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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26797 CLARK, Thomas1926 Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22266 CLARKE, Alfred William1886ENG,    , Gosport Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3977 CLARKE, Alice1911ENG,     Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
15791 CLARKE, Catherine 1871SCT,     Aug 1887 : Nova Scotian CAN Maryhill School (Glasgow)  
9391 CLARKE, Cecil1891ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
4349 CLARKE, Cecil Norman1884ENG, WAR 1906 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown Andy_C  
3729 CLARKE, Cecilia1888ENG,     Jun 1902 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
9318 CLARKE, Charles Edward1899ENG,     Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
8484 CLARKE, Charles S1912ENG, NTT, Nottingham May 1927 : Samaria CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
2739 CLARKE, Clifford Norman1887ENG, WAR, Rugby May 1902 : Tunisian CAN Shaftesbury/Bisley Farm School Andy_C  
15570 CLARKE, Cyril George1912ENG,     Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
20954 CLARKE, D1928ENG,     Aug 1938 : Otranto AUS Christian Brothers  
5057 CLARKE, Donal1914ENG,     Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
7963 CLARKE, Douglas 1915ENG, YKS, Hull Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
21269 CLARKE, Douglas B1917ENG,     Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos  
20436 CLARKE, Edith1895 May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
13579 CLARKE, Edward1874ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13058 CLARKE, Elizabeth1912ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1925 : Andania CAN Middlemore  
24813 CLARKE, Elizabeth1877ENG,     May 1883 : PERUVIAN CAN  RoyLeigh  
25439 CLARKE, Elizabeth1913 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9287 CLARKE, Emily Victoria1888ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
21791 CLARKE, Emma1899ENG,     Feb 1904 : Bavarian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
13752 CLARKE, Ernest1894ENG,     Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
27657 CLARKE, Ernest Charles1902ENG, SRY, Southwark Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
17478 CLARKE, Ethel1898ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26520 CLARKE, F1896ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
15455 CLARKE, Florence E1886ENG,     Jun 1895 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
3244 CLARKE, George1889ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
5001 CLARKE, George1916ENG,    , Ipswich Sep 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Barnardos  
22623 CLARKE, George Henry S1891ENG,     Jul 1902 : New England CAN Barnardos  
12903 CLARKE, George W1883ENG,     May 1897 : State of California CAN Waifs & Strays  
8073 CLARKE, Harry1916ENG,    , Fareham Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
24313 CLARKE, Hector1889 Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
18122 CLARKE, Henry J 1874ENG,     May 1887 : Parisian CAN Waifs & Strays  
24869 CLARKE, Hermanus1893 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8399 CLARKE, Hilda 1902ENG,     Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
3342 CLARKE, Isabella1893SCT,     Jul 1899 : Laurentian CAN Louisa Birt  
3500 CLARKE, James1873ENG, MDX, Camden, London Apr 1890 : Parisian  Barnardos  
11307 CLARKE, James C1882SCT,     Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3245 CLARKE, John C.1890ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
21790 CLARKE, Joseph1896ENG,     Feb 1904 : Bavarian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
5315 CLARKE, Leonard1913ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1930 : Duchess of York CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
15507 CLARKE, Leslie Clifford1914ENG,     Jun 1924 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
15594 CLARKE, Lilian1908ENG,     Sep 1921 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17476 CLARKE, Mabel1902ENG,     Jun 1910 : Mongolian CAN Middlemore  
3733 CLARKE, Nellie1885ENG,     Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3978 CLARKE, Ralph1912ENG,     Mar 1927 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
19672 CLARKE, Robert 1902ENG,     Apr 1913 : Teutonic CAN Hurst House Training Home  
21789 CLARKE, Sarah Ann1893ENG,     Feb 1904 : Bavarian CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
15005 CLARKE, Stephen1872ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sardinian CAN Colonization Fund, London  
5058 CLARKE, Thomas1916ENG,    , Wimbledon Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
25460 CLARKE, Tristan1894ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
27263 CLARKE, Walter Alfred1925ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Jul 1935 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
8567 CLARKE, William1888ENG, LDN, London Oct 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
15894 CLARKE, William1879ENG,     Aug 1886 : Parisian CAN Catholic Protection Society  
26452 CLARKE, William T1893ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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