Born in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Daughter of John Flynn
and Ellen (Howard) Flynn
Sister of
John Flynn, Margaret Flynn, Mary Catherine Flynn, Thomas Flynn, James Flynn and Ellen Flynn
Wife of
Henry Joseph Clarke
— married
20 Mar 1907 in Queensland, Australia
Died
at age 75
in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2022
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Biography
Margaret (Flynn) Clarke was born in the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)
Margaret (Flynn) Clarke is one of twins.
Margaret Flynn was born 29th May, 1879, the first-born of twins born to John Flynn and Ellen Howard. Her twin brother was Thomas Flynn. [1]
Marriage. On 20th March 1907, Margaret married Henry Joseph Clarke, in Queensland. [2]
Death. Margaret passed away 231st October 1954 in Cairns, Queensland. Her death registration records her parents as John Cornelius Flynn and Ellen Howard. [3]
- Queensland Country Life, Thursday 11 November 1954 - Page 27
- Obituary
- Mrs. M. Clarke
- THE death of Mrs. Margaret Clarke, wife of the late H. J. Clarke, of Calvert Hills Station, Burketown, occurred in Cairns at the age of 75. Mrs. Clarke and her brother Tom, of Darwin, were the first set of twins born in Cooktown.
- The late Mrs. Clarke spent the greater part of her life in Cooktown, where she was well known for her community activities, but recently she lived with her daughter Doreen (Mrs. G. McFarlane), Cairns. She is survived also by a son, Mr. Charles Clarke (Banana), and five grandchildren. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages.
Twin Birth Date: 29/05/1879. Mother: Ellen HOWARD. Father John FLYNN
Birth index for Margaret Flynn Registration 1884/O/532
Birth index for Thomas Flynn Registration 1884/O/533
accessed 27 Feb 2022 - ↑ Marriage Index Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages: Margaret FLYNN married Henry Joseph CLARKE. Marriage Date: 20/03/1907. Registration number: 1907/C/258 Marriage index for Margaret Flynn & Henry Joseph Clarke accessed 28 Feb 2022
- ↑ Death Index Queensland Government, Births, Deaths, Marriages. Margaret CLARKE Death. Date: 31/10/1954. Registration number: 1954/C/4672. Mother: Ellen HOWARD. Father: John Cornelius FLYNN. Death Index for Margaret Clarke accessed 28 Feb 2022
- ↑ Obituary 1954 'Obituary Mrs. M. Clarke', Queensland Country Life (Qld. : 1900 - 1954), 11 November, p. 27. , viewed 28 Feb 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97445359
NOTE: Queensland birth registration code 'O' means the birth was registered more than 60 days after the event
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