George
Alexander
Clapperton
Born in Vicarstown, Cork, Munster, Ireland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of John Clapperton
and Sarah Watson
Brother of
John Clapperton Jr
Husband of
Maria Jane (Woodward) Clapperton
— married
5 Jan 1876 in Nicola, British Columbia, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Clapperton) Winny, John Alexander Clapperton, Lydia Eleanor (Clapperton) Rear, George William Clapperton, Orval Clapperton, Dawson Clapperton, Harold Henry Clapperton, James Alexander Clapperton and Ewart Wilton Clapperton
Died
at age 83
in North Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2016
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Biography
He claimed to be born in Scotland but Merritt Museum records suggest a location near Dublin, Ireland. From memories of a Mr Cleasby.
Gorge Clapperton arrived in New Westminster in 1867 and took over his brothers farm at Nicola in 1870. He sold the farm to his son in law R, Harry Winny in 1899 who renamed it the Nicola Stock Farm. He married Maria Woodward in 1876.[1]
George moved to North Kamloops and started a dairy farm along with a ferry service. He passed away in 1932.[2]
Sources
- ↑ British Columbia Archives. Genealogy general search. Event Type:Marriage. Registration Number:1876-09-177823. BC Archives Mfilm Number:B11388. GSU Mfilm Number:1984109. Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1876-01-05. Event Place:NICOLA VALLEY. Groom:GEORGE A CLAPPERTON. Bride:MARIA JUNE WOODWARD. Marriage certificate. Accessed October 21, 2019. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy.
- ↑ British Columbia Archives. Genealogy general search. Event Type:Death. Registration Number:1932-09-475889. BC Archives Mfilm Number:B13146. GSU Mfilm Number:1952657. Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1932-12-02. Event Place:NORTH KAMLOOPS. Age at Death:82. Person:GEORGE ALEXANDER CLAPPERTON. No image available online. Accessed October 21, 2019. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy.
See also:
- Merritt Museum Archives
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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