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I am trying to find any information about my gr grandfather Robert Clarke (possibly known as George). He and May Pearce had a girl on 6 july 1919 in 25 James Street, Moss Side, Manchester called Mona Violet Clarke. She was brought up by a family called Sowerby who already had 2 much older girls. It is possible that Robert was deceased at the time of Mona's birth. Any scrap of information no matter how small would be welcome. Thankyou :-)

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Births Sep 1919 (>99%)
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Clarke Mona V Pearce Chorlton 8c 1352

Andy

Just had a look at the address 1911. Head was an Edwin Moor, and it looks like a lodging house. Probably wouldn't help to investigate this further.
Can I ask how you have heard about the possible "nickname" of George?
I am assuming they never married?

there are a couple of deaths for a robert clarke manchester area do you know when he was born?

Yet another question!! Is there an occupation for Robert on the birth cert? Worth looking at 1911 census using this, you never know..

I know nothing about Robert Clarke or May Pearce, my grandmother Mona only had a short birth certificate with just the name Clarke on it and she always thought her real father was called George as she had memories of a George coming to visit her when she was a small child living with the Sowerby family. She thought George was a taxi driver. Full birth certificate shows Robert Clarke is deceased. I cannot find a marriage for Robert Clarke and May Pearce though on the birth certificate she has entered her name as May Clarke.

I wonder if George was just a relative in that case? It would be nice if he were a brother wouldn't it!

There is this Clarke in 1911, who is a cab driver, but it might just be a co-incidence:

Name: William Clarke
Age in 1911: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: South Manchester
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County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 44 Caythorpe St Moss Side Manchester
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Mator Cab Driver
Registration district: Chorlton
Registration District Number: 464
Sub-registration district: Hulme

William Clarke 27
Gertrude Clarke 25
Florence Evelyn Clarke 1
Sarah Louisa Taylor 37

Yes it would be great. Thanks for that info, worth a little research I think.

Do you know the names of the Sowerby's? A slim chance, but sometimes children were taken on by family members. Worth investigating.

No sadly not, it was like getting blood from a stone getting any info from Mona. If they were family she wasn't aware of the fact.

Do you know where they lived? Anything whatsoever?

Nothing, all I know about the Sowerbys is that they had 2 older girls, probably still lived in Manchester though as my mum was born there.

Found a couple of interesting entries in the 1939 register.

George A Sowerby V 22 Mar 1881 Male
Director Fire Hose Co Single 1 169

He's at The Midland Hotel Peter St.

At 49 King Street another coincidence or are the Sowerby's/Clarke's related

Sarah Sowerby 28 Mar 1886 Female
Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 114 2

Herbert V Sowerby 23 Feb 1880 Male
Fur Tractor (Unemployed) Married 114 1

Doris Wolstencroft (Sowerby) 28 Dec 1916 Female
Dry Packer (Manucturing Chemist) Single 114 3

John Patrick Clarke 16 Aug 1908 Male
Garage Attendant (Unemployed) Single 114 4

Annie Clarke 05 Jul 1906 Female
Still Room Maid (Cafe) Single 114 5

Frances O'Brien (Davies, Clarke) 04 Jul 1918 Female
Button Hole Machinist Single 114 6


No sign of them in James Street. Looking for Mona

in Oram Street

Violet Ainsworth 06 Jul 1919 Female Domestic Duties Married 77 2
James Ainsworth 31 Aug 1913 Male Milk Delivery Married 77 1


Marriage the following year

Name: James Ainsworth
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1940
Registration district: Ince
Inferred County: Lancashire
Spouse: ----------------------------------- Violet M Ashton Or Cook
Volume Number: 8c
Page Number: 337

Thank you all for your suggestions, I will certainly research them.

Sarah Sowerby was a Clark




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Marriages Sep 1921
Clarke Sarah Sowerby Prestwich 8d 725
Sowerby Herbert V Clarke Prestwich 8d 725

Sarah Mcginty 1886 daughter of John Mcginty 1837 Co Down Ireland ,she married Joseph Clarke 17/3/1906 his dad Patrick Clarke born Ireland 1843

looked for Patrick Clarke and he looks to have married Susannah Tuke born Manchester 1845 ,no sign of a Robert Clarke with same family as yet.

Maryb.

Sarah Clarke
in the 1911 England Census
Name: Sarah Clarke
Age in 1911: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: North Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 18 Crook St Miles Platting Manchester
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Prestwich
Registration District Number: 467
Sub-registration district: Newton Heath
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Piece: 24267
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Clarke 34
Sarah Clarke 26
Anna Clarke 4
John Patrick Charles Clarke 2
John McGinty 74
Thomas Cain 26 - lodger

There is Private Family Tree on ancestry that has Mona Violet Clarke, born 1919, Lancashire

It is Joe & Debbie's Tree


Do you know these people?

Have you made contact with them?

Posted by Pat 25 Apr 2016 12:53

Name: James Ainsworth
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1940
Registration district: Ince
Inferred County: Lancashire
Spouse: ----------------------------------- Violet M Ashton Or Cook
Volume Number: 8c
Page Number: 337

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This NOT Mona Violet

from lancs bmd ...............

AINSWORTH James ASHTON Violet May Ince Register Office or Registrar Attended Wigan & Leigh ROI/10/201

AINSWORTH James COOK Violet May Ince Register Office or Registrar Attended Wigan & Leigh ROI/10/201

ASHTON Violet May AINSWORTH James Ince Register Office or Registrar Attended Wigan & Leigh ROI/10/201

COOK Violet May AINSWORTH James Ince Register Office or Registrar Attended Wigan & Leigh ROI/