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Hi Does anybody have anyone of the above name in their family she was born in Elgin and moved down to Bedford about 1922 since then no records can be found. Looking for marriage or death records

Many thanks Christine

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This is the ONLY Constance with either surname with a Morayshire link

1891

Name: Constance Clark
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relationship: Grand Daur (Granddaughter)
Gender: Female
Where born: Lhangbryde, Morayshire
Registration Number: 144/2
Registration district: Garmouth
Civil parish: Urquhart
Town: Garmouth
County: Moray
Address: Mudbanks
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 1
Line: 5
Roll: CSSCT1891_40

Household Members: Name Age
John Clark 62
Margaret Clark 62
Marian Clark 14
John Clark 10
Constance Clark 8
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1901

Name: Constance Clark
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relationship: Visitor
Gender: Female
Where born: Urquhart, Morayshire
Registration Number: 144/2
Registration district: Garmouth
Civil parish: Urquhart
Town: Garmouth
County: Moray
Address: Blinkbonnie
Occupation: General Servant Domestic
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 9
Line: 12
Roll: CSSCT1901_42
Household Members: Name Age
John Smith 54
Ann Smith 38
John Smith 19
Jane Simon Smith 15
William James Smith 7
Isabella Smith 5
Magdelina Smith 3
Constance Clark 18


It would help to know WHEN she was born - and her birth surname

Her birth surname was Innes she was illegitimate and then her name was changed to Clark 22nd July 1883
But cannot find anywhere a marriage or death.

So when was she born?

We can't work it out for ourselves - sorry

How do you know so precisely when the name 'changed'?

We have managed to find out that there were a couple of other children she had other than my father in law but all had different fathers. My father in law was born 20th March 1902 in Elgin and alleged father was a William Shanks but they were in the poor house when dad was about 3 yrs old

No that was her date of birth sorry did not put that in very well.

We also know that she was bought up by her grandparents which would fit in with 1891 census. Her real father was killed in a fishing accident in 1901 the year before my father in law was born

Ok - got it now!

What was your father-in-law's surname at birth?

(My birthday's 20th March, although a little more recent!)

His surname was Clark William Dean

So IF Constance married, it would have been after 1902.

Were the other children younger - or older?

And were they also born out of wedlock?

There isn't a death for her as Clark in Bedfordshire - but there are so many 'ifs' that it may prove impossibile to find anything

She left Scotland about 1922 the other children were younger and they were born out of wedlock. All of the children stayed in Scotland with either guardians or foster parents. My father in law came down to London with the Scots Guards and married my mother in law in London and then moved up to Brandon in Suffolk where they had eleven children. 7 boys and 4 girls.

Anything is possible - do you know when anyone last had contact with her?

Was she still known as Clark in 1922?

No last anybody can find out is when she left Scotland and as far as we are concerned she was still known as Clark. I have had contact recently with someone from Scotland and he has come up against a brick wall after 1922.

I does seen strange that she was not far away from Jock and his family if she was in Bedford.

He never returned to Scotland.