Clarke family Fishtoft (and Spalding) COMPLETED

[Neil Todd]

The last one I spotted has birth year transcribed as 1821 but after carefully looking at the original I believe it could be later even as late as 1828.

I would like some other eyes on the doc better than mine.

Neil

[LHurrey]

Do you know if the original passenger list exists? It would be interesting to know if 'Miss H Hurry' is listed immediately under John and his family.

Sorry Pam, forgot to respond to this. I haven't found a passenger list, only mention on Trove. I would dearly like to find one.

So many Harriet Clark(e)s!

[LHurrey]

As I just posted in the other thread:

I bit the bullet and bought the death cert for Harriet.

Name of parents: Harriet HURREY, formerly CLARKE and Unknown. 

I was hoping for a mis-transcription but no. I guess Harriet was 93 and had just died from senile decay and heart failure. But that's just plain sloppy work, either from great great grandpa Alfred or the registrar.

It states that she was born in Lincolnshire and had been in Victoria 70 years.

[LHurrey]

The last one I spotted has birth year transcribed as 1821 but after carefully looking at the original I believe it could be later even as late as 1828.

Which one was that Neil? I'll see if I can find it...

[Neil Todd]

The last one I spotted has birth year transcribed as 1821 but after carefully looking at the original I believe it could be later even as late as 1828.

Which one was that Neil? I'll see if I can find it...

I think that is good news about her birth as Lincolnshire, at least that drops out 31 others born around that time.

The Harriet i referred to was the last one I posted on this Linc's thread. Harriet Daughter of Thomas and Sarah. She is with 5 other siblings at an address supposed to be Barkston? I dont know the parishes in Linc's sorry. It is an extremely hard to read doc.

Neil

MODIFIED..Delete any referance to this Harriet she is on the 1851 census in Nottinghamshire.

[Geoff-E]

You have to eliminate what you can.

Marriages Mar 1850
BROWN    George         Boston    14   301   
CLARKE    Harriet         Boston    14   301

1 Jan 1850 at Holland Fen
George BROWN (son of William) to Harriet CLARKE (dau of William)

Possibly found in Leake in 1871, born there c1821.

[LHurrey]

Thank you all for your help!

While I may never know for sure, I'm pretty confident that the 1841 Fishtoft Harriet is my Harriet.

On the other thread Judith just found some great shipping info confirming that there was a Harriet Clarke travelling with John Hurr(e)y on the Duke of Portland (also a Thomas Clarke, but not sure if there's any link) to Australia in 1850.

I think that means most other Harriet contenders are pretty much ruled out  This is a great outcome  Thank you all again!