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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Staffordshire => England => Staffordshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: PAK on Tuesday 06 July 21 11:42 BST (UK)
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Looks like one of my ancestors is a Nathan Williams, of Newcastle under Lyme. Baptised 10.10.1670 to Roger. Married 12.10.1690 to Ann, not very legible and transcribed as "An Waste"(!) but I think maybe Naylor. Buried 16.3.1715 and described as "clarke". Ann was buried 17.9.1725 and shown as the widow of "old clarke". All of this at St Giles in N-u-L.
His father Roger Williams was married 1669 to Isabell Collison, and buried 8.2.1690- also described as "clark".
Question is - what was the "clark"? I know it will be a clerk in modern parlance, but does it indicate a church office? And does anyone recognise these names?
Thanks in anticipation!