See also

Family of John Carr Herbert Clarke and Mary Ann Palmer

Husband: John Carr Herbert Clarke

  • Name:

  • John Carr Herbert Clarke2 1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • outfitters assistant, manager and tailor then a merchant tailor and outfitter4 5 6 7 8

  • Birth:

  • 30 Nov 1867

  • Halesworth, Suffolk, England2 9 10 4 5 6 7 8

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 3)

  • Thoroughfare, Halesworth, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Sarah, and his twin sister Charlotte. Born in Halesworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 13)

  • Thoroughfare, Halesworth, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son as Hebert attending school and living with his parents John and Harriet, twin sister Caroline, and his widowed grandmother Amy Edgley. Born in Halesworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 23)

  • 30 Waterloo Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an outfitters assistant and living with his wife Mary, and daughter Annie. Born in Halesworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 33)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an outfitters manger and living with his wife Mary, daughter Annie, and sons Herbert and John. Born in Halesworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 43)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a merchant tailor and outfitter and living in eleven rooms with his wife Mary, daughter Winifred, sons Palmer and Bernard, and a servant. Born in Halesworth Suffolk

  • Administrator:

  • 20 Feb 1920 (age 52)

  •  

     

    John Carr Herbert Clarke was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Herbert Palmer Clarke on Friday on 20 February 1920 at the Probate Registry, London, England

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 53 yrs 6 mns)

  • The Hollies, 85 Wash Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a merchant tailor and outfitter employer at 24, 26, 28 Pier Avenue 1 Station Road Clacton-on-Sea and living in seven rooms with his wife Mary Ann, a servant, visiting sister-in-law Rosa Palmer, visiting son-in-law Charles S Gill, and visiting married daughter Annie W Gill. Born in Halesworth Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 71)

  • The Hollies, 85 Wash Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England8

  •  

  • a widowed merchant tailor & general outfitter living with his twin sister Charlotte Clarke, a Cecelia Reed and a Joyce Austin. Born on 30th November 1867

  • Death:

  • 22 Jan 1947 (age 79)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England3 11

  • Probate:

  • 6 May 1947

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • of 85 Wash Lane Clacton-on-Sea Essex died 22nd January 1947, probate of effects of £38,634 6s 11d (~£1,306,000 in 2017) to John Bernard Clarke tailor

Wife: Mary Ann Palmer

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann Palmer12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • James Palmer (1829-1914)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Ann Trew (1832?-1914)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant13

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1862

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England12 14 13 4 5 6 7

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 8)

  • 19 Tyler Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents James and Mary, sisters Rosa, Martha and Kate, cousin and future brother-in-law Edward T Bernard, and a lodger. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 18)

  • 5 Tyler Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a domestic servant and living with her parents James and Mary, sisters Rose, Martha and Kate, and brother Charles. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 29)

  • 30 Waterloo Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John, and daughter Annie. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 37)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England5

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband John, daughter Annie, and sons Herbert and John. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 48)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England6

  •  

  • married wife living in eleven rooms with her husband John, daughter Winifred, sons Palmer and Bernard, and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk and married for twenty-one years with three children, all of whom are still living

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 56 yrs 10 mns)

  • The Hollies, 85 Wash Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in seven rooms with her husband John, a servant, visiting sister Rosa Palmer, visiting son-in-law Charles S Gill, and visiting married daughter Annie W Gill. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 11 May 1935 (age 72)

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England15 16

  • Probate:

  • 27 Jul 1935

  • Probate Registry, London, England16

  •  

  • of The Hollies Wash Lane Clacton-on-Sea Essex (wife of John Carr Herbert Clarke) died 11th May 1935, probate of effects of £2,035 (~£103,000 in 2017) to the said John Carr Herbert Clarke outfitter

Child 1: Annie Winifred Clarke

  • Name:

  • Annie Winifred Clarke17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Charles Sydney Gill (1890-1968)

  • Birth:

  • 1 Jan 1891

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England17 4 5 6 7 18

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3 mns)

  • 30 Waterloo Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents John and Mary. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England5

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents John and Mary, and brothers Herbert and John. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 20)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England6

