chaswrdrown@ yahoo.co.uk wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone out there have any information as to the death of > WILLIAM WHITTLE CLARK. > We believe it may have been in 1940's but have been unable to > find any reference to him in the FRO. > > Did he go abroad or change his name?? > > He was born on 01 June 1889 in Queen Charlotte's Hosp. Marylebone. > He married SUSAN HORLOCK 14 July 1915 in Wanstead Parish church, > East London (then in Essex). > In 1933 he left home in Biggin Hill, never to be seen again by his > wife and two daughters. > His (now elderly) daughters are anxious to know what happened to him. > > Can any descendants of his step-siblings help? > Can any one else help please?? > > many thanks > > Charles Drown > chaswrdrown@ yahoo.co.uk > It's interesting that the only relevant birth registered in Marlylebone in June qr 1889 is for a William Whittle FOWLER. William Whittle CLARK doesn't seem to have been registered at all. Ancestry has a baptism on 6 June 1889 (St Mark, Marylebone Road no. 61905) for William Whittle Fowler, mother Caroline Fowler (no father recorded), born at the Queen Charlotte Hospital 1 June 1889. Perhaps he resumed his birth name. -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com

Anne Chambers wrote: >> > It's interesting that the only relevant birth registered in Marlylebone in June qr 1889 is for a William > Whittle FOWLER. William Whittle CLARK doesn't seem to have been registered at all. > Ancestry has a baptism on 6 June 1889 (St Mark, Marylebone Road no. 61905) for William Whittle Fowler, mother > Caroline Fowler (no father recorded), born at the Queen Charlotte Hospital 1 June 1889. > > Perhaps he resumed his birth name. > Marriages Dec 1892 CLARK George Edward W. Ham 4a 287 Fowler Caroline W. Ham 4a 287 By 1901, William had taken his step-father's surname Class: RG13; Piece: 1608; Folio: 104; Page: 50. 41 Mornington Rd, Wanstead George Clark 32 gardener b Coopersale, Essex Caroline Clark 33 b Stepney William Clark 13 b Marylebone George Clark 7 Alice Clark 6 Margaret Clark 4 all b Wanstead They are at 12 Mornington Road, Wanstead in 1911, except for William who is a visitor at the Soldiers Home, 38 Hill Street, Woolwich -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com