
Surname
origins |
Occupation
Derived from the occupation of an ancestor |
Meaning |
'Cleric,
scholar, clerk, secretary'
In the Middle Ages all writing or 'clerical' work was done by minor
orders of the clergy |
Geographic
origins |
i)
In 1853 the 27th most common name in England and Wales |
Language |
i+ii)
Old English
or
ii) Old French |
Sources |
i)
Cottle, Basil, The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames (London:
Penguin UK, 1967)
ii) Reaney & Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1958)
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My
line of the Clark family were agricultural labourers connected with
the Hampshire village of Longparish
from the beginning of the 19th century when Charles and Charlotte
Clark(e) lived in the village.
Towards the middle of the century three of their grandsons, including
my great grandfather William, left the village and joined the growing
exodus of people leaving behind a centuries old rural way of life
and moving to London.
The three brothers settled in Lambeth
where in 1866 William married Mary Way.
They later moved to Southwark
and had 5 (known) children together. William worked in the capital
as a cabman - a driver of a horse-drawn carriage.
Their great granddaughter in 1958 married a Bradley. |
Links |
Longparish:
A village history |
Do
you have a Clark ancestor with a connection to the following
place? |
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Longparish,
Hampshire |
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19th century |
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Do
you have any information on the following person? |
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Charles
Clark |
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b. 1785/86 (Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire) |
Charles
Clark |
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b.
1812/13 (Longparish, Hampshire) |
William
Clark |
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b.
1842 (Longparish, Hampshire) |
William
Sidney Clark |
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b.
1868 (Blackfriars, Southwark) |
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