Family Trees

Descendants of Charles Septimus Clarke

Generation No. 1

1. MR CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹ CLARKE was born 15 August 1843 in New Parks, Leicester, England, and died 27 March 1929 in Leigh, New Zealand. He married MARY ANN WYATT 6 December 1869 in Dwelling of John Wyatt, Omaha, New Zealand, daughter of JOHN WYATT and MARY ANN. She was born 26 August 1847 in Portsea, Hampshire, England, and died 10 August 1883.

More About MR CHARLES SEPTIMUS CLARKE:

Burial: Leigh, New Zealand

More About MARY ANN WYATT:

Burial: 11 August 1883, Symons St, Auckland, New Zealand

Children of CHARLES CLARKE and MARY WYATT are:

2. i. MAUD MARY² CLARKE, b. 1870, Auckland, New Zealand; d. 12 December 1898, Leigh, New Zealand.

ii. JOHN CLARKE, b. 11 January 1872; d. April 1873.

iii. CHARLES HENRY CLARKE, b. 1873; d. Abt. May 1954; m. ELSIE ELLEN BLENNERHASSRT, Abt. 1916; b. Abt. 1895.

3. iv. JOHN CHARLES CLARKE, b. 9 November 1873; d. Abt. 26 March 1957.

v. THOMAS CLARKE, b. 1874; d. Abt. 1883.

4. vi. MINNIE CLARKE, b. 20 May 1876, Leigh, New Zealand; d. 24 July 1951, Ti Point, New Zealand.

5. vii. JANE CLARKE, b. 17 November 1878.

viii. MARY CLARKE, b. 1882.

ix. FLORENCE E. CLARKE, b. 1883.

6. x. WILLIAM CLARKE, b. 5 April 1883.

Generation No. 2

2. MAUD MARY² CLARKE (CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 1870 in Auckland, New Zealand, and died 12 December 1898 in Leigh, New Zealand. She married WILLIAM NATHAN PRATT 1892, son of GEORGE PRATT and SARAH BUSBY. He was born 12 March 1869 in Auckland, New Zealand, and died Abt. 26 May 1936 in Devonport, New Zealand.

Children of MAUD CLARKE and WILLIAM PRATT are:

7. i. WILLIAM HORACE³ PRATT, b. 15 November 1892.

8. ii. FLORENCE MARY PRATT, b. 24 October 1895, Omaha, New Zealand; d. 1988, Henderson, New Zealand.

3. JOHN CHARLES² CLARKE (CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 9 November 1873, and died Abt. 26 March 1957. He married LILY 1898.

Child of JOHN CLARKE and LILY is:

i. PETER³ CLARKE, b. 1900.

4. MINNIE² CLARKE (CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 20 May 1876 in Leigh, New Zealand, and died 24 July 1951 in Ti Point, New Zealand. She married JOSEPH TORKINGTON 27 December 1899 in Leigh, New Zealand, son of WILLIAM TORKINGTON. He was born 27 January 1876 in Ashton-Under-Tyne, England, and died 18 January 1936 in Auckland, New Zealand.

More About MINNIE CLARKE:

Burial: 27 July 1951, Whangateau, New Zealand

More About JOSEPH TORKINGTON:

Burial: 23 January 1936, Whangateau, New Zealand

Children of MINNIE CLARKE and JOSEPH TORKINGTON are:

9. i. ALMA WINIFRED³ TORKINGTON, b. 18 August 1900, Warkworth, New Zealand; d. 1971.

ii. AGNES MARY TORKINGTON, b. 14 April 1903; d. 1980; m. ALEXANDER JESSE MATHESON, Abt. 1925; b. 16 November 1900; d. 7 September 1973.

10. iii. WILLIAM ARTHUR TORKINGTON, b. 23 February 1905; d. 3 December 1981, Auckland, New Zealand.

