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James CLARKE

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Chocoholic

Chocoholic Report 25 Jun 2008 22:25

Am looking for any info on the birth of my great grandfather James Clarke. He was shown in census records as a private in the Army in Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth then a Royal Marine. He was born 1865 in Sark County, Ayrshire and later ran away from home. He married Eva Jane Luckham and lived in Devon. His father was William, a labourer. Perhaps the family originated from Ireland.

Heather

Heather Report 25 Jun 2008 22:32

Have you tried for his army records?

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 25 Jun 2008 22:37

Where have you got his place of birth from?

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PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Chocoholic

Chocoholic Report 6 Jul 2008 21:37

Thanks Reggie, Im still struggling to find his birth in the Scottish records. Its such a common surname.

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 6 Jul 2008 21:53

There is no Sark district on Scotlandspeople.

Here are all births 1863 -1868 in Ayrshire. There are no births for Clarke but the "e" is often missing

1 1865 CLARK JAMES M AUCHINLECK /AYR 577/00 0163

2 1865 CLARK JAMES M AYR /AYR 578/00 0146

3 1865 CLARK JAMES M RICCARTON /AYR 611/00 0183

4 1866 CLARK JAMES M KILMARNOCK /AYR 597/00 0124

5 1866 CLARK JAMES M KILBIRNIE /AYR 596/00 0118

6 1866 CLARK JAMES M DUNDONALD /AYR 590/00 0044

7 1866 CLARK JAMES M TARBOLTON /AYR 619/00 0051

8 1867 CLARK JAMES M MUIRKIRK /AYR 607/00 0063

9 1868 CLARK JAMES M AUCHINLECK /AYR 577/00 0131

10 1866 CLARK JAMES ALLAN M CRAIGIE /AYR 584/00 0012

11 1868 CLARK JAMES BEATTIE M MAUCHLINE /AYR 604/00 0019

12 1866 CLARK JAMES MCWHINNIE M AYR /AYR 578/00 0138

Chocoholic

Chocoholic Report 8 Jul 2008 00:17

Many thanks Jeanette. By a process of elimination I think James Allan Clark looks a good match as he is the only one whose father was named William.