Richard Henry Clarke

Father: John Clark

Mother: Elizabeth Tregoning

Born September 1, 1833, at St. Austell, Cornwall.

Died 1913, at Timaru, New Zealand

Richard and his brother, William Richard Clarke, emigrated from Cornwall to Timaru, New Zealand, in 1863. There had been no contact with them or their family until 1963, when Tom and Isabel Clarke visited Timaru. They obtained most of the information with regard to this branch of the family on this web site..

Both Richard and William worked for Myles Archer at one time, and Richard ran a grocery store for a while.

Richard married Sally. They had the following children:

1. Elizabeth Clarke.
2. Ada Clarke.
3. Clara Jenkins Clarke (b. 1864, at sea en route from England to Timaru).
4. Achsah Clarke.
5. Selena Clarke (d. at age 21).
6. Alfred Clarke (d. at age 14).
7. Richard E. Watts Clarke.

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