11. iv. FRANCES EILEEN TORKINGTON, b. 4 January 1908.

v. JOHN HERBERT TORKINGTON, b. 7 November 1910; d. 17 May 1994, Whangateau, New Zealand; m. ROSEBUD HOUGHTON, Abt. 1955.

12. vi. ERNEST JOSEPH TORKINGTON, b. 12 May 1912; d. 26 November 1995, Whangaparoa, New Zealand.

13. vii. CHARLES EDWARD TORKINGTON, b. 8 January 1917; d. 3 January 1999, Ti Point, New Zealand.

5. JANE² CLARKE (CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 17 November 1878. She married JAMES ALEXANDER DUNNING Abt. 1903. He was born 24 February 1869.

Children of JANE CLARKE and JAMES DUNNING are:

14. i. JEAN³ DUNNING, b. Abt. 1907.

15. ii. HECTOR JAMES DUNNING, b. 24 July 1911; d. 15 November 1993.

16. iii. MILDRED ISABEL DUNNING, b. 30 December 1919; d. 25 August 2000.

6. WILLIAM² CLARKE (CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 5 April 1883. He married GRACE EMILY DAVEY Abt. 1908. She was born 1885 in Australia, and died 1945 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Child of WILLIAM CLARKE and GRACE DAVEY is:

17. i. RAY³ CLARKE, b. 25 June 1915.

Generation No. 3

7. WILLIAM HORACE³ PRATT (MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 15 November 1892. He married EVA MAUD SUTCLIFFE 1914. She was born 1897, and died 1956 in New Zealand.

Children of WILLIAM PRATT and EVA SUTCLIFFE are:

i. PHYLLIS MAY⁴ PRATT, b. 1915; m. LAWRENCE BURTON WHEELER, 1936.

ii. CYRIL GEORGE WILLIAM PRATT, b. 1917; d. 1934, Omaha, New Zealand.

8. FLORENCE MARY³ PRATT (MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 24 October 1895 in Omaha, New Zealand, and died 1988 in Henderson, New Zealand. She married GORDON DAVID PAXTON 1919, son of JOHN PAXTON and DIANE WILSON. He was born 1898, and died 1960 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Children of FLORENCE PRATT and GORDON PAXTON are:

18. i. JOAN ISABEL⁴ PAXTON, b. 22 January 1920, St Helens, Auckland, New Zealand.

ii. GEORGE LESLIE GORDON PAXTON, b. 1921; m. ALISON MARY SQUIRE, 1945.

iii. ERIC RAYMOND PAXTON, b. 1922; m. MILLICENT SULLIVAN, 1945.

iv. THELMA NOELINE PAXTON, b. 1923; m. GEORGE HENRY HILTON, 1944.

v. SADIE MAUREEN PAXTON, b. 1926; m. UNKNOWN HILTON.

vi. BETTY DOREEN PAXTON, b. 1927; m. (1) ARCHIE SELWYN YEARBURY, 1946; m. (2) NORMAN HENRY HAMMOND, 1980.

vii. EILEEN DORIS PAXTON, b. 1932; m. RALPH ROY WILLIAM BRIDGFORD, 1951.

9. ALMA WINIFRED³ TORKINGTON (MINNIE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 18 August 1900 in Warkworth, New Zealand, and died 1971. She married (1) NORMAN RODERICK SMITH 12 September 1923. He was born 18 June 1892 in Omaha, New Zealand, and died 6 October 1924. She married (2) VICTOR HARVEY SMITH 1926. He was born 12 June 1887 in Ti Point, New Zealand, and died 21 July 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand.

More About NORMAN RODERICK SMITH:

Burial: Whangateau, New Zealand

More About VICTOR HARVEY SMITH:

Burial: Waikumete, New Zealand

Children of ALMA TORKINGTON and VICTOR SMITH are:

i. ALVIN LESTER⁴ SMITH, b. 27 April 1927, Auckland, New Zealand.

ii. KEVIN LYALL SMITH, b. 17 December 1931, Auckland, New Zealand; d. 21 August 1993, Warkworth, New Zealand.

