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Record #4349
Name :
: Cecil Norman CLARKE (1884 - 1958)


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Date of Birth
: Jun 1884

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Jan 1958
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Victoria
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

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Agency
: Unknown
NotesA birth registration was found for Cecil Norman Clarke: Year of Registration: 1884; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Rugby; County: Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 558. Parents: Norman Clarke and Emily Gertrude Heward, married 1877, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

Cecil Norman Clark was christened on June 29, 1884, at Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Parents: Norman and Emily Gertrude Clarke.

Family tradition has it that Norman Clarke's farm failed (sometime around 1892-1893) and the family was split up.

When Cecil arrived in Canada is vague. He stated that it was 1904 but no passenger list has been found. Brother Clifford Clarke, 14, arrived on the Tunisian with a group of children from the Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protection Society in 1902.

Cecil and his brother, Clifford, obtained a homestead in Alberta, Canada: Section 12; Township 19; Range 20; Meridian 4; Film #2785 in Accession #1970.313 at Provincial Archives of Alberta; File # 1436164.

In 1932, C. Norman Clarke, employee for the City, was residing with his wife, Jean, at 224 7th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. N. Clifford Clark, farmer homeowner, Industrial Calgary.

Cecil Norman Clarke died at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on January 30, 1958 aged 73. He resided in Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia. He had been resident in Victoria and in British Columbia for 6 years and in Canada for 52 years. He had worked as a gardener up until 1951. His wife, Jean Higginson Clarke, died April 23, 1972. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-08 20:23:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2019-01-07 16:31:36 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4349 CLARKE, Cecil Norman1884ENG, WAR 1906 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown Andy_C  
2739 CLARKE, Clifford Norman1887ENG, WAR, Rugby May 1902 : Tunisian CAN Shaftesbury/Bisley Farm School Andy_C