John Clark

1883 - 1883  (0 years)

• Name	John Clark
  Birth	17 Apr 1883	Dog Island Lighthouse Keepers Residence, Bluff, Southland, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  	John Clark 17 April 1883 Dog Island Foveaux Strait Parents: Margaret Clark, 16 years Informant: Harriett Clark, Dog Island, Grand-mother of child.
  Gender	Male
  Research Note	Margaret stated a number of times that William Harper, the other Lighthouse Keeper on Dog Island was the father of her child. This is recorded in the transcripts that Yvonne Chisholm researched in the Marine Department Records, and some details in the newspapers regarding James Clark's death. William Harper denied this, but the Marine Department did issue him with instructions to leave the Island after James Clark notified them of serious breach had accorded. We will never know if William Harper was the father of Margaret's child or some other person visiting the Island via the steamers. Seemingly the Harper descendants had not heard of any of the stories handed down.
  Death	1 Aug 1883	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 3]
  	John Clark 4 months Died 1st Aug 1883, Port Chalmers Born: Dog Island NZ Parents: Margaret Clark
  Burial	4 Aug 1883	New Port Chalmers Cemetery, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand   [4]
  	John Clark 4 months Last Address: Kaio Lane, Port Chalmers Place of Birth: Dog Island Bluff Harriet Clark was the purchaser of the plot. In same plot as: Emily Elizabeth Clark
  Person ID	I167	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Mother	Harriett Margaret McGraw\ Clark,   b. 30 Dec 1866, at Sea aboard the "The Warrior Queen" on the way to New Zealand. d. 12 Oct 1942, Currie Street, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1883 NZ Online Database: 1883/9634 - 1883 Folio No 2169, June Qtr. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1883 NZ Online Database: 1883/4642 - Aged 4 Mths - 1883 Folio No 1464, Sept Qtr. [S3] NZSG, NZ Cemetery Records, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand & Online Council Databases; Date: 1988;), Dunedin City Council Online Database: New Port Chalmers Cemetery - Block DB Plot 156.