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William Clarke 1788 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Congleton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Father: Philip Clarke

Mother: Mary Kelly

Spouse(s): Thamar Owen

Children(s): Harriet Clark

The story of William Clarke began in 1788 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. William Clarke married Thamar Owen, and had children including Harriet Clark. William Clarke passed away in 1858 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Clarke began in 1788 in Congleton, Cheshire, England.
  • William Clarke married Thamar Owen, and had children including Harriet Clark.
  • William Clarke passed away in 1858 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Clarke's Ancestors

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William Clarke
1788 – 1858
Birth Place: Congleton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Philip Clarke
1760 –
Dunshaughlin, Meath, Ireland
Mary Kelly
1767 –
Aunsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
James Clarke
1750 – 1815
Nobber and Cruisetown, Louth, Ireland
Mary Waters
1748 –
Nobber and Cruisetown, Louth, Ireland,
Great-Grandparents
John Clarke
1716 – 1795
Peter* Waters
1704 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clarke
1691 – 1759
Mary Coren
1690 –

William Clarke's Descendants

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William Clarke (1788 – 1858) m. Thamar Owen (abt 1782 – )
  1. 1. Harriet Clark (abt 1817 – ) m. Robert Johnston (abt 1818 – abt 1866)
    1. 1. Thomas Johnston (abt 1849 – ) m. Eliza McPhail (abt 1849 – Bef. 1901)
      1. 1. Robert Johnston (abt 1878 – Sep 1945) m. Isabella Bates (1878 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Johnston (8 Oct 1898 – Dec 1975) m. Ethel Rowe (24 Sep 1902 – Mar 1982)

William Clarke's Timeline

6 Records

1788
abt 1788
Birth of William Clarke in Congleton, Cheshire, England
Congleton, Cheshire, England
1788
abt 1788
Birth of William Clarke
None
1788
1788
Birth of William Clarke
None
1803
18 Dec 1803
Age 15
William Clarke was married in Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Frodsham, Cheshire, England
1858
abt 1858
Age 70
Death of William Clarke in Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Frodsham, Cheshire, England
1858
1858
Age 70
Death of William Clarke
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1788
    Event Place: Congleton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1788

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1803
    Event Place: Frodsham, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1858
    Event Place: Frodsham, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858

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