  •  

  • unmarried daughter as Winifred living in eleven rooms with her parents John and Mary, brothers Palmer and Bernard, and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 30 yrs 5 mns)

  • The Hollies, 85 Wash Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married visitor doing home duties and living in seven rooms with her parents John and Mary Ann Clarke, a servant, visiting aunt Rosa Palmer, and her husband Charles s Gill. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • Queens Meade, Green's Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England18

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and a member of the W.V.S. Hospital Supp<unreadable> living with her husband Charles, and a servant. Born on 1st January 1891

  • Death:

  • 3 May 1965 (age 74)

  • Glindon Nursing Home, 9 Lewes Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England19 20

  • Probate:

  • 2 Nov 1965

  • Probate Registry, York, West Riding of Yorkshire, England20

  •  

  • of 1 Wykeham House 14 Chesterfield Road Eastbourne died 3rd May 1965 at Glindon Nursing Home 9 Lewes Road Eastbourne, probate of £3,401 (~£60,000 in 2017) to Charles Anthony Gill company director, Frank Cave retired inspector of taxes, and Richard Basil Lauriston solicitor

Child 2: Herbert Palmer Clarke

  • Name:

  • Herbert Palmer Clarke21

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Dorothy Armitage (1892- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • assistant outfitter6

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1892

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England21 5 6

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England5

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Mary, sister Annie, and brother John. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son as Palmer working as an assistant outfitter and living in eleven rooms with his parents John and Mary, sister Annie, brother Bernard, and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 1 Oct 1918 (age 27)

  • Somme, France22

  • Probate:

  • 20 Feb 1920

  • Probate Registry, London, England23

  •  

  • of The Hollies St. James Crescent Clacton-on-Sea Essex second lieutenant R.A.F. died 1st October 1918 in France, probate of effects of £214 17s 4d (~£6,200 in 2017) to Dorothy Clarke widow and John Carr Herbert Clarke tailor

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Bronfay Farm Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, Somme, France22

  •  

  • a Second Lieutenant of 46 Squadron Royal Air Force died on 1st October 1918 age 27. Son of James Carr Herbert and Mary Ann Clarke; husband of Dorothy Clarke of Southwood Old Road Frinton-on-Sea

Child 3: John Bernard Clarke

  • Name:

  • John Bernard Clarke24 25

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Lizzie Jackson (1894-1968)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • outfitters manager and buyer then a dealer in clothing26 27

  • Birth:

  • 26 Dec 1896

  • Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England24 5 6 26 27

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 4)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England5

  •  

  • son living with his parents John and Mary, sister Annie, and brother Herbert. Born in Clacton-on-Sea Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 14)

  • Arnold House, 26 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son as Bernard living in eleven rooms with his parents John and Mary, sister Annie, brother Palmer, and a servant. Born in Clacton-on-Sea Essex

  • Military Service:

  • frm May 1915 to 7 Dec 1918 (age 18-21)

  • British Army Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion 4th Company as no:350728

  •  

  • served in a demostration platoon touring the country then in France 21st July 1916 to 12th May 1918

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 24 yrs 6 mns)

  • 99 Wellesley Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England26

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an outfitters manager and buyer for Grimwade and Clarke outfitters of 26 Pier Avenue Clacton-on-Sea and living in nine rooms with his wife Mary, son Bernard, and a servant. Born in Clacton-on-Sea Essex

  • Medals:

  • 26 Aug 192128

  •  

  •  

  • the British War and Victory medals

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 42)

  • 6 Nelson Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England27

  •  

  • a married clothing dealer living with his wife Mary, son Bernard, daughter Vera, and a Peggy Greenley. Born on 26th December 1896

  • Administrator:

  • 6 May 1947 (age 50)

  •  

     

    John Bernard Clarke was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of John Carr Herbert Clarke on Tuesday on 6 May 1947 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 11 Nov 1967 (age 70)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England25 29

  • Probate:

  • 7 Mar 1968

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • of 6 Nelson Road Clacton-on-Sea died 11th November 1967, probate of £79,740 (~£1,236,000 in 2017)

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