George CLARKE
1823 - 1855 (32 years)-
Name George CLARKE Birth 1823 Eastry, Kent Christening 28 Dec 1823 Eastry, Kent [1] Gender Male Death 30 Jun 1855 Sebastopol, Ukraine Person ID I4118 GhentGoodFamilyTree Last Modified 7 Jan 2020
Father Daniel CLARKE, b. 19 Sep 1789, Minster in Thanet, Kent d. 1851, Eastry, Kent (Age 61 years) Relationship natural Mother Sarah BELSEY, b. 1792, Northbourne, Kent d. 1872, Eastry, Kent (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Marriage 16 Nov 1816 St Mary the Virgin, Eastry, Kent [2] Family ID F0109 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ann RUSSELL, b. 1832, Purbrook, Hampshire d. 1911, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Age 79 years) Marriage 30 Jul 1853 Chichester, Sussex [3] Children 1. George CLARKE, b. 1854, Havant, Hampshire d. 1854, Havant, Hampshire (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] 2. George Daniel CLARKE, b. 1855, Havant, Hampshire d. 1931, Petersfield, Hampshire (Age 76 years) Family ID F1199 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jan 2020
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Event Map Birth - 1823 - Eastry, Kent Christening - 28 Dec 1823 - Eastry, Kent Marriage - 30 Jul 1853 - Chichester, Sussex Death - 30 Jun 1855 - Sebastopol, Ukraine = Link to Google Earth
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Histories A Trunk and Letters in a Canvas Cutlery Holder
Surviving letters written in 1854/5 by Colour Sergeant George Clarke and sent to his wife Mary Anne in Corfu and England, which sparked the research into a family history.
Albums Letters from the Crimea (42)
While serving with the 34th Regiment of Foot in Crimea during 1854/55, George Clarke wrote many letters to his wife Mary Anne. 12 survive and are reproduced here by kind permission of Anne Beale, Georges Great Granddaughter. Below each letter can be found a transcription to assist in their readability.
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