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Author: rhm1001
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Hello,
Someone on one of the Quebec Lists reminded me to check out the passenger
lists at www.theshipslist.com for my KERR and HENDERSON names. In
particular, I was looking to find ships arriving in Quebec City in 1823 and
1824.
The page that was suggested was for the steamboats traveling from Quebec
City to Montreal. Even though this was not about the ships arriving in
Quebec, it meant these people were in Canada in the 1820's.
The reason I'm mentioning this is that, when I was looking for my names, I
spotted a couple of CLARK names. One name which stuck out at me was ..
James CLARK .. on a steamboat in 1824.
As I've mentioned many times in the past, a man who I think is an ancestor
is a James CLARK .. who was born "someplace" between 1790 and 1800
(probably). He shows up in Rhode Island around 1827, and marries in
Westport, MA, in 1829.
Using my imagination, I wonder if it is at all possible that this
mysterious James CLARK in New England, actually came from "old" England and
went to Canada around 1824. And, then changed his mind and got on a ship
in Quebec City which was heading down to Providence ??
By the way, I don't know as much about RI history as I should. During the
1700's and early 1800's, which town in RI was the major port ?
Thank you for your time. (THINK SPRING !)
Betty (near Lowell, MA)
(A reminder is that James and Rhoda CLARK had a baby girl in MA in 1836, and
then James "disappeared" a few years later. He might have been the James
CLARK who got on a ship in 1844 in New Bedford, MA, which was heading out to
the Indian Ocean. He "deserted" in Australia.) ("Traveling man?" Add
to my imagination?)
Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your surnames
and place-names.
And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames and
place-names.
We may have arrived on different ships but we're all in the same boat now.
:o)
(thinking genealogy)
(possibly first said by Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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Author: donjclarke
Surnames: Clarke
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Looking for any information about George Frederick Clarke who was an ambulance driver for the Canadian Overseas Expedition Forces during WWI. George was born in Birmingham, England, married in San Diego, California, USA, but I have no information about his life after the war. Any help would be gteatly appreciated.
Don Clarke
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Fascinating! Thank you for the history lesson.
Don't miss Ireland. I was there for a short visit in 1996 and would go back
in a heartbeat. 'Didn't make it to County Cavan, but Meath was wonderful.
--Carol (Huffington > Carlisle > Pemberton > Clarke) Menges
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> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:20:03 -0000
> From: "gc-gateway(a)rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway(a)rootsweb.com>
> Subject: Re: [CLARKE] Clarke County Cavan
> To: <CLARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
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> Red herring or not, the Clarke's originated somewhere. The named was
> originally spelled O'Clerkin, which meant "of the cloth" or clergy. It is
> supposed to be connected to Joseph of Arimathea, friend of Jesus'. Found
> the following info on www.macclerken.com:
> It is certain that MacClerkens were associated with the Church in the
> tenth through twelfth centuries. There was a least one MacClerken who was
> a territorial king. In addition, there were O'Clerkins who were kings in
> Limerick and in Meath. It is tempting to think that there was one long
> continuous line of MacClerkens from Scolaighi MacClercen to Adam
> MacClerken, but there is no evidence of this. It is well known that O'
> and Mac' were used interchangeably in families. The Census of 1659 has no
> Mac's, but we know there was a Nil (Niall) McClurkan in Antrim in 1631
> (Muster Roll for Antrim). Whether he had been a MacClerken, or was a
> Clerkan, who added Mc' to his name, we don't know. It seems reasonable to
> suppose that Nil may have changed the name from MacClerken to McClurkan.
>
> The name O'Clerkin still exists, as does O'Cleireachain and
> O'Cleireacain, but most of the descendents of the O'Cleirchen seem to have
> the name Clerkin or Clerihan, or Clarkin. The O' was probably dropped
> after the advent of Cromwell in the seventeenth century. Neither branch
> of the O'Cleirchens seems to have come to terms with the Normans. They
> did not apply for a coat of arms when there was an opportunity to do so,
> and thus there is no registered coat of arms. Patrick Kelly in Irish
> Family Names appropriated a coat of arms for the Clerkins from a Settler
> family named Clarke (information courtesy of Eddie Geoghagen). Kelly says
> that the Clerkins had a coat of arms with four horses heads each in a
> section of a St. Andrews Cross, signifying a readiness to serve.
