Hi, I can't figure out the detail but I think we are talking about 2 Claras here. The details given by Nivard I believe are for the Clara Jane born in Ipswich You say her first marriage was to an Alexander George F THACKER in 1911 But she actually married him in 1898 Marriages Sep 1898 HOWE    Clara Jane        Ipswich    4a    1549    THACKER    Alexander          Ipswich    4a    1549    Followed by the birth of their first child THACKER, ROSINA  ALEXANDRA      HOWE      Order GRO Reference: 1899  D Quarter in IPSWICH  Volume 04A  Page 937 And sadly her death Deaths Mar 1900 Thacker    Rosina Alexandria    0    Ipswich    4a    670    2nd child THACKER, ALBERT  EDWARD      HOWE      Order GRO Reference: 1905  J Quarter in MEDWAY  Volume 02A  Page 738     Order Who is with his mother in 1911 with her parents 3rd child THACKER, MARGARET  VIOLET      HOWE      Order GRO Reference: 1906  S Quarter in MEDWAY  Volume 02A  Page 814     Order Also with mother in 1911 (as Voilet THACKER) 4th child THACKER, MINNIE  FLORENCE      HOWE          Order GRO Reference: 1908  S Quarter in IPSWICH  Volume 04A  Page 1025 Who also sadly died Deaths Jun 1910 Thacker    Minnie Florence    1    Ipswich    4a    451 In the 1911 census Clara THACKER is enumerated as married 12 years, 4 children to the marriae, 2 still alive in 1911 Also very helpfully someone has filled in the schedule (most likely John HOWE who also signed it) with her husbands details which were then crossed out as he was at sea Alexander THACKER son in law married 12 years Stoker Royal Navy born All Saints Parish (previous census shows he was born in Ipswich) In the 1911 household at 1 Coes Cottages Bramford lane Ipswich John HOWE head 52 mar painter house - house decorator Thorpe Morieax Rosina HOWE wife 53 married 33 years 4 children 4 alive in 1911 laundress Stoke parish George HOWE son 12 single school All Saints parish Clara THACKER dau 32 mar 12 yrs 4 children 2 alive in 1911 husband at sea St Peters parish Eddie THACKER son 6        Gillingham Kent Voilet THACKER dau 4        Gillingham Kent then the crossed out Alexander THACKER Another child born 1915 registered march qtr of 1916 Births Mar 1916 Thacker    Frederick J    Howe    Ipswich    4a    2804 There were two more THACKER HOWE births registered but there was another marriage for a couple of those surnames so suspect they are not connected to yours There is a likely death registration for Alexander in 1937 Name:     Alexander F Thacker Death Age:     62 Birth Date:     abt 1875 Registration Date:     Sep 1937 Registration district:     Ipswich Inferred County:     Suffolk Volume:     4a Page:     921 Moving forward to the 1939 National Identity Register at 375 Bramford rd, Ipswich Clara J THACKER female born 12th Nov 1878 a widow unpaid domestic duties Frederick J THACKER male born 14th Dec 1915 single Labourer (metal mill) Curiously there is a death registration for a Clara J THACKER in 1944  reg Ipswich ? Deaths Sep 1944 Thacker    Clara J    65    Ipswich    4a    988 The 1939 National Identity Register shows living at Station Road, Welton R.D. a Clara WOOD (crossed through so could easily be WARD) Widow with JAMIESON added, born 8/9/1878and a Harry JAMIESONThis I believe is the couple who married in Welton and her death below Deaths Mar 1963 JAMIESON CLARA 84 WELTON 3B 616 The father's name being HOWE is just a coincidence. Clara Jane in Suffolk is referred to as Clara J whilst the Lincs one is plain Clara. Glen.

For some reason my first post (this one) didn't reach the list. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: GLEN HICKSON <glen.hickson@btinternet.com> To: "suffolk@rootsweb.com" <suffolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 11:34 Subject: Clara J HOWE Hi, I can't figure out the detail but I think we are talking about 2 Claras here. The details given by Nivard I believe are for the Clara Jane born in Ipswich You say her first marriage was to an Alexander George F THACKER in 1911 But she actually married him in 1898 Marriages Sep 1898 HOWE    Clara Jane        Ipswich    4a    1549    THACKER    Alexander          Ipswich    4a    1549    Followed by the birth of their first child THACKER, ROSINA  ALEXANDRA      HOWE      Order GRO Reference: 1899  D Quarter in IPSWICH  Volume 04A  Page 937 And sadly her death Deaths Mar 1900 Thacker    Rosina Alexandria    0    Ipswich    4a    670    2nd child THACKER, ALBERT  EDWARD      HOWE      Order GRO Reference: 1905  J Quarter in MEDWAY  Volume 02A  Page 738     Order Who is with his mother in 1911 with her parents 3rd child THACKER, MARGARET  VIOLET      HOWE      Order GRO Reference: 1906  S Quarter in MEDWAY  Volume 02A  Page 814     Order Also with mother in 1911 (as Voilet THACKER) 4th child THACKER, MINNIE  FLORENCE      HOWE          Order GRO Reference: 1908  S Quarter in IPSWICH  Volume 04A  Page 1025 Who also sadly died Deaths Jun 1910 Thacker    Minnie Florence    1    Ipswich    4a    451 In the 1911 census Clara THACKER is enumerated as married 12 years, 4 children to the marriae, 2 still alive in 1911 Also very helpfully someone has filled in the schedule (most likely John HOWE who also signed it) with her husbands details which were then crossed out as he was at sea Alexander THACKER son in law married 12 years Stoker Royal Navy born All Saints Parish (previous census shows he was born in Ipswich) In the 1911 household at 1 Coes Cottages Bramford lane Ipswich John HOWE head 52 mar painter house - house decorator Thorpe Morieax Rosina HOWE wife 53 married 33 years 4 children 4 alive in 1911 laundress Stoke parish George HOWE son 12 single school All Saints parish Clara THACKER dau 32 mar 12 yrs 4 children 2 alive in 1911 husband at sea St Peters parish Eddie THACKER son 6        Gillingham Kent Voilet THACKER dau 4        Gillingham Kent then the crossed out Alexander THACKER Another child born 1915 registered march qtr of 1916 Births Mar 1916 Thacker    Frederick J    Howe    Ipswich    4a    2804 There were two more THACKER HOWE births registered but there was another marriage for a couple of those surnames so suspect they are not connected to yours There is a likely death registration for Alexander in 1937 Name:     Alexander F Thacker Death Age:     62 Birth Date:     abt 1875 Registration Date:     Sep 1937 Registration district:     Ipswich Inferred County:     Suffolk Volume:     4a Page:     921 Moving forward to the 1939 National Identity Register at 375 Bramford rd, Ipswich Clara J THACKER female born 12th Nov 1878 a widow unpaid domestic duties Frederick J THACKER male born 14th Dec 1915 single Labourer (metal mill) Curiously there is a death registration for a Clara J THACKER in 1944  reg Ipswich ? Deaths Sep 1944 Thacker    Clara J    65    Ipswich    4a    988 The 1939 National Identity Register shows living at Station Road, Welton R.D. a Clara WOOD (crossed through so could easily be WARD) Widow with JAMIESON added, born 8/9/1878and a Harry JAMIESONThis I believe is the couple who married in Welton and her death below Deaths Mar 1963 JAMIESON CLARA 84 WELTON 3B 616 The father's name being HOWE is just a coincidence. Clara Jane in Suffolk is referred to as Clara J whilst the Lincs one is plain Clara. Glen.