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Dorcas May "May" Clarke 1881 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1881

Birth Location: Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 31 January 1954

Death Location: 18 Bradford Street, Bradford, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: David Clarke

Mother: Elizabeth Lowry

Spouse(s): Edward McElwain

Children(s): Myrtle McElwain, Victor McElwain, Vera McElwain, Edna McElwain, Allen McElwain, Arnold McElwain

Dorcas May "May" Clarke was born in 1881 in Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of David Clarke and Elizabeth Lowry. In 1919, Dorcas May "May" Clarke resided in New Zealand. Dorcas May "May" Clarke married Edward Henry "Henry" McElwain, and had children including Myrtle Olive May McElwain, Victor Henry Edward McElwain, Vera Ivy McElwain, Edna May McElwain, Allen Keith McElwain, Arnold David McElwain. Dorcas May "May" Clarke passed away in 1954 in 18 Bradford Street, Bradford, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Dorcas May "May" Clarke was born in 1881 in Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of David Clarke and Elizabeth Lowry.
  • In 1919, Dorcas May "May" Clarke resided in New Zealand.
  • Dorcas May "May" Clarke married Edward Henry "Henry" McElwain, and had children including Myrtle Olive May McElwain, Victor Henry Edward McElwain, Vera Ivy McElwain, Edna May McElwain, Allen Keith McElwain, Arnold David McElwain.
  • Dorcas May "May" Clarke passed away in 1954 in 18 Bradford Street, Bradford, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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Dorcas Clarke's Ancestors

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Dorcas Clarke
1881 – 1954
Birth Place: Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
David Clarke
1854 – 1899
Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Lowry
1853 – 1923
28 Eyre St Hill, Holborn, London, England
Grandparents
David Clarke
1810 – 1861
Darkhouse Baptist Chapel, Coseley, Staffordshire, England
Martha Stephens
1820 –
Phillip Lowry
1828 – 1891
12 Coppice Rd, St James Clerkenwell, London, England
Eliza Pipkin
1829 – 1915
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Lowry
1781 – 1850
Sarah (Doubleday)
1804 – 1857
William Pipkin
1801 – 1874
Elizabeth CATLIN
1805 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Doubledee
1770 –
Harriet Howard
1774 – 1833
Charles Pipkins
1771 – 1831
ELIZABETH Pratchett
1776 – 1851
John Catlin
1770 –
Anne Parker
1776 –

Dorcas Clarke's Descendants

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Dorcas (May "May") Clarke (8 Nov 1881 – 31 January 1954) m. Edward (Henry "Henry") McElwain (10 January 1879 – 19 June 1948)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Olive May) McElwain (12 August 1900 – 5 June 1984) m. David (William Gordan "Dave") McGinnity (4 May 1900 – 4 December 1981)
    1. 1. Norma (Myrtle) McGinnity (15 Aug 1924 – 28 August 1925)
    2. 2. Doreen (May) McGinnity (11 December 1926 – 7 August 2002)
  2. 2. Victor (Henry Edward) McElwain (24 July 1902 – 1976)
  3. 3. Vera (Ivy) McElwain (9 Nov 1903 – 1976)
  4. 4. Edna (May) McElwain (13 Feb 1908 – 7 Oct 1980)
  5. 5. Allen (Keith) McElwain (14 July 1915 – 15 Aug 1969)
  6. 6. Arnold (David) McElwain (17 April 1920 – 27 Feb 2006)

Dorcas Clarke's Timeline

3 Records

1881
8 Nov 1881
Birth of Dorcas May "May" Clarke in Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand
Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand
1919
1919
Age 38
Dorcas May "May" Clarke resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1954
31 January 1954
Age 73
Death of Dorcas May "May" Clarke in 18 Bradford Street, Bradford, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
18 Bradford Street, Bradford, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 January 1954
    Event Place: 18 Bradford Street, Bradford, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, Otago, New Zealand, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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