Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Clarke was christened on 19 January 1725, in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Clarke, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Knott, was 31.
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- Jane Clarcke, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jane Clarke, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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