Thread: Thomas Clark(e)

I am looking for any information on my ancestor, Thomas Clark(e). He was born around 1800, and lived in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England. It is unknown who his wife was. He had a son named John Clark(e), b.1821, in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England.





The only information I could find on Thomas was on the marriage certificate for his son John and Eliza Hudson. John married Eliza Hudson on 28 March 1842 in All Saints Church, Long Whatton, Leicester Co., UK. John was a bachelor and was working as a School Master. Eliza was a widow and worked in the grocer business. John’s father was listed as Thomas Clarke, Frame Work Knitter.





Any help would greatly be appreciated. Regards, Kevin

I guess you'd need to look at the Long Whatton parish registers for Thomas' marriage, other children, and perhaps his baptism too.



If they aren't on www.familysearch.org or www.freereg.org.uk then you can order microfilm of them at your nearest LDS family history centre for a small fee. Or you can ask the relevant Records Office to do a search though this is expensiveish (ie about £18-20 per hour). This may of course be much cheaper than the travel costs and time for you getting to the RO. And the RO will know the best way to do this search.



Alternatively there may be a local family history society that has transcripts of the registers and may offer a search service. This is generally quite cheap. I once got a list of all a family surname (it was unusual though) in marriages in Bucks, both brides/grooms and witnesses names for £2.