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Brentford Families - Clark

• Stephen Clark of Old Brentford (occupations of labourer, hawker and shoemaker; names Stephen, Dinah & Caroline feature)
• James Clark from Berkshire (labourer in (market) gardens)
• John Clark of Isleworth (occupations of servant, coachman, greengrocer, solicitor's clerk; names Edmund & Spencer feature
• William Clark of Isleworth (occupations of labourer, ag(ricultural) labourer)

Isleworth seems to have been a 'hot-bed' for Clarks: in the early 1800s the following couples baptised children at the parish church:

• William & Esther
• Charles & Martha
• Isaac & Elizabeth
• Thomas & Mary
• James & Mary
• John & Susan
• Stephen & Dinah

Stephen Clark of Old Brentford

Stephen Clark (ca 1796/9): married Dinah (born ca 1795/6 in Old Brentford, d 1872, Brentford); possible marriage on IGI Stephen Clark to Dinah Clement in 1814 at Ealing (which was the parish church for Old Brentford at the time); Stephen was a labourer aged '40' in 1841, living at 'Jupps Rents East' in Old Brentford; Dinah was a charwoman in 1851, living on Back Lane; in 1861 she was possibly a 64 yr old vistor, a hawker, widowed, visiting Sarah Thorne, 57, water cress dealer at St Giles, Finsbury (she gave her birthplace as Brixton, Surrey); she was a hawker in 1871 when she was living with her son George Clark; children, all baptised at Isleworth (IGI) included:

• Thomas Clark (1816): in 1841 a Thomas Clark, labourer, aged 25 was living at Jupps Rents East, the same road address as his parents; a Mary Clark aged 20 lived with him - his wife?; TC, labourer and wife Mary lived on Back Lane in 1851, no children; in 1871 a TC, hawker was living with wife Mary in Coles Cottages Old Brentford
• Dinah Clarke (1818): not found in 1841; possible marriage to James Adams in 1843, Brentford RD; he was a cordwainer born Weldon, Bucks, they lived on Back Lane Old Brentford and had three children by 1851: James (10), Mary (5) & Emily (1)
• William Clark (1820): a William J Clark, hawker born Isleworth, was living in Thomas Place Old Brentford with wife Maryan and two daughters Ann M (20) and Clara (16) in 1871
• Joseph Clark (1822): presume died in infancy
• Joseph Clark (1824): possibly died in infancy or left home by 1841; a Joseph aged 10 was living at home in 1841
• Caroline Clark (1827): at home in 1841; married George Rutter (see Rutter tree for details); she gave her birthplace as Isleworth in the 1861 census and her age as 35; by 1871 she was '49'
• Mary Ann Clark (1829)
• Joseph Clark (ca 1830): no baptism found, but a 'Joseph' was living at home in 1841, aged 10
• Stephen Clark (1831): shoemaker living at home in 1851; not recorded in 1841 - perhaps Stephen was accidentally named Joseph in the 1841 census?; in 1861 he was a married maltster lodging with the Tarrey family in Feltham; he had a daughter Sarah Ann aged 5; in 1871 a SC aged 40, coal heaver, born Brentford was living in Feltham with wife Sarah and son William J aged 2; 10 years later in 1881 he remained in Feltham and was a labourer and carman; coal labourer in 1891, Feltham
• George Clark (1833); at home in 1841; married Mary (-) who was born in Leeds, Yorkshire; not found for certain in 1851, although a GC, aged 19 born London Middx was a general servant to William Banks publican at the Black Boy & Still in New Brentford; living in Almer (Alma) Place, Old Brentford in 1861, George was a labourer either 'out at' or 'out of' work; in 1871 he was living on Providence Place, Old Brentford and was a gas stoker; his mother Dinah was living with the family in 1871; children included:
  • Sarah Clark (ca 1863/4): born Brentford; not at home in 1871
  • Samuel Stephen Clark (ca 1865/6): born Vine Street Westminster; labourer in 1871
  • George Clark (ca 1867/8): born Vine Street Westminster; labourer in 1871
  • Harriet Hannah Clark (ca 1869/70): born Brentford; not at home in 1871
  • Caroline Clark (ca 1874/5)
• Sally Clark (1836); 'Sarah' aged 4 at home in 1841 and aged 15 living with her mother in 1851

James Clark from Hayburn Berkshire

The following James Clark lived at Providence Place, Old Brentford in 1871 next to George Clark (born 1833 see above) but this appears to be a coincidence, no obvious relationship found.

