Oldest known child of Edward Clark & his first wife Eliza Walker. Ellen was christened on 19 Feb 1832 at St Giles in Camberwell. She is first listed with her family living in Sutton Place on the 1841 Marylebone, Middlesex, London census:
Edward- 1811
Eliza- 1806 (pregnant with Sarah)
Ellen- 1832
William- 1836
Joseph- 1838
Mary- 1840
Her mother had 2 more children (Sarah & Edward) before her death in 1845. Her father remarried in 1847 to Frances Saggs in Marylebone, London.
Ellen immigrated to the US in 1852 with her father & stepmother & 9 siblings (including 9 month old baby Jane). Departing from London, they arrived in NYC on March 23rd (see photo). The family settled in St Charles, IL in May of that year.
Ellen married William Henry Brett on November 22nd, 1853, Kane Co., IL. The couple lived in Chicago. They had no children. After her husband's death in 1903 Ellen took in boarders for a spell. By 1920 she was living with her widowed sister Sarah Elliott & her nephew John J Elliott back in St Chatles.
Of her father:
Edward Clark (c. 1808 England- ?, at least 1870 St Charles)
Of her mother:
#1 Eliza Walker (c. 1806 England- ?, died before 1849 England). Mother of six.
Of her full siblings:
1). Ellen (our subject)
2). William (c. 1836 London- ?)
3). Joseph (27 Aug 1837 London- 19 Dec 1913 St Charles, IL, #7908985) m. Amanda Wood on 22 Oct 1863, Kane Co., IL
4). Mary (Oliver E) Cooley (c. 1840 London- ?, at least 1910 WA) m. August 15th, 1865. Oliver, born 1836, died in Tacoma, WA in 1926.
5). Sarah (John F) Elliott (7 Nov 1841 London- 1 Jan 1929 St Charles, #124663259) m. September 9th, 1860, Kane Co., IL
6). Edward (c. 1845 London- 12 Nov 1862) died as a Private in the Civil War
Of her stepmother:
Frances née Saggs (c. 1823 London- ?, sometime between 1852-55 US). Mother of four (known) children:
Of her half siblings:
7). Elizabeth (c. 1848 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
8). Susannah (Albert) Haviland (19 Jan 1849 Lobdon- 14 Nov 1934 LeMars, IA, #115822808) m. April 4th, 1870, Kane Co., IL
9). John (c. 1850 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
10). Jane (c. 1852 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
Of her father's 3rd wife:
Harriet née unknown King (c. 1805 VT- ?, sometime between 1860-69 St Charles). No children from this union. She was previously married to Thomas King (c. 1790 Scotland- ?) & had appeared with him on the 1850 Virgil Township, Kane Co., IL census.
Of her father's 4th wife:
Charlotte née Scholes Kirk (c. 1808/20 Scotland- ?, sometime between 1870-1880 St Charles). No children from this union. She was previously married to Joseph Kirk (c. 1788 Scotland- ?) & appeared on the 1860 St Charles census with him & seven children.
Edward- 1811
Eliza- 1806 (pregnant with Sarah)
Ellen- 1832
William- 1836
Joseph- 1838
Mary- 1840
Her mother had 2 more children (Sarah & Edward) before her death in 1845. Her father remarried in 1847 to Frances Saggs in Marylebone, London.
Ellen immigrated to the US in 1852 with her father & stepmother & 9 siblings (including 9 month old baby Jane). Departing from London, they arrived in NYC on March 23rd (see photo). The family settled in St Charles, IL in May of that year.
Ellen married William Henry Brett on November 22nd, 1853, Kane Co., IL. The couple lived in Chicago. They had no children. After her husband's death in 1903 Ellen took in boarders for a spell. By 1920 she was living with her widowed sister Sarah Elliott & her nephew John J Elliott back in St Chatles.
Of her father:
Edward Clark (c. 1808 England- ?, at least 1870 St Charles)
Of her mother:
#1 Eliza Walker (c. 1806 England- ?, died before 1849 England). Mother of six.
Of her full siblings:
1). Ellen (our subject)
2). William (c. 1836 London- ?)
3). Joseph (27 Aug 1837 London- 19 Dec 1913 St Charles, IL, #7908985) m. Amanda Wood on 22 Oct 1863, Kane Co., IL
4). Mary (Oliver E) Cooley (c. 1840 London- ?, at least 1910 WA) m. August 15th, 1865. Oliver, born 1836, died in Tacoma, WA in 1926.
5). Sarah (John F) Elliott (7 Nov 1841 London- 1 Jan 1929 St Charles, #124663259) m. September 9th, 1860, Kane Co., IL
6). Edward (c. 1845 London- 12 Nov 1862) died as a Private in the Civil War
Of her stepmother:
Frances née Saggs (c. 1823 London- ?, sometime between 1852-55 US). Mother of four (known) children:
Of her half siblings:
7). Elizabeth (c. 1848 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
8). Susannah (Albert) Haviland (19 Jan 1849 Lobdon- 14 Nov 1934 LeMars, IA, #115822808) m. April 4th, 1870, Kane Co., IL
9). John (c. 1850 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
10). Jane (c. 1852 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
Of her father's 3rd wife:
Harriet née unknown King (c. 1805 VT- ?, sometime between 1860-69 St Charles). No children from this union. She was previously married to Thomas King (c. 1790 Scotland- ?) & had appeared with him on the 1850 Virgil Township, Kane Co., IL census.
Of her father's 4th wife:
Charlotte née Scholes Kirk (c. 1808/20 Scotland- ?, sometime between 1870-1880 St Charles). No children from this union. She was previously married to Joseph Kirk (c. 1788 Scotland- ?) & appeared on the 1860 St Charles census with him & seven children.
