John Clark (1869)

Born 1869 in Sherston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Olive Kate (Lavers) Clark — married 1894 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Clark was born in 1869 in Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, England to John Clark and Susanna (Matthews) Clark. His birth was registered in Malmesbury, Wiltshire in the third quarter of the year, with his mother's maiden name recorded as Matthews.^[1]

In 1871 John Clark (age 1) lived in Sherston Magna with his father John (28, Labourer), mother Susanna (28), brother Henry (6, Scholar), and sister Elizabeth (4, Scholar).^[2]

In 1881 John Clark (age 12, Scholar) lived in Sherston Magna with his father John (39, Dealer In Skins), mother Susanna (39), and eight siblings: Henry (16), Elizabeth (14), Thomas (10, Scholar), Susanna (8, Scholar), Ernest (6, Scholar), Kate (4, Scholar), Samuel (3), and Ambrose (1).^[3]

Unable to confirm John's location at the time of the 1891 census.

John Clark married Olive Lavers in 1894.

John and Olive had eight children:

1. Ernest William Clark (1895-)
2. Alfred John Clark (1896-)
3. Adelaide Kate Clark (1898-1899)
4. Elsie Rose Clark (1900-)
5. Mabel Edith Clark (1903-)
6. Harold Thomas Clark (1904-)
7. Hilda Olive Clark (1909-)
8. Jack Leslie Clark (1910-)

In 1901 John Clark (age 31, Police Constable) lived at Russell Gardens in Lambeth, London with his wife Olive Kate (30) and three children: Ernest William (5), Alfred John (4), and Elsie Rose (0), as well as his brother Samuel (22, Cleaner House of Commons).^[4]

In 1911 John Clark (age 41, Police Constable Met Police) lived in Lambeth with his wife Olive Kate (40) and six children: Ernest William (15, Clerk Solicitors Junior), Alfred John (14, Porter Army & Navy Stores), Mabel Edith (8), Harold Thomas (6), Hilda Olive (2), and Jack Leslie (0).^[5] Daughter Elsie (10) was staying with John's parents in Sherston.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X7P-MVP : 1 October 2014), John Clark, 1869; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNB-MQ5 : 27 June 2022), John Clark in entry for John Clark, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-V28W : Tue Mar 05 07:13:18 UTC 2024), Entry for John Clark in household of John Clark, 1881.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9H6-P12 : 20 May 2019), John Clark, Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Lambeth Church First subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWPB-TGK : 8 May 2019), John Clark, Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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