See also
Husband:
Jesse Clarke Rainbird (1866-1949)
Wife:
Mary Ann James (1868-1968)
Children:
Marriage:
Q2 1891
Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England1
Jesse as Jesse Rainbird Clarke
Name:
Jesse Clarke Rainbird2
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
agricultural / farm labourer then, carpenter and joiner then a hotel keeper3 4 5 6
Birth:
22 Dec 1866
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 4)
High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England7
son attending school and living with his parents Jesse and Sarah, brothers John, William and Thomas, and sisters Sarah Ann and Elizabeth. Born in Needham Market Suffolk
Baptism:
28 Jun 1874 (age 7)
St. Mary's Church, Parsons Lane, Barking, Suffolk, England9
son of Jesse Clarke (fishmonger) and Sarah of Needham Market, baptised at the same time as siblings Charles, Elizabeth, John, Mary, Sarah Anne, Thomas and William
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 13)
Back Lane, Needham Market, Suffolk, England3
unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Jessie and Sarah, brothers William, Thomas, Charles, Walter, Frank and James, and sisters Elizabeth and Mary. Born in Needham Market Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 24)
Bridge Street, Needham Market, Suffolk, England4
unmarried son as Jesse R Clarke working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Jesse and Sarah, brothers Walter, Frank and James, and sister Mary. Born in Needham Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 33)
1 Canham Villas, High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5
married head of the household as Jesse Clarke working as a carpenter and joiner and living with his wife Mary, and sons Malcolm, Stanley, Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in Needham Market Suffolk
Immigration:
1904 (age 37-38)
to Canada6
Census:
1 Jun 1911 (age 44)
Hotel Melop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada6
married head of the household working as a hotel keeper and living with his wife Mary Ann, and sons Malcolm, Stanley, Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in England in December 1874 (year of his baptism), a Methodist who arrived in Canada in 1904
Death:
6 Mar 1949 (age 82)
St. Rose du Lac, Manitoba, Canada8
Burial:
Mar 1949
Ochre River Cemetery, Ochre River, Manitoba, Canada10
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
cook12
Birth:
Q4 1868
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 2)
Upper Street, Layham, Suffolk, England13
daughter living with her parents Robert and Eliza, and sister Sarah Ann. Born in Layham Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 12)
Lower Street, Raydon, Suffolk, England14
daughter attending school and living with her parents Robert and Eliza, sisters Ester, Margaret and Eliza, brother Robert, and widowed grandmother Charlotte Longer. Born in Layham Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 23)
Baylham House, Norwich Road, Coddenham, Suffolk, England12
unmarried servant working as a domestic cook and living with Frederick and Fanny Dudding and family, a visitor, a governess, and another servant. Born in Layham Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 32)
1 Canham Villas, High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5
married wife living with her husband Jesse, and sons Malcolm, Stanley, Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in Layham Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 42)
3 Barfield Road, Leytonstone, Essex, England15
married head of the household living in five rooms with her sons Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in Layham Suffolk and married for twenty-one years with five children, all of whom are still living
Immigration:
16 Jun 1911 (age 42)
to Quebec, Quebec, Canada from England16
travelling on the Victorian with her sons Harold, Alexander and Clifford to join her husband in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. She had been previously working as a hotel keeper for five years
Census:
1 Jun 1911 (age 43)
Hotel Melop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada6
married wife living with her husband Jesse, and sons Malcolm, Stanley, Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in England in September 1877, a Methodist who arrived in Canada in 1911
Death:
3 Nov 1968 (age 99-100)
Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA17
Name:
Malcolm Clarke18
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
31 Aug 1891
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 9)
1 Canham Villas, High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5
son living with his parents Jesse and Mary, and brothers Stanley, Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in Needham Market Suffolk
Census:
1 Jun 1911 (age 20)
Hotel Melop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada6
unmarried son living with his parents Jesse and Mary Ann, and brothers Stanley, Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in England in August 1891, a Methodist who arrived in Canada in 1910
Military Service:
3 May 1916 (age 24)
Canadian Expeditionary Force