>
> The variations of the name which are listed in records of the Church of
> Latter Day Saints include: Clarken in Cavan, Meath, and Dublin; Clarkin in
> Limerick, Monaghan, Dublin, Sligo, and Leitrim; McClarkin in Antrim;
> Clearken in Monaghan and Sligo; Clearkin in Monaghan, Sligo, and Cavan;
> Clerican in Monaghan and Sligo; Clerihan in Limerick; Clerkan in
> Londonderry; Clerken in Cavan, Monaghan, and Fermanagh; Clerkin in
> Monaghan, Londonderry, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo; Clerkon in
> Fermanagh; McClurkan in Antrim and McClurkin in Antrim.
>
> The name MacClerken seems to have survived fairly well and today appears
> as McClerken, McClerkin, McClurkan, McClurken, McClurkin, McLurkin, etc.
> It is in northern Ireland that many of them are today and where some them
> probably always were. However, some MacClerkens, or Clerkins, who may
> have added Mc' to the name, apparently went to Scotland after their lands
> and positions were lost with the coming of the Normans in the twelfth
> century. In Scotland, the name may have taken the form of
> McClorkan/McClorgan in Ayr and McLergen, on the island of Islay in the
> Hebrides.
>
> A great many of the McClerkins, McClurkans, and McClurkins of both Ireland
> and Scotland emigrated to the United States, Australia, and Canada. Some
> of the Scottish MacClerkens appear to have gone back to Ireland in the
> seventeenth century and then on to America in the eighteenth and
> nineteenth centuries. Other McClurkins emigrated from Ireland to Scotland
> in the late nineteenth century where they lived in the vicinity of
> Dundonald , Glasgow, and Ayr. The story is told today in Scotland that
> the McClurkin family came originally from Ireland and that an ancestor
> changed the name slightly after marrying a Protestant. Some of the
> MacClerkens who were in Scotland in the seventeenth century believed in
> the reform of the Church and became Covenanters and some of the McClurkins
> who went to South Carolina in the eighteenth century were Covenanters.
> There is a memorial to Thomas McClorgan in the Parish of Dailly in
> Ayshire. He was a Covenanter who was martyred in 1685. Not all !
> Covenanters, or "Dissenters," were from Scotland, however. A casual
> glance at the Religious Census of 1766 in Ireland will show names such as
> O'Hagan, O'Hara, Galway, Neill, etc. with the letter "d" for dissenter
> beside them. (Presbyterians are included under "d" also, without
> distinction from the Covenanters.) Other "Irish" names are found with the
> letter "p" for protestant (Church of Ireland) beside them: Reily,
> O'Caine, Hagarty, etc.
>
> The early MacClerkens were priests, scholars, and teachers as well as
> chieftains. Interestingly, many of their descendants have followed in
> their footsteps as printers, editors, teachers, and ministers, and others
> have become chieftains in businesss and industry. The name MacClerken is
> an old one, one of the first surnames in Ireland. It is also a name which
> played a part in church history as well as in ancient kingdoms in Meath
> and Limerick, and later in Scotland and America.
>
> V.McClurkin Jones
>
>
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> || Home
>
>
>
> My mother's mother was Mary Clark(e), grandfather was Edward Clark(e), E
> dropped after arrival in NY. His father was Michael Clarke of Cavan Town,
> Cavan, Ireland. The lived off of the road to Cootehill. Not been there
> yet, but would love to visit one day.
Goodhand and Eleanor (Broadfield) CLARK, from Inch, near
Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland sailed for U.S. in 1852 with
their family. Goodhand died at sea or in NYC after arrival.
Goodhand was son of Goodhand CLARK and Barbara Pattison/
Patterson Eleanor and children settled in Caneadea, Allegany Co., NY.
Their youngest, Eliza Anne Clark, was born in Ireland 1849 and lived
entire life in Caneadea. Eliza was my greatgrandmother; married Edgar Lewis.
Would like to hear from you regarding YOUR Clark ancestors if
they came from County Cork in or near Dunmanway.
rjthoden(a)juno.com
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Hi Anne,
Red herring or not, the Clarke's originated somewhere. The named was originally spelled O'Clerkin, which meant "of the cloth" or clergy. It is supposed to be connected to Joseph of Arimathea, friend of Jesus'. Found the following info on www.macclerken.com:
It is certain that MacClerkens were associated with the Church in the tenth through twelfth centuries. There was a least one MacClerken who was a territorial king. In addition, there were O'Clerkins who were kings in Limerick and in Meath. It is tempting to think that there was one long continuous line of MacClerkens from Scolaighi MacClercen to Adam MacClerken, but there is no evidence of this. It is well known that O' and Mac' were used interchangeably in families. The Census of 1659 has no Mac's, but we know there was a Nil (Niall) McClurkan in Antrim in 1631 (Muster Roll for Antrim). Whether he had been a MacClerken, or was a Clerkan, who added Mc' to his name, we don't know. It seems reasonable to suppose that Nil may have changed the name from MacClerken to McClurkan.
