This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jocelyn1411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/10900.6.1.2.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You might try searching the newspapers - I tried Clark in 'this phrase' box, then underneath 'any of these words' - tried 'killed' and 'north adelaide' - so try a few combinations..also try Clarke - the family may have dropped the 'e' later...also try the cemeteries for North Adelaide and see if 2 Clarks are buried the same day ( I have a feeling this story may not be accurate but still worth checking )..you could start here: http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/RecordsSearch.aspx or http://www.coraweb.com.au/cemetaus.htm There were other families in North Adelaide about your Henry's time.... Name: Elizabeth Clark Birth Date: 15 Jun 1850 Father's Name: George Clark-m-14 Aug 1849 had chdn to 1869 Mother's Name: Jane Donaldson Birth Place: North Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 79 Volume Number: 3 Name: William John Clark Birth Date: 14 Dec 1852 Father's Name: George Clark Mother's Name: Jane Donaldson Birth Place: North Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 106 Volume Number: 4 Donaldson is a good Scottish name.. also Name: John Charles Clark Birth Date: 14 Oct 1853 Father's Name: John Clark Mother's Name: Sarah Condrey/Connelly/Conroy Birth Place: North Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 231 Volume Number: 4 and Name: Elizabeth Jane Clark Birth Date: 29 Nov 1854 Father's Name: Richard Gowing Clark Mother's Name: Mary Jane Harris-m-Wiltshire UK 1851 Birth Place: North Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 74 Volume Number: 5 also Name: Robert Clark Birth Date: 23 May 1855 Father's Name: Robert Clark-had chdn to abt 1863 Mother's Name: Mary Ann Saint Birth Place: North Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 164 Volume Number: 5 These are the deaths of adults CLARK in the timeframe you suggest: Name: James Wigfull Clark Death Date: 17 Dec 1857 Death Place: Adelaide Age: 47 Residence Place: Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 73 Volume Number: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810 Name: John Clark Death Date: 23 Dec 1851 Death Place: Adelaide Age: 33 Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 110 Volume Number: 2 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818 Name: John Clark Death Date: 26 Apr 1857 Death Place: Adelaide Age: 36 Residence Place: Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 67 Volume Number: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821 Name: James Clark Death Date: 14 Nov 1856 Age: 39 Residence Place: Nuriootpa Registration Place: Angaston, South Australia(Barossa Valley) Page Number: 85 Volume Number: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817 There are a couple of much older men who died as well...maybe Henry didn't really know his father's name if he was raised by someone else... Cheers Jocelyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.