Sarah (Dobson) Clarke (abt. 1818 - 1885)

Born about 1818 in Hungerford, Berkshire, England

Wife of John Decimus Blandy — married 18 Apr 1837 in Hungerford, Berkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1885 at about age 67 in Elwood, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Sarah married John Blandy 18 Apr 1837 in Hungerford, Berkshire.

John and Sarah Blandy arrived in Melbourne with their children on the Agnes Blaikie in 1853.

John and Sarah Blandy arrived in Melbourne with their children on the Agnes Blaikie in 1853. John, now aged 50, ventured into the chaos of the city with his young family to find that the roads were not paved with gold. Sleaze was dominant in Melbourne and the general structure of the new society was threatened by the resignation of one third of the police force. Families were advised not to venture out after dark. It is unlikely that the family remained in Melbourne but there is no mention, in terms of major family events, until 1864 when a Sarah Blandy married Caesar Clarke in St Kilda, a Melbourne suburb. This certificate is John’s wife remarrying. John Blandy is 61 years old, perhaps he is dead, and Sarah says this is so on her new marriage certificate, but no record of his death can be found, not in the years preceding 1864 and not in the years after Sarah’s second marriage. The death records of this time are considered to be reliable for all states and allow the conclusion that John Decimus Blandy did not die in Australia. from Craig Blandy

Sources

• MARRIAGE 1
  • "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch, John Blandy and Sarah Dopson, 18 Apr 1837; citing Hungerford,Berkshire,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,040,522.

• VIC BDM

• MARRIAGE 2

Marriage certificate

Record information Event:marriages Registration number1059 / 1864

Family name:BLANDY Given name(s)Sarah Personal detail

Spouse's family name:CLARK Spouse's given name(s)Caesar

• DEATH

Death certificate

Record information Event:deaths Registration number10510 / 1885

Family name:CLARKE Given name(s)Sarah

Place of event:U, Australia Personal detail

Mother's name<Unknown Family Name>, Esther Mother's family name at birth DOBSON

Father's Name:<Unknown Family Name>, Dobson Nickles

• Family
• PLACE of DEATH said to be Elwood, Victoria, Australia