Andrew ClarkAge: 761834–1910
- Name
- Andrew Clark
- Given names
- Andrew
- Surname
- Clark
| Birth | before 23 March 1834 28 29 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Baptism | 23 March 1834 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland |
| History | 1834 Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down. |
| Birth of a brother | about 1836 (Age 21 months) Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland
younger brother -
Peter Clark
|
| History | 1837 (Age 2) Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria. |
| History | 1838 (Age 3) Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins. |
| Birth of a sister | about 1839 (Age 4) Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland
younger sister -
Isobel Clark
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| History | 1839 (Age 4) Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded. |
| History | 1840 (Age 5) Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort.<br />Penny post started.<br />S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph.<br />Grammar Schools Act. |
| Birth of a brother | about 1841 (Age 6) Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland
younger brother -
George Clark
|
| Census | 6 June 1841 (Age 7) Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland |
| History | 1842 (Age 7) Note: Chartist Riots.<br />Copyright Act.<br />Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed. |
| Immigration | 24 December 1849 (Age 15) Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia Immigration list - Peter Clark and Family - 1849 |
| History | 1849 (Age 14) Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia. |
| History | 1850 (Age 15) Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel. |
| History | 1851 (Age 16) Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace). |
| History | 1853 (Age 18) Note: Crimean War. |
| Marriage | Margaret McConachy - View family 13 April 1854 (Age 20) Husband: 21 Wife: 22 Geelong, Victoria, Australia Address: Presbyterian Church Manse Marriage certificate - Andrew Clark and Margaret McConachy - 1854 |
| Death of a father | 10 February 1855 (Age 20) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
father -
Peter Clark
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| History | 1855 (Age 20) Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls. |
| History | 1857 (Age 22) Note: The Mutiny (India). |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 1858 (Age 23) Victoria, Australia
daughter -
Margaret Jane Clark
|
| History | 1858 (Age 23) Note: First Atlantic cable laid. |
| History | 1861 (Age 26) Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War. |
| History | 1862 (Age 27) Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier. |
| History | 1864 (Age 29) Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross. |
| History | 1867 (Age 32) Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.<br />Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation) |
| History | 1869 (Age 34) Note: Suez Canal opened. |
| History | 1869 (Age 34) Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S. |
| History | 1870 (Age 35) Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War. |
| Death of a mother | 16 July 1871 (Age 37) Clermont, Queensland, Australia
mother -
Ann Williamson
|
| History | 1871 (Age 36) Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified. |
| History | 1876 (Age 41) Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain. |
| History | 1877 (Age 42) Note: Transvaal annexed. |
| Marriage of a daughter | Margaret Jane Clark - View family 1879 (Age 44) Victoria, Australia
son-in-law -
Thomas Packham
daughter -
Margaret Jane Clark
|
| History | 1879 (Age 44) Note: Zulu war. |
| History | 1880 (Age 45) Note: War with Transvaal. |
| History | 1882 (Age 47) Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings. |
| History | 1883 (Age 48) Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan. |
| History | 1884 (Age 49) Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled. |
| History | 1885 (Age 50) Note: Fall of Khartoum. |
| History | 1886 (Age 51) Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected. |
| History | 1887 (Age 52) Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. |
| History | 1889 (Age 54) Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour. |
| History | 1897 (Age 62) Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. |
| History | 1898 (Age 63) Note: Spanish-American War. |
| History | 1899 (Age 64) Note: Boer war. |
| History | 1901 (Age 66) Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds. |
| History | 1903 (Age 68) Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama. |
| History | 1904 (Age 69) Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France). |
| History | 1905 (Age 70) Note: Revolution in Russia. |
| Death | 30 March 1910 (Age 76) Age: 75 Pirron Yallock, Victoria, Australia |
| Burial | after 30 March 1910 Pirron Yallock, Victoria, Australia Address: Colac Cemetery, Colac |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Peter Clark
Birth before 22 December 1805 Errol, Perthshire, Scotland Death 10 February 1855 (Age 49) Age: 47 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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-17 months mother |
Ann Williamson
Birth before 5 August 1804 27 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death 16 July 1871 (Age 66) Age: 67 Clermont, Queensland, Australia |
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Marriage: 1828 (estimated) — Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland |
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1 year #1 elder sister |
Elizabeth Clark
Birth about 1829 23 24 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death Yes |
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2 years #2 elder brother |
Thomas Clark
Birth about 1831 25 26 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death Yes |
|
3 years #3 himself |
Andrew Clark
Birth before 23 March 1834 28 29 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death 30 March 1910 (Age 76) Age: 75 Pirron Yallock, Victoria, Australia |
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21 months #4 younger brother |
Peter Clark
Birth about 1836 30 31 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death Yes |
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3 years #5 younger sister |
Isobel Clark
Birth about 1839 33 34 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death Yes |
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2 years #6 younger brother |
George Clark
Birth about 1841 35 36 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death Yes |
| Family with Margaret McConachy - View family |
| himself |
Andrew Clark
Birth before 23 March 1834 28 29 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland Death 30 March 1910 (Age 76) Age: 75 Pirron Yallock, Victoria, Australia |
|
-2 years wife |
Margaret McConachy
Birth about 1832 39 40 Londonderry, Ireland Death 24 March 1916 Age: 84 Kingston, Victoria, Australia |
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Marriage: 13 April 1854 — Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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4 years #1 daughter |
Margaret Jane Clark
Birth 1858 23 26 Victoria, Australia Death 1935 (Age 77) Age: 78 Creswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Documents |
| Date | Place | Address | Notes | Sources | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 1841 (Age 7) | Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland |