Nigel Clark
Honor Code SignatorySigned 13 Apr 2021 | 80,558 contributions | 1,499 thank-yous | 7,962 connections
Signed 13 Apr 2021 | 80,558 contributions | 1,499 thank-yous | 7,962 connections
Communication Preferences:
I am interested in communicating 
with
anyone who shares the same ancestors.
I don't know much about my family tree yet.
At the moment, I am particularly searching for any information on my great grand father - Henry Clark, my great, great grandfather William Clark and my grand mother Millie Clark (nee Amsden)
with
anyone who shares the same ancestors.
I don't know much about my family tree yet.
At the moment, I am particularly searching for any information on my great grand father - Henry Clark, my great, great grandfather William Clark and my grand mother Millie Clark (nee Amsden)
Nigel B. Clark
Born 1950s.
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Biography
Nigel was born in 1954. He is the son of Bruce Clark and Moreen Jacobs.[1]
Nigel was christened on 29 May 1954 at St Agnes Church in Glenhuntly, Victoria, Australia.
He married Sandra McDonald. His father Bruce Clark conducted their marriage service.
Sandra had two children by a previous marriage - Kerry Ellis and Leigh Ellis. Nigel was their dad/step-dad from when they were very young (5 years old and 4 years old).
Nigel and Sandra have two children together - Justin Clark and Laurie Clark.
Nigel is still living.
Genealogy Interest
I've started researching my family tree. In the process I have "adopted" some orphaned profiles that actually link with some of my ancestors.
With the aid of an excellent coach - Leandra Ford - I initially undertook a "Voyage" to improve the profiles of several of my great grandparents and learn more about the functionality of WikiTree at the same time. This has got me "hooked". Let's see where the journey and learning gets to over time!
Genealogy - Profile Progress
- My genealogy journey started in April 2021.
- As at March 2022, over 4,000 profiles have been created (albeit some are quite "scant" on detail at this stage).
- Since then, I have been adding new profiles at the rate of about 70 a week.
- As at June 2023, my main focus "fleshing out" my CC7 connections (i.e. people who are within 7 steps of me either by blood or marriage). My CC7 count on June 10, 2023 is 5450 people.
Genealogy Assistance - Acknowledgements
There are a number of people who have assisted me in my genealogy research as follows:
- Moreen Jacobs - my mum, who gave me a number of family papers and photos to help get me started.
- My three sisters - Bronwyn, Robyn and Megan - who provided some of the family specific information and took the time to review some of the profiles that I had drafted.
- My wife Sandra who provided information on her side of the family, along with information provided by her sisters, Pat Marsden, Penny Richardson and Dianne Brain.
- Leandra Ford - who helped me on the path by critically reviewing and helping to develop a couple of specific family profiles to use as "models" for other profiles.
- Madeleine Knizek - For providing specific information on the extended Jacobs side of the family.
- Madeleine Rankine - For providing specific information on the extended Jacobs side of the family.
- Eileen Strikwerda - for providing specific information on the extended Jacobs side of the family.
- Sharryn Nankervis - for providing specific information on the Clark side of the family.
- Dorothy Barke for providing specific information on the Amsden side of the family.
I would sincerely like to thank and acknowledge each of these fantastic people for their contributions.
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information entered by Nigel Clark at registration.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Nigel's formal name
- full middle name (B.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (2)
- family tree
- father's name
- mother's name
- siblings' names
- children's names (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
- autosomal DNA test connections
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Nigel:
- Nigel Clark is a Wonderful WikiTreer Sep 17, 2023.
- Nigel Clark is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jul 6, 2023.
- New member introducing myself Apr 13, 2021.
Categories: PIP Graduates
Ann
kind regards.................Nigel
We recently left a message on your profile to check in with the Profile Improvement Project (PIP). If you would like to continue with the Project, please let us know.
We would like to hear from you with any ideas or suggestions. If you do not wish to participate in the Project, please let us know. If we don’t hear from you within 14 days we will remove you from the Project, but we will welcome you back at any time.