More About KEVIN LYALL SMITH:

Burial: Whangateau, New Zealand

iii. IVAN RONALD SMITH, b. 19 June 1936, Auckland, New Zealand; d. 23 July 1960, Auckland, New Zealand.

More About IVAN RONALD SMITH:

Burial: Waikumete, New Zealand

iv. VERNON LEIGH SMITH, b. 14 July 1940.

10. WILLIAM ARTHUR³ TORKINGTON (MINNIE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 23 February 1905, and died 3 December 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand. He married (1) JANE WAA Abt. 1932. She was born Abt. 1908, and died Abt. 1950. He married (2) CATHERINE MARY HAUGHTON 23 December 1938 in St Benedicts, Auckland, New Zealands. She was born 16 January 1916 in Castlejordan, Offaly, Ireland, and died 14 September 1994.

More About WILLIAM ARTHUR TORKINGTON:

Burial: Purewa, New Zealand

Child of WILLIAM TORKINGTON and JANE WAA is:

i. ELIZABETH ROSE⁴ TORKINGTON, b. 13 February 1933.

11. FRANCES EILEEN³ TORKINGTON (MINNIE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 4 January 1908. She married RODERICK DOUGLAS MATHESON Abt. 1927. He was born 28 December 1904 in Takapuna, New Zealand, and died 30 November 1991.

Children of FRANCES TORKINGTON and RODERICK MATHESON are:

i. IRIS SHIRLEY⁴ MATHESON, b. 9 June 1928.

ii. ENID EILEEN MATHESON, b. 4 January 1930.

iii. ALEXANDER DOUGLAS MATHESON, b. 1 January 1932.

iv. EWEN RODERICK MATHESON, b. 1 January 1932.

v. IAN EDWARD PETER MATHESON, b. 1 July 1939.

vi. DONALD JOHN MATHESON, b. 5 August 1943.

vii. RODNEY MALCOLM MATHESON, b. 4 May 1946.

12. ERNEST JOSEPH³ TORKINGTON (MINNIE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 12 May 1912, and died 26 November 1995 in Whangaparoa, New Zealand. He married LILLIAN PEARL STONEHAM 28 January 1943 in Leigh, New Zealand. She was born 30 August 1923.

More About ERNEST JOSEPH TORKINGTON:

Burial: Whangateau, New Zealand

Children of ERNEST TORKINGTON and LILLIAN STONEHAM are:

i. STANLEY JOSEPH⁴ TORKINGTON, b. 2 September 1943.

ii. IAN WILLIAM TORKINGTON, b. 25 November 1944; d. 20 April 1945.

More About IAN WILLIAM TORKINGTON:

Burial: Whangateau, New Zealand

iii. ROBERT LEE TORKINGTON, b. 11 January 1946.

iv. MARIE LORRAINE TORKINGTON, b. 27 February 1948.

v. KEITH O'BRIEN TORKINGTON, b. 26 May 1953.

vi. PHILLIP MAX TORKINGTON, b. 26 April 1955.

vii. GRANT ROY TORKINGTON, b. 22 August 1957.

viii. COLLEEN JOY TORKINGTON, b. 7 March 1962.

13. CHARLES EDWARD³ TORKINGTON (MINNIE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 8 January 1917, and died 3 January 1999 in Ti Point, New Zealand. He married CLARICE DOROTHY GUTHRIE 25 June 1943. She was born 28 April 1919, and died 16 December 1998 in Takapuna, New Zealand.

Children of CHARLES TORKINGTON and CLARICE GUTHRIE are:

19. i. BARRY DAVID⁴ TORKINGTON, b. 6 September 1950.

ii. BRYCE EDWARD TORKINGTON, b. 1 October 1944.

iii. KAY NGAIRE TORKINGTON, b. 23 October 1945.

iv. ALAN EVAN ZOM TORKINGTON, b. 25 March 1949.

v. JEFFREY LEWIS TORKINGTON, b. 9 May 1958.

