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The daughter is in a tree on Ancestry......no record there of 1939, so info seems not to be available

Her marriage

Marriages Sep 1957 (>99%)
CLARKE May L KNIGHT Battersea 5c 63
KNIGHT George A C CLARKE Battersea 5c 63

From the Ancestry tree............

May Lavinia Clarke
Birth 28 APR 1927 • Battersea, London, London, England
Death 27 MAR 2017 • Bromley, Kent, England

Can't see any sign in 1939 - perhaps they were in Ireland??

For info

Deaths Mar 1949 (>99%)
Clarke John J A 61 Camberwell 5c 242


Deaths Sep 1944 (>99%)
Clarke Minnie S 60 Camberwell 1d 463

Posting 1921 just for our reference:

John Clarke
in the 1921 England Census
Name John Clarke
Gender Male
Nationality British
Marital Status Married
Age 33 Years 1 Month
Relation to Head Niece's husband
Estimated Birth Year 1888
Birth Place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Residence Date 1921
Residence Street Address 24 Holland St, Southwark, Se1
Residence Place St Saviour Southwark, London, Surrey, England
Occupation Manager
Occupation Code 914/7
Employer Code 775
Place of Work Peacock, 24 Holland Street Se
Number of Children Under 16 0
Inhabited Y
Ward St Saviour
Parliamentary Division Southwark Pb, North Div.
Registration District Southwark
Registration District Number 23
Sub registration district Christchurch & St Saviour
Sub Registration District Number 1
Respondent Mrs Rix
Enumeration District Name Southwark Mb
Enumeration District 5
Schedule 125
Schedule Type Code E
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Eliza Ann Rix 58 Years 2 Months Head
Minnie Sarah Clarke 36 Years 4 Months Niece
John Clarke 33 Years 1 Month Niece's husband
Alvin Edward Basford 4 Years 4 Months Grandson
[plus three visitors ]


Births Jun 1927 (>99%)
Clarke May L Ford Lambeth 1d 503

Iam looking for help finding a family from 1939 Register if anyone can help.

from 1921 census John Clarke age 33yrs 1 month b1888 Dublin, living with his wife Minnie Sarah aged 36yrs b London in the Peacock Tavern 24 Holland St Southwark he is listed as the manager.

I know they married in Southwark and he dies in same area in 1949, daughter May Lavinia b 1927. her record may be redacted as only 12yrs.

Married as John Clarke, 1921 census John Clarke death in 1949 John J.A, Clarke

Thank you