James Clark (ca 1818/9): born Haybourn (Hayburn?) Berkshire; married Maria (-) born ca 1830/1 Isleworth; lived at Providence Place, Old Brentford in 1871 next to George Clark; James was a labourer in (market) gardens; children included

• William Clark (ca 1859/60): born in Heston

John Clark of Isleworth

John Clarke: married (1): unknown; married (2) Sarah Rutter (Banns were read at Isleworth but the marriage took place at St Alfege in Greenwich later in 1807); John was a servant when his children were baptised; when his son John died in Australia John senior's occupation was given as coachman; children baptised at Isleworth included:

• Sarah Clarke (1811)
• John Clarke (1813 - 1895): married (1) Maria Inwood (1812 - 1847?) at Chiswick in 1832; he was a servant in Tottenham in 1841; a greengrocer, High Street, Tottenham when his first wife Maria died in 1846; by 1851 John was a solicitor's clerk in Tottenham; he emigrated to Australia; children included:
  • Maria Clarke (1833 - 1898+)
  • Samuel Clarke (1835 - deceased by 1898)
  • John Clarke (1837 - deceased by 1898); married Rachel Benjamin 1836 - 1890) in 1857 ; six children
  • Edmund Clarke (1840 - deceased by 1898)
  • Ellen Clarke (1842 - 1888): married William Henderson , no issue
  • Sarah Ann Clarke (1847 - 1871); married William Williams, seven children
  married in 1848 (2) Ann Spencer (1821 - 1873); children included:
  • Emma Elizabeth Clarke (1850 - 1894): married Allan Martin 1867, nine children
  • Marion Clarke (1854 - 1923): one surviving son; married Arthur James Riel 1889 - no issue
  • Edith Clarke (1858 - 1933): married William Alfred Eastgate 1886 (no issue); married George Frederick Wade 1922 (no issue)
  • Spencer Clarke (1863 - 1916): married Elizabeth Osborne 1894, three children; married Mary Ann Osborne (no issue)
• Mary Ann Clarke (1815)
• Martha Clarke (1819)

William Clark of Isleworth

William Clark: born Isleworth; aged '65' in 1841 so born ca 1772/6; married Esther (aged 70 in 1841, not born Middlesex), possibly Esther Davis at Heston in 1801 (IGI); William was an ag. labourer in 1841 and was living at Town Wharf, Isleworth; children baptised at Isleworth (IGI) included:

Mary Clark (1805): entry on IGI for Isleworth
• Richard Clark (1807): entry on IGI for Isleworth; in 1881 a 71 year old of this name (but ClarkE) was at the Brentford Union workhouse, Isleworth, a widower, bricklayer, born Ealing (not confident this is same man)
• William Clark (1812, bap 1814)
• John Clark (1814): ag labourer at home in 1841; family not found in 1851; 1861: labourer, Town Wharf; children included:
  • William Clark (ca 1842/3): born Finsbury, a labourer living at home in 1861
  • Richard Clark (ca 1846/7): born Brumley (Bromley?), a scholar in 1861
• Thomas Clark (1819): labourer; married Sarah (also born Isleworth, ca 1820/1); children born in Isleworth included:
  • William Clark (ca 1848/9)
  • Esther Clark (ca 1850/1)
  • Thomas Clark (ca 1853/4)
  • Alfred Clark (late 1860)