She married
the Reverend Richard Clarke [1777- 1838] on the 26th of January
1799.
They had 9
children.
1. Elizabeth [1800-1881] was
the eldest child. She died in Portarlington, a spinster aged 81, described as a
Lady on the death record.
2. Richard
[1807-1866] appears to be the eldest
surviving son. He attended TCD in 1824 aged 17 and completed his studies in
1832. He married Mary Caroline Minchin
in 1836. Rector of Geashill,
King's County, he was buried in Geashill Graveyard, St. Mary Church of Ireland.His death was registered in
Tullamore. His brother, Jonathon Clarke, of Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin,
and his widow, Mary Clarke, of Eglington [sic] Park, Kingstown,
County Dublin, were named as two of the
executors of his will.
3. Francis
[1808-1877] attended TCD in 1824 aged 16 and completed his studies there.[1]
He married Rebecca Clarke, daughter of Jonathon Clarke and Elizabeth Thomas, in
1838. They had one son Francis Edward Clarke who became a doctor. Francis was married
a second time to Jane Crozier Magee. They had three daughters, Anna Selina,
Margaret Jane and Harriet Biddulph. His wife, Jane, their three daughters, and
his son Francis Edward, are all mentioned in Francis Clarke’s will.
4. Harriet
Biddulph [1811-1904] can be found in the 1901 census where she is
recorded as Harriett Clarke, 90, born Kings County,
unmarried, Church of Ireland, occupation "income house property"
living in Kilmalogue, Port Arlington North. She died in Kilmalogue, Portarlington in 1904; a spinster
aged 93, and is described as a Lady on the death record.
5. Jonathon
[1816-1887] also attended TCD in 1831
aged 15, became a solicitor and married. He died on the 28th of July
1887, aged 70, at 30 Clarinda Park East, Kingstown,
County Dublin. Minnie E. Clarke, his daughter,
was present at his death. His widow, Emily, 16 Crosthwaite Park East, Kingstown, County
Dublin died in 1901.
6. Edward John
[1825-]
attended TCD in 1842 but there is
no record of Edward having completed his
studies.[2]
7. Mary, of whom nothing is known
8. Frances,
of whom nothing is known
9. Patience
[-1860]
The Reverend
Richard Clarke died in 1838 and is buried in St. Michael’s, Portarlington,
where he had been a minister for 37 years. He left a will, which no longer
exists.
The Rev. Richard Clarke, thirty-seven years
Chaplain of St. Michael’s, Portarlington, and twenty years Sovereign of that
borough.[3]
The following extract gives some idea of the troubled times
of his ministry:
Letter from A Lindsay
Kyffin, Chief Constable, Mountmellick, [Queens County or County Laois], to Maj
Powell, Inspector General, Corkagh, Rathcoole, [County Wicklow], reporting on
intimidation and beatings of workers, who agreed to work on a canal at a lower
rate of 10d per day. Mentioning the beatings given to two men named Conroy near
Portarlington, an attack on the house of Edward Cavanagh, threats issued to
Murphy, tenant of Maj Chitwood. Noting that an investigation conducted by Rev
Richard Clarke and his fellow magistrates concluded that a larger constabulary
force is required. [CSO/RP/OR/1828/283][4]
Harriet died in Portarlington in 1850, and is
believed to lie in Lea
Cemetery, Lea Parish,
Queen’s County, together with many of her children.
Lea Parish Graveyard
contains a Church
of Ireland church (built
c. 1810), marked on 1841 OS map as 'Church'. Graveyard contains headstones
dating from 19th to 21st century; generally in good condition; mostly upright.
The northwest corner of the graveyard is very overgrown and contains some badly
damaged gravemarkers dated to the 19th century; this area also contains a large
portion of table tombs.[5]
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