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I've just ordered my grandmother Alice Clarke's marriage certificate. Alice (1879-1956) married my grandfather Henry John Potten on 12th April 1909.
I know absolutely nothing definite about my grandmothers family, apart from her father was deceased at the time of the wedding and was a farmer named George Clarke.
I found a family on freecen registered in 1891 as living in Sandy Gate farm at St Thonas Devon.
There is a George S Clarke aged 52 born devon Aylesbeare Devon and his wife Agnes aged 57 born Devon - Broad Clyst(Originally: Devon - Broadclist) and 3 children George Chas Clarke Son S M 18 Farmers Son(Em'ee) Devon - Aylesbeare, Alice Clarke Dau - F 12 Scholar Devon - Aylesbeare presumedly my grandmother and William Clarke Son - M 10 Scholar Devon - Heavitree. I think these are my relatives but am not entirely certain.
On my grandmother and grandfathers wedding certificate the wedding was witnessed by a Frederick William Clarke and Kate Clarke not sure of the relationship with my grandmother, brother and wife?
any help would be much appreciated.
Regards John
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1911 census for ref
POTTEN, Henry John Head Married M 27 1884 Gardener Domestic Balham Surrey VIEW
POTTEN, Alice Wife Married2 years F 31 1880 Exeter Devonshire VIEW
RG number: RG14
Piece: 2301
Reference: RG14PN2301 RG78PN78A RD26 SD5 ED16 SN208
Registration District: Wandsworth
Sub District: Streatham
Enumeration District: 16
Parish: Wandsworth Borough
Address: 23 Temperley- Road Balham S W
County: London
Andy
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This looks like Alice with her family in the 1881 census (there is a Kate):-
1881 census transcription details for: Farm House, Heavitree
National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG11
Piece: 2143
Folio: 101
Page: 37
Reg. District: St Thomas
Sub District: Heavitree
Parish: Heavitree
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Farm House, Heavitree
County: Devonshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
CLARKE, George Head Married M 42 1839 Farmer Of 70 Acres
Aylesbeare, Devon
CLARKE, Mary Wife Married F 43 1838
Axminster, Devon
CLARKE, Edward Son Single M 14 1867 Farmers Son (Al)
Aylesbeare, Devon
CLARKE, Beatrice Daughter Single F 12 1869 Scholar
Aylesbeare, Devon
CLARKE, Marina Daughter Single F 11 1870 Scholar
Aylesbeare, Devon
CLARKE, Henry Son Single M 9 1872 Scholar
Aylesbeare, Devon
CLARKE, George C Son Single M 7 1874 Scholar
Aylesbeare, Devon
CLARKE, Tryphena Daughter Single F 6 1875 Scholar
Aylesbeare, Devon
CLARKE, Kate Daughter Single F 4 1877 Scholar
Aylesbeare, Devon
CLARKE, Alice Daughter Single F 2 1879
Aylesbeare, Devon<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
CLARKE, Infant Child Son Single M 0 1881
Heavitree, Devon
CARGENT, Fred W Servant Single M 18 1863 Farm Servant In Door
Topham, Devon
Kath. x
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Possible for 1881 with Kate as witness to marriage?
1881 England Census
about Alice Clarke
Name: Alice Clarke
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: George Clarke
Mother's Name: Mary Clarke
Gender: Female
Where born: Aylesbeare, Devon, England
Civil parish: Exeter Heavitree
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street Address: Farm House
Education:
Employment status: View image
Registration district: St Thomas
Sub-registration district: Heavitree
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2143
Folio: 100
Page Number: 36
Household Members: Name Age
George Clarke 42
Mary Clarke 43
Edward Clarke 14
Beatrice Clarke 12
Marina Clarke 11
Henry Clarke 9
George C. Clarke 7
Tryphena Clarke 6
Kate Clarke 4
Alice Clarke 2
Infant Child Clarke
Fred W. Cargent 18
Andy
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Thank you all so much for researching this for me, it's giving me a lot more to go on.
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He's at that Temperley Road address in the 1915 electoral roll too
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George seems to have another wife in 1891 - the right children are there with the right dad
Name: Alice Clarke
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: George Clarke
(Mother's Name: Agnes Clarke) - stepmother?
Gender: Female
Where born: Aylesbeare, Devon, England
Civil parish: Heavitree
Ecclesiastical parish: Heavitree
Town: Village
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Registration district: St Thomas
Sub-registration district: Heavitree
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
George Clarke 52
Agnes Clarke 57
George Chas Clarke 18
Alice Clarke 12
William Clarke 10
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This could be the marriage
Marriages Sep 1888
Clarke George St Thomas 5b 62
Horn Agnes St. Thomas 5b 62
There are a couple of Mary Clarke deaths in the right place at the right time which could be George's first wife.
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