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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 -

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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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
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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