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The Seller has emailed me these details. RE: Question for item #6626322175 - Holy Bible, Fine Binding/Leather, 1835. gc The Family Register says:- John Clarke Born 15th July 1835, Elizabeth Wiggott Guy Born October 20th, 1846, Jane Annie Clarke born March 6th 1868, George William Clarke born March 25th 1870, John Heather Clarke Born June 10th 1871. John Clarke & Elizabeth Wiggott Guy Married at Reform Church, Portland, 5th June 1867.. also Henry John Carter & Jane Annie Clarke married at Holy Trinity Church, Weymouth, 18th Feb 1890. Do they belong to you?

Can anyone find the Clarke family on any Census? I'm trying to add a few names and see if anyone on GR has them in their tree but I'm struggling.......

This could be Elizabeth Wiggott Guy on the 1861 census Elizabeth W Guy abt 1847 Weymouth, Dorset, England Daughter Portland Dorset Jane Guy abt 1810 Portland, Dorset, England Wife Portland Dorset William Guy abt 1813 Weymouth, Dorset, England Head Portland Dorset and on the 1871 census Elizabeth Clark with 2 small children. No husband listed though. Elizabeth Clark abt 1845 Stickland, Dorset, England Wife Weymouth Dorset Rose Clark abt 1871 Weymouth, Dorset, England Daughter Weymouth Dorset William Clark abt 1870 Shillingstone, Dorset, England Son Weymouth Dorset

Thats really nice of you. I have a Clarke family but from Wales though :-(( . Perhaps I could adopt? Nudge I would hate to miss out if they were mine.

1871. Elizh Wiggatt Clarke abt 1847 Weymouth, Dorset, England Wife Portland Dorset Jane Annie Clarke abt 1868 Portland, Dorset, England Daughter Portland Dorset John Clarke abt 1836 Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England Head Portland Dorset

Looks like Elizabeth Clarke was a Matron in a prison. She's a Widow, no idea where the children are. 1881 Name: Elizabeth Niggatt Clarke Age: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1847 Relation: Officer Household: View other family members Family and neighbors: View neighbors Gender: Female Where Born: Weymouth, Dorset, England Civil parish: Woking County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street address: 'Female Convict Prison' Knaphill Woking Condition as to marriage: Windower Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Matron Source information: RG11/773 Registration district: Guildford Sub registration district: Woking ED, institution, or vessel: Female Convict Prison Folio: 96 Page: 2 1891. Still at the Prison. As Jane Annie marries in Dorset maybe Elizabeth left the children with family there. Name: Elizabeth Wiggat Clarke Age: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1847 Relation: Matron Gender: Female Where Born: Weymouth, Dorset, England Civil parish: Woking Ecclesiastical parish: St John the Baptist Town: Knaphill County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Source information: RG12/556 Registration district: Guildford Sub registration district: Woking ED, institution, or vessel: Female Prison Folio: 142 Page: 13

I have a hanger-on John CLARKE who was the second husband of my Gx3-g-mother - married Oct 1844. By 1881 they were running the White Horse Hotel in Melcombe Regis, Dorset (just at the mainland end of Portland), but they were in Sussex before that - Bognor Regis area.. Christine

I've emailed a GR member who has Weymouth Guys in his tree, there could be a connection hopefully.

You should find a great deal of info on Dorset OPC. Worth a look. Rod