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| Name | CLARKE / CLARK – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1973 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th January 1843 / 17 years / Brockhall Daventry Northamptonshire England |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fair / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Islands – 2 years 1 month Crimea – 1 year 2 months Malta – 1 year 2 months Gibraltar – 1 year 2 months East Indies – 2 year 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 33 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th February 1865 / Cork Barracks Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with clasp for Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Northampton England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Northampton England 1866 Tilbury December 1866 – March 1867 Western Australia 1869 England 1870-1875 Northampton, England |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 14th February 1826 Daventry Northamptonshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 9th July 1826 Daventry (Wesleyan Chapel) Northamptonshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CLARK Robert B c1801 Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HUGHES Mary B c1801 Not yet known 12TH September 1825 Daventry Northampton England |
| Siblings | Anne B c1832 Not yet known Fanny B c1840 Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | RASTELL Mary (tentative) B 1828 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | April – June 1856 Daventry Northamptonshire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Birth Marriage 2nd Marriage | O’CALLAGHAN Norah/Nore (Father Daniel O’CALLAGHAN) B 1843 Cork Ireland M 26th December 1863 St. Ann, Shandon, Cork |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night Warder Perth Gaol (1867) |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | The Inquirer and Commercial Wednesday 10th November 1869 Passenger list Hastings |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th September 1890 Northampton England Bur Billing Road Cemetery Northampton, England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 5th January 1917 Northampton England. Bur Billing Road Cemetery Northampton England |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Clarke 1973 Private 48th Foot location Weedon 1861 as above location Cork Discharged at own request having served 21 years In possession of 4 Good Conduct badges and a medal and gratuity for long service and good conduct From his WO 23 entry Thomas Clarke returned to England in 1869 and he appears in the 1871 Census as living at 51 New Town Road, the Priory of St. Andrew’s Northampton. Thomas, age 45, is working as a Journeyman tailor and was born Daventry, Northampton. His wife is now Norah age 28 working as a shoe fitter and was born in Ireland By the 1881 Census Thomas and Norah are living at 80 Brier Lane St. Giles Northampton. Thomas‘s occupation is given as tailor, the other information is as in the 1871 Census. In the 1891 Census Nora (sic) Clarke is a widow and living at 80 Wellingborough road St. Giles, Northampton as a boarder in the home of George M Hickman. She is still working as a shoe fitter and was born Cork Ireland. In the 1901 and 1911 Census Norah is a servant in the home of former nurse Rebecca Dodd. |