Clarke, John Woolner

John Woolner Clarke, 1871-1950

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Contents:John Woolner Clarke:  Profile  Biography  Research Notes
Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; S [Sources].
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
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Life Events

Born:20 December 1871Kew, Colony of Victoria [01] [02].
Married (1):1 November 1905Utila, Tooronga Road, Auburn, Victoria, Australia, to Alice May McDonell [1878-1907] [03] [04].
Married (2):3 April 1912Wiltshire, Windermere Crescent, Brighton Beach, Victoria, Australia, to Grace Hannah Ross [1889-1971] [05] [06].
Died:17 May 195043 Rowell Avenue, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, aged 78 years [residence] [07] [08].
Cremated:19 May 1950Springvale Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia [Ashes interred: Tristania, Garden G4, Bed 7, Rose 9] [09] [10].

Golden Colony Roles

Victoria:Police Magistrate:1911191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926192719281929TBD
Gold Warden:1911191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926192719281929TBD

Career

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References

Notes

Notes
01⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Birth Index B1872-003765.
02⇑ Date from Public Service Lists.
03⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Index M1905-008355.
04⇑ Marriages - Clarke-M'Donell; The Age (Melbourne), 25 November 1905, p 5 [Trove; 21 March 2023].
05⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Index M1912-004823.
06⇑ Marriages - Clarke-Ross; The Age (Melbourne), 4 May 1912, p 5 [Trove; 21 March 2023].
07⇑ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1950-005807.
08⇑ Deaths - Clarke; The Argus (Melbourne), 18 May 1950, p 14 [Trove; 21 March 2023].
09⇑ Deceased Search [Springvale Botanical Cemetery; 21 March 2023].
10⇑ Funeral Notices - Clarke; The Argus (Melbourne), 18 May 1950, p 14 [Trove; 21 March 2023].

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2024-01-01Life Events updated and references added.