The name O'Clerkin still exists, as does O'Cleireachain and O'Cleireacain, but most of the descendents of the O'Cleirchen seem to have the name Clerkin or Clerihan, or Clarkin. The O' was probably dropped after the advent of Cromwell in the seventeenth century. Neither branch of the O'Cleirchens seems to have come to terms with the Normans. They did not apply for a coat of arms when there was an opportunity to do so, and thus there is no registered coat of arms. Patrick Kelly in Irish Family Names appropriated a coat of arms for the Clerkins from a Settler family named Clarke (information courtesy of Eddie Geoghagen). Kelly says that the Clerkins had a coat of arms with four horses heads each in a section of a St. Andrews Cross, signifying a readiness to serve.
The variations of the name which are listed in records of the Church of Latter Day Saints include: Clarken in Cavan, Meath, and Dublin; Clarkin in Limerick, Monaghan, Dublin, Sligo, and Leitrim; McClarkin in Antrim; Clearken in Monaghan and Sligo; Clearkin in Monaghan, Sligo, and Cavan; Clerican in Monaghan and Sligo; Clerihan in Limerick; Clerkan in Londonderry; Clerken in Cavan, Monaghan, and Fermanagh; Clerkin in Monaghan, Londonderry, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo; Clerkon in Fermanagh; McClurkan in Antrim and McClurkin in Antrim.
The name MacClerken seems to have survived fairly well and today appears as McClerken, McClerkin, McClurkan, McClurken, McClurkin, McLurkin, etc. It is in northern Ireland that many of them are today and where some them probably always were. However, some MacClerkens, or Clerkins, who may have added Mc' to the name, apparently went to Scotland after their lands and positions were lost with the coming of the Normans in the twelfth century. In Scotland, the name may have taken the form of McClorkan/McClorgan in Ayr and McLergen, on the island of Islay in the Hebrides.
A great many of the McClerkins, McClurkans, and McClurkins of both Ireland and Scotland emigrated to the United States, Australia, and Canada. Some of the Scottish MacClerkens appear to have gone back to Ireland in the seventeenth century and then on to America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Other McClurkins emigrated from Ireland to Scotland in the late nineteenth century where they lived in the vicinity of Dundonald , Glasgow, and Ayr. The story is told today in Scotland that the McClurkin family came originally from Ireland and that an ancestor changed the name slightly after marrying a Protestant. Some of the MacClerkens who were in Scotland in the seventeenth century believed in the reform of the Church and became Covenanters and some of the McClurkins who went to South Carolina in the eighteenth century were Covenanters. There is a memorial to Thomas McClorgan in the Parish of Dailly in Ayshire. He was a Covenanter who was martyred in 1685. Not all !
Covenanters, or "Dissenters," were from Scotland, however. A casual glance at the Religious Census of 1766 in Ireland will show names such as O'Hagan, O'Hara, Galway, Neill, etc. with the letter "d" for dissenter beside them. (Presbyterians are included under "d" also, without distinction from the Covenanters.) Other "Irish" names are found with the letter "p" for protestant (Church of Ireland) beside them: Reily, O'Caine, Hagarty, etc.
The early MacClerkens were priests, scholars, and teachers as well as chieftains. Interestingly, many of their descendants have followed in their footsteps as printers, editors, teachers, and ministers, and others have become chieftains in businesss and industry. The name MacClerken is an old one, one of the first surnames in Ireland. It is also a name which played a part in church history as well as in ancient kingdoms in Meath and Limerick, and later in Scotland and America.
V.McClurkin Jones
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My mother's mother was Mary Clark(e), grandfather was Edward Clark(e), E dropped after arrival in NY. His father was Michael Clarke of Cavan Town, Cavan, Ireland. The lived off of the road to Cootehill. Not been there yet, but would love to visit one day.
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Author: jeanbarrynella
Surnames: CLARKE
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Hi
Does anyone have a David Clarke his father was James ,
David married Eliza McKee abt 1870
Kind regards jean
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Author: anthonyclarke1963
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Im not sure whether I responded to this or not.
YEs I have tried family search.org without much success.
Do you have any dates for the Clarke names you mentioned below. I will see if I can find a link into my tree.
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Jane Clarke was not the daughter of John Clark, but Nathaniel Clarke and his wife Susan.
