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Jane

Jane Report 24 Feb 2015 04:22

Charles Ebden born 1890 Middlesbrough married Ruth L Clark in 1921 Gateshead England.
Trying to find if they had children and anything about Ruth.

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 24 Feb 2015 07:01

Hi Jane

This could well be Ruth

Name: Ruth Liddell Clark

Age in 1911: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Gateshead
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 2 Romulus Street Gateshead
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Teacher Elementary School
Registration district: Gateshead
Registration District Number: 557
Sub-registration district: Gateshead

Household Members:
Name Age
Catherine Clark 53......Widow, Grocer + Beer Seller
John Clark 24.....Butcher
Ruth Liddell Clark 23
Isabella Clark 18.....General Domestic Servant
Joseph Clark 16....Apprentice Engineer


Mistyx

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 24 Feb 2015 07:07

Family with father......Ruth's marriage cert should confirm the correct father.....

1891 census

Name: Ruth Clark
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Joseph Clark........Butcher*
Mother's name: Catherine Clark
Gender: Female
Where born: Gateshead, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Gateshead
Ecclesiastical parish: St Cuthberts
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Gateshead

Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Clark 36
Catherine Clark 34
John Clark 4
Ruth Clark 3
Wm Mac Farlane Clark 1


Address....9 Hutt Street


1901
Name: Ruth Clark
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Mother: Catherine Clark
Birth Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Gateshead
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Gateshead
Sub-registration district: Gateshead

Household Members:
Name Age
Catherine Clark 44....Provisions Dealer
John Clark 14
Ruth Clark 13
Isabella Clark 8
Joseph Clark 6

Address.... 12 James Street

Name: William McFarlane Clark
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Registration Year: 1894
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 4
Registration district: Gateshead
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 429

Mistyx

Astra

Astra Report 24 Feb 2015 07:08

There is one possible birth in Lancashire


Births Sep 1922 (>99%)

Ebden Charles A Clark Haslingden 8e 139

Jane

Jane Report 24 Feb 2015 07:34

Thankyou all,
This has helped heaps.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2015 08:51

Jane

FreeBMD is a free site that you can use to look for BMD,s. Especially good for looking for births after 1911 using the parents surname combinations . Plus it's good for marriage look ups although sometimes if the surnames are nt unusual thencert may be needed for confirmation

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 24 Feb 2015 09:29

Marriages Sep 1885 (>99%)

CLARK Joseph Gateshead 10a 915
Mcfarlane Catherine Gateshead 10a 915


Joseph Clark in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Joseph Clark
Probate Date:12 Oct 1898
Death Date:20 Feb 1898
Death Place:Gateshead, Durham, England
Registry:Durham, England

Of 9 Hutt Street Gatehead...(Butcher)

To Catherine Clark widow.

Effects: £807 9s


1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham, England

Household Members

John Clark Head Married Male 46 1815 Carpenter Master Cumberland, England
Ruth Clark Wife Married Female 41 1820 - Durham, England
Isabel Clark Daughter Unmarried Female 16 1845 - Durham, England
Mariane Clark Daughter Unmarried Female 14 1847 - Gateshead, Durham,
Ruth Clark Daughter Unmarried Female 11 1850 Scholar Gateshead, Durham,
Louisa Clark Daughter - Female 8 1853 Scholar Gateshead, Durham, England
Joseph Clark Son - Male 6 1855 Scholar Gateshead, Durham, England
John L Clark Son - Male 4 1857 Scholar Gateshead, Durham, England
Frederick Clark Son - Male 2 1859 - Gateshead, Durham, England
Elizabeth Clark Daughter - Female 0 1861 - Gateshead, Durham, England



John Clark in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name:John Clark
Registration Year:1843
Registration Quarter:Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district:Newcastle upon Tyne
Inferred County:Northumberland
Volume:25
Page:280

Records on Page:
John Clark
Ruth Liddell