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Title: Robert Clarke
Post by: Pato131 on Thursday 14 June 12 19:20 BST (UK)

Hi can you help?  My ggg Grandfather Robert Clarke born 1813 in Muncaster Parish married Mary Elliot in 1836 in Arlecdon. They had two children, the youngest being Robert Jnr  born 1839 in Distington.  After this date Robert Snr seems to have died or disappeared. He does not appear with his wife and children on the 1841 census and on the 1851 census she is a widow.

I cannot find a death for him anywhere between 1839 and 1851, has anyone any ideas?

Rosie

Title: Re: Robert Clarke
Post by: warncoort on Friday 15 June 12 02:15 BST (UK)

freebmd has a death Sep Qtr 1840 Wigton 25  89

Title: Re: Robert Clarke
Post by: Pato131 on Friday 15 June 12 08:36 BST (UK)

Thanks for your reply, I'll look into that.

Rosie

Title: Re: Robert Clarke
Post by: warncoort on Friday 15 June 12 08:46 BST (UK)

It will probably be more effective to check this on PR's,just to confirm he is your man.

Title: Re: Robert Clarke
Post by: Pato131 on Friday 15 June 12 21:20 BST (UK)

I'm off to Whitehaven in a couple of weeks so I'll check it out.

Thanks
Rosie

Title: Re: Robert Clarke
Post by: Geoff-E on Friday 15 June 12 22:10 BST (UK)

Quote from: Pato131 on Friday 15 June 12 21:20 BST (UK)

I'm off to Whitehaven in a couple of weeks so I'll check it out.

Remember that Wigton was the registration district ... he wasn't buried at Wigton itself http://members.madasafish.com/~cgrs/WIGBUR.htm

There were lots of parishes in the district http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/wigton.html

Title: Re: Robert Clarke
Post by: Pato131 on Saturday 16 June 12 14:28 BST (UK)

Thanks for that Geoff

Rosie