See also

Charles Orlando Clarke (1885-1963)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • waiter, brewery stationary engine driver, brewers assistant then a general labourer4 5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 22 Dec 1885

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England1 8 2 4 5 6 7

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 5)

  • 111 Bramford Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents William and Jemima, and sisters Mildred, Edith and Bellona. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Aug 1895 (age 9)

  • All Saints Church, Chevallier Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son of William Alfred Clarke (engine driver) and Jemima of 3 Beaconsfield Road, born on 22nd December 1885 and baptised with siblings Clifford, Edith and Janet

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15)

  • 25 Prospect Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son working as an assistant club waiter and living with his parents William and Jemima, sisters Mildred, Edith, Janet and Evelyn, and brothers Clifford and William. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 25)

  • 3 Unity Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an engine driver for a brewery and living in six rooms with his parents William and Jemima, brothers Clifford, William, Robert and George, sisters Janet, Evelyn and Gladys, and niece Mabel. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Military Service:

  •  

  • British Army 5th Battalion Suffolk Regiment9

  • Medals:

  • Sep 19209

  •  

  •  

  • Victory and British War Medals

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 35 yrs 6 mns)

  • 3 Unity Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a brewers assistant for Messers Catchpole Breweries of Foundation Street Ipswich and living in six rooms with his parents William and Jemima, brothers William, Robert and George, sister Evelyn, and niece Mabel Clarke. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 53)

  • 2 Cranwell Crescent, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • an unmarried gas company general labourer living with widowed Edith Sheppard and her daughter Dorothy. Born on 22nd December 1885

  • Death:

  • Q4 1963 (age 77)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England3

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1886 quarter:1 volume:4a page:815. Cit. Date: 2 January 2025.

2.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Ipswich All Saints baptisms entry:591. Cit. Date: 5 January 2025.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1963 quarter:4 volume:4b page:861. Cit. Date: 10 January 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1774 folio:50 page:22 schedule:127. Cit. Date: 5 January 2025.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10827 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:237. Cit. Date: 2 January 2025.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9425 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:173. Cit. Date: 3 January 2024.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6612F page:7 line:19 letter code:TVPB. Cit. Date: 10 January 2025.

8.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1467 folio:99 page:25 schedule:172. Cit. Date: 9 January 2025.

9.

Ancestry UK, British Army WWI Service Records 1914-1920, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk Regiment no:242492. Cit. Date: 10 January 2025.