Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Rogers
and Hannah (Mason) Rogers
Sister of
Beatrice (Rogers) Whowell, George Rogers, Edward Bernard Rogers, Robert Rogers, Eveline (Rogers) Beaumont and Joseph Rogers
Wife of
Ambrose Whitaker
— married
2 Mar 1903 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Augusta (Whitaker) Ibbotson, Norman Whitaker, Beatrice (Whitaker) Brown, Ambrose Whitaker, George Whitaker and Stanley Whitaker
Died
at age 85
in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England
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Biography
Clara (Rogers) Whitaker was born in Yorkshire, England.
Clara was born in 1883. Her parents were George Rogers and Hannah Mason. [1] Clara was christened on 28 March 1883 at St Phillip Church, Sheffield, Yorkshire.[2]
In 1891 Clara lived with her parents and siblings at 49 Cross Bedford Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire where her father was a grocer. [3]
In 1901 she was a domestic servant working at the Ship & Royal Hotel Clifton Street, Lytham, Lancashire. [4] Her parents had also moved to this area of Lancashire.
Clara married Ambrose Whitaker on 2 March 1903 at All Hallows Church, Bispham, Lancashire. [5] They had six children. One died in infancy and four of them eventually immigrated to the United States of America.
In 1911 the family were living at 98 Blyth Street, Wombwell, Yorkshire. [6]
When the 1939 register was taken Clara and Ambrose lived with their son at 6 Thompson Road, Wombwell, Yorkshire.[7]
She passed away on 1 March 1968.[8]
Children
- [Whitaker-3395|Augusta Whitaker] 1903-1989
- [Whitaker-3396|Norman Whitaker] 1905
- [Whitaker-3397|Beatrice Whitaker] 1907
- [Whitaker-3398|Ambrose Whitaker] 1910-1910
- [Whitaker-3399|George Whitaker] 1913
- [Whitaker-3410 |Stanley Whitaker] 1915
Census
- 1891 - 49 Cross Bedford Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire[3]
- Rodgers George 45 1846 Head Grocer Ardsley, Yorkshire
- Rodgers Hannah 45 1846 Wife Rotherham, Yorkshire
- Rodgers Beatrice 19 1872 Daughter Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Rodgers George 18 1873 Son Moulder Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Rodgers Edward B 16 1875 Son Moulder Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Rodgers Robert 12 1879 Son Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Rodgers Clara 8 1883 Daughter Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Rodgers Eveline 4 1887 Daughter Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Rodgers Joseph 2 1889 Son Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Atkinson Annie E 30 1861 Servant Domestic Servant Kirton, Lincolnshire
- 1901 - Ship & Royal Hotel Clifton Street, Lytham, Lancashire[4]
- Clara was one of several servants at the Ship & Royal Hotel, which was managed by a Mr. Thomas Windebank
- Rogers Clara 18 1883 Servant Housemaid Domestic Sheffield, Yorkshire
- 1911 - 98 Blyth Street, Wombwell, Yorkshire[6]
- Ambrose Whitaker - 31 - Head - Married 8 year - Wombwell, Yorkshire
- Clara Whitaker - 29 - Wife - Married 8 year - 4 children, 3 living - Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Agusta Whitaker - 7 - Daughter - Wombwell, Yorkshire
- Norman Whitaker - 5 - Son - Wombwell, Yorkshire
- Beatrice Whitaker - 3 - Daughter - Wombwell Yorkshire
- 1939 Register - 6 Thompson Road, Wombwell, Yorkshire[7]
- Ambrose Whitaker - 30 Aug 1879 - Male Coal Hewer -Married 39 1
- Clara Whitaker - 01 Mar 1883 - Female - Unpaid Domestic Duties - Married 39 2
- George Whitaker - 26 Mar 1913 - Male - Iron Moulder (Heavy Work - Single 39 3
Sources
- ↑ [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp General Register Office Online Birth index[ ROGERS, CLARA - MASON GRO Reference: 1883 J Quarter in SHEFFIELD Volume 09C Page 449
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKZM-K57 : 30 December 2014, Clara Rodgers, ); citing SAINT PHILLIP, SHEFFIELD, YORK, ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 993,294.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 UK census 1891 RG12/3817/~F122 - 49 Cross Bedford Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 UK census 1901 RG13/3966/F? - Ship & Royal Hotel Clifton Street, Lytham
- ↑ Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 - Ambrose Whitaker & Clara Rogers, 2 Mar 1903, Bispham, All Hallows, Lancashire
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 UK census 1911 - 98 Blyth Street, Wombwell, Yorkshire
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 1939 Register - 6 Thompson Road, Wombwell, Yorkshire
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCP-HKZY : 4 September 2014), Clara Whitaker, 1968; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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