Sincerely,
Debi Hoag and Kay Knight, Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project
Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project
kind regards............Nigel Clark
The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing a check-in with project members. Please review the following and respond to let us know that you are content with your current team or if you would like to be more involved.
The Project operates in a team structure. There are currently three participant PIP Teams -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team which guides new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team.
There are currently three different Biography Teams - The Biography Team, the Abandoned Team, and the Popular Team.
You're currently identified as a member of the Biography Team. The Biography Team works on profiles from their watchlist and other profiles that interest them.
Are you happy with the Team you are on? If you are interested in working with a different Team, please let us know.
If you have not already done so, we invite you to join the email GoogleGroup and text chat Discord channel for our project. (You will need your Wiki ID for both). Neither is required; we also use the Profile_Improvement tag in G2G for Project announcements.
We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project meet its goals. We would like to hear about the successes you’ve had and would also appreciate any feedback you have to help improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or via private message to one of us.
Sincerely,
Debi Hoag and Kay Knight, Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project
Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project
I'm happy to continue what I am doing in the Biography team if that is okay.
kind regards................Nigel Clark
Thank you so much for joining the Southern Cross Stars for the Connect-a-Thon this weekend. There is information on the Southern Cross Stars page, and our chat post at https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1682615 . We'll also be chatting during the Thon on the new Aussie Challenge Teams channel. You can message me any time if you have any other questions. I'm always happy to help! Gillian, Southern Cross Stars Team Leader
kind regards...Nigel
We're contacting you for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. We really appreciate your involvement in the Project in the last year. Thank you so much for all your help to improve Australian profiles on WikiTree.
Please could you reply to this message, or send me a private message to let us know if you'd like to stay on in the Project, and if you'd like to make any changes to the teams that you belong to. The teams are listed on Australia Project Teams.
If you've moved on to other things for the moment, that's absolutely fine. We'd appreciate if you'd let us know so that we can remove you from the membership list.
Over the past year, Australia Project members have been more active on Discord. We're finding it a fun way to communicate as a project. If you're not on Discord yet, here's some information - Help:Discord. If you are already on the WikiTree Discord server, let us know, and we can send you an invite link to the dedicated Australia Project server (WikiAustralia) where all our chat channels are located. It's a great way to communicate with other members on your project team/s, or for any general questions.
We're always happy to receive any ideas or suggestions that you have to make our project even better.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
The Australia Project Leadership Team ~ Gillian, Margaret and Veronica
I'm happy to stay on the NSW team. My main focus at the moment is on increasing my CC7 connections and improving the CC7 profiles on my watchlist. However, I also review and update at least 50 profiles/errors on the Data Doctor list each week - mainly relating to NSW profiles. I'm also moving a number of profiles to the "unsourced list" from unsourced orphaned profiles that I am finding on the DD lists. That will help to give us enough profiles to work on for the next Source-A-Thon.
I don't use discord - I have 6 email accounts and that is enough of a challenge keeping those up to date!
I hope that this is okay?
Thanks for your guidance and leadership in the Australia project.
kind regards.........Nigel
Regards, Margaret
kind regards............Nigel
Thanks for your beautiful work on the Starr clan.
I'm a descendant of Caleb's sister Lydia R (Starr) Eggins (1850-1925).
I will adopt Caleb's profile, if none of his descendants come forward.
Janine
kind regards....Nigel
You’re a member of Southern Cross Stars for the 2023 WikiTree Source-a-Thon. Thanks for choosing us! Your Bib is 171 if you want to your Bib and create a sticker. We kick off this evening. The times for starting and finishing for various locations in Australia is at Southern Cross Stars Chat.
There is Source-a-Thon ‘how to’ information and some lists of unsourced profiles to work on at Southern Cross Stars, but you can work on any unsourced profiles that you want. You’ll find resources relevant to Australia under Australia Project Resources. We'd love to see you on the team Discord channel. If you haven't yet joined Discord, see Help:Discord.
