This directory contains the limited information and documents we have about Kate and Anthony Clarke's 5th child Edward Bertie.
For details of Kate's life, see her own directory.
For details of Kate’s very interesting first husband Anthony, including his families with other wives, see the AJCheeper/Clarke directory.
Edward Bertie was born on 23 Jan 1890, while the family was living at 24 Edwards Tce, St John Cardiff. His father's profession was shown as commercial traveller. (All details are as per his immediately older sibling, Frederick).
He appears on the Census entry in 1891 (left-side, right-side), where he is shown as Edward B., born in Cardiff, and 1 year old.
He appears again in the Census for 1901, where he is listed as Edward B, born in Cardiff, and aged 11.
He was a witness at the marriage of his older sister Kate, on 12 January 1915, at the Parish Church, Camberwell.
He was married on 9 March 1916, to Beatrice Winifred ELKS (23) spinster, Barmaid, of 4 Conway Road, Tottenham, father Charles Elks (deceased), Ironmonger's Assistant. The ceremony took place at The Register Office, Edmonton, MX.
The marriage registry entry shows him as Edward Bertie Clarke (26) bachelor, Barman, of 96 Glenwood Road, Tottenham, MX, father Anthony Clarke (deceased) Book Publisher's Traveller. The witnesses were A.H. Liddell and F. Ford. (At this stage, his father was still alive, but he was 79, possibly already in penurious circumstances, and there may have been no contact between them for over a decade).
We've not been able to locate any further information about him. (But I vaguely remember a remark from my Aunt Kath or Aunt Enid about him never recovering from the effects of the Great War. He would have been 24-28 years old during that period. When he was married in early 1916 he identified himself as a barman, but conscription may not have cut in at that stage).
We've found no evidence of any children of the marriage.
Edward Bertie's death certificate dates his demise as 28 January 1937, aged 47. His address was shown as 34 Park Rd, Tottenham. The cause of death was given as 'syncope' (a condition of fainting from blood-loss to the brain), and influenza and hyperpicsia (which appears to be high blood-pressure, i.e. the opposite. So perhaps the stated cause was a medical euphemism for unhealthy circulation sufficiently serious to warrant no autopsy being undertaken). His occupation was given as labourer (paper mills). The informant was D.G. Davies, of 34 Park Rd, Harringay N.
We know very little about Edward, and any branch he created, and would love to know more
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Created: 4 October 2005; Last Amended: 1 September 2006