a sailor born 31st August 1891 who was 5' 5½" tall with a chest of 41" and expansion of 6", a dark complexion, greenish-brown eyes and dark brown hair
Death:
11 May 1957 (age 65)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada19
Son: Stanley James Clarke
Name:
Sex:
Male
Birth:
Q4 1892
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
1 Canham Villas, High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5
son living with his parents Jesse and Mary, and brothers Malcolm, Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in Needham Market Suffolk
Census:
1 Jun 1911 (age 18)
Hotel Melop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada6
unmarried son living with his parents Jesse and Mary Ann, and brothers Malcolm, Harold, Alexander and Clifford. Born in England in October 1893, a Methodist who arrived in Canada in 1910
Death:
24 Jul 1916 (age 23)
Frensham Hill Military Hospital, Farnham, Waverley, Surrey, England21 22 23
Cause: gunshot wound (back) 8 days and septicemia 5 days
a farmer of Hearne (sic) Saskatchewan Canada serving as a private in the 13th Canadian Expeditionary Force
Burial:
Bordon Military Cemetery, Bolley Avenue, Bordon, Hampshire, England23
13th Battalion Canadian Infantry no:427225, died 24th July 1916 aged 23. Son of Mr. J R and Mrs. M A Clarke of Lonely Lake Manitoba
Son: Harold Jesse Clarke
Name:
Harold Jesse Clarke24
Sex:
Male
Birth:
Q2 1897
1911 census says born in Needham Market Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 4)
1 Canham Villas, High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5
son living with his parents Jesse and Mary, and brothers Malcolm, Stanley, Alexander and Clifford. Born in Walthamstow London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 14)
3 Barfield Road, Leytonstone, Essex, England15
son living in five rooms with his mother Mary Ann, and brothers Alexander and Clifford. Born in Needham Market Suffolk
Immigration:
16 Jun 1911 (age 14)
to Quebec, Quebec, Canada from England16
travelling on the Victorian with his mother Mary, and brothers Alexander and Clifford to join his father in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
Census:
1 Jun 1911 (age 15)
Hotel Melop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada6
unmarried son living with his parents Jesse and Mary, and brothers Malcolm, Stanley, Alexander and Clifford. Born in England in February 1897, a Methodist who arrived in Canada in 1911
Death:
6 Nov 1917 (age 20)
Passendale, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium25
Cause: in action
War Memorial:
Menin Gate, Menenstraat, Ieper (Ypres), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium25
private:781063 28th Battalion Canadian Infantry died 6th November 1917 aged 20. Son of Mrs. J R Clarke of Lonely Lake Manitoba
Name:
Alexander Clarke26
Sex:
Male
Nickname:
Jerry
Spouse (1):
Spouse (2):
Spouse (3):
Birth:
13 Jul 1899
1911 census says born in Chelmsford Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 1)
1 Canham Villas, High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5
son living with his parents Jesse and Mary, and brothers Malcolm, Stanley, Harold and Clifford. Born in Baddow Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 11)
3 Barfield Road, Leytonstone, Essex, England15
son living in five rooms with his mother Mary Ann, and brothers Harold and Clifford. Born in Chelmsford Essex
Immigration:
16 Jun 1911 (age 11)
to Quebec, Quebec, Canada from England16
travelling on the Victorian with his mother Mary, and brothers
Harold and Clifford to join his father in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
Census:
1 Jun 1911 (age 11)
Hotel Melop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada6
unmarried son living with his parents Jesse and Mary, and brothers Malcolm, Stanley, Harold and Clifford. Born in England in April 1900, a Methodist who arrived in Canada in 1911
Death:
15 Nov 1979 (age 80)
Otis, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA27
Burial:
Nov 1979
Pacific View Memorial Gardens, Northeast East Devils Lake Road, Lincoln City, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA19
Name:
Clifford William Clarke28
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
Q1 1901
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 2 mns)
1 Canham Villas, High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England5
son living with his parents Jesse and Mary, and brothers Malcolm, Stanley, Harold and Alexander Born in Walton Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 10)
3 Barfield Road, Leytonstone, Essex, England15
son living in five rooms with his mother Mary Ann, and brothers Harold and Alexander. Born in Walton Suffolk
Immigration:
16 Jun 1911 (age 10)
to Quebec, Quebec, Canada from England16
travelling on the Victorian with his mother Mary, and brothers
Harold and Alexander to join his father in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
Census:
1 Jun 1911 (age 8)
Hotel Melop, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada6
son living with his parents Jesse and Mary, and brothers Malcolm, Stanley, Harold and Alexander. Born in England in May 1903, a Methodist who arrived in Canada in 1911
Death:
1984 (age 82-83)
Burial:
1984
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