I’m always happy to receive a direct message if you have any other questions, or need help with anything. Have a great fun weekend :-) Gillian, your Team Captain!
kind regards....Nigel
The 2023 Source-a-Thon is coming up on the weekend commencing 29 September. As usual it’s a 72 hour event. The Southern Cross Stars team will be participating and we’d love to have you on the team again if you’re available. You can register at now at register-now-for-the-2023-source-a-thon. We’re not a super-competitive team, so even if you are only free for a couple of hours or you like to work slowly and go down rabbit holes, it will be fun to have you involved. It all helps to improve the tree. We’ll be on Discord again too, if you like to chat during the event. Gillian, Captain, Southern Cross Stars
Count me in! I've just registered.
It should be a bit of fun.
kind regards..Nigel
My line of the family is from Cumbria, there's a village called Dykesfield just northwest of Carlisle in England. I believe name Dykes comes from association with the nearby Hadrian's Wall (when the Roman's built it, it was probably just called a "dyke". There are Scottish "Dykes", and they appear to originate from the area close to the Antonine Wall, which is another Roman-built dyke about 100 miles north of Hadrian's Wall. I have put together a blog www.dykeshistory.blogspot.com which you may be interested in visiting. All the best matey, Ian Dykes (Dykes-950)
Take care mate.................kind regards....Nigel
We appreciate your consistent work in improving WikiTree through the Sourcerers Project in 2022!
edited by Bill Feidt
It's time for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. Thank you so much for contributing to the project and Australian profiles on WikiTree during the last year. We really appreciate you!
If you would like to stay in the project, please reply to this message or send me a private message to let us know that you would like to stay on. Alternatively, if your WikiTree and research interests have moved away from Australia, please let us know and we can remove you from the membership list for the moment. You will, of course, be very welcome to rejoin the project down the track whenever you want to.
We are also keen to know if you want to make any changes to the team or teams that you want to focus on. Take a look on Australia Project Teams to see what teams there are to choose from. If you want to discuss this, or have any questions or suggestions about the Australia Project we'd love to hear your ideas.
Thanks for taking the time to get back to us!
Kind Regards Margaret Haining Membership Coordinator
Thanks for taking the time to "check in". Greatly appreciated.
I am happy to "keep on keeping" on with what I am doing if that is okay. My main focus is still on NSW profiles, although I have added a number of profiles in other states that are linked to the NSW profiles that I've worked on. I've enjoyed the "Connect-A-Thons" and "Source-A-Thon" this year and will participate again next year if the timing works.
Right now, I am working on the "Missing Links" report to try to "fill out" my CC7 connections where possible.
I hope that this is okay with you?
kind regards...Nigel
Regards, Margaret
Thank you for your contributions to the March 2022 Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
WT Appreciation Team
Nan, WikiTree Appreciation team
The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing its first annual check-in with our project members. We are in the process of transitioning to a team structure. There will be three participant PIP Teams to start -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team who guide new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team. Please let us know which team(s) you would like to participate in.
We would also like to invite you to join the email GoogleGroup and text chat Discord channel for our project. (When you request to join our GoogleGroup, please be sure to include your Wiki ID). You will find more information on the GoogleGroup.
We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project and WikiTree. The Project’s mission is to:
We know you’re working on profiles *smile* We would like to hear about successes you’ve had toward the Project’s goals. We would also appreciate any feedback you might have to help us improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or privately via private message to either of us.
Sincerely,
Debi Hoag and Robin Shaules Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project
Thanks for your message. Would you mind if I just keep "doing what I'm doing " for a while longer please? I've added over 4,000 profiles in the past 10 months and made over 20,000 contributions. Most (but not all) of those profiles are linked to me via marriage or blood. I have a pile of about 400 profiles that I am working my way through at the moment, and as you know, each time you look at a profile, it opens more "doors" and profiles to work on. When I come across profiles that need some TLC, I do what I can to help improve them. Is this okay with you and Robin? kind regards...Nigel
Working on profiles from your watchlist is exactly what Bio Team Level 1 does, so we'll be glad to keep you there. Always feel free to work on what you find that needs help, that's a great help.
We noticed that the link to the GoogleGroup that we shared was incorrect. Here's a corrected link in case you are interested.
Debi
Congratulations on adding sources to 21 profiles during the January Sourcerers Challenge! Thank you for improving the health of our One Tree.
