Looking for Clarks (in Kent) and McLaughlins (in Lancaster)

[Winterbloom21]

Hello Everyone,

I wasn't sure which forum to post this in because of the two different locations.

I haven't been on Rootschat for a very long time, but I do remember that in the past people were extremely helpful.      I'm wondering now whether anyone can help me with this.

I have my cousin's grandparents marriage certificate, showing his grandfather John Clark aged 29, of 149 Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, marrying his grandmother Mary Agnes McLoughlin, 26, of 9 Bath Mill Cottages, Lancaster, in St. Peter's Church, East Road Lancaster (RC) on 13th September 1909.

John Clark's father is called William Clark, a storekeeper and Mary Agnes's father is Charles McLoughlin a Labourer.    The witnesses are W. H. Clark and Mary E. Clark.

I have tried every possible combination I can think of in the records to try to track their birth registration, or their location in any of the census records since their birth, and have failed miserably.

I did find a marriage in an on line parish clerk's records for a Charles McLaughlin of the right age in the right neighbourhood on 24.July 1880 to an Elizabeth Ann Wilson.    This was in a Cof E church and may or may not be the same Charles.

I am really flagging now, and would appreciate any help that more effective searchers may be able to give me.

[rosie99]

Did they have twins 
JOHN CLARK
MARY  CECILIA CLARK    
mmn MCLOUGHLIN     
1912  Dec Quarter
MEDWAY  Volume 02A  Page 1334   
 

[rosie99]

This looks like them in 1911 both bn Lancaster
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWDN-5N3

CLARK, HERBERT  LAWRENCE     mmn MCLAUGHLIN     
1910  Sept Quarter in MEDWAY  Volume 02A  Page 723

[Winterbloom21]

Yes, that's them all right, Rosie.    What I'm trying to do is to trace them in the records before that marriage in 1909 and hopefully trace their parents back further.    If you can see anything further back in the mists of time, I'd be most grateful!

[rosie99]

William Clark - occ Storekeeper

1911
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X49N-FRD

1901
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9VQ-HVS
9 Bath Mill Cottages

1881 with John age 1 - RG11 /4266 f83 p16
Common Garden Street, Lancaster
William age 48 Store keeper bn Dolphonholme
Ellen 38 bn Galgate
Jane A 6
Agnes 4
Mary E 2
John 1
children all bn Lancaster

[rosie99]

1891 - 9 Bath Mill Cottages, Lancaster
William Clark   52 - store keeper in cotton Mill bn Dolphinholme
Ellen Clark   48 bn Thurnham
Jane A Clark   16
Mary E Clark   12
John Clark   11
William H Clark   9
children all bn Lancaster

They are still at that address after Johns marriage.  Mary Agnes was not giving her home address when she married

[Winterbloom21]

Rose, this is amazing!!    Thank you SO much.    I can see now that the witnesses on the marriage cert were John's brother and sister.

But, what is going on in 1891?     The Clarks are all living at the address given by John's McLaughlin bride nearly twenty years later??      Are the McLaughlins there too?

[rosie99]

It would appear that it is the Clarks who are resident at 9 Bath Mill Cottages they were there from at least 1891

[Winterbloom21]

Oh, sorry I've just read your last comment about them being there all the time.    How odd.   Well, I wonder now whether the Charles McLaughlin I found in the OnLine Parish records is the one after all.   S   (Can see your further post and will read that now.)