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Thanks again for all your hard work.
The date of his birth on his death cert in 1974 was a guess by his son as no one knew when he was born and apparently had great difficulty registering it as a result. We have his marriage cert where he states his age as 52 in 1955. That gave us 1903 but let me digest what you've all given me so far.
Best regards. :-|

Yvonne- that's likely to be the one listed with father Ernest George.

Do you know the date of his death- also this one in 1974:

Name: Thomas Ernest Clarke
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1897
Date of Registration: Sep 1974
Age at Death: 77
Registration district: Sandwell
Inferred County: West Midlands
Volume: 33
Page: 0895

hi
the only thomas ernest c clarke born in 1904 in dudley

and a marriage

Marriages Sep 1925 (>99%)
Clarke Thomas E C Whitlock W. Bromwich 6b 1705

Possible: A year out from year of birth given on Death entry, but no mineral water salesman!-

Birth:
First name(s) THOMAS ERNEST
Last name CLARK
Birth year 1899
Birth quarter 1
District DUDLEY
County Staffordshire
Country England
Volume 6C
Page 56
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Fearnlee Cottage, Whitehouse Street, Tipton, Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Clarke Head Married Male 30 1871 Carter At Iron Foundry Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Clarke Wife Married Female 26 1875 - Staffordshire, England
Miriam Clarke Daughter Single Female 4 1897 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Thos E Clarke Son Single Male 2 1899 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England
John H Clarke Nephew Single Male 19 1882 Moulder At Foundry Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Not that one Shirley- he's on 1911 census with different father (Ernest George)

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First name(s) THOMAS ERNEST C
Last name CLARKE
Birth year 1904
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District DUDLEY
County Staffordshire
Country England
Volume 6C
Page 138
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain
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Wrong birth year but maybe


Edit. Wrong birth year as doesn't tie with death records

Possible death:

First name(s) THOMAS ERNEST
Last name CLARKE
Gender Male
Birth day 20th Jan 1900
Death quarter 1
Death year 1974
District BROMSGROVE
County Worcestershire
Volume 9D
Page 64
Country England

The ultimate challenge.
I have been trying to trace my partner's grandfather's history for over a decade with minimal success. I have been impressed by everyone's kindness and brilliance at finding things so please would you help me now.
This is all we know.
Thomas Ernest Clarke was probably born 20.1.1903 in Dudley or near it.
His father was also called Thomas Clarke and was a mineral water salesman.
He married on the 27.7.1955 Florence Froggatt but it says 'previous marriage dissolved' on the certificate.
He worked for GWR as a railway engineer (not a driver).
He died in 1974.
Please can someone use their superior knowledge of tracing things to find out something else? My partner would love to know something more of his own heritage. I'm very stuck.
Best regards. :-(