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As she reverted to her maiden name, it's unlikely that Robert died ............more likely they simply went their separate ways.....especially as you say the child Sheila was adopted

Buy a copy of her death cert for info about her marital status

Name ANNIE CLARK
Date of Birth 18 May 1915
Group Registration ID 1430186
SR District/Reg Area Dublin
Sex Female
Mother's Birth Surname KILLEEN

From original - Born 18 May 1915 at 3 O'Briens Place
Full name Annie Elizabeth Violet Clark
Father James Henry Clark of Marlboro Barracks, Dublin a Private in the 5th Lancers
Mother MaryClark b formerly Killeen

The connection could well have been between the Fathers ?

However Shoebury a suburb of Southend was a Garrison town

You can get closed records on 1939 register opened if you provide death certs

Thanks Everyone

You have the right family - My mother in Law Was Jessica Clark.

Her Mother was Annie Elizabeth Violet Clark. She had 3 daughters
Patricia, Sheilha the one born to Robert Coburn and who was adopted and Our Jessica.

Is there a record of Annie Clark and William marrying ? as William was her uncle ( Dads Brother)

Does record Officially closed mean I can't access it ?

I can't find death record on CWGC

Annie Elizabeth Clark died in 1987. She was Clark as her maiden name was Clark.

We don't know if Robert Was Irish , he may have been.

She died as Clark

CLARK ANNIE ELIZABETH V 18MY1915 HOUNSLOW 13 1097

Deaths 1985
CLARK WILLIAM THOMAS 9AP1899 HOUNSLOW 13 1011

According to a tree on ancestry Anna Elizabeth violet Clark was born 18th May 1915 in Dublin

Her father was James Henry Clark’ and Mary (May) violet Killeen who married 25th nov 1914 st Stephens church Dublin

So def the Irish connection

They also have her marrying a Willian Thomas Clark

The 1942 birth is listed as

Births Jun 1942
Clark Jessica Clark Brentford 3a 532
Coburn Jessica Clark Brentford 3a 532


So ?

Have a look at this site - you may be able to apply for his Service records

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-records-of-service

Daughter born to the marriage 1941 Southend RD - is that Mother -in-laws Mum?

Possible daughter Brentford, Middx 1942 but there was an Edmonton marriage 1935 of Coburn/Clark

No-one of the name showing on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site as War Dead.

No births to match age +/- 5 years England/Wales. There are two with second initials 1908 and 1913

None in Scotland

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1910/01564/1631365.pdf

Looking at ErikaH's suggestion of him being Irish - this is a 1910 Robert Coburn birth with father Robert - who in 1910 was a Labourer

Name ROBERT COBURN
Date of Birth 01 July 1910
Group Registration ID 486828
SR District/Reg Area Lisburn
Sex Male
Mother's Birth Surname BELSHAW

Image - born at McKeown Street, Lisburn. Mother Agnes

there are others 1907, 1908, 1913

Just whilst I'm looking around

Annie (E V) Clark in 1939
1939 Register
289 London Road, Southend-On-Sea, Southend-On-Sea C.B., Essex, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
James H Clark 29 Sep 1891 Male Horse Keeper Married 256 1
May V Clark 26 Mar 1893 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 256 2
William T Clark 04 Aug 1924 Male Shop Boy Single 256 3
John E A Clark 29 Apr 1928 Male At School Single 256 4
The record for this person is officially closed.
Annie (E V) Clark 18 May 1915 Female Cinema Ushirette Single 256 6
The record for this person is officially closed.
The record for this person is officially closed.
The record for this person is officially closed.
Mary Leslie (Clark) 02 Jul 1931 Female At School Single 256 5

The marriage - no further initials shown for Robert

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1939 (>99%)
Clark Annie E V Coburn Southend 4a 3451
Coburn Robert Clark Southend 4a 3451

If he died in WW2 he will be listed on the CWGC site

Try looking for birth info yourself using freebmd……you know approximately when he was born if he gave his true age when he married

Where and when did Annie die? What was her surname at the time?

ADDED…………….
Was Robert IRISH?

I am trying to find Mother in law's Mums marriage to Robert Coburn

Robert Coburn was 29 when he married Anna Elizabeth Violet Clark she was 24

They married On the 28th October 1939 in South End on Sea

Private - Queen Royal Regiment Number 7011164 - Lympne Camp in Kent.
He may have died in 2nd world war

His Father is listed as Robert Coburn Foreman at Linen Mills

I would love to find out his birth date to get a birth certificate and his death Date to get a death certificate or any other marriages