Elizabeth (Lloyd) Clarke (1810 - bef. 1891)

Descendants

Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1810 at Morfe Common^[1] near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, and baptised in Bridgnorth when she was two months old. She was the daughter of John Lloyd and Ann.^[2]

On 31 January 1831 Elizabeth married Joseph Clarke in Sedgley, Staffordshire,^[3] where the family lived on Can Lane. Joseph worked as a screw-forger.^[4][5] They lived on Hurst Hill Road in 1861.^[6]

Joseph died in 1867^[7] at Can Lane and was buried in Sedgley. He was 58 years old.^[8]

By 1871 the rest of the family had moved to industrial north-east England, where they lived in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Elizabeth worked as a charwoman.^[1] In 1881 she lived alone at 4 Chapel Street, Thornaby, Yorkshire.^[9]

At the time of the 1891 census, Elizabeth lived on Welford Street in Linthorpe, Yorkshire, with her married daughter, Martha Darby, and her family.^[10]

Elizabeth died later that year at the age of 80^[11] and was buried in New Linthorpe Cemetery, Middlesbrough.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZF-12N : 30 September 2019), Elizabeth Clarke in entry for Joseph Clarke, 1871.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGRB-JMX : 11 February 2018, Elizabeth Lloyd, 04 Nov 1810); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 502,914, 510,656.
3. ↑ Sedgley : All Saints : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG : viewed 13 Feb 2020) marriage Joseph Clarke to Elizabeth Lloyd 31 Jan 1831
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRR-H4K : 23 May 2019), Joseph Clark, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGGX-BWZ : 9 November 2019), Joseph Clark, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England; citing Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, p. 14, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M76W-2GB : 24 October 2019), Joseph Clark, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ GRO civil registration death index entry. Joseph Clarke. Vol 6c p 57. Mar quarter 1867. Registration district Dudley. Age 58. FreeBMD.org.uk
8. ↑ Sedgley : All Saints : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5a490835f493fd09240fc273 : viewed 13 Feb 2020) burial Joseph Clarke 31 Mar 1867
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-LHPN : 12 December 2017), Elizabeth Clarke, Thornaby With South Stockton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire North Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 41, Piece/Folio 4862/25, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,352.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7R49-L2M : 7 May 2019), Elizabeth Clarke in household of Florence Darby, Linthorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ GRO civil registration death index entry. Elizabeth Clark. Vol 9d p 345. Dec quarter 1891. Registration district Middlesbrough. Age 80. FreeBMD.org.uk
12. ↑ Elizabeth Clark age 80. Buried 15 Nov 1891, New Linthorpe Cemetery. Middlesbrough.
    National Burial Index For England & Wales. Cleveland Family History Society. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 13 Feb 2020