| [Index] |
| George Robert CLARKE (1814 - 1889) |
| convict, groom, farmer |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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George Robert CLARKE (1849 - 1923) John CLARKE (1850 - 1925) William CLARKE (1852 - 1937) Thomas James CLARKE (1855 - 1944) Elizabeth CLARKE (1856 - 1944) Charles CLARKE (1859 - 1947) Edward CLARKE (1861 - ) |
George Robert CLARKE (1814 - 1889) + Sarah BROWN (1832 - 1862) Mary HARRIS (1828 - 1918) |
George CLARKE | ||
| Mary FREEMAN | ||||
| b. abt 1814 at Layton, Essex, England |
| m. (1) 1847 Sarah BROWN (1832 - 1862) at Yass, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. (2) 1862 Mary HARRIS (1828 - 1918) at Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| d. 27 Apr 1889 at Boggy Creek, Yass, New South Wales, Australia aged 75 |
| Near Relatives of George Robert CLARKE (1814 - 1889) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father in Law | John BROWN | |||||
| Mother in Law | Esther DALTON | |||||
| Father in Law | Thomas HARRIS | |||||
| Mother in Law | Mary (HARRIS) | |||||
| Father | George CLARKE | |||||
| Mother | Mary FREEMAN | |||||
| Self | George Robert CLARKE | abt 1814 | Layton, Essex, England | 27 Apr 1889 | Boggy Creek, Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 75 |
| Wife | Sarah BROWN | abt 28 Sep 1832 | 04 Feb 1862 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 29 | |
| Wife | Mary HARRIS | 05 Feb 1828 | Harlington, Bedfordshire, England | 15 Mar 1918 | Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia | 90 |
| Son | George Robert CLARKE | 1849 | Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia | 1923 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 74 |
| Son | John CLARKE | 1850 | Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia | 1925 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 75 |
| Son | William CLARKE | 1852 | Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia | 24 Feb 1937 | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | 85 |
| Son | Thomas James CLARKE | 1855 | Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia | 10 Nov 1944 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 89 |
| Daughter | Elizabeth CLARKE | 1856 | Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia | 10 Jun 1944 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 88 |
| Son | Charles CLARKE | 1859 | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | 22 Aug 1947 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 88 |
| Son | Edward CLARKE | 1861 | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Daughter in Law | Effie BOYD | 1865 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 07 Jan 1954 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 89 |
| Daughter in Law | Ellen Emily REID | |||||
| Daughter in Law | Bertha Theresa ELLISON | 1866 | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 11 Dec 1940 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 74 |
| Son in Law | John ELLISON | 1857 | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 07 Dec 1942 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 85 |
| Daughter in Law | Emily BAINES | |||||
| Granddaughter | Mary E CLARKE | 1891 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | Thomas J CLARKE | 1893 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | George R CLARKE | 1897 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | Francis J CLARKE | 1900 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Granddaughter | Eliza CLARKE | 1889 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Granddaughter | Sarah Jane CLARKE | 1890 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | George Robert CLARKE | 1892 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Granddaughter | Myra Ethel CLARKE | 1894 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 1968 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 74 |
| Granddaughter | Kathleen Vera CLARKE | 1897 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Granddaughter | Dorothy May CLARKE | 1899 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | William Leslie CLARKE | 1901 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | Hector Horace CLARKE | 1904 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | John ELLISON | 1888 | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Granddaughter | Ada ELLISON | 1889 | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Granddaughter | Alice ELLISON | 1891 | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Grandson | George ELLISON | 1896 | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Granddaughter | Elizabeth ELLISON | 1900 | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Events in George Robert CLARKE (1814 - 1889)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1814 | George Robert CLARKE was born | Layton, Essex, England | 6 | ||
| 1835 | 21 | Convicted | London, Middlesex, England | 6 | |
