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Title: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark - COMPLETED
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 14:24 BST (UK)
Hello
Would someone please help me find the first marriage of Albert Edward Clark? He was born 1895 in Colchester, and on his second marriage certificate, it states that he is the "divorced husband of E. Ossie (I hoenstly can't read what it says) Levene (once again, debatable). He got married for the second time in 1923, aged 28.
Any help appreciated !!!
:D
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: groom on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:33 BST (UK)
Hi again

If he was born in 1895 and remarried in 1923, his first marriage has to be between 1913 and 1921 I'd guess, but I can't see any Albert Clarks marrying anyone with a name close to Levene. I wonder if he could have married abroad?

Have you found any WW1 records for him as that might name his wife as next of kin?

Jan
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:36 BST (UK)
No, hadn't thought of looking for that! Is there a website where I can search (other than Ancestry!) ?
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: genjen on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:38 BST (UK)
Can you post part of the certificate with the first wife's name on it so that we can try to help with deciphering it?

Jen
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: nanny jan on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:43 BST (UK)
Hi,

I wonder if this is him........Divorce records on TNA Catalogue:

  J77/1906/9603  Appellant  Elsie Clark  Wife's petition for divorce    Respondent  Albert Edward Clark      (1922)

You can ask for quote for copying and posting to you; I recently got a set for under £10 and sent 1st class post!       Very interesting to read.   ;)


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:43 BST (UK)
I left it at my partner's house :/
It looks like it said E. Ossie Levene
Verrry strange, I will try and scan it soon :s
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:44 BST (UK)
Hi,

I wonder if this is him........Divorce records on TNA Catalogue:

  J77/1906/9603  Appellant  Elsie Clark  Wife's petition for divorce    Respondent  Alfred Edward Clark

You can ask for quote for copying and posting to you; I recently got a set for under £10 and sent 1st class post!       Very interesting to read.   ;)


Nanny Jan

ooooh how did you find that?!
looks as if it could be right...only prob that he is albert rather than alfred, though i guess it could have been mistranscribed?!?!

divorce back then wasn't that common, was it?
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: groom on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:52 BST (UK)

Have you found any WW1 records for him as that might name his wife as next of kin?

Jan

Just looked on Ancestry and can't see any for him  :'( :'(

Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: nanny jan on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:54 BST (UK)
Sorry   :-[  my typo  ....now amended to show correct name.

My papers were from 1904; it was more common than I thought.


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:55 BST (UK)
curioser and curioser!
i am currently trying to look for his grandad, Cornelius Clark, in the various censuses...any help appreicated ;) (born 1820ish! possibly in Hackney, possibly in Essex, possibly in Suffolk! crumbs!!)
;)
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 15:56 BST (UK)
Sorry   :-[  my typo  ....now amended to show correct name.

My papers were from 1904; it was more common than I thought.


Nanny Jan

oh well in that case it sounds like my guy, did it list a location?
:D
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: groom on Tuesday 18 August 09 16:00 BST (UK)
Hi,

I wonder if this is him........Divorce records on TNA Catalogue:

  J77/1906/9603  Appellant  Elsie Clark  Wife's petition for divorce    Respondent  Albert Edward Clark      (1922)

You can ask for quote for copying and posting to you; I recently got a set for under £10 and sent 1st class post!       Very interesting to read.   ;)

Nanny Jan

That was a good find Nanny Jan, looks as if that's him. Still can't find the marriage though.  :'(

Jan
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: nanny jan on Tuesday 18 August 09 16:04 BST (UK)

I wonder if the "Clark" became "Clarke" for the first wedding.   I have a Pain line that appears with several variations.  ::)

No location shown for the divorce papers; just the names.


Nanny Jan
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: groom on Tuesday 18 August 09 16:14 BST (UK)
Any idea how long you had to wait  until you could apply for a divorce then, as that might narrow the time down? Just thinking if he divorced in 1922, if it was say 4 years he must have married between 1913 and 1918 during WW1.

 
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: nanny jan on Tuesday 18 August 09 16:22 BST (UK)

I've no idea;  my couple were married for over 20 years before the divorce.

Nanny Jan
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: groom on Tuesday 18 August 09 16:45 BST (UK)
curioser and curioser!
i am currently trying to look for his grandad, Cornelius Clark, in the various censuses...any help appreicated ;) (born 1820ish! possibly in Hackney, possibly in Essex, possibly in Suffolk! crumbs!!)
;)

This must be him in 1881 because of the son Robert and his POB

RG 11 piece 1795 folio 64 page 7

Cornelius Clark 59 born Fordham Essex  farm labourer
Eliza Clark        50 born Bures Suffolk
George Clark      9 born Layer de La Hay
Robert Clark       8 born Layer de La Hay

This could be him in 1841
HO 107 piece 342 book 5

Cornelius Clark 20 Layer de la Hay Ag Lab
Ellen Clark        20
Martha Clark     15

( doesn't give relationships)

I'll see what the in betweens give

Jan



Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 16:52 BST (UK)
Thank you :)
I had found 1881 already, and Jen had kindly found me 1841 too :) I can't understand what relationship the three of them would be to each other though? Very strange :s
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: groom on Tuesday 18 August 09 16:59 BST (UK)
Brother and sisters?

There is a marriage of a Cornelius Clark in 1840 in Lexden Essex and on the same page is an Ellenor Wilsmore, so perhaps they were husband and wife and Martha was his sister.
Lexden Essex July quarter 1840  12 205.

Maybe she died and he remarried as he was 51 when his son Robert was born. Unless of course George and Robert were the youngest of a long line and the rest had left home! 
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 17:07 BST (UK)
i have inadvertently made this topic twice !
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=400137.new#new
i think he must have married twice ? ???
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: groom on Tuesday 18 August 09 17:13 BST (UK)
Hi just seen the other one.
Stick completed onto the heading of one of them and that should stop people answering twice  :D :D
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark
Post by: Katie123 on Tuesday 18 August 09 17:16 BST (UK)
i think i'll do it on this one, as the other one's title is more relevant! :)
Title: Re: First Marriage of Albert Edward Clark - COMPLETED
Post by: Katie123 on Wednesday 19 August 09 18:52 BST (UK)
NB to anyone interested - I ordered the divorce papers yesterday and they arrived today; make for an interesting read!
Have started up a related query (because of course, nothing is ever straight forward!) here in case anyone is interested or able to help! http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,400415.new.html#new