Descendants of Owen Clarke of Carrownacarrick


The Clarkes in Ireland became the Clarks in the United States. Until recently, I have known little about this family. With help from relatives in Ireland, most notably Arthur Livingstone, much more information on the Irish branch of this family has been discovered. Descendants of the Clarkes are still living in their ancestral area of Carrownacarrick in County Sligo. As shown below, this family also married one of the McMasters. The McMasters are also related to the Frazers. As it turns out, when James Archibald Frazer married Margaret Clark, he married his aunt's sister.

Generation One



1. Owen1 Clarke.

Children of Owen1 Clarke and an unknown spouse were:



Generation Two

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Carrownacarrick in County Sligo


2. Thomas2 Clarke (Owen1Clark) was born in Ireland. He married Jane Spratt circa 1860. He married Jane Henderson on 6 Oct 1868 in Killoran Church, Sligo, Ireland. He died before 1901.

Children of Thomas2 Clarke and Jane Spratt were as follows:

There is no Cooliney, Sligo, but this is probably a corruption of Coolaney. A clue to another sister is found in the IGI. Extracted birth registrations indicate that Jane Clark's birth was registered at Coolaney, Sligo, Ireland on 16 Oct 1864. Her parents are listed as Thomas Clark and Jane Spratt.

Arthur Livingstone has shown that Margaret could not have been born in May of 1867. Her mother died on the 31st of December 1866 of a ruptured womb, apparently 2 days after giving birth. It may have been at this time that Margaret was born. History repeats itself or genetics may have played a part in Margaret dieing in similar fashion.


Children of Thomas2 Clarke and Jane Henderson were as follows:



Generation Three



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James Frazer and Catherine Clark McMaster

3. Catharine3 Clark (Thomas2Clarke, Owen1Clark) was born on 18 Feb 1863 in Ireland. She married William McMaster, son of James McMaster Sr. and Fanny McMaster, on 6 Oct 1882 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died on 18 Jul 1936 in 41 Chesbrough Road, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, at age 73. She was buried on 21 Jul 1936 in Mt. Hope.

She was also known as Catherine McMasters. She lived in 1910 in 14 Windsor Street, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She was ill with carcinoma left breast and mastectomy in 1931.

Catharine's husband who was a cook died in 1899 of heart disease 3 years after the birth of their youngest girl. The family lived on Northfield Street (location unknown), and Camden Street in the late 1880's. Camden Street is South of the intersection of Tremont Street and Massachusetts Ave. In 1900, Catharine and her family lived at 103 Sterling Street (now Melnea Cass Boulevard). In 1920 she lived at 6 Galena Street with her daughter Fannie W. who at that time was a 25 year old department store saleslady. Galena Street appears to be near present day Kensington Street or in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard. She continued to move South as did the Frazer family.

Children of Catharine3 Clark and William McMaster were as follows:

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Some Early Residences of Clarks Shown on 1897 Boston Map


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Margaret Clark

4. Margaret3 Clark (Thomas2Clarke, Owen1Clark) was born in May 1867 in Cooliney, Sligo, Ireland. She married James Archibald Frazer, son of George William Frazer and Margaret McMaster, on 5 Oct 1892 in Boston, MA. She died on 17 Sep 1902 in 109 Sterling St., Boston, at age 35; Death attributed to shock following delivery of child. Her funeral was held at Church of the Ascension, Washington St., corner of Newcomb St., Roxbury, MA, on 20 Sep 1902. She was buried on 20 Sep 1902 in Forest Hills.

She Died of shock following delivery of child, 24 hours. Age at death 35 years, 4 months. Birth date calculated from age at death. Other sources could give a later birth date. She immigrated in 1884. She and James Archibald Frazer appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1900 in 57 Westminster Street, Boston, MA.

A Margaret Clark arrived in Boston on 10 October 1885 on the 5514 ton S.S. Cephalonia out of the Ports of Liverpool and Queenstown along with 424 other passengers. Queenstown (now Cobh) was the port for Cork on route from Liverpool to North America. She was 18 at the time and listed as a servant. A 16 year old Eliza Clark, possibly a relative, was also on board.

Her sister Catharine likely introduced Margaret to James Frazer. Catharine's husband William McMaster was James' uncle (the brother of James' mother,
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Margaret Clark Frazer and Family
Margaret McMaster Frazer). Seven years after arriving in Boston, Margaret married. The Rev. William Osgood Pearson performed the ceremony at St. John's Church, Boston Highlands. Boston Highlands is currently in Roxbury. Life improved economically. She had a daughter and a son. Her husband was a successful businessman. She lived near her sister and housed Frazer brother-in-laws from time to time. Tragedy came suddenly and unexpectedly when she died following childbirth in 1902 - 3 years after her sister Catherine's husband died.

Children of Margaret3 Clark and James Archibald Frazer were as follows:



5. William3 Clarke (Thomas2, Owen1Clark) was born on 2 Apr 1873 in Carrownacarrick, Sligo, Ireland. He married Isobel (--?--) circa 1916.

Children of William3 Clarke and Isobel (--?--) were as follows:



Generation Four



6. George Edward4 McMaster (Catharine3Clark, Thomas2Clarke, Owen1Clark); Note on Register: Corrected 1-16-48 was born on 18 Dec 1884 in 40 Northfield Street, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married Grace A. (--?--) in 1915.

Children of George Edward4 McMaster and Grace A. (--?--) were as follows:



7. Frances W.4 McMaster (Catharine3Clark, Thomas2Clarke, Owen1Clark) was born in Jun 1896 in Massachusetts. She married Herbert H. Butler circa 1923.

She was also known as Fannie. She lived in 1930 in 5 Alhambra Road, West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Children of Frances W.4 McMaster and Herbert H. Butler were:



8. Marion Margaret4 Frazer (Margaret3Clark, Thomas2Clarke, Owen1Clark) was born on 15 Sep 1894 in 51 Westminster St. "Hotel Westminster", Roxbury, Boston, MA. She was baptized on 15 Sep 1894 in S. John's Church, Boston Highlands, Roxbury, Massachusetts. She married James Hartley, son of James Hartley and Annie Louisa Snell, on 30 Jun 1917. She died in Jan 1982 at age 87. She was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Rochester, MA.

She was a School Teacher. She appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1900 in the household of James Archibald Frazer and Margaret Clark in 57 Westminster Street, Boston, MA.

Children of Marion Margaret4 Frazer and James Hartley were as follows:



9. George William4 Frazer (Margaret3Clark, Thomas2Clarke, Owen1Clark) was born on 28 Jun 1896 in Boston, MA. He married Helen V. _ circa 1920.

He appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1900 in the household of James Archibald Frazer and Margaret Clark in 57 Westminster Street, Boston, MA. He lived in 1930 in 3 Waumback Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. He was a real estate salesman in 1930.

Children of George William4 Frazer and Helen V. _ both born in Massachusetts were as follows:



10. William4 Clarke (William3, Thomas2, Owen1Clark) was baptized in 1918 in Carrownacarrick, Sligo, Ireland. He married Doris Kathleen Rowina circa 1957.

Children of William4 Clarke and Doris Kathleen Rowina were as follows:




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