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This is my great grandfather, does anyone know of him in their family tree. He married a lady by the name of Fanny Hill. He was a harbour forman at that time. but was previously a coal porter and lived in Battersea by the river.

There are far too many clarks for wild guesses and I have tried unsuccessfully to find anything for the clark family. Can you help?

thank you Carol

This is his marriage:

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about George Clark
Name: George Clark
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Age: 21
Spouse Name: Fanny Hill
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 2 Jun 1879
Parish: Old Brentford St Paul
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: George Clark
Spouse Father Name: Jesse Hill
Register Type: Parish Register

What is it you want to know about him ?

Dea x

For info this is the 1901 census referred to

Name: George Clark
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Fanny Clark
Gender: Male
Where born: Westminster, London, England
Civil Parish: Ratcliff
Ecclesiastical parish: St James Ratcliff
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration District: Stepney
Sub-registration District: Ratcliff
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 97
Piece: 319
Folio: 105
Page Number: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
George Clark 43
Fanny Clark 43
Caroline Clark 19
Sarah Clark 13
George Clark 12
Samuel Clark 10
Jane Clark 8
Maud Clark 6
Amy Clark 2
Florence Clark 15

Jude

Hello Carol - welcome to the boards.

On the menu above under Search is "Search All Trees" - you can use that to see if anyone else is researching the same family.

I 'suspect it will be this one ?? - I will take a further look to see it I can prove it.

1871 census transcription details for: Providence Place, Ealing, Old Brentford
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG10
Piece: 1319
Folio: 21
Page: 33
Reg. District: Brentford
Sub District: Brentford
Parish: Ealing
Enum. District: 14
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Providence Place, Ealing, Old Brentford
County: Middlesex
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
CLARK, George Head M 37 1834 Middlesex
CLARK, Mary Wife F 41 1830 Yorkshire
CLARK, Samuel Son M 15 1856 Middlesex
CLARK, George Son M 13 1858 Middlesex
CLARK, Dinah Mother F 75 1796 Middlesex
CLARK, Caroline Daughter F 6 1865 Middlesex

Dea x

1911 - George is a widower

Name: George Clark
Age in 1911: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Minster
Civil Parish: Ratcliffe
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 9 Narrow St, Broad St, Ratcliff E
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: COAL PORTER
Registration District: Stepney
Registration District Number: 20
Sub-registration District: Shadwell and Ratcliff
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Piece: 1533
Household Members:
Name Age
George Clark 53
Jane Clark 17
Maud Clark 16
Mary Ann Clark 12

Jude

Just to clarify - on George and Fanny's marriage record his occupation is stated as Labourer, not harbour foreman (or was that in 1901?). He gave address as Ealing Lane and father George was also a labourer.

MC, In 1901 he is a wharf foreman at harbour

Jude

1881 census transcription details for: 12, Creek Street, Battersea
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG11
Piece: 642
Folio: 151
Page: 53
Reg. District: Wandsworth
Sub District: Battersea
Parish: Battersea
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 12, Creek Street, Battersea
County: London, Surrey
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
CLARK, George Head Married M 22 1859 Coal Porter
Brentford, Middlesex
CLARK, Fanny Wife Married F 23 1858
Brentford, Middlesex
PAWLE, Frederick Boarder Single M 20 1861 Coal Porter
Battersea, Surrey

Dea x

Ah... as you probably guess I am very new to this. so apologies for reply sent direct.

Yes he is the George Clark mentioned by Dea and Jude.

I know a lot about my grandmother Jane ( his daughter) but nothing of either side of the family the Hill or the Clark side.

I was told that my grandmother had lost a brother who drown in the Thames, but this too only family heresay and not proven. Thank you to those who have started me on the correct trail. If any one has a photograph or any documentation I would be happy to share what I have on Jane - including her being put into service record

1881 shows the same family at Ealing Road (address on the marriage cert) - George Jnr. is no longer with them.

