Brock Family History

Henry Clarke

1758 – 1819

Henry Clarke was baptised on 28 March 1758 at Brixham, son of Henry Clark and Elizabeth Jefferies. He married Sally Westcott on 7 May 1780. Henry died on 3 October 1819.

A distillation, assembled from sourced records · 2026
Baptism
March 28th 1758, Brixham, Devon
Marriage
May 7th 1780 to Sally Westcott in St Mary's Brixham
Death
October 3rd 1819 aged 61 years
Parents
Henry Clark and Elizabeth Jefferies
Siblings
Mary Clarke baptised December 23rd 1760, Brixham Betsy Clarke baptised October 18th 1755, Brixham Henry Clark baptised March 28th 1758, Brixham William Clarke baptised April 13th 1760, Brixham Eleanor Clarke baptised July 18th 1762, died September 2nd 1763 Eleanor Clarke baptised September 11th 1764, Brixham John Clarke baptised August 16th 1773, Brixham
Children
Elizabeth Clarke baptised January 28th 1782 died October 23rd 1783 Mary Ann Clarke baptised March 26th 1784, Brixham Henry Clarke baptised May 11th 1786 died February 25th 1787 Elizabeth Jefferies Clarke baptised January 19th 1788, Brixham Sarah Westcott Clarke baptised June 10th 1790, Brixham Patty Burgoyne Clarke baptised March 14th 1793, Brixham Joseph Westcott Clarke baptised March 25th 1799, Brixham Henry Clarke baptised March 25th 1799, Brixham Charlotte Eleanora Clarke baptised March 25th 1799, Brixham?
1780
Married Sally Westcott in Brixham Henry Clarke, Woolcomber, and SallyWestcott, spinster were married by licence in this church by licence the 7th day of May 1780 in the presence of Charles Hambleton and Richard Kerswill. Both Henry and Sally signed their names.
1783
Death of their first child, Elizabeth, aged 21 months
1787
Death of their first son, Henry aged 9 months. Burials 1787 "Henry the son of Henry Clarke by sarah his wife formerly Sarah Westcott was buried February 25th"
1819
Death of Henry aged 61 years. Burial was on the 3rd of October.
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Life

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1758

Baptised

28 March 1758 at Brixham

March 28th 1758, Brixham, Devon— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1780

Married Sally Westcott

7 May 1780 at St Mary's Brixham

May 7th 1780 to Sally Westcott in St Mary's Brixham— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1783

In 1783

1783

Death of their first child, Elizabeth, aged 21 months— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1787

In 1787

1787

Death of their first son, Henry aged 9 months. Burials 1787 "Henry the son of Henry Clarke by sarah his wife formerly Sarah Westcott was buried February 25th"— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1819

In 1819

1819

Death of Henry aged 61 years. Burial was on the 3rd of October.— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1819

Died

3 October 1819

October 3rd 1819 aged 61 years— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.