Her obit was in
Pittsburgh Christian Advocate.Pittsburgh, Wednesday, July 23, 1845.Vol. XII.---No. 27. Whole No. 599 Page 108, Column 1
Barbara Bower
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Author: nellymary
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i checked the NSW BDM Australian site and found her death details. I you wanted her death certificate you would need these details...
Registration Number: 12393/1905
District: Coonamble NSW.
The certificates are $AUD 26.00
Maybe the people who gave details for her death certificate knew her date of birth and other details. it would be on her certificate the death and birth date.
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:17:35 -0500
> From: "Rose & Glen" <grbfarms(a)williams-net.com>
> Subject: [CLARKE] Roll call on Northampton Massachusetts Clarks
> To: <clarke(a)rootsweb.com>
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> Fifth Generation:
> Nathaniel Clark b 2 Sep 1749 d 4 Mar 1817 Northampton, MA ?
> m 26 Feb 1802
> Abigail Warner b 25 Dec 1749 d 26 Feb 1798 Northampton, MA
> d/o Daniel & Jemima Wright Warner
>
Do you have the children for this couple? I am looking for Mercy Clark who
married David West, c. 1780. My research has led me to Nathaniel as a
possible father for Mercy.
Thanks.
Anita Hoyer
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Author: tracey12490
Surnames: clarke
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Looking for any information for a maurice and a kenneth clarke born in the 1930s their fathers name was a matthew clarke
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Author: tracey12490
Surnames: clarke mckenna bryson
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I am looking for any information concerning micheal.He was born in 1943 county durham his mother was veronica murray nee bryson and his father was a matthew clarke .He was a adopted and he changed his surname to mckenna.
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Author: HaroldHolstein
Surnames: Buisse, Clarke, Grgich, Johnson
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Born Aug. 31, 1937, Racine, WI; died Sept. 15, 2006, Columbus, NC. U.S. Navy veteran (1955-1958) retired 1991 from Parker Hanifin, Racine, WI; moved to Polk County. Survivors include wife of 46 years, Sharon Buisse Clarke; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey W. & Diana Clarke and Paul C. & Paula Clarke, all of Racine, and Wayne A. & Noreen Clarke, Sharpsburg, GA; his stepmother, Edythe Clarke, Racine; sister and brother-in-law, Jone & Walt Grgich, Santa Clara, CA; brother, Tom Clarke, Racine; seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Seymour & Nina Johnson Clarke. Memorial services conducted at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Tryon, NC, Sunday, September 24, 2006. Burial not listed. (Polk County (NC) New Journal, 9/20/2006, p 3.).
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Author: Jasperbird
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Have you come across a Thomas Henry Marriot(t) CLARKE b 1871 Bow, London, in your research? If so would love to hear - researching family history for a friend
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Author: sanger53
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I am looking for Michael Clarke who was 45 on the 1930 census from Montgomery, Pa. He had the following children. Margaret J age 19, Joseph M age 16, Catharine age 12, Mary age 7 also listed was Martha Grant who was listed as a cousin. Martha was my grandmothers sister and I would like any information about this family. Thanks Jean
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Author: emsworker
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Hello,
There are lots of listings on the England FreeBMD listings that I found on a quick look. Is there any further details that you can offer such as did your grandfather stay in England or did he leave. The approx year he died in. Even if it is only a rough guess such as the 1950's.
There is a Charles A Clarke born about 1884 who died in 1916 listed in the district of Plomesgate Suffolk.
Linda
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Seeking information on Thurston sometimes called Tristram) Clarke born about 1590 Ipswich, Co. Suffolk, England. He married Faith ( ) abt 1615. Died 6 Dec 1661, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA. Does anyone have his ancestors?
Please respond rjthoden(a)juno.com
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Author: donjclarke
Surnames: Clarke, Dudley
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Hi,
Samuel James Clarke and Mary Ann Dudley who were married in June 1880 had three children that I can find, but I think there was a fourth one, who may be my grandfather. The names of the three children I have found are (ages in the 1891 census) Frederick S J Clarke age 10, Elizabeth Clarke, age 8, and Ellen Clarke, age 2. I hope that my grandfather, George Frederick Clarke, born in 1886 is the missing child. The mother, Mary Ann was born in Birmingham, Warwick, in 1859, St. Marys Parish. I would appreciate any information conerning this family that any of you might have.
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Author: donjclarke
Surnames: Clarke, Hansen
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Looking for any information on my grandfather, George Frederick Clarke, born 04 May1886, in Warwick, St. martins, Birmingham, England. Married Olga Matilda Hansen in 1910 in San Diego, California, USA.
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