CLARKE, John

1872 - 1957  (85 years)

• Name	CLARKE, John  [1]
  	Alvin originally had his name given as "John Charles" but his name is listed as just "John" in the death record in BDM Online as well as burial records at Purewa. I think the "John Charles" Alvin found the record for (see listed source) was a different John Clarke. (Raewyn) In old letters written between Agnes Matheson and Alma Smith (sisters and grand daughters of Charles Septimus Clark) John is referred to as "Uncle Jack" --Vern
  Birth	11 Jan 1872  [2]
  	Alvin has a date of 9 Nov 1873, sourced from the Warkworth Baptismal register, but this date seems incorrect. John Clarke was almost certainly born 11 Jan 1872, as listed for John Clarke in the BDM Online. The birth date of 11 Jan 1872 is also mentioned in Clarkes Diary at various anniversaries. The date also checks with the age at death. (Raewyn)
  Gender	Male
  Birth	11 Jan 1872  [3]
  Baptism	22 Apr 1874  [1]
  Residence	1908	Te Aroroa   [4]
  	sheep farmer
  Residence	1922	Ahomatariki Station, Te Aroha   [5]
  Residence	1941	Te Araroa   [6]
  	Sheep farmer
  Residence	1946	"Ahomatariki" Te Araroa   [7]
  	Sheep farmer
  Residence	1954	4 Rotohahana Tce, Remuera SE2, Auckland   [8]
  Death	27 Mar 1957
  	From BDM online (Raewyn)
  Burial	29 Mar 1957	Purewa 025/011/025/   [9]
  Probate	30 Apr 1957	Auckland   [10]
  	Remuera, Rtd farmer, Akd, number 0864, 30 Apr 1957. Aged 84. Residence, 4 Rotomahana Tce Remuera.
  Headstone	13 Nov 1999
  Person ID	I3000	Main Tree
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	CLARKE, Charles Septimus,   b. 15 Aug 1843, New Parks, Leicester d. 27 Mar 1929, Whangateau. BDM registration number 1929/727 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	WYATT, Mary Anne,   b. 16 Aug 1847, Portsea d. 10 Aug 1883, 147 Grey St, Auckland (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	06 Dec 1869	Dwelling of John Wyatt, Omaha, New Zealand   [3, 11, 12]
  	'22 years of age, R McKinney officiating' - Joyce Wyatt.
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	KIRVELL, Lily,   b. 28 Sep 1881, Marylebone, London d. 4 Jun 1964, Te Pahu, Waikato (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1916	Ahomatarki, Bay of Plenty   [13]
  	From diary of CS Clarke Wednesday 9th August 1916 "Jack has a housekeeper named Miis Kurwell to whom Jack is engaged to be married, she seems a very nice person." He also spells her name "Curwell". (added by Raewyn June 2016) From diary of CS Clarke 20th October 1916 "After breakfast Henry & I rode over Jimmy Hayes' hill to Ahomatariki to be present at the marriage of my son Jack to Miss Lily Kirwell his housekeeper." (added by Raewyn June 2016)
  Notes	Only Lily / John Clarke marriage in BDM: 1916/2915 Lily Kirvell John Clarke (Raewyn)
  Children	1. CLARKE, Peter John,   b. 10 May 1919, Kelvin Private Hospital, Remuera d. 26 Jun 1943, New Plymouth (Age 24 years)   2. CLARKE, George,   b. 2 Jan 1915, Kariwahia, Port Awanui
  Family ID	F755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2017

  
  

• Documents		Marriage of Henry Clarke Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15404, 24 December 1920, Page 9
  		Birth notice son of John Clarke New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17160, 14 May 1919, Page 1

  
  

• Notes

  Note that at this time in Te Araroa there was also a George Clarke, farmhand. [14] Not in 1949 electoral roll, Gisborne For an history of Hicks Bay: Lawson Lloyd, Wharehakika: A history of Hicks Bay, 1986. CPL Basement 993.13 L42. This book is disappointing. It's centred mainly on Maori history of the area. There is no reference anywhere to a'Clarke'.

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] WW Anglican Baptisms A. [S247] WW Anglican Baptisms A. I conjecture that the John Charles Clarke Alvin found listed in the Baptismal records is a different one all together. (Raewyn) [S361] Wyatt, Joyce, By phone, 000328. [S305] Electoral Roll, 1908 Bay of Plenty. [S305] Electoral Roll. [S305] Electoral Roll, 1951, Bay of Plenty. [S305] Electoral Roll, 1946 Gisborne. [S305] Electoral Roll, 1954 Remuera. [S345] NZSG index CD, s.v Clarke, John. [S345] NZSG index CD, s.v. John Clarke. [S158] Certificate,, (961112). [S219] Miller, Heather. Packet. [S201] Conjecture, Based on age. [S305] Electoral Roll, 1941, Bay of Plenty.