Pages: [1] 2

Author Topic: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke  (Read 698 times)

Offline Poppy62

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 153
    • View Profile
Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« on: Monday 21 July 25 08:20 BST (UK) »
Hello All
Hitting my head off a brick wall ::)

I have been searching Robert James Goodfellow Clarke and have found quite a lot of information on him..

Born 25/1/1918 to Catherine Goodfellow Clarke ( no father mentioned)

1921 Census son  to his grandparents James Clarke & Mary Clarke ( maiden name Moore) ???

Next I find lots of information about him in a Japanese Prisoner of war camp WW2

The last  information I can find about him is when he gives a statement about the ill treatment committed against him and his comrades He gave this statement to the Central Police Office, Turnbull Street, Glasgow, on 25th January, 1947.

I have tried marriages  after 1947 date with no success.
I have tried  deaths after 1947 date and used Catherine ( MOTHER) maiden name but also his grandmother maiden name as it appears he may have been brought up by them ( 1921 census and some information on war records)
Im stuck now , any help would be most apprieciated. :)

Offline Forfarian

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 15,942
  • http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ruz/
    • View Profile
Re: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« Reply #1 on: Monday 21 July 25 08:42 BST (UK) »
There are several marriages of Robert J G Clarkes in England after 1947. See screenshot.

You can order copies of these certificates from the GRO https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

Offline scotmum

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 4,699
  • A tree full of life, a life full of branches!
    • View Profile
Re: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« Reply #2 on: Monday 21 July 25 08:51 BST (UK) »
If not already done, have you considered checking death records for either/both his grandparents, especially if after 1947, in case any clues there (eg if Robert was informant)? Did the 1947 statement include an address for him?
"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know."  - Donald Rumsfeld

"Trees without roots fall over!"
 
""People who never look backward to their ancestors will never look forward to posterity." - Edmund Burke

Don't just wait for the storm to pass, learn to dance in the rain.

Offline Poppy62

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 153
    • View Profile
Re: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« Reply #3 on: Monday 21 July 25 09:26 BST (UK) »
Thank you Forfarian this is very helpful . I will certainly have a look at these. :)

Thank you Scotmum I have both Mary and James death certificated the informant on both was there daughter Catherine ( Robert James Goodfellow's mother). :)
Thankyou both for your help.

Offline Poppy62

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 153
    • View Profile
Re: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« Reply #4 on: Monday 21 July 25 09:29 BST (UK) »
Just an after thought

Is the information on and English marriage certificate the same as Scotland marriages? :)

Online rosie17

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 10,582
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« Reply #5 on: Monday 21 July 25 10:34 BST (UK) »
As far as I know the information on the marriage certificate for England only gives the father's name
It will give the ages of the couple and occupation and name of witnesses

There is a death for a Robert James Clark
August 1995  Bristol age 77
Date of birth 25 January 1918

Might be worth checking

Rosie

Offline Poppy62

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 153
    • View Profile
Re: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« Reply #6 on: Monday 21 July 25 11:02 BST (UK) »
Thank you Rosie.

I did order that certificate a couple of years ago as I was convince I had the right Robert because of the birth date. Sadly it did not give any names of parents if I remember correctly. So I dont know if I have the right certificate. I did keep it just in case.

Thank you :)

Offline Forfarian

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 15,942
  • http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ruz/
    • View Profile
Re: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« Reply #7 on: Monday 21 July 25 12:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Poppy62 on Monday 21 July 25 09:29 BST (UK)
Just an after thought

Is the information on and English marriage certificate the same as Scotland marriages? :)
No. The couple's mothers' names are not included in English marriage certificates.

And English death certs don't have the names of the deceased person's parents.
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

Offline Poppy62

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 153
    • View Profile
Re: Robert James Goodfellow Clarke
« Reply #8 on: Monday 21 July 25 14:41 BST (UK) »
So frustrating  just makes it more difficult to know if you have the correct ancestor. ::)

Thanks Forfarian for this information  :)
Pages: [1] 2