14. JEAN³ DUNNING (JANE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born Abt. 1907. She married CHARLES CLARK Abt. 1932.

Children of JEAN DUNNING and CHARLES CLARK are:

i. BRIAN⁴ CLARK, b. Abt. 1935.

ii. NOELEEN CLARK, b. Abt. 1933.

iii. MURRAY CLARK, b. Abt. 1937.

15. HECTOR JAMES³ DUNNING (JANE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 24 July 1911, and died 15 November 1993. He married MERLE CULLEN Abt. 1936.

Child of HECTOR DUNNING and MERLE CULLEN is:

i. CHRISTINE⁴ DUNNING, b. 1937.

16. MILDRED ISABEL³ DUNNING (JANE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 30 December 1919, and died 25 August 2000. She married ROY ADSETT. He died Bef. August 2000.

Children of MILDRED DUNNING and ROY ADSETT are:

i. ALLEN⁴ ADSETT.

ii. KAREN ADSETT.

17. RAY³ CLARKE (WILLIAM², CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 25 June 1915. He married WINIFRED MAY MCKAY Abt. 1940.

Children of RAY CLARKE and WINIFRED MCKAY are:

i. PATRICIA ANN⁴ CLARKE.

ii. LYNETTER GRACE CLARKE.

iii. JAMES WILLIAM CLARKE.

iv. JUDITH MAY CLARKE.

v. MAXWELL ALLEN CLARKE.

Generation No. 4

18. JOAN ISABEL⁴ PAXTON (FLORENCE MARY³ PRATT, MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 22 January 1920 in St Helens, Auckland, New Zealand. She married (1) BRYAN WATSON DUNCAN 1942, son of UNKNOWN and IVY WATSON. He was born 18 January 1916 in Timaru, New Zealand, and died 26 December 1986 in Hamilton, New Zealand. She married (2) JAMES WILLIAM COOPER 1950. She married (3) DAVID GODDARD HARTWELL 1980.

Notes for BRYAN WATSON DUNCAN:

Bryan was employed during 1938 as a Motor Driver in Te Kuiti. He then moved to Waitomo and became a Motor Mechanic. In the 1946 he was living at Otorohanga. In 1949 through to 1954 he is shown as Borough Inspector on the Electoral Rolls. However in the1957 - 1969 he is recorded as being a prison Officer.

More About BRYAN WATSON DUNCAN:

Adoption: 29 March 1917, By Willian Duncan and Annie Reike Duncan

Children of JOAN PAXTON and BRYAN DUNCAN are:

20. i. EILEEN JOAN⁵ DUNCAN, b. 10 December 1939.

21. ii. FLORENCE ANNE LEE DUNCAN, b. 12 December 1943.

22. iii. RAEWYN GILLIAN DUNCAN, b. 25 February 1945, Otorohanga, New Zealand.

Children of JOAN PAXTON and JAMES COOPER are:

iv. GARRY⁵ COOPER, b. 13 February 1953.

v. BEVERLY COOPER, b. 6 March 1954; m. UNKNOWN SEFTON.

vi. GRANT COOPER, b. 12 August 1956.

19. BARRY DAVID⁴ TORKINGTON (CHARLES EDWARD³, MINNIE² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 6 September 1950.

Child of BARRY DAVID TORKINGTON is:

i. NATHAN⁵ TORKINGTON.

Generation No. 5

20. EILEEN JOAN⁵ DUNCAN (JOAN ISABEL⁴ PAXTON, FLORENCE MARY³ PRATT, MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 10 December 1939. She married LESLIE DESMOND KREFT.

Children of EILEEN DUNCAN and LESLIE KREFT are:

23. i. SHARYN LESLEY⁶ KREFT, b. 19 March 1961.

