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Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« on: Sunday 07 April 13 21:56 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have any information on Frederick St Leon Clarke circ 1850 born in Ireland  I do not know where fortunately. Or where is the best place to find records

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Re: Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 April 13 22:01 BST (UK) »
Where did your Frederick end up ?

Marriage records in most counties includes at least father's name which can help. Sometimes death certs hold similar details on parents. Also if census are available these can give place of birth. His birth was before the start of civil, records so a search for a baptism would be required. You would usually need to know the denomination of your Clarkes and also where they lived - i.e. the name of the town, townland or parish.

see: Introduction to Irish Records
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Re: Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 07 April 13 22:06 BST (UK) »
Thank you for the reply. He ended up in Canada after being in London for a while.

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Re: Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 07 April 13 22:08 BST (UK) »
Did he have any children born in England ?

A birth cert for one of them would give you his wife's name and might help you locate a marriage in England, or Ireland which in turn would give you his father's name and possibly other useful clues...
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Re: Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 07 April 13 22:15 BST (UK) »
Would this be Frederick Leon Clarke, who died 1932 in Vancouver?
Born 1853.
Celebrated gymnast, with Tom Ethardo, known as Ethardo & St Leon?

If so, the 1901 and 1911 census of Canada states he was born in England!
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 07 April 13 22:20 BST (UK) »
Yes..this is him..however we were told he was born in Ireland and moved to England shortly before 1891 when he came to Vancouver.

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Re: Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 07 April 13 22:25 BST (UK) »
He married Margaret Hatherly and they had 9 children, one of which was my grandfather Herman Edward Clarke.

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Re: Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 07 April 13 22:28 BST (UK) »
Where were their children born - Ireland or England ?

I'd start with a search for the marriage, and the location of the birth of the eldest child is often a good place to start..
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Re: Looking for information on Clarke Family in Ireland
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 07 April 13 22:34 BST (UK) »
possible marriage in Warwickshire in 1884

  Quarter/Year :  Dec-1884
  Name : Margaret Jane Hatherley
  Registration district :  Warwick   
  Volume : 6d / Page : 918

one of the cross-matches is a Frederick Clarke

EDIT : further details on FamilySearch : https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXYP-FTQ
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