Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family

[Ruskie]

Still following this story. 

And VERY curious why Caroline's name was rubbed out. Family disagreement perhaps?

[deeiluka]

Still following this story.

And VERY curious why Caroline's name was rubbed out. Family disagreement perhaps?

Maybe Ruskie.   

I've just had another email from Ashley Clarke's gg-niece......she has a possible explanation along those lines, though no proof.....

I quote....
"I have a theory that she may have rubbed her own name out of the bible.  The memorium you discovered  in 1901 for Caroline Jean Clarke did not mention her mother or daughters. This suggests there may have been ill feeling between Ashley and his mother in law. As the younger daughter lived with her grandmother for many years she may have only heard bad things about her father and decided she didnt want to be included in his bible. Oh well only a theory. We will never know."


Dee   

[judb]

Oh Dee, what a great story.

Thanks for keeping us up to date!

Judith

[Ruskie]

Um, Interesting .... 

[deeiluka]

Ashley's gg-niece has also been in touch with the Orroroo Historical  Society who are a very active group who collect all kinds of family history materials for their museum. It seems they would be most interested in having the old Bible, and any relevant history we've collected. It's certainly a possibility.

Orroroo is the area where many of the small towns mentioned in the family history we've collected  are , and we know it would be cared for there, and not end up in another garage sale.

So now we have to decide whether to continue seeking a descendant, or whether to donate it to the Historical Sociery.



Dee 

[jlinnell]

This story is wonderful.  However I am writing to ask if you could look in the bible and transscribe everything you have on the linnell's of Northants that should be in the bible.  Thanks

[deeiluka]

Welcome to Rootschat, jlinnell.....   

I'm sorry but there is no mention of Linnells in this particular bible, and I've not come across any mention of the Linnell name in research of the Clarke family.

I myself do have Linnells from Northamptonshire in my family.....


Dee 

[jlinnell]

thats wonderful, I am a Linnell from Robert Linnell who boarded a ship with his spouse and children in Kent and landed in Massachusets of the USA.  I have been looking into all the Linnell's of Eng. in hopes of finding his parents or siblings he arrived in America in the mid 1600's.  So what I have done is made a file for every Linnell group that I can link to each other and then another Linnell File that I cant link to and now have over 200 files that dont link to each other (lol).  and since I have a Clarke and a Linnell married I thought they might be in the bible.  Oh well, anyways if you are willing to share your Linnell family with me you can pm me.

Thanks JLinnell

[deeiluka]

Update to this story......

My friend and I, following on from the exchange of information between us and Ashley Clarke's great great niece, have decided that the Orroroo Historical Society is probably the best home for the Old Bible. Later in the year, when the weather is more appropriate to go inland, and when family commitments permit, we'll be making a trip to deliver the Bible and the history we've found.

In the meantime, the Old Bible Challenge is going to feature in the local History Week presentation done by our little family history group, and you can be sure that Rootschat's part in the challenge will get quite a mention.     



Dee