1881 census transcription details for: 53, Ealing Road, Ealing With Old Brentford
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG11
Piece: 1347
Folio: 95
Page: 11
Reg. District: Brentford
Sub District: Brentford
Parish: Ealing with Old Brentford
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 53, Ealing Road, Ealing With Old Brentford
County: Middlesex
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
CLARK, George Head Married M 47 1834 Stoker Soap Works
Brentford, Middlesex
CLARK, Mary Wife Married F 51 1830
Leeds, Yorkshire
CLARK, Caroline Daughter Single F 16 1865 Domestic Serv
Brentford, Middlesex
CLEMENT, Alice Niece Single F 19 1862 Ironer
Brentford, Middlesex

I believe this is the correct family.

Dea x

Going by the father's name on the marriage record, this could be Fanny's baptism:

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: Fanny Hill
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 25 Oct 1857 - born 12 June
Father's Name: Jesse Hill - Labourer
Mother's Name: Jane Hill
Parish or Poor Law Union: Old Brentford St George
Borough: Hounslow
Register Type: Parish Registers

Lived Old Brentford

The 1911 census shows that George and Fanny had had 10 children - 2 of whom had died before that census was taken.

Have to go and start the lunch but will have a look for them later unless anyone else has found them in the meantime.

Dea x

Ah... as you probably guess I am very new to this. so apologies for reply sent direct.

Yes he is the George Clark mentioned by Dea and Jude.

I know a lot about my grandmother Jane ( his daughter) but nothing of either side of the family the Hill or the Clark side.

I was told that my grandmother had lost a brother who drown in the Thames, but this too only family heresay and not proven. Thank you to those who have started me on the correct trail. If any one has a photograph or any documentation I would be happy to share what I have on Jane - including her being put into service record

Looks like George and Fanny had some children baptised as a job lot:

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: Caroline Clark
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 29 May 1890 - born 17 June 1882
Father's Name: George Clark - Coal Porter
Mother's Name: Fanny Clark
Parish or Poor Law Union: Battersea St John
Borough: Wandsworth
Register Type: Parish Registers

Address: 29 Mendip Road

Baptised the same day were:
Florence born 21 Apr 1884
Sarah born 18 Apr 1887
George born 10 Nov 1888

Another baptism:

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

Name: Jessie Clark
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 9 Oct 1881 - born 3 August 1881
Father's Name: George Clark - Coal Porter
Mother's Name: Fanny Clark
Parish or Poor Law Union: Battersea Christ Church
Borough: Wandsworth
Register Type: Parish Registers

Address 12 Creek Street, Lavender Road.

Marriage of daughter Jessie:

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

Name: Jessie Clark
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Age: 22
Spouse Name: William John Concannon - carman
Spouse Age: 23
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Dec 1902
Parish: Stepney St Dunstan and All Saints
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: George Clark - porter
Spouse Father Name: William John Concannon - barman
Register Type: Parish Register

Neither previously married, both give address as 97 Whitehouse Street.

Witnesses: G Clark and Carrie Clark (sister Caroline?)

If the 1911 stated 10 children born and only 8 still alive then one must have died between 1901 and 1911. (There are the 8 on the 1901 census plus Jessie must have been around somewhere).

If it was a brother who drowned then could that be George or Samuel?

To collate for Dea's return!!!

Known children

Jessie 1881
Caroline 1882
Florence 1884
Sarah 1888
George 1889
Samuel 1891
Jane 1893
Maud 1895

Then in 1901 Amy born 1899 but in 1911 Mary Ann born 1899 - and Am appears to precede Mary and is crossed out :-S

Florence appears to be one of the children who died?

So assuming Amy/Mary Ann are one and same we are missing a child - presumably who was born and died between censuses....and there's a gap between Florence and Sarah that could do with filling??

Jude

Jude, I've got lost! How is Florence one of the ones that died?