Oldest known child of Edward Clark & his first wife Eliza Walker. Ellen was christened on 19 Feb 1832 at St Giles in Camberwell. She is first listed with her family living in Sutton Place on the 1841 Marylebone, Middlesex, London census:
Edward- 1811
Eliza- 1806 (pregnant with Sarah)
Ellen- 1832
William- 1836
Joseph- 1838
Mary- 1840
Her mother had 2 more children (Sarah & Edward) before her death in 1845. Her father remarried in 1847 to Frances Saggs in Marylebone, London.
Ellen immigrated to the US in 1852 with her father & stepmother & 9 siblings (including 9 month old baby Jane). Departing from London, they arrived in NYC on March 23rd (see photo). The family settled in St Charles, IL in May of that year.
Ellen married William Henry Brett on November 22nd, 1853, Kane Co., IL. The couple lived in Chicago. They had no children. After her husband's death in 1903 Ellen took in boarders for a spell. By 1920 she was living with her widowed sister Sarah Elliott & her nephew John J Elliott back in St Chatles.
Of her father:
Edward Clark (c. 1808 England- ?, at least 1870 St Charles)
Of her mother:
#1 Eliza Walker (c. 1806 England- ?, died before 1849 England). Mother of six.
Of her full siblings:
1). Ellen (our subject)
2). William (c. 1836 London- ?)
3). Joseph (27 Aug 1837 London- 19 Dec 1913 St Charles, IL, #7908985) m. Amanda Wood on 22 Oct 1863, Kane Co., IL
4). Mary (Oliver E) Cooley (c. 1840 London- ?, at least 1910 WA) m. August 15th, 1865. Oliver, born 1836, died in Tacoma, WA in 1926.
5). Sarah (John F) Elliott (7 Nov 1841 London- 1 Jan 1929 St Charles, #124663259) m. September 9th, 1860, Kane Co., IL
6). Edward (c. 1845 London- 12 Nov 1862) died as a Private in the Civil War
Of her stepmother:
Frances née Saggs (c. 1823 London- ?, sometime between 1852-55 US). Mother of four (known) children:
Of her half siblings:
7). Elizabeth (c. 1848 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
8). Susannah (Albert) Haviland (19 Jan 1849 Lobdon- 14 Nov 1934 LeMars, IA, #115822808) m. April 4th, 1870, Kane Co., IL
9). John (c. 1850 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
10). Jane (c. 1852 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
Of her father's 3rd wife:
Harriet née unknown King (c. 1805 VT- ?, sometime between 1860-69 St Charles). No children from this union. She was previously married to Thomas King (c. 1790 Scotland- ?) & had appeared with him on the 1850 Virgil Township, Kane Co., IL census.
Of her father's 4th wife:
Charlotte née Scholes Kirk (c. 1808/20 Scotland- ?, sometime between 1870-1880 St Charles). No children from this union. She was previously married to Joseph Kirk (c. 1788 Scotland- ?) & appeared on the 1860 St Charles census with him & seven children.
Edward- 1811
Eliza- 1806 (pregnant with Sarah)
Ellen- 1832
William- 1836
Joseph- 1838
Mary- 1840
Her mother had 2 more children (Sarah & Edward) before her death in 1845. Her father remarried in 1847 to Frances Saggs in Marylebone, London.
Ellen immigrated to the US in 1852 with her father & stepmother & 9 siblings (including 9 month old baby Jane). Departing from London, they arrived in NYC on March 23rd (see photo). The family settled in St Charles, IL in May of that year.
Ellen married William Henry Brett on November 22nd, 1853, Kane Co., IL. The couple lived in Chicago. They had no children. After her husband's death in 1903 Ellen took in boarders for a spell. By 1920 she was living with her widowed sister Sarah Elliott & her nephew John J Elliott back in St Chatles.
Of her father:
Edward Clark (c. 1808 England- ?, at least 1870 St Charles)
Of her mother:
#1 Eliza Walker (c. 1806 England- ?, died before 1849 England). Mother of six.
Of her full siblings:
1). Ellen (our subject)
2). William (c. 1836 London- ?)
3). Joseph (27 Aug 1837 London- 19 Dec 1913 St Charles, IL, #7908985) m. Amanda Wood on 22 Oct 1863, Kane Co., IL
4). Mary (Oliver E) Cooley (c. 1840 London- ?, at least 1910 WA) m. August 15th, 1865. Oliver, born 1836, died in Tacoma, WA in 1926.
5). Sarah (John F) Elliott (7 Nov 1841 London- 1 Jan 1929 St Charles, #124663259) m. September 9th, 1860, Kane Co., IL
6). Edward (c. 1845 London- 12 Nov 1862) died as a Private in the Civil War
Of her stepmother:
Frances née Saggs (c. 1823 London- ?, sometime between 1852-55 US). Mother of four (known) children:
Of her half siblings:
7). Elizabeth (c. 1848 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
8). Susannah (Albert) Haviland (19 Jan 1849 Lobdon- 14 Nov 1934 LeMars, IA, #115822808) m. April 4th, 1870, Kane Co., IL
9). John (c. 1850 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
10). Jane (c. 1852 London- ?, sometime between 1852-60 US)
Of her father's 3rd wife:
Harriet née unknown King (c. 1805 VT- ?, sometime between 1860-69 St Charles). No children from this union. She was previously married to Thomas King (c. 1790 Scotland- ?) & had appeared with him on the 1850 Virgil Township, Kane Co., IL census.
Of her father's 4th wife:
Charlotte née Scholes Kirk (c. 1808/20 Scotland- ?, sometime between 1870-1880 St Charles). No children from this union. She was previously married to Joseph Kirk (c. 1788 Scotland- ?) & appeared on the 1860 St Charles census with him & seven children.
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