Clarke - On November 24th at her residence, Beltony, Co.Tyrone, Ireland, Margaret, the beloved wife of John Clarke and mother of William and Alexander Clarke of Oamaru, aged 74 years.
Her tombstone in Mountjoy (Crossroads) Presbyterian Ch. Cemetery reads "Margaret, beloved wife of John Clarke of Beltony, died 24 November 1897 aged 74 years." [4]
Sources
↑ "John Clarke to Mary McFarland 19th of July 1845, witnesses Thos. Lyons
and Catherine Lyons". Subsequent baptism records of the children
refer to her as Margaret. Ancestry - rootsweb