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Record #27657
Name :
: Ernest Charles CLARKE (1902 - )


Father
: Charles Clarke
Mother
: Emma Barr
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 24 Nov 1902   Notes : Salvation Army record - GRO 1st Qtr 1902 - bpt 11 Jun 1902 birth 22 Dec 1901

Marriage (1)
: 20 Aug 1927   Spouse/Notes : to Jean Hammer nee Carruthers (widow) in Huron County
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Surrey, Southwark

20 Cornish Street, Rotherhithe, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 3 Jul 1914   Notes : ship left Liverpool 26 June 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
: John Ferris - Shelburne, Dufferin County
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Edmonton Union Workhouse

Agency
: Salvation Army
Notes1898 December 25 Charles Clarke age 35 s/o William married Emma Barr age 29 d/o Thomas at St John, Horselydown, Southwark, Surrey

Possible children
1899 Charles Thomas 4th Qtr possible death 1899 4th Qtr St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey
1900 Albert Edward 4th Qtr 1900 St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey (there is a bpt 16 Dec 1900 born 08 Sept 1900)
1902 Ernest Charles 1st Qtr 1902 St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey (there is a bpt 11 Jun 1902 born 22 Dec 1901)

1901 Census Rotherhithe – Emma Clarke age 35 wife (no husband present but not listed as a widow), Albert Clarke age 9 mos

1905 death in St. Olave of Emma Jane Clarke age 33 years – may be Emma Clarke nee Barr

1911 Census Clarendon Cottages, Forescue Villas, Gentleman’s Walk, Enfield – Ernest Clarke age 8 - Harry and William Edwards who also came on the Empress of Britain with Ernest are also listed in this home
*Note: Fortescue Villas, 13 and 15 Gentleman's Row
Built in the 1840s on the site of an ancient large timber-framed house (probably c.15) called Fortescue Hall (demolished 1813), from which they derive their name, these two large houses at the turn of the last century housed a school before becoming a children's home.


Ernest Clarke BHC records
1914 June 26 Medical performed for Salvation Army on Ernest Clarke at the Edmonton Union Workhouse, Middlesex -– It mentions that some of the children are from Fortescue Villa.
1914 June 26 – ship “Empress of Britain” leaves Liverpool with group of Salvation Army children – Ernest Clarke age 12
1914 July 03 – arrived Quebec on the “Empress of Britain” going to 105 Indian Road, Toronto with the Salvation Army

According to Salvation Army and Boards of Guardians records:
Five inspections starting November 1914
1915 December John Ferris R.R. #2 Shelburne Dufferin County
1917 September John Ferris Arthur Wellington County
1918 August John Ferris Shelburne Dufferin County
1919 March John Ferris Shelburne Dufferin County
1920 September Shelburne Dufferin County
Notes: Excellent service – every satisfaction from employer – Inspections complete

1927 August 20 Ernest Charles Clarke bachelor b 1902 in England s/o Charles Clarke and Emma Barr married Jean Hammer widow b 1905 in Wingham d/o not known and Mary Carruthers in Wingham, Ontario *Note: Jean Carruthers (mother Mary Carruthers – no father listed) age 18 married Edward Hammer 22 February 1922. 
ContributorsCreated : 2018-01-17 21:26:31 / janismccahill

Last Updated : 2018-01-21 01:44:13 / janismccahill

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18925 ABERY, Harold Thomas1908ENG, LND, Marylebone Mar 1927 : Melita CAN Salvation Army  
3151 ACRES, John1910ENG,     Jun 1924 : Ausonia CAN Salvation Army  
3176 ADAM, William1906ENG,     Jul 1924 : Ausonia CAN Salvation Army  
5816 ADAMSON, Bernard William1913ENG, KEN, Woolwich Aug 1924 : Ausonia CAN Salvation Army  
22543 ADDISON, John1911ENG,     May 1922 : Metagama CAN Salvation Army  
19040 AITKEN, Ian1909ENG,     Mar 1927 : Melita CAN Salvation Army  
21998 ALLAN, Priscilla ENG,     Apr 1925 : Athenia CAN Salvation Army  
7895 ALLDRIDGE, George Gage Notcut1910ENG, SAL, Newport (Salop) Jul 1925 : Montrose CAN Salvation Army  
18790 AMBROSE, Alfred1912ENG,     Mar 1927 : Melita CAN Salvation Army  
5237 ANKER, Kenneth1915ENG, LND, Enfield Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
13296 ANKER, Sidney Gerald1911ENG, LND, Enfield Feb 1928 : Montclare CAN Salvation Army  
8858 ANNESS, James Edward1901ENG, LDN, London Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27617 ATKINS, George Frederick1905ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27618 ATKINS, Jane Ellen1900ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27619 ATKINS, William Richard1903ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
23364 AUSTIN, Leonard ENG,     Sep 1922 : Metagama CAN Salvation Army  
27598 AVERY, Edith Mary1901ENG, KEN, Cranbrook, Hawkhurst Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
5321 AXFORD, John1913ENG, LDN, London Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
5322 BACKLER, John1914ENG, LDN, London Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
7860 BACON, Ivy Lilian1913ENG,    , Edmonton Jul 1923 : Montrose CAN Salvation Army  
22903 BAKER, Kathleen D1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Ascania CAN Salvation Army  
5240 BALLINGER, Edward1914ENG,    , West Malvern Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
11941 BANKS, Bernard1910ENG, SRY, Bermondsey Jun 1924 : Athenia CAN Salvation Army  
5323 BARKER, Alfred1915ENG,    , Flagborough Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN Salvation Army  
22743 BARKER, William Alfred1893ENG,     May 1908 : Kensington CAN Salvation Army  
5242 BATTLEY, Leonard1916ENG,    , Dagenham Mar 1930 : Scythia CAN Salvation Army  
14819 BAUGHAN, Emily1916ENG,    , Shoreditch May 1922 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
14820 BAUGHAN, Ernest1913ENG,     May 1922 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
19315 BEASLEY, Edgar1905ENG,     Jul 1922 : Megantic CAN Salvation Army  
4453 BEATTIE, Frank 1912ENG, CHS, Rock Ferry Aug 1929 : Antonia CAN Salvation Army  
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