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I am trying to find any details of the parentage, siblings of a William Clark. William was born c1833 in West Ham. He married a Elizabeth Blanks on 8 May 1853 in Bethnal Green. The marriage register gives his father's name as George Clark. I am unable to find any details of him on the 1841 or 1851 censuses. Please can anyone help. Thank you.

What was the father's occupation?

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Name: Elizabeth Blanks
Spouse Name: William Clark
Spouse Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 May 1853
Parish: St John, Bethnal Green
County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Charles Blanks
Spouse Father Name: George Clark>>>labourer


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Name: Elizabeth Blanks
Spouse Name: William Clark<<<Labourer.
Spouse Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 May 1853
Parish: St John, Bethnal Green
County: Middlesex
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: Charles Blanks
Spouse Father Name: George Clark<<<Labourer.


Witnesses are not family and the Address is

4 White Street for William and No8 for the bride(Miss Blanks)

Thank you yes this is the right family. I tried looking for the addresses on the censuses but was still unable to trace them.

I have not been able to find him either...Sorry.

There is a William clark born 1831 in Westham, Essex on the 1851 census living a 7, Bell Court, Saint Dunstans Stepney. It shows him married to a Mary Ann Clark aged 29 from Ireland. It gives Williams occupation as General Labourer which would be right and I found details of a marriage for William Clark to a Mary Ann Allen (nee Laurence) on 7th March 1847 in Southwark. This gives his father's name as George Clark (labourer). Could this be the same William even though the marriage to Elizabeth Blanks shows William as being a Batchelor? I have found a William Clark on the 1841 census which gives his age as 11 years , parents names George Clark and Jane Clark. They are living in Stepney. Can't see any details of where he was born though. Could this be the right family?

This one.

CLARK, William Head M 20 1831 General Labourer Westham
Essex
CLARK, Mary Ann Wife F 29 1822 Ireland
MELLICH, Elizh Visitor F 46 1805 Servant Out Of Place Shoreditch
Middlesex
RG number:
HO107 Piece:
1544 Folio:
105 Page:
32

Registration District:
Whitechapel Sub District:
Mile End New Town Enumeration District:
2a Ecclesiastical Parish:
All Saints

Civil Parish:
Saint Dunstans Stepney Municipal Borough:
Tower Hamlets Address:
7, Bell Court, Saint Dunstans Stepney, Tower Hamlets County:
Middlesex

1841
CLARK, George M 40 1801<<<Labourer
CLARK, Jane F 34 1807
CLARK, George M 12 1829
CLARK, William M 11 1830
CLARK, Susanah F 8 1833
CLARK, Edward M 6 1835
CLARK, Fanny F 3 1838 Middlesex
CLARK, Charles M 0 (3 months) 1841 Middlesex
RG number:
HO107 Piece:
713 Book/Folio:
7/38 Page:
2

Registration District:
Stepney Sub District:
Mile End Old Town, Lower Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish:
Stepney Municipal Borough:
Tower Hamlets Address:
Stepney Green Cottage Court, Stepney, Mile End Old Town, Lower, Tower Hamlets


It very well may be as 1941 has him born out of the county of Middlesex and he was born Essex and along with father George it looks even better.

Him saying Bachelor on marriage to Elizabeth Blanks does not mean much,so many people told fibs on their marriage certs that it would not be that unusual.
Especially if there were no children born to the first marriage.


I do not see Mary Ann Clark born Ireland on 1861 with William.

Many thanks Fanny by Gaslight for information re William Clark's family. Sorry for delay in posting a response. My Computer has been down! The details on 1841 census look very promising.

With reference to parentage and siblings of William Clark. I have now purchased birth certificate for William's brother Charles Clark which gives parents as George Clark (labourer) and mother as Jane Clark nee Green. I have found a marriage record for George Clark to Jane Green dated on 15th April 1827 at St Dunstan & All Saints, Stepney. I am unable to read both the witnesses but believe one of them to James Green which could be Janes father. Although the details of the family appearing on 1841 census in Stepney are correct I am still having trouble trying to find them on 1851 census which might give me details of where William and Jane were born. Can anyone help? Thank You