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Hi, can anyone help me? Am trying to find my great grandad. I have no idea what his christian name is but he married Selina Bullock and one of their children is Clifford Clark.

Any idea when the marriage took place? When was Clifford born?

Clifford was born in january 1923. I don't know what year they got married.

Found a birth for Clifford A Clark in 1923, Downham, Norfolk

And this is possibly the marriage for his parents?



Marriages Jun 1907 (>99%)
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>>>>>>>BULLOCK Selena Downham 4b 689
>>>>>>>CLARK Frederick Charles Downham 4b 689
CUNNINGTON John Thomas Downham 4b 689
HIPPERNON Alice Maud Downham 4b 689

This is probably the birth registration for Selena

Births Dec 1886 (>99%)
Bullock Selina Downham 4b 351

Thankyou so much! Do you have any idea who the other 2 people are?

The other two people are just two random people whose marriage was recorded on the same page as Selena and Frederick's.

There were several Frederick Charles Clarks born in Norfolk at that time, plus numerous other plain Frederick Clarks, so it might be wise to consider buying the marriage certificate to verify the name of his father. That way you can trace him through the census with confidence.

Certificates can be obtained direct from the GRO

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

and if you use the details I posted earlier (ie registration district, volume number and page number) it will only cost £7.00. Don't forget to tick the box that asks if the GRO ref is known.

I've checked the 1901 census for the village of Shouldham, where Selena was living in 1901, and there don't appear to be any Clarks living in the same village.

Ok, Thankyou very much for your help! I'll have to order some certificates and see what they say.

Looks like the family in 1911

HOUSEHOLD CLARK SELENA F 1887 24 North Witchford Cambridgeshire
HOUSEHOLD CLARK FREDERICK CHARLES M 1886 25 North Witchford Cambridgeshire
HOUSEHOLD CLARK FREDERICK CHARLES M 1909 2 North Witchford Cambridgeshire
HOUSEHOLD CLARK INFANT M 1911 UNER 1 MONTH North Witchford Cambridgeshire


If you were to look at either the transcript (10 credits) or the original (30 credits) of this entry it will give you a better idea of where Frederick was born and then we might be able to track his family from that.


Although this is a possibility for his birth

Births Jun 1886 (>99%)
Clark Frederick Charles V King's L. 4b 374


IF that's the correct one then this could be his family

1901 England Census
about Frederick Clark
Name: Frederick Clark
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Susanah
Gender: Male
Where born: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Civil parish: South Lynn
Ecclesiastical parish: South Lynn
Town: Kings Lynn
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: King's Lynn
Sub-registration district: King's Lynn
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 231
Household Members: Name Age
Susanah Clark 49 ....widow...laundress own account
Clara Baylis 27
Alfred Baylis 24
Joseph Clark 19
Frederick Clark 15 ...printers apprentice
Bernard Smith 24 ...clergyman Church of England
Allan Smith 28 ....solicitor
Paulina E Arnold 33 ....servant


Looks like Susannah has been married before as the Baylis children are listed as her son and daughter.

Bernard and Allan are listed as joint occupiers.

Would strongly recommend the marriage certificate to verify the father's name.

There's this marriage for Baylis/Clark

Marriages Sep 1885 (>99%)
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>>>>>Baylis Susanna Eliza King's L. 4b 551
BLYTH Walter Samuel King's L. 4b 551
>>>>>CLARK George John King's L. 4b 551
Moore Sarah King's L. 4b 551