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Aberdeenshire / Re: Clarke of Aberdeen
« on: Wednesday 23 November 11 11:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi Graham,
No evidence, sadly - just a hunch. They married in Onchan, Isle of Man, when Jane was abt 21, so unless she had emigrated there as a single woman, they either met in Aberdeenshire, where she was from, or else the families knew each other. I read that there were prominent Clarkes in several parts of Scotland, including Aberdeen, so I wondered if they were linked.
(At the same level as John Clarke's parents in this branch of my family tree are minor nobility and landowners of Yorkshire, Cumberland and Aberdeenshire. In other parts of my family tree are miners and impoverished labourers. I just have to think differently for this branch!)
Best regards,
Joanne
No evidence, sadly - just a hunch. They married in Onchan, Isle of Man, when Jane was abt 21, so unless she had emigrated there as a single woman, they either met in Aberdeenshire, where she was from, or else the families knew each other. I read that there were prominent Clarkes in several parts of Scotland, including Aberdeen, so I wondered if they were linked.
(At the same level as John Clarke's parents in this branch of my family tree are minor nobility and landowners of Yorkshire, Cumberland and Aberdeenshire. In other parts of my family tree are miners and impoverished labourers. I just have to think differently for this branch!)
Best regards,
Joanne