See also
Husband:
Walter Clarke (1875-1936)
Wife:
Virginia Steed (1874-1951)
Children:
Marriage:
17 Sep 1899
St. Bartholomew's Church, Coventry Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England1,2
Walter an engineer, Virginia a water proofer both single and of 66 Barnsley Street, groom's father Jesse Clarke a fishmonger, bride's father Samuel Cole Steed a deceased railway foreman. Married by banns and witnessed by Rowland Steed and Esther Bryers
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
agricultural / farm labourer, engineer's labourer then a locomotive oiler2,5,6,7
Birth:
Q3 1875
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 5)
Back Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England8
son as Walter Rainbird attending school and living with his parents Jessie and Sarah, brothers William, Jessie, Thomas, Frank and James, and sisters Elizabeth and Mary. Born in Needham Market Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 15)
Bridge Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England5
unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Jesse and Sarah, brothers Jesse, Frank and James, and sister Mary. Born in Needham Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 26)
Waterlow Industrial Buildings, 31 Finnis Street, Bethnal Green, London, England6
married head of the household working as an engineer's labourer and living in three rooms with his wife Virginia, and their son Arthur. Born in Needham Market Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 35)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England7
married head of the household working as a locomotive oiler and living in four rooms with his wife Virginia, sons Arthur, Charles and Walter, and daughters Ethel and Alice. Born in Needham Suffolk
Witness:
Q3 1930 (age 54-55)
Walter Clarke witnessed the marriage of Frederick Gordon Charles Wilkey and Alice Rose Clarke Q3 1930 in St. Stephen's Church, St. Stephens Road, Upton Park, Essex, England
Death:
Q3 1936 (age 61)
Essex "South Western Registration District", Essex, England4
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
19 Feb 1874
1911 census says born in Sudbury (nearest town to Glemsford), 1939 register says born on 19th February 1875
Baptism:
26 Apr 1874 (age 0)
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Gate, Glemsford, Suffolk, England10
daughter of Samuel Steed (labourer) and Eliza late Wright of Glemsford, born on 19th February 1874
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7)
Brook Street, Glemsford, Suffolk, England12
daughter attending school and living with her parents Samuel and Eliza, brothers Henry, Herbert, Woodford, Edgar and Rowland, and sisters Maria and Claudinlaressa (sic). Born in Glemsford Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 17)
66 Barnsley Street, Bethnal Green, London, England11
unmarried daughter working as a water proof marker and living with her parents Samuel and Eliza, brothers Woodford, Rowland and Osbourne, and three lodgers. Born in Glemsford Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
Waterlow Industrial Buildings, 31 Finnis Street, Bethnal Green, London, England6
married wife living in three rooms with her husband Walter, and their son Arthur. Born in Glemsford Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 35)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England7
married wife living in four rooms with her husband Walter, sons Arthur, Charles and Walter, and daughters Ethel and Alice. Born in Sudbury Suffolk and married for eleven years with five children, all of whom are still living
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 65)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England13
a widow doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her sons Charles and William. Born on 19th February 1875
Death:
Q4 1951 (age 77)
West Ham "Registration District", Essex, England14
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
departmental store manager17
Birth:
17 Aug 1900
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8 mns)
Waterlow Industrial Buildings, 31 Finnis Street, Bethnal Green, London, England6
son living in three rooms with his parents Walter and Virginia. Born in Bethnal Green London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 10)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England7
son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Walter and Virginia, brothers Charles and Walter, and sisters Ethel and Alice. Born in Bethnal Green London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 39)
1 Forest View Villas, The Flats, Wanstead, Essex, England17
a married grocery, provisions and hardware departmental store manager living with his wife Alice, son Arthur, and a closed record presumably daughter Betty). Born on 17th August 1900
Death:
Q2 1953 (age 52)
Essex "South Western Registration District", Essex, England16
Name:
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
blouse cutter13
Birth:
9 Apr 1902
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 8)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England7
son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Walter and Virginia, brothers Arthur and Walter, and sisters Ethel and Alice. Born in Bethnal Green London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 37)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England13
an unmarried and incapacitated blouse cutter living with his widowed mother Virginia, and brother William. Born on 9th April 1902
Death:
Q3 1969 (age 67)
Newham "Registration District", Greater London, England19
Name:
Ethel Florence Clarke20
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
5 Dec 1903
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 7)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England7
daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Walter and Virginia, brothers Arthur, Charles and Walter, and sister Alice. Born in Bethnal Green London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 35)
Rosemary, Upper Halliford Road, Upper Halliford, Middlesex, England21
married as Florence doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Thomas, and a closed record. Born on 5th December 1903
Death:
6 Jun 1970 (age 66)
Surrey "Northern Registration District", Surrey, England22,23
Probate:
30 Jul 1970
Probate Registry, Greater London, England23
of 241 Upper Halliford Road Shepperton Middlesex died 6th June 1970, probate of £1,112 (~£16,000 in 2017)
Name:
Alice Rose Clarke24
Sex:
Female
Spouse (1):
Spouse (2):
Spouse (3):
Birth:
19 Sep 1905
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 5)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England7
daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Walter and Virginia, brothers Arthur, Charles and Walter, and sister Ethel. Born in Upton Park Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 34)
31 Haldane Road, East Ham, Essex, England25
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Frederick. Born on 19th September 1905 and married a Carr at a later date
Death:
27 Oct 1989 (age 84)
Surrey "Northern Registration District", Surrey, England26,27
Probate:
6 Sep 1994
Probate Registry, Winchester, Hampshire, England27
of 6 Birch Grove Shepperton Middlesex died 27th October 1989, administration with will not exceeding £100,000 (~£221,000 in 2017)
Name:
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
shop assistant13
Birth:
29 May 1907
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 3)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England7
son living in four rooms with his parents Walter and Virginia, brothers Arthur and Charles, and sisters Ethel and Alice. Born in Upton Park Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 32)
50 Selsdon Road, Upton Park, Essex, England13
an unmarried provisions shop assistant living with his widowed mother Virginia, and brother Charles. Born on 29th May 1907
Death:
Q3 1982 (age 75)
Redbridge "Registration District", Greater London, England29
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