James Clark

Note: This coffin plate was found in Simcoe County, Ontario Canada. It was found with the coffin plates for Mary Etta Clark 1874 ~ 1910 and Jane Stinson 1843 ~ 1917.

I went and had a hunt for James Clark in the Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1907 and the Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1907

Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932

Cheryl (Kemp) Taber has done a little bit more research on James Clark and his family.

Mary Etta Clark 1874~1910. Her death register is attached. Her parents names (Henry Handy & Elizabeth Bell) are shown. Her birth register, shows her born 13 Sep 1873 in King Tp., York Co., & her marriage was in 1899 to Robert Clark(e) is attached (both were living in Tossorontio Tp., Simcoe Co. at the time).

Mary Etta Handy b. abt 1874 married - 8 Mar 1899 Robert Clarke born abt 1870 Simcoe

Robert was the son of Robert Clark(e) & Martha McGill.

Robert & Martha (McGill) Clarke were living in Tossorontio, Simcoe Co. in 1901:

1901 Census of Canada Page Information
District: ON SIMCOE (South/Sud) (#115)
Subdistrict: Tossorontio H-2 Page 9

9 28 101 Clarke Robert M Head M Jul 29 1829 71
9 29 101 Clarke Martha F Wife M May 15 1832 68
9 30 101 Clarke James M Son S Sep 14 1871 29

Note: I wonder if their son, James, listed above, was the one whose coffin plate you have? His birth date, from the coffin plate, calculates to be March 14, 1873. 1873 would match James' year of birth per this 1881 Census:

Source Information: Census Place Holland, Grey North, Ontario; Family History Library Film 1375898; NA Film Number C-13262; District 156; Sub-district C; Division 2; Page Number 8; Household Number 37

Here's Mary Etta Handy on the 1881 Census:

Source Information: Census Place Essa, Simcoe South, Ontario; Family History Library Film 1375886; NA Film Number C-13250; District 138; Sub-district F; Division 2; Page Number 73; Household Number 313

On familysearch, Henry Handy was shown as born June 14, 1847 in Essa Tp., Simcoe Co., & he died July 31, 1926 in Tecumseth Tp., Simcoe Co. He was the son of Charles Handy & Mary Gibbsons. His wife, Elizabeth Bell Handy died in 1899.

Robert Jr. & Mary Etta (Handy) Clark(e) were also living in Tossorontio in 1901:

1901 Census of Canada Page Information
District: ON SIMCOE (South/Sud) (#115)
Subdistrict: Tossorontio H-1 Page 5

5 3 40 Clark Robert M Head M Aug 20 1869 31
5 4 40 Clark Mary E F Wife M Sep 13 1874 27
5 5 40 Clark Hugh W M Son S May 16 1900 10/12

In 1911, Robert Jr. was a Widower & was living in Tossorontio with his widowed mother & his children:

1911 / Ontario / Simcoe South / 20 Tossoronto / page 6

39 63 Clarke Robert M Head W Aug 1869 40 1901
40 63 Clarke Hugh W M Son S May 1900 11 1901
41 63 Clarke John S M Son S May 1902 9 1901
42 63 Clarke Robert F M Son S May 1904 7 1901
43 63 Clarke Marth E F Daughter S Feb 1908 3 1901
44 63 Clark Martha F Mother W May 1833 78

As to Jane Stinson, I'm having a hard time pegging her down. She may have been Jane McDonald who married James Stinson. James & Jane were living in F1- Mulmur Tp., 115- Simcoe Co., pg. 7, in 1901 & were shown in Tossorontio, Simcoe Co, pg. 10 in 1911 (under Stenson). James died in 1914. But if this is the case, I don't know how Jane would relate to the Clark clan. The census records show Jane born about Oct. 15, 1841/2 in Ontario. James was born in Ireland.

James Clarks death register showed him living on Con. 5 Lot 11 Tossorontio Tp., Simcoe Co. I had suggested his parents were Robert Clark(e) & Martha McGill. Robert Clarke died on Sept. 7, 1903, in Tossorontio Tp. & his death register said Robert lived on Con. 5 Lot 11 as well.

Please see the attached death registers for these two men & you will see they both lived on Con. 5 Lot 11.

I also suggested that Mary Etta Clark was the wife of Robert Clark(e) Jr. (another son of Robert Clark(e) & Martha McGill & the brother of James.