24. ii. GARY JOHN KREFT, b. 18 January 1963.

21. FLORENCE ANNE LEE⁵ DUNCAN (JOAN ISABEL⁴ PAXTON, FLORENCE MARY³ PRATT, MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 12 December 1943. She married (1) FRAZER MCLELLAND ROBERTSON. She married (2) WILLIAM PORTER.

Children of FLORENCE DUNCAN and FRAZER ROBERTSON are:

i. SHANE DARRELL⁶ ROBERTSON.

ii. KARL JOHN ROBERTSON.

22. RAEWYN GILLIAN⁵ DUNCAN (JOAN ISABEL⁴ PAXTON, FLORENCE MARY³ PRATT, MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹)^1,2 was born 25 February 1945 in Otorohanga, New Zealand. She married (1) ROY LAURANCE EVERSON 10 October 1964 in Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. He was born 23 February 1943 in New Zealand. She married (2) IAN ROBERT REEDER 18 December 1988 in North Shore, Auckland New Zealand, son of ROBERT HOUGHTON and MARGARET REEDER. He was born 5 August 1948 in London, England. She married (3) BRIAN JAMES MILLAR^3,4,5 24 August 2001 in Boonah Queensland Australia, son of WILLIAM MILLAR and HAZEL HARPER. He was born 12 May 1945 in Boonah Queensland Australia.

Notes for RAEWYN GILLIAN DUNCAN:

[Millar Family.FTW]

Gillie has a daughter Vicki Justine, born 14th April 1967, to Roy Laurance Everson. Vicki is married to Andrew Matheson and they have two children, Scott Murdock Matheson and James Robert Matheson.

More About RAEWYN GILLIAN DUNCAN:

Adoption: 1947, To Ivy Justine Clark and Herman Ralph Thompson, Hamilton New Zealand

Child of RAEWYN DUNCAN and ROY EVERSON is:

25. i. VICKI JUSTINE⁶ EVERSON, b. 14 April 1967.

Generation No. 6

23. SHARYN LESLEY⁶ KREFT (EILEEN JOAN⁵ DUNCAN, JOAN ISABEL⁴ PAXTON, FLORENCE MARY³ PRATT, MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 19 March 1961. She married ARTHUR JOHN CURLINE.

Children of SHARYN KREFT and ARTHUR CURLINE are:

i. DANIEL JOHN⁷ CURLINE, b. 5 June 1980.

ii. WENDY LEE CURLINE, b. 17 July 1984.

24. GARY JOHN⁶ KREFT (EILEEN JOAN⁵ DUNCAN, JOAN ISABEL⁴ PAXTON, FLORENCE MARY³ PRATT, MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 18 January 1963. He married (1) LEANNE VICTORIA SMITH. He married (2) ANGELA JANE BRAHM 1987.

Children of GARY KREFT and LEANNE SMITH are:

i. SAMANTHA MARIE⁷ KREFT.

ii. JENNY LEE KREFT.

Child of GARY KREFT and ANGELA BRAHM is:

iii. JASUIN JANE⁷ KREFT.

25. VICKI JUSTINE⁶ EVERSON (RAEWYN GILLIAN⁵ DUNCAN, JOAN ISABEL⁴ PAXTON, FLORENCE MARY³ PRATT, MAUD MARY² CLARKE, CHARLES SEPTIMUS¹) was born 14 April 1967. She married ANDREW BRUCE MATHESON 17 May 1992 in North Shore, Auckland New Zealand, son of JOHN MATHESON and FAYE SERGEANT. He was born 1 November 1964 in Eastern Bays, Auckland, New Zealand.

Children of VICKI EVERSON and ANDREW MATHESON are:

i. SCOTT MURDOCH⁷ MATHESON, b. 5 November 1992, Auckland New Zealand.

ii. JAMES ROBERT MATHESON, b. 6 January 1996, New Zealand.