family to say who might be related. After marrying my Clerkin Anacestor, Ellen probably lived at a township called Darkley or more likely Shinan just outside the town of Shercock: both off the Balieborough Road

Margaret Clarke b June 17, 1846 Kinnegad, Westmeath

dkjs449 — 2009-10-18 00:20:37Z

Hi,

I am looking for information about Margaret Clarke and her parents, Patrick Clarke and Margaret (Maguire) Clarke. Margaret was supposed to have been born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, Ireland. She moved to Newport, Rhode Island and married James McDonnell.

Any help in locating information about Margaret's parents would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Don

Re: Missing Seaman Ancestor James Clarke c.1840 - 1911 (Essex, UK to Australia)

bozone1 — 2009-09-17 11:35:58Z

This sounds an awful lot like a connection to the story of a woman seeking a Clarke relative who was briefly here in New England USA, had a family and then disappeared. If I remember right, she thinks he might have joined the crew of a ship. I hope she sees your message as it could solve both your problems with this chap. He was no kin of mine, unless he was really, really collateral. I'll see if I have anything on her in my files. Good luck.

Ila Louise Clarke b. 1910 - d. 1940

frozenonthespot — 2009-10-08 18:21:47Z

I'm trying to find some info leading to my g-grandmother's parents. Her name was originally Ila Louise Clarke born in Pennsylvania in June 1910. Sometime in 1910 or 1911 in New York state her father, Kenneth Clarke, killed her mother, Pansy (maiden name unknown), and then killed himself. My g-grandmother also had a biological brother; however, I didn't hear what ever happened to him. She ended up being adopted by a family by the last name of Likely. I know that these Likelys ended up in Detroit, Michigan.

Also, my g-grandmother ended up marrying into a Ferguson lot, so her name changed to Ila Louise Ferguson. Both her and her adopted Likely parents ended up being buried in a cemetery around the Detroit area.

If this rings any bells and you have any info that will help me out, please don't hesitate to email me at riley@frozenonthespot.com

Thomas George Clarke/ Bigamous marriage?

53Jay — 2009-10-19 07:57:00Z

I am trying to trace a Thomas George Clarke who was a munitions worker at the Woolwich Arsenal in London at least during 1916-1918. He married Annie Rosina Hewett, date unknown. I was hoping to trace their marriage lines but have been unable to do so.
However, it seems that Thomas was already married to some one else, identity unknown.

Thomas and Annie had 2 daughters Annie Rosina May born May 5th 1917 and Ellen Elizabeth Julia born 1st June 1918. Both girls were born in the Camberwell area of London.

Any information would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.

Erwin L. Clarke b.1887 & Linly E. Clarke b.1915

dashlewis — 2009-10-14 20:11:14Z

Trying to find Erwin Linly Clarke b.28 Mar 1887 in MA, USA and his son Linly E. Clarke b. 15 Oct 1915 in RI, USA. Their trail seems to stop around 1915. Linly's mother is listed as Sabra Clarke.

Re: John Bertrum CLARKE Los Angeles Church..old news paper.

fam4me1 — 2009-09-22 00:16:03Z

I went back and read your message again.I'm sorry for the confsion.Yes I found an old news paper clipping. I do not have any other information than what was on that little clipping of paper. But you may e-mail me if you'd like.
I was wondering why my g.grandmother had saved that.
We have a CLARK line but have not come across this name even after all this time.

Re: John Bertrum CLARKE Los Angeles Church..old news paper.

fam4me1 — 2009-09-22 00:01:43Z

Hi,
I may have misunderstood your message.
Did you think this John Bertrum CLARKE was your father?

Re: Ellen Clarke born @ 1847 Ireland, possibly County Cavan

kathytree — 2009-10-02 10:51:17Z

I wonder if Ellen Clarke, born 1902, that you mention might be my grandfather's sister? His parents were Francis and Roseanne from Lisastartim, Stradone, Cavan, Ireland.
Regards,
Kathy

Re: Ellen Clarke born @ 1847 Ireland, possibly County Cavan

GwenClarkeBreen — 2009-10-03 10:41:58Z

Too young to be related to my grgrgf. Sorry

Somerset Clarke's

sueduffy59 — 2009-10-19 16:50:20Z

Thomas(1856), Hugh(1857), Thomas moved family to London, Hugh to Bristol, i come from the Thomas side and need to trace bristol relatives. Hugh married Ellen Trott and kids were:- Frank, Hugh, Harry Frederick, Charles, Clara, Tom, Bertie,Lucy, John and Alf. Other relatives in the Rhonda

Joseph Clarke, Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

meredie02 — 2009-09-28 21:29:37Z

I was at this cemetery today doing research on my family when I came across this marker. Thought I would share.

What I could read:

Joseph Clarke
Private Co. (Illeg)
13th Maine (Illeg)
Died Feb 5, 1912 (1812? I think 1912, as the cemetery only opened in 1847)
Aged 65 Yrs

Picture is attached