Thirza Clark
ID # 8322, (1839-1912)
| Father | William George Clark (1807-) |
| Mother | Sarah Street (1805-) |
| Birth | Thirza Clark was born in 1839 at Portsea, Hampshire, England. |
| Christening | She was christened on 3 March 1839 at Portsea, Hampshire. |
| Marriage | She married John Frederick Southgate on 5 December 1861 at All Saints, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London, England. We will note here that the marriage of John Frederick Southgate and Thirza Clark was a double header. On the same day and immediately before the record of the Southgate-Clark wedding appears the marriage of William Edward Lovett and Ellen Clark, Thirza's sister. The couples were each other's witnesses. Page 236 All Saints, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London, England Nbr. 472, Dec 5, 1861 John Frederick Southgate, full age, bachelor, cook. Residence Sailors Home. Father Frederick Southgate, baker. Thirza Clark, full age, spinster. Residence Calidonian Terrace. Father William George Clark, joiner. Witnesses William Edward Lovett and Ellen Clark. |
| Marriage | She married Alexander Robertson on 23 December 1882 at Detroit, Michigan. Page 412 Return of marriages in the County of Wayne, for the year ending Dec. 31st, A.D. 1882 Nbr. 2051, on Dec 23, 1882, at Detroit. Alexander Robertson, widower, residing Detroit, age 45, born Scotland, carpenter. Thirzia Mann, widow, residing Detroit, age 42, born England. By S. W. Titus, minister. Witnesses Mrs. M. E. Titus and James Kolby, both of Detroit. |
| Marriage | She married John Mann. |
| Death | She died on 23 December 1912 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. |
| Burial | She was buried on 26 December 1912. |
| Note | By the time of the 1871 census in Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Thirza's surname is Mann. She has with her a son, Alexander, age 1. She is shown as married. A husband by the name of Mann has not been found. A death registration for John Frederick Southgate has not been found. John was a sailor and may not have died in England. Son Alexander did marry - in Windsor, Ontario, in 1891. He tells that his father's name was John Mann. And, for the moment, this is all the information so far found for John Mann. Thirza married again in December of 1882 in Detroit to Alexander Robertson. The 1890 U.S. census was destroyed by fire and so Thirza does not appear again until the 1900 U.S. census, in Detroit, and with her is a son, age 16, by the name of Charles H. Robertson. His birth is recorded as being in October of 1883 in Michigan. Considering the information provided, it's reasonable to say that the following death registration is for Thirza: State of Michigan Vital Statistics Place of death Detroit Theresa Robertson died Dec. 23, 1912. Borb Jan. 22, 1838, England. Parents William Clark and Sarah Street, both born England Informant A. C. Mann, Detroit. Burial Dec. 26, 1912, 'Luthern'. Best as can be seen, for the moment, there are two Lutheran cemeteries in Detroit. |
Child of Thirza Clark and Alexander Robertson |
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Child of Thirza Clark and John Mann |
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| Last Edited | 10 Nov 2023 |