Henry Edwin Clark and Ann Maria Newman

[WendysWillmottResearch]

Hello,
My great grandmother, Bertha Ada Clark appears to have had 11 brothers and 11 sisters (23 children).  I know they had alot of children back then, but I want to check if this is correct.  The information I have is:-
Father:  Henry Edwin Clark b 29 April 1844 - Middlesex
Mother:  Ann Maria Newman b 22 April 1845 - Middlesex
married 25 December 1861
children listed as:-
Frederick Giles Clark - 1862 - 1918
Ernest William Clark - 1862 -
Emma Ann Clark -1862 -
George Samuel Clark - 1864 - 1939
Julia Emma Clark - 1866 - 1932
Samuel Clark - 1867 - 1939
James Clark - 1867 - 1869
Harry Clark - 1868 - 1949
Henry Edwin Clark - 1870 - 1958
Kate Clark - 1871 - 1957
Ann Maria Clark - 1872 - 1950
Frederick Clark - 1875 -
Jane Clark - 1875 - 1950
Florence Clark - 1877 -
John Clark - 1877 -
Bertha Ada Clark  *** my ancestor - 1879 - 1857
Clara Maud Clark - 1880 - 1969
Minnie Clara Clark - 1882 - 1967
Edith Clark - 1883 - 1932
Emily Beatrice Clark - 1883 -
George Clark - 188 - 1942
Adelaide V E Clark - 1886 -
Arthur V E Clark - 1886 -
Albert Ernest Clark - 1889 - 1951

From looking at the dates it could be that several of the pregnancies were twins, and that some didn't survive.    Just wanting to find out if the information I have is correct - as that is a LOT of children! 

Thank you in advance

Wendy

[rosie99]

Have you checked the birth registrations on the GRO website which give mothers maiden surname
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

[WendysWillmottResearch]

Thanks for the tip - Clark is a pretty common name, but obviously the mother's maiden name has to match!  Will try that 

[Milliepede]

Can't see a Frederick Giles Clark in 1862 or a Julia Emma but you have 3 listed for 1862 so unless they were triplets  I would suspect at least one is not your family!

[JJen]

Have you looked at the 1911 to see how many children they had?

JJ

[Milliepede]

Excellent suggestion - there are a lot less than 23 which should save a bit of work 

1871 - 4 children
1881 - 9 children
1901 - 4 children

I would start with the 9 as that gives the largest amount. 

[JJen]

1871 -

Emma Clark   9
George Clark   8
Samuel Clark   6
Henry E Clark   1

1881

Ann Maria Clark 9
Frederick Clark 6
Florence Clark 4
Bertha Clark 2
Clara Maud Clark 3m

1901

Emily B Clark 18
Adelaide V E Clark 15
Albert E Clark 12

These are the children that I can find up to now, can't see the 1891 yet 

JJ
 

[avm228]

Baptisms matching these parents:

Emma Ann, 20 Apr 1862 Enfield, born 18 March 1862
George Samuel, 07 Feb 1864 Enfield, born 24 Nov 1863
Samuel, 31 Mar 1867 Enfield, born 19 Feb 1867
James, 26 Apr 1868 Enfield, born 14 Dec 1867 (died young)
Henry Edwin, 09 Apr 1871 Enfield, born 22 Jan 1870
Annie Maria, 23 Mar 1873 Enfield, born 01 Dec 1871
Frederick, 27 Oct 1878 Enfield, born 09 Feb 1874
Florence, 27 Oct 1878 Enfield, born 10 May 1876
Bertha, 27 Oct 1878 Enfield, born 09 Aug 1878
Clara Maud, 13 Apr 1884 Enfield, born “10 Aug 1879” [sic, but this is clearly wrong; reg Dec qtr 1880]
Minnie Clara, 13 Apr 1884 Enfield, born 10 Apr 1882
Emily Beatrice, 13 Apr 1884 Enfield, born 11 Sep 1883
Adelaide Victoria Ethel, 28 Apr 1886 Hackney, birthdate not stated
Albert Ernest, 21 Apr 1889 Hackney, birthdate not stated

[jomcd967]

1911
GRO births registered in Edmonton with mmn Newman...
Emma Ann 1862
George Samuel 1863
Charles James 1865
Annie 1866
James 1868
Henry Edwin 1870
Annie Maria 1872
Frederick 1874
Florence 1876
Bertha Ada 1878
Clara Maud 1880
Minnie Clara 1882
Emily Beatrice 1883
Albert George 1889

Jo 

Moderator comment: edited for content. 1911 census details removed as fertility information cannot be found with a free search