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Title: Does anyone have access to Portsea Parish Records ? Henry James CLARK
Post by: Stuart Clark on Saturday 26 April 25 14:30 BST (UK)

I have a marriage of Henry James Clark to Mary Dormer Cater 11 May 1834 Portsea parish Southampton, I assume St Mary's is the parish church.

Is anyone able to access parish records to search for a baptism of Henry James Clark born approx 1792.

Title: Re: Re: Does anyone have access to Portsea Parish Records ?
Post by: rosie99 on Saturday 26 April 25 17:36 BST (UK)

There is a baptism for a Henry Clark on 27 Sep 1794 - born 27 August 1794 parents Samuel and Mary at St Mary, Portsea

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Possible burial. 25 Jun 1795 - Henry Clarke

Title: Re: Re: Does anyone have access to Portsea Parish Records ?
Post by: Stuart Clark on Sunday 27 April 25 00:23 BST (UK)

Thanks I have seen the 1794 baptism recently.

Henry appears in the 1881 census and died later in 1881 in Chelsea London

Title: Re: Does anyone have access to Portsea Parish Records ? Henry James CLARK
Post by: Little Nell on Sunday 27 April 25 10:28 BST (UK)

Henry and Mary appear with their family in Sussex in 1841 (consistent with Robert's baptism in New Shoreham); at an address in Medina Road, West Cowes in 1851 and by 1861 they are in London at Gunter Grove in Chelsea.

It looks as if Henry was returning to his roots (consistently given as London, Middlesex) in retirement.

Have you followed through on the witnesses to the 1834 marriage - George and Mary Ann Andrews?  Might they be related?

Apologies if you have already considered this, but might Henry have been James Henry at baptism?

Several newspaper announcements for the marriages of his children and his death.

With reference to one of your other threads on the same man, the Ages and Capacities book for Cowes (1839-1922) has the TNA reference CUST 61/179.

I'm also wondering if his father might have also been a Civil servant in some capacity and this is how he came to apply as well. 

Nell

Title: Re: Does anyone have access to Portsea Parish Records ? Henry James CLARK
Post by: Stuart Clark on Sunday 27 April 25 12:26 BST (UK)

Mary Ann Andrews was Mary Ann Dormer, her mother was Jane Dormer.
Mary Dormer Cater's father was Richard Cater, her mother was Mary Blake. Richard and Mary Blake marry 1800. Richard (widower) married Jane Dormer (widow) in 1815. As such Mary Ann Andrews becomes Mary Dormer Cater's stepsister. That explains the witness.

I discovered this by accident looking up Mary Ann Andrews first the first time last night. I found a FS entry where her parents were identified and I knew them from Richard / Jane research, boom.

The Cater's and Dormer's both lived in Gloucester St Portsea.