Nan, WT Appreciation Team
Thank you for your contributions to the December 2021 Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
Nan, WT Appreciation Team
Thank you for your 34 contributions to the November Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
edited by Sharon (Newell) Ferguson
The profile manager for William Henry John Dent (Dent - 1745) is Sue Crerar. I linked his wife to him - Emily (McDonald) Dent. I then added their 5 children. So if you like, I can "orphan" the profiles of the 5 children so that you can "adopt" them as profile manager. Your decision (I just have to work out how to do it, but I think it should be pretty straight forward). Take care.........Nigel
Thank you for updating William Dent. He is the brother of my great grandfather Luke Gore Dent. Regards, Sharon Ferguson nee Newell
kind regards...Nigel
Take care.........Nigel
The Australia Project leadership team are carrying out our annual check-in to see how you are going in the project. We'd really like to give you a huge thank you for all your work on Australian profiles over the past year! We've made great progress in 2020/21 with your assistance.
Please could you reply to this message, to let us know if you would like to stay on in the project and if you are happy with your current role and team involvement.
If you would like to do something additional or different, take a look on the Australia Project page to see what other opportunities there are.
It would also be great to get any feedback or suggestions that you have to improve the project.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Gillian, Co-leader, Australia Project
Thanks for the feedback - greatly appreciated. I certainly would like to stay involved with the Australia Project. Interestingly, I thought that I would spend most time with Victorian profiles, but as it has turned out, I have spent more time in NSW. I have 1,997 profiles of people on my watchlist. In all cases they are linked to my ancestors and their extended families directly or by more distantly by marriage. I have either created them or adopted them as I have come across them where they have a linkage to my ancestors. As far as feedback/questions are concerned: 1. Is there one spot either in Wikitree generally or in the Australia Project Pages where there is a "master source" list e.g. - links to the historical BDM Registers in each state. - links to historical immigration records for each state. - links to military service records - links to burial information - links to newspaper records - links to any other potentially relevant information. 2. Tips on searching these records (including which ones are free and which ones are behind paywalls). 3. Guidelines or examples for each site linked in 1 above on how to correctly reference the source record. 4. I have enjoyed participating in the two "thons" this year - connect-a-thon and -source-a-thon. Does the Australia Project have some "Mini-versions" of these as a way of encouraging more participation? The "source -a-thon" really opened my eyes on just how many "poor quality" profiles there are in the system. Maybe targeting some further improvements on these profiles may lead to more general participation.........just a thought. I have really appreciated the support from other WikiTreers as I have been "learning the ropes"..........I have a long way to go, but I will keep working on my approach! Take care..........kind regards.........Nigel
You're the second person who has mentioned Mini challenges today, so we'll look at that again!!
Let me know if you'd like to change teams, but you're also fine to stay in Victoria. Gillian
I'm happy to stay in the Victorian team. I will do some work on unsourced profiles there over the next couple of months.
Take care........kind regards........Nigel
Sorry to bother you. Would you mind transferring me from the Victoria team to the NSW team please? I keep expanding my links more in NSW so it makes sense to focus there.
kind regards........Nigel
Many thanks again and God Bless ----- Joanna
Thanks for the great feedback. I joined Wikitree in April this year. I started by adding my direct ancestors then just kept adding extended family as links became apparent. To date, I've added just over 1,500 profiles. I'm retired, and since July, I've been in lockdown in Sydney (freedom day tomorrow)!.....so....adding sources to profiles and adding new profiles has helped to keep me sane. Each time I open a profile, I try to add a sourced fact to it. However, the best profiles that I have seen on WikiTree contain a combination of well sourced facts (birth, marriage, children, death) and some personal stories and photos from people who either knew them directly or have had stories and photos passed down to them from other family members. Please feel free to make any additions to any of the profiles that I've added. Take care..........kidn regards..Nigel
my husband, Rodney David Soden was a desendant of this line.
P.S. Based on your information, I have updated the profile for William Soden (Soden-508) and added some more questions into the "Research Notes' section.
edited by Nigel Clark
kind regards....Nigel