Agnes Mary Clarke
"Aggie"
Born in 1896 in Havant, Hampshire, England.
Married in 1916 in Havant to Sidney Ernest
King.
Died in 2001, in a nursing home in Waterlooville, at the age
of 105.
Birth
1896 - Births in the District of Havant in the County of Southampton -
Entry 240
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Name:
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Agnes Mary Clarke
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When:
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16th March, 1896
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Where:
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2 Pallant, Havant
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Sex:
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Girl
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Father:
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William John Clarke
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Profession:
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Fetler
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Mother:
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Mary Clarke formerly Coombridge
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Source: Copy of Birth Certificate.
Marriage
1916 - Marriage solemnized at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church, West
Street, Havant in the District of Havant in the County of Southampton.
Source: Copy of Marriage Certificate.
Death
2001 - Deaths in the County of Hampshire, Registration District
South East Hampshire,
Sub-district Havant - Entry 154.
Date of Death:
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Thirteenth May 2001
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Place of Death:
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Two Beeches, 2 Wallis Road, Waterlooville.
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Name:
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Agnes Mary KING
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Sex:
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Female
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Maiden Surname:
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CLARK
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Date of Birth:
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16th March 1896
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Place of Birth:
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Havant, Hampshire
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| Occupation |
Shop Assistant (retired) |
| iMarital Status |
Widow of Sidney Ernest KING Electrician |
| Address |
Two Beeches, 2 Wallis Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire |
| Informant |
Norman John KING, Son |
| Address |
7 Battens Way, Havant, Hampshire |
| Cause of Death |
Old Age. Ischaemic Heart Disease. Arteriosclerotic Dementia |
| Certified |
D.A.Spruell MB |
Source: Copy of Death Certificate.
Agnes was the oldest person in the parish of Havant, and received two telegrams
from the Queen.
Ancestors
...........................................William
Clarke
...........................................Mary Ann Bridger
........................William John Clarke
Agnes Mary Clarke
........................Mary Anne Coombridge
...........................................William Coombridge
...........................................Harriet Unknown
Brothers and Sisters
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Ethel Mary Clarke was born on the 22nd of January 1890 in Sheet,
Hampshire and married on the 1st of August 1908 in Croydon, Surrey to John
Wiles. A William Coombridge was present at their wedding. Ethel died of a tumor in Croydon, Surrey on the 22nd of August 1925.
John later married Ethel's sister Beatrice who was widowed with six children.
- William John Wiles was born on the 26th of June 1909 in Croydon,
Surrey. William died on the 25th of September 1934 in Croydon at age
25.
- Winifred Mary Rosa Wiles was born on the 10th of June 1910 in
Croydon, Surrey. Winifred died in Portsmouth?, on the 16th of June
2000 at age 90.
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Beatrice "Beat" Harriett Clarke was born on the 24th of March 1892 in Havant (Volume 2b Page
413) and married
on ____ in ____ to ____ ____.
Beatrice married her older sister Ethel's husband when Ethel died.
She looked after Ethel's children and had some children of her own. Beatrice
died around 1972. They moved to Croydon in London. Beat suffered from diabetes.
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Agnes "Aggie" Mary Clarke was born on the
16th of March 1896 in Havant and married in 1916 in Havant to Sidney
Ernest King.
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William "Bill" John Clarke was born in Jan-Mar 1899 in Havant (Volume 2b
Page 395) and married
on ____ in ____ to Gladys "Glad" ____.
William was a Carpenter and lived into his 80s. Gladys was from the
Isle of Wight. They lived at No. 1 Cottage, Main Road, Bedhampton and then
at 15 Stockheath Way in Havant. Registered his father's death in 1935. A
William John Clarke died in 1988 at age 89 in the Portsmouth registration
district. His birth date is given as the 21st of November 1898.
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Gertrude "Gert" May Clarke was born in Oct-Dec 1902 in Havant
(Volume 2b Page 392) and married in ____ to Douglas
Cranton.
Douglas was a Police officer in Havant. They moved to Hamble in Southampton,
then Portswood in Southampton. Lost touch with the family, but may have
died in Chichester.
Source: Joyce and Norman King and Civil Registration Index.
Descendants
Not available on-line.
Census
1901 Census - 2 Pallant, Havant, Hampshire - RG 13/977 Page 22.
Agnes at age 5.
| William J. Clarke |
Head |
M |
41 |
Plate Layer Railway |
Hants Petersfield |
| Mary Clarke |
Wife |
M |
38 |
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Kent Beckenham |
| Ethel M. do. |
Daur |
S |
11 |
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Hants Petersfield |
| Beatrice do. |
do |
S |
9 |
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do. Havant |
| Agnes M. do. |
do. |
S |
5 |
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do. do. |
| William J. do. |
Son |
S |
2 |
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do. do. |
Homes and Schools
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2 The Pallant, Havant. 1896 - 1916 (birth, census and marriage)
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Briefly stationed in Dunfermline during WWI.
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Coastguard Cottages, Langstone.
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North Way, Havant.
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44 Crossway, Havant.
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139 Second Avenue, Farlington, Portsmouth. 1948
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50 Victoria Road, Emsworth.
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41a North End Avenue, North End, Portsmouth. 1951
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Barncroft Way, Havant.
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Eileen Beard House, 12 Bartons Road, West Leigh, Havant.
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Nursing home in Waterlooville.
Occupation
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Preston Watson's bottling factory, Havant.
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Housework for Admiral North and others.
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Served in the A.R.P (Air Raid Precaution) during WWII.
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Young's Brewery's bottling plant in Portsmouth.
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Manageress of Kimble's bakery shop in Southsea.
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Manageress of Cotterell's bakery shop in Park Parade, Havant.
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Butcher's assistant until she was age 72, when she was finally forced to
stop working.
Hobbies and Interests
Had no hobbies. Never read or knitted. But had a mania for housework.
Other Comments
At 105 years of age, Agnes was the oldest person in the parish of Havant, and received two telegrams
from the Queen. Her life spanned three different centuries.
She was a widow for more than 50 years.
If she had lived a few hundred years ago, she would have been burned
as a witch! Aggie had a talent for foreseeing the future. Read tea-leaves.
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