Charles Clarke

[Jamjar]

The Charles Clarke who died 1911 is buried at Waverly with Euphemia:

Anglican section 20 Select, row 1, grave 6099
Charles Clarke 9 November 1911 aged 61, inscription 'My parents'
Euphemia Clarke 10 February 1947 aged 67, inscription 'Nell"

Euphemia death notice: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27906770

This is odd, a notice for Euphemia marrying as a widow to William Henry Lennon in 1913. Yet she is interred as Clarke.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15466358

Jamjar

[rosball]

Divorce for Euphemia https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/item/490903

Ros

[rosball]

There is a Charles Edward CLARKE who enlisted in WW1, NOK mother Elizabeth CLARKE, Taroom, QLD.  He is 25 years old, born Taroom Qld, living at Taroom Qld and he is a hotel-keeper
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/item/490903

Ros

photo http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/192176063?q&versionId=210115139

[AMBLY]

Charles CLARKE and Elizabeth BIRD/BAIRD
Had 3 children (which she herself mentioned in 1906 when re-applying for her victuallers license)

Fergus John, Sidney and Charles Edward.

The QLD Birth Index for Fergus and Charles, say mms BIRD.

Fergus was lost in WW1 and there is a BIO about him here:

http://indicatorloops.com/yeronga/
Summary:
Born 15/8 1898  South Brisbane but lived in the small town of Taroom.
His father Charles Clarke  - born in London in 1851
Married Elizabeth Baird (aka Bird)
Had three children....
Father Charles (Snr) owned the Taroom Hotel ...where they lived
In 1902 the hotel burnt down & Charles (Snr) & wife separated and he left Queensland for Auckland New Zealand.
Mrs Clarke rebuilt the hotel (getting her Licensed Victualler's License)
Mr Clarke, it seems, left New Zealand for San Francisco in 1909 "


Whether or not that is all proven/documented - I don't know from that article.

In 1889, Charles was the new owner fo Taroom Hotel:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186200867
Have recently acquired it;
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19820392

Charles (snr)  transferred the Hotel License from himself to wife Elizabeth in 1899
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97489625

The Hotel was  caught in the Taroom Floods 1890:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97494444

Would be good to find the marriage of Charles CLARKE & Elizabeth BAIRD / BIRD in the hopes of ascertaining his parents names.

I've see the passenger list of Charles CLARK 61, married, male, Tourist, b "Surley" England (Surrey?) going from NZ to San Francisco, as a Tourist. Not seemingly travelling with anyone else.
SS Mariposa, arrived 18 Jun 1909, Auckland to San Francisco via Papeete, Tahiti.

Cheers
AMBLY

[sparrett]

The Victorian marriage to Emily THOMPSON does say born London.

CLARKE Charles ( Birth Place LONDON)
THOMPSON Emily
Year 1878
Reg 548

Sue

[rosball]

Newspaper announcement of THOMPSON - CLARKe marriage http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5920413
Doesn't add anything useful 

Ros

Great finds Ambly 

[staplehouse]

with inCformation that you have gave me, I got the marriage cert of Charles Clarke and Emily Thompson, mother being Margaret Reilly and Pearson Thompson, Charles mother being Angelinia not Eveline as stated on Head Stone at grave, his father being Charles John Clarke,
Charles and Emily where married at emerald hill Victoria on the 6th feb 1878 he being 28 and she 23
he was a publican which he was most of his life, wanting to find if there is any children of this union as can not find any, there was another Charles Clarke that married a emma Thompson in the same year but this is not them also can you find a death date for Emily
thankyou for all the help you have gave so far

[rosball]

Could this be the couple?  Charles manager at newport hotel eloping with another woman to USA and wife Emily reporting it in 1889

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197322470

Ros

[rosball]

Emily stating that she did not report the affair http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6262772

Ros

adding : another account http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6262441