Clara (Bonnick) Clark (1810 - 1894)

Born Sep 1810 in Frindsbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Samuel Clark — married 19 Jun 1831 (to 1890) in Teynham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1894 at about age 83 in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Clara (Bonnick) Clark was born in Kent, England.

Biography

Clara was born around September 1810 in the Settlement of Frindsbury (aka Frinsbury), on the opposite side of the River Medway to the City of Rochester, in Kent, England^[1]. Her parents were Joseph (Bonnick) and Susanna (Wray), who married on the 27 November 1809 at the Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, High Street, in the Village of Rainham, to the east of the Town of Gillingham, Rainham St. Margaret of Antioch Parish, Medway District, in Kent, England^[2].

Parents' Marriage Record

• Banns of Marriage between Josp. Bonnick Bachelor and Susanna Wray Spinster were published Nov. 5th, 12th, 19th by me, D. Collyer, Curate. Joseph Bonnick of this Parish Bachelor and Susanna Wray of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns this Twenty Seventh Day of November in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nine by me, Danl. Collyer, Curate. This Marriage was solemnized between us Joseph Bonnick and the X mark of Susa. Wray in the Presence of the X mark of Elizth. Muir and Willm. Taylor^[3].

Children of Joseph and Susanna BONNICK

1. Clara (September 1810)
2. Harriot (November 1811)
3. Joseph Herbert Parks (September 1813)

Baptism

She is baptized on the 7 October 1810 at the Parish Church of All Saints', Church Green, n the Settlement of Frindsbury (aka Frinsbury), on the opposite side of the River Medway to the City of Rochester, in Kent, England^[4].

Marriage

Samuel (Clark) marries Clara (Bonnick) on the 19 June 1831 at the Parish Church of St. Mary, in the Village of Teynham, near the industrial Town of Sittingbourne, in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England^[5].

Marriage Record

• MARRIAGES solemnized in the Parish of Teynham in the County of Kent in the Year 1831. Samuel Clarke of this Parish Bachelor and Clara Bonnick of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of all persons this Nineteenth Day of June in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty One by me, Charles Stone, Curate. This Marriage was solemnized between us Samuel Clark and Clara Bonnick in the Presence of John Harrison his X mark and Mary Jarrett^[6].

Children

1. Samuel (May 1832---20 July 1836)
2. Joseph (October 1833)
3. William (March 1835)
4. Clara (June 1837---28 February 1840)
5. Clara (February 1840)
6. Samuel (September 1841)
7. Walter (October-December 1843)
8. Frederick (January-March 1846)
9. Emily Susannah (July-September 1847)
10. Albert James (April-June 1851)

Residence

Samuel appears with the 1841 Census living with his wife Clara (Bonnick) and children Joseph and Clara at Saunders Street, in the Town of Chatham, on the River Medway, in Kent, England^[7]. By 1851, he and Clara have moved to 15 Hills Terrace, in Chatham, Kent. They live there with their children Clara, Samuel, Walter, Frederick, Emily Susannah and father-in-law, Joseph (Bonnick), who is a Superannuated Shipwright^[8].

In 1861, he is still living with Clara at Hills Terrace, but now they are at number 16. They reside there with their children Clara, Walter, Frederick, Emily Susannah and Albert James (Clark)^[9]. All the children have moved away with the 1871 Census and Samuel and Clara have taken in Lodgers. They are Joseph (Bennett); Joseph's wife, Hannah (Bennett) and their two children Frederick G. and John E. (Bennett). Their address is 16A Hills Terrace, in Chatham, Kent^[10]. By the arrival of the 1881 Census, Samuel and Clara are living alone at 18 Hills Terrace, in the Town of Chatham, Kent^[11].

Death

Clara (Bonnick) passes away between April and June 1894 in the District of Maidstone, in Kent, England. She was 84 years old at the time of her death^[12].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Kent Baptisms (Rob Cottrell, Trueflare Limited & FindMyPast); Reference: (Baptism Year-1810); Registration Parish: All Saints' Frindsbury; Year Range: 1775-1861
2. ↑ Source: Kent Marriages and Banns (Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Chatham & FindMyPast); Reference: (Marriage Year-1809); Registration Parish: St. Margaret of Antioch Rainham; Archive reference: P296/1/9; Year range: 1754-1812; Image 48 of 53; Item number: 4; Original record link: link Original record link https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P296-01-09.pdf
3. ↑ Source: Kent Marriages and Banns (Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Chatham & FindMyPast); Reference: (Marriage Year-1809); Registration Parish: St. Margaret of Antioch Rainham; Archive reference: P296/1/9; Year range: 1754-1812; Image 48 of 53; Item number: 4; Original record link: link Original record link https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P296-01-09.pdf
4. ↑ Source: Kent Baptisms (Rob Cottrell, Trueflare Limited & FindMyPast); Reference: (Baptism Year-1810); Registration Parish: All Saints' Frindsbury; Year Range: 1775-1861
5. ↑ Source: Kent Marriages and Banns (Canterbury Cathedral Archives & FindMyPast); Reference: (Marriage Year-1831); Registration Parish: St. Mary Teynham; Archive Reference number: U3/222; Year Range: 1813-1836; Record number: 76; Page number: 26
6. ↑ Source: Kent Marriages and Banns (Canterbury Cathedral Archives & FindMyPast); Reference: (Marriage Year-1831); Registration Parish: St. Mary Teynham; Archive Reference number: U3/222; Year Range: 1813-1836; Record number: 76; Page number: 26
7. ↑ Source: 1841 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Rochester; Archive Reference: HO107; Schedule: 2399; Book number: 9; Piece number: 487; Folio number: 8; Page number: 8
8. ↑ Source: 1851 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Gillingham; Archive Reference: HO107; Schedule: 113; Enumeration District: 4E; Piece number: 1610; Folio number: 424; Page number: 23
9. ↑ Source: 1861 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: 1 Rochester; Archive Reference: RG09; Schedule: 151; Enumeration District: 18; Piece number: 478; Folio number: 80; Page number: 25
10. ↑ Source: 1871 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Rochester; Archive Reference: RG10; Schedule: 78; Enumeration District: 18; Piece number: 904; Folio number: 120; Page number: 13
11. ↑ Source: 1881 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Sub District: Rochester; Archive Reference: RG11; Schedule: 169; Piece number: 888; Folio number: 18; Page number: 30
12. ↑ Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 (General Register Office (GRO) & FindMyPast); Reference: (April-June 1894); Registration District: Maidstone; County; Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 383