Charles Thorpe Clark (1841 - 1918)

Born 1841 in Swaby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Goulsbra) Clark — married 7 Jan 1866 in Tetford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1918 at about age 77 in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Charles Clark was born in England.

Charles Thorpe Clarke was the youngest child of William Clark and Eliza Barton. They were married in Swaby, Lincolnshire in 1824. Charles Thorpe's Clark's birth was recorded in Swaby Lincolnshire in 1841. He is showing residing with his parents in the 1841 and 1851 census. In the 1861 census he is still residing in Swaby. In the 1871 census he is still in Swaby but now residing with his wife Eliza Goulsbra and three children. Charles Thorpe Clarke takes his middle name from his Grandmother Martha Thorpe who was married to Allison Clark.

Excerpt of Clark Family of Inglewood

"This book will concentrate on the descendants of Charles Thorpe Clark who was an Agricultural Labourer in Lincolnshire. He met and married Eliza Goulsbra the daughter of BenJamin Goulsbra and Ann Padley.

Eliza Goulsbra was an unmarried mother of a daughter Margaret. Charles Thorpe Clark and Eliza were married 7 Jan 1866 at Tetford, Lincolnshire.

Charles and Eliza Clark set up home in Driby, Linconshire where they produced five children, Charles Thorpe, Sarah Ann, Rose, Harry and Lily. The NZ government were actively recruiting farm labourers in Lincolnshire and the Clark family and the Codd family took the opportunity.

The Shipping news states the "Hurunui" left England 22 Nov 1875 and arrived in New Zealand waters 23 Feb 1876. (93 days sailing). The "Hurunui" was under the control of Captain Boyd.

According to a newspaper report this was a fine sailing vessel which was supposed to be very fast, but because of the very fine weather this could not be tested, the only storm throughout the entire voyage was off Cape Egmont, when the ship had to hove too for 12 hours.

Ironically when there were so many passengers on this ship coming to the Taranaki area, Margaret Goulsbra the illegitimate daughter of Eliza was not allowed to come to NZ.

The family had to walk from New Plymouth to Inglewood which took two days, with the older children helping to carry the younger ones. The night was spent sleeping against logs in the bush and huddling together to keep warm.

Charles Thorpe Clarke had a property on the Dudley Road, Inglewood and the Codd family was close by. Charles then set about breaking in the land to make a living for his family.

Life was very hard for these families, fetching water from the river until water was connected later in Inglewood. Two more children were born in Inglewood Amos (Moss) and Ellen. All the Clark children survived into adulthood, most went to the Dudley Road School, Inglewood. Inglewood had only been formed in early 1875, called the Moa District.

Eliza ran a boarding house in the late 1890s until her death in 1903 from Pernicious Anaemia. Charles Thorpe Clark was admitted to Poirua Mental Hospital 17th May 1916 suffering from Senile Dementia and his physical condition was weak. He needed assistance to dress and feed himself. No visits from family or friends were recorded from his admission until his demise on 28 July, 1918. What a sad end to a long and hard life.

Family members described him as a very hard man on his children making them work very hard on the farm."^[1]

Charles Thorpe Clark. ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Born APR 1841. Louth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. ^{[10][11][12][13]}

Died 28 JUL 1918. Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. ^[14][15]

Residence Age: 29; Relation to Head of House: Head. 1871 Ketsby and South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England. ^[16] BET 1905 AND 1906. Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand. ^[17] Relation to Head of House: Servant. 1861 Louth, Lincolnshire, England. ^[18]

Buried Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. ^[19]

DNA Matching

Descendants from the following children of Charles Thorpe Clark and Eliza Goulsbra have had their DNA tests done and have matched each other.

They are: Lily Clark, Ellen Clark, Sarah Ann Clark, Rose, Amos and Charles Thorpe Clarke jnr.

• Fact: Christening (13 May 1841) Swaby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1841) Swaby, Lincolnshire, England
• Fact: Residence (1851) South Ormesby with Ketsby and Calceby and Driby, Lincolnshire, England
• Fact: Residence (1861) Louth, Lincolnshire, England
• Fact: Residence (1871) South Ormsby, South Ormsby With Ketsby, Lincolnshire, England
• Fact: Burial (31 Jul 1918) Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

1. ↑ Family information
2. ↑ Source: #S189 Class: RG10; Piece: 3395; Folio: 17; Page: 7; GSU roll: 839399 File @M1658@
3. ↑ Source: #S168 File @M1659@
4. ↑ Source: #S321
5. ↑ Source: #S162 1905-1906
6. ↑ Source: #S352
7. ↑ Source: #S195 Class: RG 9; Piece: 2380; Folio: 12; Page: 18; GSU roll: 542962 File @M2258@
8. ↑ Source: #S258
9. ↑ Source: #S258
10. ↑ Source: #S189 Class: RG10; Piece: 3395; Folio: 17; Page: 7; GSU roll: 839399 File @M1658@
11. ↑ Source: #S168 File @M1659@
12. ↑ Source: #S321
13. ↑ Source: #S195 Class: RG 9; Piece: 2380; Folio: 12; Page: 18; GSU roll: 542962 File @M2258@
14. ↑ Source: #S321
15. ↑ Source: #S352
16. ↑ Source: #S189 Class: RG10; Piece: 3395; Folio: 17; Page: 7; GSU roll: 839399 File @M1658@
17. ↑ Source: #S162 1905-1906
18. ↑ Source: #S195 Class: RG 9; Piece: 2380; Folio: 12; Page: 18; GSU roll: 542962 File @M2258@
19. ↑ Source: #S321

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 September 2017, 02:56), entry for Charles Thorpe Clark(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9NG3-B2X); contributed by various users.
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