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Record #3500
Name :
: James CLARKE (1873 - 1968)


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Date of Birth
: 18 Aug 1873

Marriage (1)
: 1 Dec 1900   Spouse/Notes : Eliza Koehler
Marriage (2)
: 21 Jul 1904   Spouse/Notes : Hannah [Steadman] Kirschbaum

Date of Death
: 1968 (approx.)
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Camden, London

122 Dummond St, St Pancras
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, Toronto
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 7 Apr 1890   Notes : Arr'd. Portland, Maine, USA
Country
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Ship
: Parisian

Placement Family
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Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesJames was born 18 Aug 1873 at 122 Drummond St., St Pancras, London, England
James son of Joseph (labourer) and Ellen of 120 Ossulton Street was baptised 18 Sep 1873 in the Parish of Christ Church Somerstown in the County of Middlesex in the year One thousand eight hundred and seventy three.

In 1890, James Clarke, 16, arrived at Portland, Maine, US, along with a group of 113 children who disembarked at Portland. (More children in the same party disembarked at Halifax.)

Married (1) Eliza Koehler by license 1 Dec 1900 Drayton, Ontario, Canada daughter of Jacob Koehler and Katrina Bender

In 1901, James Clarke, 27, was shown as a domestic / porter, residing at a hotel managed by Adam Hess in Palmerston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth was shown as August 18, 1873, and his immigration year as 1890.

On July 21, 1904, in Wellington, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between James Clark, 30, widower, Ry. employ, born in England, son of Joseph Clark and Hellin Day; and Hannah [Steadman] Kirschbaum, 35, widow, born in Ontario, daughter of Harry Steadman and Margaret Moore.

On December 2, 1915, James Clarke enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided in Palmerston, Ontario; that he was born in London, England; that his next of kin was his wife, Hannah Clarke, who resided at Palmerston, Ontario; that his date of birth was August 18 1873; and that he was a labourer. He was described as 5 foot 1 inch in height; medium complexion; blue eyes; and brown hair. He was a member of the Methodist faith.


James Clarke died in Toronto, Canada in 1968. Buried Bethesda Cemetery, We????

Update 06.05.15 : waiteohman  
ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-27 14:02:32 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-05-11 21:18:53 / alanmack

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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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