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Cork / Re: The Clarke’s of Cork
« on: Sunday 09 February 25 16:35 GMT (UK)  »
I found it on another tree in Ancestry which also tied in with a lot of other details that I have on mine. Of course, we could both be wrong but the other tree was a lot more in depth and detailed than mine; just a different branch of the family.

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Cork / Re: The Clarke’s of Cork
« on: Sunday 09 February 25 14:10 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks Heywood, that ties in with my George Clarke and also gives me a full birthdate. I’ll look into the other names that you mention to see if any were siblings or aunts/uncles etc. 🙏

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Cork / Re: The Clarke’s of Cork
« on: Sunday 09 February 25 08:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Wexflyer
I don’t have any information about their religion but everything else comes from Ancestry.

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Cork / The Clarke’s of Cork
« on: Saturday 08 February 25 23:19 GMT (UK)  »
I’ve just traced my G4 grandfather on my mother’s side back to Cork, Ireland and I was wondering if anyone out there could give me some more information. His name was George Clarke (1811-1898) and he migrated to Thetford, Norfolk in the early 1800s (not sure when but he was born in Cork and married Sarah Woodcock (1813-1844) in Thetford in 1831). His father was also called George Clarke (1785-?) and was married to Margaret Hayes (1789-1865), both were born and died in Cork. I’m visiting Cork later in the year and would love to know a bit more about this side of my family so anything that anyone can tell me would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

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Cork Resources & Offers / Re: Clarkes of Crosses Green, Cork City
« on: Saturday 08 February 25 23:09 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I’m probably a bit late to this thread but I’ve just traced my G4 grandfather on my mother’s side back to Cork, Ireland and I was wondering if there might be a connection. His name was George Clarke (1811-1898) and he migrated to Thetford, Norfolk in the early 1800s (not sure when but he was born in Cork and married Sarah Woodcock (1813-1844) in Thetford in 1831). His father was also called George Clarke (1785-?) and was married to Margaret Hayes (1789-1865), both were born and died in Cork. I’m visiting Cork later in the year and would love to know a bit more about this side of my family so anything that anyone can tell me would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

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World War Two / Peter Cooper
« on: Friday 14 August 20 20:40 BST (UK)  »
We are trying to find the military records for my wife’s father, Peter Cooper. Originally, he was one of the Winter War Volunteers who went to Finland in 1940 to help when they were invaded by Russia. The volunteers became trapped in Finland and then Sweden before finally being repatriated in around 1942. This part of the story we know but we are trying to find what happened afterwards. We have a couple of Royal Army Service Corps badges, a badge with a cockerel (or grouse?) on it which has ‘take courage’ on the back (this may be unconnected) and a badge in the shape of a miniature set of bagpipes (again, this may be unconnected)which were all with his Finland medals. We’ve looked on Forces War Records but can’t find anything about him. The only other information that we have is that he may have been referred to as ‘Trooper Cooper’ and that he spent some time in the glasshouse for going AWOL. I did see a medal card which might have been his which mentioned a dishonourable discharge and not being eligible for any medals but I have been unable to find this again.
Is anyone out there able to help shed more light on this puzzle?

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Armed Forces / Re: Winter War Volunteers; Finland 1939
« on: Friday 15 September 17 10:44 BST (UK)  »
Thanks J

According to Justin Brooke's book 'The Volunteers' there were over 200 British volunteers who made it to Finland before the armistice was signed. They remained stranded there for some time before being sent to Sweden where my father in law met his future wife; the rest, as they say, is history!  ;)

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Armed Forces / Winter War Volunteers; Finland 1939
« on: Sunday 22 November 15 18:18 GMT (UK)  »
My wife's father, Peter John (Wolf) Cooper, 1922-1972, was one of the lads who volunteered to go and help protect Finland from Russian invasion in 1939. Unfortunately, the conflict ended before they became fully involved but after they had arrived in Finland. As a result, they spent several years stranded in Finland and Sweden before eventually being able to make their way home. He is mentioned very briefly in Justin Brooke's book, 'The Volunteers' but we don't know too much about what he did there (apart from meeting and marrying my wife's mother in Sweden) or why he is referred to as 'Wolf' in the book. Does anyone else have family members who were involved in this endeavour or any information relating to this?

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: The Lovegroves of Reading, Berkshire
« on: Friday 26 December 14 12:19 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone, hope you all had a great Christmas  :D

Thanks for all of your replies, some stuff I already knew and some has given me things to think about.

Thomas P J Lovegrove is actually my wife's father and we have a copy of his birth certificate (28/02/1922) which lists his father as John Lovegrove, Master Decorator, 32 Sycamore Road, Reading (just to add to the puzzle, Mildred Goodey was living at 84 Carnarvon Road, Reading at the time)

We also have a copy of the marriage certificate between Mildred and John which lists him as a Journeyman Painter and his father as Thomas, Painter and Decorator (deceased). At the time of the marriage (22/09/1920) they were both living at the home of Mildred's grandmother, Hephzibah Goodey (love that name!) at 89 Cholmeley Road, Reading. They had a daughter, Mildred in December 1920.

Where I'm stuck is in identifying John and tracing his roots. His age was listed as 26 on the marriage certificate so that would put him at around 1893/4 and his father, Thomas, died before the wedding (but I don't know how long before). I did find a John Benwell Lovegrove, born 1893 on the Isle of Wight, whose father was Thomas but I can't make a solid link as he married someone on the island in 1928 although it it possible that he moved back after the divorce. The only other candidate is David Lovegrove who was Mildreds uncle (fits in with the family rumours) but he didn't have a middle name.

I've been taking advantage of Ancestrys free Christmas session to see if I can find a war record for John as he must have served, maybe I'll turn something up there.

Happy holidays  ;D

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