When Francis Walter Clarke or Jordan was born on 31 August 1888, in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, his father, Alfred Jordan, was 27 and his mother, Annie Clarke, was 19. He married Mary Ann Salisbury Baggett in 1913, in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1901 and Peterston Super Montem, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 22 January 1953, in Alberta, Canada, at the age of 64.
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In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
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English and Irish: variant of Clark .
History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Nicholas Clarke was one of the founders of Hartford, CT (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
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