Clara (McCarthy) Williams (1870 - bef. 1901)

Born 1870 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Wife of Robert George Williams — married about Sep 1893 (to before 1901) in St Olave's Church, Southwark, London, England

Descendants

Died before 1901 before age 31 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

At the time of the 1881 England and Wales Census, Clara was an 11 year old girl. She lived with her family at 54 Flockton Street, St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, London.^[1] One WWII era photographer described Flockton Street as "19th century slum dwellings" which were at that point ravaged by the blitz.^[2] As a result, 54 Flockton Street no longer exists.

Clara married Robert George Williams in the quarter of July-September, 1893, at the Church of St Olave, Tooley Street, Greater London, England. She was 23 years old. ^[3] The parish stood since approximately 1066, but had been through several iterations due to various natural disasters, the last being a major fire in Tooley Street in 1843. ^[4] The church was restored and was very much a Docklands church, but as the industrial expansion of the area led to population decline, so the church became less used. In 1926 it was declared redundant and the nave was demolished, leaving a forlorn tower, removed in 1928, when its capping turret was relocated to Tanner Street Park, Southwark, where it was converted into a drinking fountain. This still stands in the Park and in 1998 was designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed structure. You can see a photo of it here: http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-471379-drinking-fountain-in-south-east-corner-o/photos

Clara died at a young age, probably at or before the age of 30. She had born Thomas four babies at this point and there is a good chance her death was related to complications from childbirth, as the youngest was only 15 months old when Thomas remarried.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.rootspoint.com/record/1881-UK-Census/Clara-Mccarthy-1870-Bermondsey-Surrey-St-Mary-Magdalen-Bermondsey/13df6331-15bc-4286-9f5f-e7310d2bea9c/
2. ↑ https://alondoninheritance.com/london-streets/flockton-street-bermondsey-mystery/
3. ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-marriages-1837-2008?firstname=clara&firstname_variants=true&lastname=mccarthy&eventyear=1890&eventyear_offset=5&spouse1forename=robert&spouse1surname=williams
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Olave%27s_Church,_Southwark

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