| 15 Jun 1836 | 22 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'Strathfieldsaye' | 6 |
| 1847 | 33 | Married Sarah BROWN (aged 15) | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 1849 | 35 | Birth of son George Robert CLARKE | Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 1850 | 36 | Birth of son John CLARKE | Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 1852 | 38 | Birth of son William CLARKE | Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 1855 | 41 | Birth of son Thomas James CLARKE | Charnwood, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 1856 | 42 | Birth of daughter Elizabeth CLARKE | Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 1859 | 45 | Birth of son Charles CLARKE | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 1861 | 47 | Birth of son Edward CLARKE | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 1862 | 48 | Married Mary HARRIS (aged 34) | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 6 | |
| 04 Feb 1862 | 48 | Death of wife Sarah BROWN (aged 29) | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 27 Apr 1889 | 75 | George Robert CLARKE died | Boggy Creek, Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| Source References: |
| 6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001 |
| - Reference = 49 (Birth) |
| - Reference = 49 (Other Event) |
| - Reference = 49 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = 49 (Death) |
| - Reference = 49 (Immigration) |
| - Reference = 49 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 50 (Marriage) |
| 80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/ |
| - Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3985/george-clarke.html (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Born: 1814; Died: 1889; Married: Sarah Browne(1) Mary Harris (2)
Related Files George & Sarah Clarke: Family Group Sheet ⧉ (PDF 36.5 kb) Family Group Sheet for George and Sarah Clarke George Clarke and a companion, James Prescott, from Layton, Essex, were indicted at the Central Criminal Court for stealing on the 23rd of October 1835, three shirts to the value of five shillings, belonging to one Thomas Hutchins. Aged twenty one, Clarke was found guilty and sentenced to be transported for seven years. The Convict Indent records the Strathfieldsaye was under master Philip Jones, with Surgeon Superintendent Thomas Braidwood Wilson MD. Clarke was described in the following terms: 'religion - Protestant, single, trade or calling - stable boy. Offence, housebreaking. Tried Central Criminal Court 25 October 1835. Sentence 7 years. Height 5ft 2 and quarter inches. Complexion ruddy, colour hair brown, Eyes, grey. Particular marks or scars – slight scar on centre forehead, CG Anchor, man with bottle and glass in hand inside lower right arm, four dots back of right hand, two large stars, woman with sprig in left hand inside lower left arm. The Strathfieldsaye arrived in Australia on 15th June 1836. Clarke was assigned to Henry Hall of 'Charnwood', Ginninderra, and was to work there as a groom for more than twenty-five years. He appears to have been a model convict, gaining his Ticket of Leave in 1840, and Certificate of Freedom in 1842 In 1842 he married Sarah Browne, daughter of John and Esther (nee Dalton) Brown of Yass. Sadly Sarah was to die young at the age of in February 1862, leaving George with seven young children, the youngest less than a year old. He was not long facing this challenge alone however, re-marrying in May 1862 to a widower, Mary Mulligan (nee Harris), daughter of Thomas and Mary Harris. Mary was from Harlington, Bedfordshire and her father was a schoolmaster. At the time of the marriage she too was employed at Charnwood. There were no children of this second marriage. George and Sarah's children were: George Robert Clarke (1849-1923). Married neighbour Effie Boyd. John Clarke (1850-1925) William Clarke (1852-1937) Thomas James Clarke (1855-1944) Elizabeth Jane Clarke (1857-1944) Charles Clarke (1859-1947). Married Emily Baines and lived at 'Arneville', the Clarke family home. Edward Clarke (1861- ) Eldest son George Robert married Effie Boyd, the daughter and eldest child of Alexander Boyd and Mary Boyd (nee Coulton) from nearby 'Thistle Hill', at St Augustine's catholic church in Yass. His younger brother Charles married Emily Baines, daughter of John Joseph Baines and Ellen (nee Reid) of the Wallaroo district. Charles and Emily raised ten children, and their home 'Arneville' became a focus for the Clarke family. According to Gillespie, other Clarke homesteads in the district were 'Stanley Vale' and 'Boggy Creek'. The story of Charles and Emily and their family is told by their daughter Ivy, author of her memoirs 'As I remember'. She was born at 'Arneville' in 1907. George Clarke passed away at 'Boggy Creek' in April 1889 aged seventy-five. Mary, his second wife, outlived him by twenty years, passing away in March 1918, at Canowindra, NSW at the age of ninety. |